According to some, the backwoods stills of the old men on the Stone plantation produced the best corn whiskey in the county. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I hurt my best friend,” Axel finally says, turning from the big red barn to Byrd. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But he loved it best a few months after the joke was over, and not when it was happening. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven and Thorn did as she said, surrounding the Nightbeast as best they could and barraging it with combat spells as fast as they could go. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It serves the best Chinese food east of the Mississippi. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One person draws and the other person is on her honor to make her best guess. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hammie and Asher are on the living room couches, engrossed in a quiet debate about how best to mess up the Cloud Knights’ defense. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was best that we got as much sleep as we could anyway. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Toño knows that the coyote cannot completely be trusted—who of his kind can?—yet this dangerous man is my best chance. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to. Destiny’s Child has to be the best.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

If a case of typhoid fever had to be managed today by the best methods of 1935, it would run to a staggering expense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In those days, I had in my mind that Marshall was maybe about the biggest and the best place there could ever be. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he does, it might be for the best,” Marjory told her small cluster of fans. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he smiled as if he knew his smile was his best feature. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When I asked questions about pearls or tides, he did his best to answer them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We all want the best for Joey. Call me if you need me.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her best friend, untangling herself in the back of the plane, shivered with dread and love. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But she hid that feeling by sending Hezekiah who was the best imitation of Joe that his seventeen years could make. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

They will just have to agree then that having a chicken is the best thing ever. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“No. It isn’t a trap. The best thing you can do is see her. Teresita won’t hurt you. She works only for good. It is her wisdom that finds the lost and turns the wicked.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I went with it and hoped for the best. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Okay, so Peaches was sad and walking around like she lost her best friend, which is me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dunston University was a private school in Oklahoma, with a top-notch baseball program and one of the nation’s best liberal arts schools. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Is now the best time to talk about it?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I will venture to suggest, Mademoiselle, that I would have been the best judge of that, not you.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

"By what, then?" demanded Hrothgar, anxious to give the hero the best attention that it was in his power to give. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to tell you I remained calm and did my best to intimidate them further, or at the very least that I said something dramatic or witty before I left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The best thing Grandpa did for her when they got married was buy her an electric washing machine, but whatever joy it had once given her was long gone. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We decided to test two of our best mixtures inside devices we hoped resembled rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the thing. I think it’s important we look our very best at all times.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I found it difficult to relax with Dexter repeatedly saying “chicken nipple” next to me, but I did my best. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I do think it’s very hard, but I just ask for the Lord’s help and go about it every day and try my best. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a minute, the Colonel had the best solution either of us would ever come up with. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“My best friend was in the hospital and Arthur was there for me,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I slam the tennis ball into the backboard, trying my best not to think about anything. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I knew she would be feeling uncomfortable, and I did my best to lighten the atmosphere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry you weren’t there to see my dad try his best to be upbeat, cracking bad jokes in his speech, choking on his words. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We’re known all over the city for being one of the best theater ensembles for teens, and we put plays on every year, inviting the whole community. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She and her staff planned the best way to replicate the opening of the Martian spaceship in Grovers Mill, the bomber planes, a roaring cannon, and the gassing of New York City. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was muffled up in his best blacks, woolens so new that they had hardly had a chance to fade yet, but the wind had turned his cheeks as red as his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“His assistance is what would best serve the Collective.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finally his curiosity got the best of him and he peeked over his left shoulder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate the biggest, brownest and best parts of the chicken at every Sunday meal. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

You throw off your troubles as best you can, square your shoulders, and reach within. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Half the knights had been killed—the best half. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ll never be anything else but you, so be the best you, you can be. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Holding out the box, he says, “Here, Ally. You’re the best at this.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It smells delicious! You know I love me some Waffle House food, but sometimes...homemade is the best.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

With the Carnage red and bloody in her hearts, she had tried her best and done her worst. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It said, “I’ve picked out the nicest pattern for you and some lovely crêpe de Chine that is just your best color! I can’t wait for you to see it!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

You have to use what you have and do the best you can. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ben goes on to read of the tragic end of Enkidu and Gilgamesh’s pain of losing his best friend. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Cursed Toads—Spares whom she’d sympathized with, had tried to learn about, who she thought shared a common fate—had tricked and bested them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ballplayers knew where the important games were going to be held, and the best ballplayers from all over the city were at the games. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe working in the garden will make some people smile. We have to try to get along the best we can,” my mom says, her voice uncharacteristically meek. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Good, good. Thank you for your commiserations, my friend, and now you’d best be off, back to your confounded computer. I’m sorry to work you so.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some people feel that their attempt to preserve segregation is best for themselves, their children, and their nation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Only that Noah was best man at Grandma and Izzy's wedding." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When a show about the best resorts for your dog comes on the Travel Channel, I suddenly don’t want to be home anymore. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I need to make sure all of Dad’s singers are at their absolute best. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

We found our mother in the dining room, smashing all of her best crystal and china on the floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Us trying to make the best designs on the soles of our sneakers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“This is the best birthday I ever had,” she told them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He leaned right in to my face, doing his best to intimidate me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the conspirators, the tables were turned that night, for Hayes sent up a wilderness of flowers, with a lovely basket arranged in his best manner for a centerpiece. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when we found out that we both collected coins, we became the best of friends. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mama warned me to be on my best behavior this year, and I fully intended to do just that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

You’re simply seeing the difference between those schooled by their families to present their best face to the world, and those denied that experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Baltimore is home of the B&O Railroad and the best crab cakes anywhere. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He definitely had two — he may have found three — that is the best we can do for now.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’d been in a professional kitchen with my best friends, Jasmine and Maya, as we baked and decorated chocolate fudge cupcakes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Suggest? There’s no suggesting to be done. Those who can swim, swim. The others will have to stay here and hope for the best. The dog may not come.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, all your best friends are Black. And so are Hana’s.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was catchy and funny, heart swelling and heartbreaking—the best piece of art in any form that I’d ever encountered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And of course Marshall’s hieroglyph was the double crown of Egypt because he was already the boy-pharaoh—and that’s what he liked to be best. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And you don't have to cry about that boy. Boys are silly. The first thing you need is a best friend." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sierra did her best not to burst out laughing again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When it comes to Barb, not much has changed in the past six months, or the past ten years for that matter; she’s still the best. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Start by putting a good sized lump of sugar on your tongue. Brown sugar’s best. Right on the center of your tongue.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the best option I have right now.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sasha’s best friend was Michael, a tall, gangly kid with sandy-blond hair and thick glasses who always wore a gray beanie and a green army jacket. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Abby, did I mention you are the absolute best person in the entire universe? Oh my God. I love you so much. I love you more than Nick loves you.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“But where? She found the best hiding spot on the island all on her own.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Devilfish is the best food in the seas. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now her best friend’s neighborhood felt like another planet. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

You might not be the tallest tree in the forest—you might just be a little shrub—but be the best shrub you can. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When in doubt, make your Care laugh. Laughter is the best medicine. Deen told me that!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I am not the best at using it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As to the forces that held the chains together, the best guess seemed to be salt bridges in which divalent cations like Mg++ held together two or more phosphate groups. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He had acquired the concessions for other mines, was exporting fruit to foreign countries, had founded a construction firm, and Tres Marias, which had greatly expanded, was now the best hacienda in the area. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of our ideas about the way the Universe works are now accepted as simply models which are put forward to explain observations and the results of experiments as best we can. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I ran out of there and did my best to forget the conversation, but it nagged at me all the way to the river like a tooth beginning to go bad. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, they all found themselves thinking that it was the best house in Cherry-Tree Lane. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Lawrence mustered his best arguments for this elaborate defense of his work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was like being inside the most beautiful car accident in the world with all your best friends and a bunch of total strangers and knowing you couldn’t get hurt. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

So, it seemed the best thing to do was to become immediately involved in the thing we both loved best—chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were planning to take Melanie, but since Marshall had a way of going to sleep at concerts, it seemed best to leave him at home. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I must choose what best to wear,” she said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Visitors wore their best clothes, as if going to church, and were surprisingly well behaved. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone say the man is not to be messed with, so I showed my best manners. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“He will go to camp. Unfortunately, that’s the best boys can do.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“And the children are playing with they friends. You best come back when she’s home.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

So, I decided to do the next best thing and let the air out of Dave’s tires. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The best part about them is the giant granules of sugar sprinkled on top. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But the best thing she ever gave him wasn’t a drawing. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Because when someone is doing the best they can, you don’t tell them to suck it up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It would take you forever to find the best design if you only made one change at a time.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She dragged the best dress onto Lyra’s skinny frame, tugged it straight, fished a bit of red ribbon out of the tangle in a drawer, and brushed Lyra’s hair with a coarse brush. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the best way to get to know a person. And in five minutes we can do way more than twenty questions. If we don’t dilly-dally. I’m starting. Ready?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The third principal, Herm Olsen, was known as one of the best criminal defense lawyers going. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was the best I could do for him. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“The best exercise in the world,” she said briskly, “the bishop and I walk a lot.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This is the story of how my best friend disappeared. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Like nearly the same time Genie and Ernie had gotten up to “take care” of Michael Jackson, an event that Genie was trying his best to not ever think about again. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I have the best name ever for it.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Mathematics majors who continue their studies will find that graduate education in mathematics, in great contrast to that at lower levels, is the best in the world. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re really Maddie’s best friend. I never had a chance at all, and that bothered me. A lot. I shouldn’t have lashed out at you, though. I hope you’ll accept my apology.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The best bounty hunters could rake in six figures a year. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Why was she—Adarlan’s Assassin!—participating in some absurd competition to prove that she was the best? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Praying was usually the best you could do when confronted with a son of Man o’ War. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samp and beans was the best meal that the prison prepared, and in this case, the authorities put in more beans and gravy than usual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For treasure. Like this. Glass or metal scraps are best. The waste mart man will even buy cardboard and cloth if they’re not too tattered.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

No one knew where best to run, and no reasonable voice could be heard above the clamor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Please, Richard. If you really want to help her, you’ll show her this is about her future. Continuing the legacy I left her. She has potential to be the best.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time, Twig and I told each other everything, because we’re best friends and that’s what best friends do. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You dress them in their best clothes and they behave their best to match them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You had best learn some new lies, and quickly. Lord Stannis will not like that one, I promise you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Two best friends meeting on the street to say so many things at once: I betrayed you, I love you, I want to save you, I’m sorry. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Whenever I walk everyone stops me, touches the best quality, asks me where I got the wonderful short I feel special because of you. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

You could tell he didn’t like it, but I guess he figured he’d best put up with it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning the great white came to Rockport, my best friend and I were sticking our fingers into the coin returns of every pay phone in town. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Means you’re living for your own best interests. On your own terms.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Night's Watch has lost too many of its best men, Jon reflected, as the wagons began to move. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But his face was a wasteland, as if his best years had been spent working in a coal mine. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Writing was what I did best, better than being a daughter or girlfriend or sister. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But you’re not! Not at all. You just want to be the best. And you have to let that go. Embrace the suck. Let your guts hang out a little.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In a letter to her mother after his death, she called Alexei her “best friend.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It’s probably best to say up front that maps are not what I’m good at. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though neither one of us owned a tie, we were going to dress our best without one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My brother was now full grown, a graceful giant with uncanny spring in his legs, and considered one of the best basketball players in the city. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The hose leaked a little when I turned it on, so I tightened it as best I could, and then I stood by Sohrab and we watched Babou. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I prepared as best I could for the meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, I tried my best to fit in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I give him my best smile and he stops. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But on rainy days, the three of us had some of our best times down in J.T.’s basement. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

As we make our way through the tables, I do my best to ignore all the stunned faces that turn my way. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The Army had given him a tentative diagnosis, probably the best diagnosis he would ever get, and he had been left with the unpleasant task of trying to salvage the lives of the remaining animals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team doctor taped my ankle as best he could and I left the rest to Allah. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Because if we have any sense of self-preservation, we do the best with what we're given. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My best friend is really good because all he talks about are the Dolphins and video games, so we talk all the time but he doesn’t even know what refugees are. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, George Pocock was already building the best, and doing so by a wide margin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In my box were three letters, two branded with the logos of colleges, and one from Justin, my best friend back in the Bronx. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Seven shook her head as she stared at the witch who was supposed to be her best friend, and white-hot rage filled her body. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I don’t, so the next best thing will have to do. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“For them? Yeah. But we’ll have the best time, Burke, I promise.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Our relatives, I know, murmured that the match was below me; my mother herself was not happy, but I was without beauty and without dowry and it was the best she could do. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My other best buddy—who coincidentally had the same first name, but let’s call him Tommy—lived on the other side of the woods in a pleasant working-class neighborhood made possible by the GI Bill. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But the 13 women were some of the best pilots in the world in the early 1960s. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“My job is to keep you safe, so you can have the best life possible.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He is trying to make the best of it because he wants to work in the church, but he thinks the classes are dumb; he must study things he doesn’t need. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her straw traveling basket was gone and the best of her clothing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Girls cried because so-and-so wouldn’t sit by them at lunch, or because their best friend had a new boyfriend who monopolized her time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was all in the world my mother had to give me, the best she could do. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“The best thing is bright shiny tin. Cut out some little round pieces, a little smaller than this bit. Do you understand?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Maria’s time, the best blue paint powder was made from ground lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone, which produced a beautiful clear blue but was also very expensive. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I put it on and did my best to look dignified. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the vice minister of justice insisted on performing, and his was the best voice of all. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Ice lived on l4lst Street, which used to be one of the best blocks in the hood. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My mentor, Brother Ugo, taught me at a young age that mornings are the best time of the day to exercise the mind,” he said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It makes me sick thinking about Miss Celia running up to those girls like they’re best friends, the look on her made-up face when she hears about me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"The best thing we can do is get ourselves rescued." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had no interest in football or basketball but had learned it was best to pretend otherwise. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Then let’s head for the hills and hope for the best.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I just did my best not to provoke his ire. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And the best part is, the comments section of the article isn’t filled with trolls calling the people in the article awful names. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Vega made the best sancocho, with big chunks of pork and lots of plantains. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Everywhere I looked, articles in magazines, newspapers, and online were declaring me America’s best hope to win five gold medals in Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I took my time getting to the courts, practicing dribbling the ball between my legs, but I also tried my best to absorb the new neighborhood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I didn't know if she meant the best of the computers or the best of the bookkeepers, and I didn't ask because I was afraid I already knew. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Skylla made her strike, whisking six of my best men from the ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best of me is sucked out and wasted. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But Reardan has one of the best small schools in the state, with a computer room and huge chemistry lab and a drama club and two basketball gyms. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are red and blurry and she's saying, "I'm sorry, Maxwell, we did our best. Better let me bandage up that hand, you're bleeding." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Gemma says in her best Filipino scowl. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The answer may have important consequences for how best to govern China and Europe today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I dug my knees into the crusty snow as best I could and threw the end of the rope down the crevasse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Trevor paused for a second and I waited for him to say no, and that I was his best friend. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But how best to go about dividing that? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It means that courage was a warrior’s best weapon, and that it was the highest honor to give your life for your people.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I heard Heather Clark and her two best friends talking about me as I walked behind the three of them in the hallway. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Small children were wearing their best clothing, the girls with brightly colored ribbons in their hair. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother isn’t exactly the most patient person in the world, so I’m sorry. She’s been horrible to you. I’ll do my best to be more respectful.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Let me think,” Inigo said; “I’ll figure it out,” and he tried to do his best, but it made no sense. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long story Something about the artist Vermeer...she wished he’d used more red, because she thought he was the best, but red would have made him perfect.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him for a second, y'know, trying to give him my best puppy-dog face even though I wasn't sure I even had one. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

At best they got shrugs and glib answers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Eckert, 36, a dairyman from Harmony Farms, won this year’s Sharpshooter’s trophy as best marksman. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Still, my parents held fast to the idea that he should keep all options open, aiming to get himself into the best college possible. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“This is the best I’ve felt since ...” Tally didn’t say his name. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I try my best to answer the questions written on the Smart Board. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, no offense, but I don’t think this is your best idea.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Dad’s best friend, from when they were growing up, he passed away,” she said gently. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Absolute best,” I said, taking a long sip. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s easier to remember and appreciate something, after all, if you discuss it for two hours with your best friends. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looks for clues, the best he can, until, he’s back at the entrance, which is now an exit. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The best one in it was "The Secret Goldfish." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Like she makes everything seem like the best/funniest/cutest/most-exciting thing ever: “Oh my gosh, Courtney, you have to see this dancing puppy compilation video I found on YouTube. It’s the BEST!” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I do my best, thinking of them one by one, releasing them like birds from the protective cages inside me, locking the doors against their return. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He brought out the best in all of us,” agreed Hans Bethe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she loved best was to rub the leaves of the tomato plant between her fingers and breathe in their pungent, powdery smell. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Although studies are still under way to determine the exact cause of this epidemic over so wide an area, the best evidence is said to point to some agent present in the prepared hatchery feeds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I repeated this over and over until I found the best grade for my ramp: 30 degrees. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bestie and best friend take the exact same amount of time to say. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Where I came from, my future would have been chosen for me by my mother and father and rabbi, those who knew me best. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Just keep praying for whatever is best for him, okay?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Would I be able to do my best onstage—ignore all the buzzing in my head, all the noisy distractions, and just hear the beautiful blue sky of my trumpet? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stella did the best she could, but she really had no idea how to create the picture that Hazel wanted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Well, if it's the best you can do, I suppose you must," said the Horse. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He became handsome in your eyes, and you thought him your best friend. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She has schedules and rules and methods and every day she does her best to impose these on the world, one chipped fingernail repair at a time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“See, Callie, don’t you think Jesse James is the best one? He purrs real loud. You can hear him from way far away.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“But you know I’m right. The best way to ensure that half our faction doesn’t die is to sacrifice one life.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Red pill or blue pill?” said Aru, in her best imitation of Morpheus. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eleven applicants had answered the ad in the paper, but Harry seemed to be the best bet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t give off the best energy,” I agreed. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And our best hope right now is getting something out of Moreau that will help us do just that. Ye are our best hope, Amari.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“But, Percy, they will be fine. The best thing we can do for them is stay focused on our job.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I knew that making the Olympic team was the best way I, as a Muslim American athlete, could help dismantle stereotypes and provide a vision of hope and inspiration. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We ask, good Jesus, not that we beat West Charleston High but that we do our best before our God, our family, and our country. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slung my travelsack over my shoulder and looked around one last time, thinking that perhaps it would be best if I left without any troublesome good-byes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My brain struggles to puzzle out which one would be best. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I had gotten some of my best marks under him, and he had always made me feel that he liked me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best explanation for this phenomenon is that matter has been blown off the surface of the visible star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the best spot, because you can feel the music in your bones,” she whispered. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But it was the best he could come up with in a world with unreliable electricity. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The bulletproof vest is so stiff it’s hard to get comfortable, but I do the best I can to seem relaxed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t be Vega; he wouldn’t leave his bedroom and his Glock—his new best friend. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Gates’s best friend at Lakeside was Paul Allen. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I smiled at him, trying to make him remember me not as the boy he used to punch in the face, but as one of his best workers at Bergen-Belsen. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

A year of staying on my best behavior, and what had it gotten me? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I went above and beyond to show them my best self. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Getting dressed up is the best part. You saw my Renaissance Faire picture.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My best pal’s mom was back to her usual self, cooking away. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears stream down her cheeks, and she does her best to wipe them away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When everything was ready we stood by the door and people began to tumble in with wide smiles, wearing their best clothes, arms full of flowers and sweets, rose perfume floating in the air. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Their efforts weren’t always made with the clearest of intentions or the best of success. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“You know best, Pip; but don’t you think you are happier as you are?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s best to admit that I already knew. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Doing my best to hide the intimidation I felt, I rolled my eyes and said, “Whatever, man.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She gulped the air like water, the night sky the best meal she had ever had, the stars made succulent and ripe after her time below. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was not a good swimmer, so I hesitated and looked for the best place to cross. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came, all the best and noblest, to join the company. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that only by the best of fortune would I ever reach it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion slept badly at the best of times, and this was far from that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The following fortnight saw the best Quidditch practices Harry had known as Captain. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Whenever I do my best, they tell me I don’t try hard enough. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They tried their best to land all the supply vessels in the same general area, and did a reasonably good job. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My philosophy was that it was best not to give people an opportunity to act their worst. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sabotage, I said, offered the best hope for future race relations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We discussed all the different ways people tried to handle it, and which ways made the best sense. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb the stairs to the front entrance, doing my best to ignore all the eyes my suit attracts. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was grinning like this was the best news ever. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s the color the sun makes when it rises and sets. For two seconds. You can see it best in the mountains.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But I think the best thing for us to do is leave the past behind us, as I've tried to do, and focus on the here and now. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"A matter like this,. . . best done promptly, indeed, indeed ... of great import, you say?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Noah said, "I would like to live over the day I was best man at a wedding in Century Village that involved four grandparents—two of mine and one each of two other Souls." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wedge my shoulder, which still seems under my control, under Peeta's arm and do my best to keep up with Finnick’s rapid pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was our right winger and one of the best players on the team. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just thought I would tell you I think your mag is the best dime’s worth I ever spent.’” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone worth his salt knows it’s best to get a look at a place before it gets a look at you. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The skits that Dad liked best were the imitations of him and Mother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, it’s true that I fell in love with someone and that he died, along with the two other people I loved best in this world. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Nels, as best he could—he had arthritis in his hips and knees—made his way to the witness stand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The best Chiron could figure, she had kept aging while in tree form, but much more slowly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The best thing to be said about this cliche is that it’s better than being taken to the cleaners. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out that despite their best intentions, her parents had prepared her exceptionally well for art school. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Safe return—and the best of luck for the future,” he said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot cleared his throat and said: “I want to do whatever you think best.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My best friend and I happened to be the lucky ones. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And here, to the best of my memory, is what we said. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

"I served Lord Arryn and Lord Stark as best I could. I was saddened and horrified by their most untimely deaths." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Singer brought out his own suitcase and very carefully packed the best of their joint possessions. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, who did the best job in predicting what the Japanese were up to in the summer and fall of 1941? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Scruggs was determined to throw the best celebration the veterans could imagine. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Your mother was the best, like a pro,” says Auntie An-mei while slowly sorting her tiles, considering each piece carefully. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way she holds her face, it’s like she always knows the best angles. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Harpooner has to be good, but his best friend is luck, that’s what Dad used to say. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She did her best to look indifferent and bored. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Eva’s Dream” is my best fairy tale, and the odd thing is that I don’t have the faintest idea where it came from. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose I best be on my way. I ain’t got no hankering to interrupt any more learning!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My options were shifting: My best hope now was to stay put behind the electrified fence and wait for my parents to come through and rescue me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not in the mood for one of Mama’s You're the best at everything, always, even when you lose pep talks. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He needs nothing for himself; the best things are for the children. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Who am I if I need to be shocked back into my best self? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Still, as Werfel rushed his guest from event to event, he vowed I will show him the best Tenebrion has to offer. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe the best thing for her would be to get out of Greenwood and come back to Arizona with me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Devastating as the destruction was, it would be the human stories and the human suffering that would best define what would become known as the Great Molasses Flood. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe my luck really was turning and this would be my best birthday ever. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

From everything Ginny had told me about you, I knew you would go to any lengths to solve the mystery — particularly if one of your best friends was attacked. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the dorm was younger than Tally now, and she’d already taught all of her best tricks to the next class. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There is enough magic in starlight to content a baby and fill its belly, and in large enough quantities, starlight can awaken the best in that baby’s heart and soul and mind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Other nights I slept at Mama Sweetie’s, a tiny woman in her sixties who was the best reader in Pine Level. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He picked the University of California, in Berkeley, where he quickly built the country’s best theoretical physics program. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried his best to cheer her up, but for months nothing helped. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Well, here's an example of kids at their best. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Good, I thought, because I shouldn’t settle for second best. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother in New York didn’t write very often, but when she did, I sent her one of my best school compositions, or a drawing, or a joke copied from the newspaper. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

If you ever read the books, that really is the best part. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My slave-ship painting is due tomorrow, and I complete it as best I can. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I sigh and make the best of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Riding the best horse at the track, Gallant Sir, he won the 1933 Agua Caliente Handicap, one of the world’s most prestigious races. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the winter, the warmth of the machines makes it one of the best places to be. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When the corn was mounded up, the best singer among the slaves, the one with the highest, clearest, truest voice, climbed to the top of the stack and led off the singing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went over to Sir Urre, who was groaning from all the handling, and he knelt down and did his best “Sir Ozanna le Cure Hardy!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s new? What's new? You mean, other than, you know, seeing my best friend’s name appear at the top of the Scoreboard? Other than that, you mean?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Smart beyond your years. There are places for a boy like you. General Heissmeyer’s schools. Best of the best. Teach the mechanical sciences too. Code breaking, rocket propulsion, all the latest.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was ten, in fourth grade, and probably the best climber in the whole school. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The warmest places in the house were on the sides she had mended best. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The best ones were like bombs, and when all the right words came together it was like an explosion. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And I thought it might be best to pay for my hotel with cash, too. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Many say retirement is the best part of life for a married couple. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I realized my best chance at survival wouldn’t be hiding from people, but being among them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even though my dad grew up in those woods, Askar knew the best part of the woods to find pheasants. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

This will be the best part of the wedding. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The kid next to me, Charlie Martin, had the best seat in the house. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was the best birthday I ever had. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You never asked me what / wanted, though. What / thought would be best.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Championship, Buschke gave him a $100 gift certificate, and he took months to select his gift books, picking nothing but the best. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why else do you think I gave you my best flower?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She did not ask him because the therapist had said that it was best not to ask him anything yet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For Pliny and others make divers sorts of them, the best whereof is the Ethiopian. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He hoped Shell would rent it because the oil companies were always the best renters, never complaining about abrupt hikes, paying easily in American dollars so that nobody had to deal with the fluctuating naira. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They hugged, and Moss headed toward the train station, eager to get home and start getting ready, shoving aside any creeping suspicions he had about his best friend. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The espionage war with the KGB had taken center stage, and MI6 was determined to send its best agents against the communist foe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it wasn’t too bad, having a big famous TV star for a best friend. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

"When love comes up alongside you...it's best to take a walk with it." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The pitcher was going to go with his best stuff and challenge the hitter. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom Bolles decided it was time to move the best of them out of Old New and into shell barges. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you write about him then? It really helps you when you’re grieving to do that. Capture the best points about him.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But Nora’s doing Hanukkah in Vermont, and he doesn’t want to annoy her, and his best friend from high school, Liam, has barely spoken to him since he moved to DC. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Getting straight A’s wasn’t on Qareeb’s bucket list, despite my parents’ best efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

You didn’t have to be a judge to see that she was far and away the best. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

A water-gun fight on a hot day is still the best thing ever. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You are one ugly girl, I told myself, but at that very moment, Nora, the oldest and best dancer in the class, crossed the room toward me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once our roof was up, we pulled the other tarp around the poles, securing it as best we could to make three flimsy walls. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My best bet was to just tell the truth, but explain everything in a way that would keep me out of trouble. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She also qualified as one of the best fishermen in the area and was a deer hunter supreme. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s an old wedding picture and Coach is the best man; he’s rocking a huge Afro, wearing a powder-blue tuxedo, and looking more like my classmates than an adult, which makes me smile. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Most men faltered a little, so that they were not at their best momentum. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen these guys on TV before, but meeting them in person was the best. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was the best idea they had to work with, so they went back to the bar where the manager shuffled papers behind the counter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“As Agatha Swanburne used to say, ‘Doing your best is the best you can do,’ and we have certainly The children were quite skilled at identifying animal tracks in the snow . . . done our best. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I could go back to having Ellie as my best friend. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Drink this, too. It'll change the chemical index of your perspiration. Half an hour from now you'll smell like two other people. With the Hound after you, the best thing is Bottoms up.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thelma and I trailed behind, trying our best to console her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would always be there waiting for us with the best balcony seats our people were allowed to have. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A week before the party, they prepared the banquet: half a steer roasted in the courtyard, kidney pie, chicken casserole, various com dishes, eggfruit, and the best harvest wines. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by now the Efrafans had had time to scatter and hide, as best they could. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just need to ask you a few questions,” addedKojo, trying his best to sound like the detective he hoped to be one day. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

‘Honey, it the best I can do for you,’ Portia said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In my heart I knew that there in the grave lay a man’s best friend. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was pain as well, but he did his best to ignore that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In ball I was helped briefly by a thin black man called Fatty who was the coach of a team called the Comanches, one of the best teams in the city. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But for now the best he could do was to follow his old rule: Keep moving. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The animals had poor eyesight, and the best thing for a human to do was remain perfectly still and silent. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Halloween morning, Harry awoke with the rest and went down to breakfast, feeling thoroughly depressed, though doing his best to act normally. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

So we laughed louder, we kissed longer, we tried to say smarter stuff, hesitating a second to think up the best gag. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At its best, it denotes an alarmin’ mistrust of one’s own race.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They studied me intently, discussing how best to present me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Taino Towers. Fortieth floor. Got the best view in the neighborhood.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Lianne’s skied some of the best places in the world,” he said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Racing, I know, without question, Ben is my best friend. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve decided that night is the best time to write to you. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I want you to have what’s best. ‘Hearts have windows, but mine has doors a painful past has closed.’ Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He said once that I was the best person he’d ever known. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

While on these rocks, some far apart enough to make them pause and consider the best way to reach the next one, water had surrounded them on both sides. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Starting a relationship under the best of circumstances is difficult. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The room situation ended up being one of the best lessons of my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Your hair is curled beautifully, and Lotty is coming. Run meet her, both of you, and ask her which she likes best, brown curls or golden curls.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I think that would be for the best.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Maclnerny, the Mayor’s best horseman, is in the lead, the Mayor riding behind, looking as calm as if it was nothing more than a Sunday ride. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was said that he once cured a woman dying of an ancestral curse that had eluded the best of American doctors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have ridged, reddish-gray bark; leathery leaves with pointed lobes; stubborn, searching roots; and, if I do say so myself, the best fall color on the street. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably for the best. We still have fifteen minutes of that wretched movie left to endure in Biology — I don’t think I could take any more.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably best if we don’t get attached. C’mon—if we get back early enough, you can wear my apron.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I did my best taxicab whistle, and within a few minutes two dark shapes circled out of the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Maddie and I were best friends in 5th grade, and our moms have known each other forever. She’s also wicked smart.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The way she looked at her phone, it was like she got the best Christmas present, and I knew she wanted to get home as fast as she could. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even our mother, who is not on the best of terms with Jesus just now, still draws the line at marching into His house toting ammunition. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they survived long enough to graduate from high school, they either stayed on as counselors or left to start lives as best they could in the mortal world. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Let the reader beware at this point: I am not the best person to evaluate the Third World Student Movement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said this about her own best friend. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Know what it's like to have a best friend. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Don't have no dealings with white people. That's the best way to live, the safest way.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speak a little funny, but us gitting use to it What your people love best to eat over there in Africa? The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have time for this, convict. Nearly half my time-stop has elapsed. Another few hours and one of my best officers will be blue-rinsed!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The incentives of the real-estate business, as currently configured, plainly encourage some agents to act against the best interests of their customers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Brendan Farley is saying, “that was definitely the best play of the game. Did you see the look on that receiver’s face when he dropped the ball? Priceless!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dri seemed to be in the best shape, at least up until that point. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best place to put a word like finally—that is, an adverb, a word that characterizes a verb—is directly before the action being described: in this case, go or gone. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We thought it best to go ahead and get him and his family out of town. They’re in Maryland, staying with Leanne’s sister.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s not much moon tonight,” I said in my best encouraging tones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In her best, rose-colored dress — this combined a mandarin collar with a circle skirt — she also looked perceptibly pregnant. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before all that, I was here, on the ice, doing what I did best. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We trust the committee's judgment. They knew what you would do best.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t decide which of the Bronte sisters I like best. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but all the kids at school would think I was a snitch if I told on my two best friends. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Even if things are horrendous at home, you give the customer your best.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She believed that the best way to avoid having your heart broken was to pretend you don’t have one. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Aru didn’t know how to embrace a palace, so she did the next best thing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The best choice was to keep them out, but the door wasn't going to last much longer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“But I think he’d like to help your mom with things at home. That would be the best thing.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“You will have all these knights in this order of youta saying that they are the best one, and wanting to sit at the top of the table.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You stay away from him,” my father said, doing his best Stern Dad voice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The “fittest” organisms—those best adapted to low or high temperatures—had survived. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I decide to do the next best thing. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, too, because boys and girls normally weren’t best friends around my school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote, “Frank Millet, whom I loved, was aboard her...thus cutting off my connection with one of the best fellows of the Fair.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“This is one of the best things I have, but it’s in French. Do you know French?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My talents consist of watching television, being Ellen’s best friend, sighing, and knowing the lyrics to nearly every Dolly Parton song. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I chew on the corner of my bottom lip and try my best not to have a nervous breakdown in front of the whole stinkin’ cafeteria. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

You know, like race is a brew best served mild, tempered with other liquids, otherwise white folk can’t swallow it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Our best friends, the ones we love the most, are the ones who can hurt us the most. Because look.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That it will be best for her and the children if he leaves. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, Joe brought out my indentures from the press in the best parlour, and we put them in the fire, and I felt that I was free. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We’re nomads: We live where it’s best for the cattle, where there’s good grass and water, away from disease and pests. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You lied about me. I’m not your best friend anymore.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Even so, we bested you! We kept you imprisoned and hexed.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Coach said I was the best shooter who’d ever played for him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hop on the train and head back to Alphabet City to meet up with my best friend, Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When I went to the big houses, I remembered that I was, at best, a visitor to the world I saw there. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m your best friend of all time,” he answered, trying not to let her words sting. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Lyra felt Pantalaimon tremble suddenly, but he was on his best behavior. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how to do this properly and decide that straight out is probably best. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts, however, there seemed to be more and more books I needed to read. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know, then it’s not funny. I’m doing my best with what we’re working with here. Let me know when it’s game time.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

‘Come now with your friends and join our company! You had best walk in the middle so that you may not stray. You may be weary before we halt.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I think a holy silence might best become her,” he said, and bowed his head. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I guess things worked out for the best.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were best friends and always together, and everybody always voted for them for everything and wanted to be on their team. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you’re poor you don’t have cars or nice clothes, but the best dancer gets girls, so that’s the guy you want to roll with. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was culture shock for both sides, and the best they could do was form an uneasy alliance. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Rat Kiley had lost his best friend in the world. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best way to effect change on Robben Island was to attempt to influence officials privately rather than publicly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The best way to do that is to put it into writing.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I watched as Noodles sized up the yarns to see which black was the best black for Needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But after my performance at the council meeting, I had a feeling Mr. Burke might best be avoided. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

One graying zombie, dressed for the best day of her life in a torn red gown. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Mother, I’m sure of that,” said Meg, listening respectfully to the little lecture, for the best of women will hold forth upon the all absorbing subject of house keeping. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the nearest bus I can find, and ask the driver the best way to get to her town. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s possible he thought it was in your best interest,” Mr. Benedict said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once wrote, “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In reflecting on his game a while after it occurred, Bobby was refreshingly modest: “I just made the moves I thought were best. I was just lucky.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stalin got his emotional support from his colleague and best friend, Sergey Kirov, the swashbuckling head of the Communist Party in Leningrad. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The consul’s wife smiled tensely and said, “Oh, dear, that’s too bad,” which baffled Mami completely, as she thought Yale was the school where the best families in the United States educated their sons. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The best part is the Hideout, but I can’t tell Carlos that. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

That year, although the harvest was not the best, there was rice for everyone and, as always, work that could not be avoided. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She and I hadn’t spoken since our fight just before the last day of school, but she was still my best friend. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

What bonded us into the best organization black Americans ever had was every Muslim’s devout regard for Mr. Muhammad as black America’s moral, mental, and spiritual reformer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to throw them onto the floor and stomp on them, crushing their stupid little faces, but I do my best to keep calm because I know it’s important to Amá. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Finally, Terryl came to the rationale she felt inside so personally, so deeply, the reason that, if nothing else, was her best bet at swaying women to act. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We did our best to ignore him, until the day I came home to find my father with his head in his hands. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Larson led a rousing class discussion, more like a shouting match, about which kind of editorial treatment was best. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson, a former stroke oar—one of the best Washington had ever known—was tall, well built, and notably handsome. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose it’s the best Manolo can do, given how broke they are. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe since there were so few kids in our town we did things differently, because even though Bunny was a girl the size of one of Santa’s little helpers she was still my best friend. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The larder mistress brought her tray of loaves with many savory slices, and she gave the best, to tempt me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best I could figure out, the answer was no. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like when a store advertises their biggest sale ever, and they mean their best. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But is this kind of organic the best we can do? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It sends the blood flying through thy veins to warm thee. Besides, it strengthens thy body and, best of all, it strengthens thy spirit to do a hard thing.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Halfway to the kitchen I hear Momma say, “Why can’t they wait? She just saw one of her best friends die. She doesn’t need to relive that right now.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I did what I had become best at doing: I tended to my work, even while my dying professor waited on his front lawn. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Three is the best number for a demigod quest, right?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You best choose your words more carefully, Mr. Worth, or I’ll take my hand to you.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

How this school is made up of the best and the brightest in the state. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My favorite saying in the whole world is “He who laughs last laughs best,” so I put my hand over my mouth and whispered, “Ha-ha-ha.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Getting off to a rocky start with the team didn’t sit well with me, but I didn’t let it distract me from my purpose of becoming one of the world’s best fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Men wounded in the battle kept up as best they could or were abandoned to fend for themselves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

You could say it’s my best and worst quality. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s the best coach. Best manager at the Boys and Girls Club.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She has maybe had the best time she’s ever had in her life. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I am looking for the right words, the best way to start. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In the evening he come out on the porch in his Sunday best She be sitting there with me shelling peas or helping the children with they spelling. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tats just told him I was best friends with you, and that you were Farooq’s cousin.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It’s small and crammed with rows of metal shelves overflowing with plastic bottles promising that their secret formula is best for your hair, skin, etc. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, my best hope of getting out of this room intact lay in the boy’s unlined face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to church. It didn’t help. In those days that was the best place to meet a girlfriend. In church! All of us praying to be different.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I did my best not to poke myself. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I decided to camp in the best viewing site so that I could see them first thing in the morning. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the subject came up, I found it best to ask which team my questioner preferred. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I made my best ceremonial namaskar, saluting him and even touching his feet, but he gave me only a quick look. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I reckon we’re the best customer the gas company has. Except maybe Mrs. Quimbly. I hear she keeps that house so hot that you can fry an egg right on her hardwood floor.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s stuff as works for us, the dead, who have to fight to be noticed at the best of times, that won’t never work for you people.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It is one of the best restaurants in the world. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

And one of the best things was that some brothers of this type were developing into smart, fine, aggressive young ministers for Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loves these pj’s best, because the monkeys float in blue flannel space. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Despite my best intentions, the kindling wood caught hold of a spark and burst into flame. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up, bracing my body as best I could against the wind. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best of times were snappy autumn afternoons when we'd finished moving a two-bedroom customer from Manhattan to some faraway neighborhood in Brooklyn or Queens. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The fridge still worked, even lying on its side, and they cleaned out the broken glass the best they could. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Beta, you know we want what is best for you.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The girlfriend was one of the best spies the British had, but fortunately for Washington, when her report reached Clinton, he did not believe it. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere out there in that darkness was Jessie, my best friend. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps she might; but it is not every man’s fate to marry the woman who loves him best. Miss Hawkins perhaps wanted a home, and thought this the best offer she was likely to have.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

First my best friend, and now my sister. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

To do my best to stay alive until May 29. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tagged a Picasso and written on the Post-it: “his best.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“To me, that’s probably the best half of you, the part that makes you smart and funny and lovable and just plain cute!” he told me with a big smile. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“The New York City public schools of the 1940s were considered the best schools in the country,” says Diane Ravitch, a professor at New York University who has written widely on the city’s educational history. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

But maybe the last part of the symphony was the music she loved the best—glad and like the greatest people in the world running and springing up in a hard, free way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Those are the best words I could hear today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s been too long since I saw her. She was the best cook out of the three of us. I was always more interested in my studies.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And the tribe of boys who really missed their best friends. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are the walls getting the best of your fights?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She was too busy remembering the best week of her life. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s for the best, she said. I couldn’t believe she actually wrote that down, sealed an envelope, and mailed it to me.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But I could feel it—my best friend slipping further away from me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She looked both like Papá and Mamá, but she seemed to have inherited the best features from both, so she would be beautiful some day. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The day was soon coming when the world would see if her best, if the brainy fellas’ best, if NASA’s best, was good enough. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After all the lone trail is the best. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes was trying hard to wriggle free, but his stronger and tougher older brother was getting the best of him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Harry caught the fish and I did my best with it! I notice I’m always the one who ends up sorting out the food, because I’m a girl, I suppose!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had concluded that the time had come when the struggle could best be pushed forward through negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have driven away my business with your preachings. You have refused me the yew tree, my best source of healing. You have turned this village against me.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

George knows the best poems, like this one about thinking time in the woods, and others too, like the one about the golden eagle soaring above the mountains in the morning. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she’d just woken up from the best nap ever and still had a whole lot of afternoon left before dinner. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes’m.” was the meek answer, as he began, doing his best to prove his gratitude for the favor of admission into the ‘Busy Bee Society’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, what would be the best kind of note? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was my best friend in the whole world, and he’s probably king of Australia by now. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was doing my best to keep my head low and stay out of it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen, the very best football team in the state of Texas!” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, she won’t be angry for long. Not when she realizes it’s best for you. The way we have.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was taken aback, and did my best not to show my surprise — or my delight — at this striking coincidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He washed as best he could and then dried himself on the tea towels that hung on a line by the stove. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Competition brings out the best in me,” she replied. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

People who can’t be bothered to come up with a name for their child aren’t likely to be the best parents either. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Bob, my partner, went there and he says it’s the best school in the city. You know where you want to go to college?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The best part was that my cousin, Curtis, gave me another iTunes gift card that I want to use to listen to the music we listen to in therapy. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The best chance of avoiding and confounding the beasts that lie below is to be as unpredictable as the sea and sky. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Lastly, if a teacher asks you a question directly and the answer's a stammer-word, it's best to pretend you don't know. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Stella stood perched, clearly doing her best not to destroy any buildings with those monstrous claws. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Berg had been a mediocre ballplayer at best, hitting .243 over fifteen big league seasons as a backup catcher. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We best be getting them soon, so they can be broken in by planting time.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pocket watch he hangs around it, looping the chain as best he can. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To best illustrate a polyrhythm, the following system, known as the T.U.B.S. or Tiny Unit Box System, was developed as a way for participants to visualize the inner workings of a polyrhythm. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

So, I just figured the best thing was to stay put. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And there’s definitely some editing you have to do. The Sarah section is in the best shape,” she’d said, and I tell Aibileen this through her fits and snorts. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Deeming Sunday the best day for taking Mr. Wemmick’s Walworth sentiments, I devoted the next ensuing Sunday afternoon to a pilgrimage to the Castle. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a black cloak and face covering isn’t exactly the best disguise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But you're kind of my best friend in a lot of ways, and I really want to keep you. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

After all, they didn’t know any biology, and so it was best to take their remarks as politeness, even condescension, toward someone opposed to the competitive pace of postwar physics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I figured it was best not to say that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this tells you about the best conditioners—for straight, wavy, and curly No kinky. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Nah, that story’s just one of those things you tell kids to teach them lessons, isn’t it? ‘Don’t go looking for trouble, don’t pick fights, don’t go messing around with stuff that’s best left alone! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I know it’s not every day you tell your best friend you’re gay, so things probably should feel weird, but this was something more. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I was trying my best to watch the previews while Ada kept asking me questions about Alma Ember. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was best to change the subject. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think your best bet is to try to get the Lyles woman to drop the burglary charge,” she said. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She would need to choose her words with care, and do her best to take no offense from his. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a burnet leaf and ate it slowly, concealing his fear as best he could; for all his instincts were warning him of the dangers in the unknown country beyond the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He arranged recitals at his home and office and joined the best clubs and collected the best wines and was now leading the greatest nonmilitary campaign in the nation’s history. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Eventually, then, I decided the best strategy would be simply to stride out of the room very suddenly at a furious pace. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our only apparent option was to pitch our tents—if we could in this wind—crawl in, and hope for the best. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Joey nodded our heads the best we could with all of those clothes on. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the meantime we’ll do our best to keep the mother inside the reserve, but she’s frantic to find her missing baby.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course. I just want you to be realistic. It may not be fair, but our job is to choose the trainees who will make the best agents.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My parents and older brothers and sisters, like most of the internees, accepted their lot and did what they could to make the best of a bad situation. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best reflection I had ever seen of myself disappeared with the shine of her shoes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Peculiarly, the abandoned land was the wettest—with its rivers, lakes, and rainforest, it should have been the best place to wait out a drought. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Didn’t he have the same bubbles of air in his throat, keeping the words back, letting out only a stutter at best? Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t dare claim that for myself, though; I’ve always thought the latter was the most natural and best thing.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And whatever you do with your life, do the best with it that you can. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Calimar’s cooking, however, was soon countering the coaches’ best efforts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The two of them together would make one of the best farms in this section. Say! You thinking of getting married?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her through the mirror, the tip of her tongue sticking out of her mouth, concentrating, weaving the hair slowly, trying her best not to mess up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She said she had gone to Disney World before, and she let him in on which were the best rides at what time, and which ones to avoid altogether. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to lift her again, so I went into the other room and got the dress I found there and draped it best I could over her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she failed a test, he consoled her as best he could. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

What police training does, at its best, is teach officers how to keep themselves out of this kind of trouble; to avoid the risk of momentary autism. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And yet the deed for which he is best known needed no courage at all, no effort, even. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the while, I kept an eye on job listings in the newspaper and did my best to network with more people who weren’t lawyers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“We got nothing to lose. Even if we don’t finish the game, we’re still going to have the best month of our lives.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Drugging the entire population is the best solution to our problem. Great plan.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our best protection against this plant is therefore the maintenance of dense shrubs, ferns, and other perennial vegetation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This nice woman is doing her best to make me feel more comfortable, but she's going about it all wrong. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe that someone was paying me for doing what I loved best. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is the best thing in the world to have someone love you. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His best hope was to catch the Valerie back to Connecticut. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

"No. Don't do that. The bulls are my best friends." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It’s probably for the best that I don’t audition anyhow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Catherine did her best not to fall into panic. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ladies in their finest gowns and courtiers with brimming cups of wine sought the best seats on benches, chairs, and cushions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But in the short term, siblings are at best a hassle and at worst a terror. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Luma tried to cope with the departures as best she could. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He distanced himself from the women and any publicity, believing that diplomacy was the best tactic. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

"He fathered eight, to the best of my knowing," Varys said as he wrestled with the saddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s not such a good one,” I said, “but it’s the best one I have.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

One of these dogs, the best one, had disappeared. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better, if she’s roamed and found a husband somewhere else: none of our own will suit her, though many come to court her, and those the best.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Less tongue, more lips,” she said, and I tried my best. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Uncle C thought he’d hurt me by taking all my good memories of my best friend, but he’d only helped me face my feelings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ms. G did what she does best; she talked to anyone who would listen to her about our accomplishments until we had made some headway. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Look, I know we haven’t started off on the best foot...literally,” I say to Max as he glares at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Michael and I had gone over the case a dozen times, thinking through the best way to present the evidence of Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That was about the best we could do on land, until we were staring at the great white shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe my mom didn’t always know how to be the best mother, like she said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

If only there had been a dementor around....As a sobbing Wood passed Harry the Cup, as he lifted it into the air, Harry felt he could have produced the world’s best Patronus. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his shirt as best he could, but it was too late; the paint was dry. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I know it’s not the same, but I am very proud of you for trying to make the best of a bad situation. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“The Nightbeast will likely pick a cave, some sort of enclosed space, to gather strength. The caves at the base of Oso Mountain are our best chance,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We also saw seven different restaurants that claimed to have the world’s best BBQ. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The best translation into English is perhaps a phrase of John Wilkins’s of 1675 which is surely meant to be the English equivalent: ‘this visible frame which we call the World’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At best, Rat said, she was seventeen years old, fresh out of Cleveland Heights Senior High. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva did her best and the result was a marvel, but Arachne’s work, finished at the same moment, was in no way inferior. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Bobby took anything away from that match, it was the knowledge that the Soviet players were the best in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“A great ballplayer always has his best games against the best teams.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We ate there every night, doing our best to pretend we were on a real trip, a vacation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, I didn’t play favorites while I was coaching, but she really made me proud, and it was through fencing that Faizah and I morphed from sisters to best friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled a crumpled sheet of newspaper from a packing case, flattened it out as best he could, then pushed it underneath the door, leaving only a corner on his side of the doorway. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I believe you the best cook in the world.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then they pulled on their beautiful white stockings, that they had knit of fine cotton thread in lacy, openwork patterns, and they buttoned up their best shoes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the miles between us, I was confident Thomas and I would stay best friends forever. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In his despair, he thought his best course might well be to wedge his sword between two large stones and fall on it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I can tell you I was always more than happy to oblige. She was the best baker in town.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If Voldemort’s supporters were after me, it was because I put one of their best men in Azkaban — the spy, Sirius Black!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Popper put on his best Sunday derby and opened the front door with Captain Cook waddling graciously beside him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

She scrubbed the blood from my cast as best she could, but a dark pink stain remained. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The man yelled at me, “Boy! You best get away from me ’fore I kills you! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I need someone to look out for my best interests.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m doing the best I can here,” Ma continued. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We’re feeding you as best we can, as much as we can spare. Apples, onions, neeps, carrots ... there’s a long winter ahead for all of us, and our stores are not inexhaustible.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I answered his questions about Clifton as best I could until the wagon came. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the artifacts were really great, but I have to say I really think mine and August’s were the best. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He told us the best markets to find African food, and introduced us to other African families in Rochester. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We’ve said no more than a handful of words to each other and she knows a secret so big that I’ve not even told my best friend. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We have the ability to allocate the job to the person who knows the area best.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted a piece, because the best way to get made and move up in the organization is to ice someone. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

‘Good evening, Johnny Tremain.’The boy had long admired Mr. Revere as the best craftsman in Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she had returned with the chair and a little picnic cooler of ice cubes, she arranged her best jelly glasses on the mantelpiece before her mother’s picture. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back to the party and handed around the chocolates, keeping them away from my brothers as best I could. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, indeed. Now you’d best get some sleep. Difficult day ahead of you tomorrow.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next day was her birthday, and she’d expected a perfect baby as the best present ever. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

In the summers, when William usually felt best, they relaxed in lawn chairs on the brick patio. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The quarry had the best of it at first, but then another hunter flew free of the cloud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tried my best to get all her Dolly collectibles, including a pair of glitter-encrusted shoes Dolly wore to a show in Vegas. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We’re doing our best, young man. Did you see her fall?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did the best I could to be a good mother to him.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He did his best to suppress everything he was feeling and followed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

The space behind the coffin was tight, but she went through the hole into the hill and pulled the coffin back as best she could. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But the door had not shut tight for some time, so perhaps he’d shut it as best he could. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The children were dressed in their Sunday best, and I, in a flight of patriotism, had tied a red, white, and blue ribbon to my best hat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The best he could do was to take the left fork and go right again as soon as possible. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Before now, in the pueblito, I have asked questions with my best casualness about this train. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had no clue there was something between them, and then all of a sudden I’m the third wheel on what I thought was lunch with my best friend. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It’s in a corner that Mr. Neely can’t really see, so it’s obviously the best. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By everyone’s best estimates, she had been outside for approximately twenty minutes when the fire chief opened the door, and in the snow for perhaps two. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Working as best they could in their bulky EVA suits, they removed the various portions of Hab canvas and laid them on the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My best friend was sitting right there, grinning at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I did my best to keep junk food away from these people, but they covered up a lot of their eating habits. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

You are unfit, but you want the best for her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best way to get turned all the way off? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He feels guilty over this deception, but he knows it's best to meet separately, for their own sake as well as his. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

His passion is sports fishing, and he is one of the best fishermen in Dar es Salaam. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the food we would need to gather and how best to protect it from the wild dogs when we were not in the village. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sigurd needed Håkon’s blood for his powers, and if blood was best in the new sun, then dawn would be the best time to spill it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I was with my best friend, and no one could hurt me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But the best thing about flying any of the kites was what it did for Mother. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I came up with a plan which, while perhaps not exactly as Mr Farraday had requested, was the best, I felt sure, that was humanly possible. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I used an old stage trick to keep myself from blushing, gave my best unconcerned shrug, and looked down at the willow wand I was peeling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the best part of the party happened when my mother came to me and said I had a phone call. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was not going to let them down, or offer them anything less than her best. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I looked up to the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Festus and I calculated the landing as best we could. What do you expect to find at the mile marker?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The fall classic was typically a best-of-seven series, but because of enormous post-World War I interest, baseball’s commissioner had extended it to the best of nine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The nights Dad watches me play basketball, I truly believe that those are the best in his entire life. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would be bragging, of course, but it is surely excusable for us to put the best possible face on at the beginning of such an acquaintance. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

You best move quick, sir, Your Honor, you best.’ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But the lonely island was the best It was a town of birds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, Fischer would judge the Larsen game one of the best he ever played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even before they knew me, they did their very best to help me feel like Saint Grace’s Hospital was my second home from the moment I got there. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Dewey, Seven’s favorite librarian, had done the best she could, considering nearly every book Seven might need had been checked out—including every book on the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My dad always makes the best weapons when he’s angry. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

True believers of school choice argue that their tax dollars buy them the right to send their children to the best school possible. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Not much comes easy in this world, Sonny. If it does, it’s best to be suspicious of it. It’s probably not worth much.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There he found his two best friends, the Leopard and the Lion. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Chris said the people with the best jobs at the Fair were the judges who got to taste all the cakes and pie s and loaves of bread and cookies and everything. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He argued, not unsuccessfully, that the Earth was best described by that single doleful word. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Please let me do the telling. Don’t you dare criticize the best man ever lived.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hilly and Elizabeth and I have been best friends since Power Elementary. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My mother thought it would be best for me to attend a school near her work and in a different school district that was at least one hour away from home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a similar way the mulefa knew where the best fish were to be had, and exactly when and where to lay their nets. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte, the best general in France, put an end to the revolutionary bloodbath. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Working swiftly, she chopped off the best pieces and dragged them to her refrigerator. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those cells will be buried again by morning. We’d best move the prisoners before they smother.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They stopped and watched a small woman, almost as broad as she was high, do her best to put up her stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is. This is the best present I’ve ever gotten.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This roof is the best place in the world. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And the most important occasion of that eventful year was getting married to Dawn, the most remarkable woman I know and the best friend I have. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“They got the best boxcars on the line,” he added with a laugh. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not Skylar’s best day at practice, but he doesn’t embarrass himself. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

A commonplace, practical reply, out of the train of his own disturbed ideas, was, I was sure, the best and most reassuring for him in this frame of mind. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In good faith, Dad moved the dining room table, the chairs and his pew out onto the beach grass at the side of our cottage, where the newsreel man said the light would be best. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the best cuts were broiled and off the spits, they all sat down to banquet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms under George’s arms, trying his best to give as much support as he can. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Samuel and his boys brought in a well at forty feet and put down the newfangled expensive metal casing, for Adam wanted the best. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes adults don’t know quite what to do, so they make the best choice they can with the information that they have,” Ms. Dale says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I continued with my life as before, and hoped for the best. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately upon their arrival, they would follow the contractor’s directions, start working—rarely resting—seemingly driven by a fatalistic sense that work which had to be done was best done as quickly as possible. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She does her best to do what a midwife does. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he who relies less upon Fortune has maintained his position best. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the best way to get my sisters moving. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

No kid wants his best friend to see text messages from a girl who’d broken his heart. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You think you know what’s best for me? You have no idea. I was going crazy with the Amity. Here I finally feel... sane again.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked up from her ankle, she saw June jogging back across the gym, bringing Taryn, Ivy’s best friend, with her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Why? I thought you were excited. ‘I get to be with my two best friends.’ A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

"It is best that you move," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I redoubled my efforts, but his candle ignored my best attempts to force it into flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“This is not the best time for you to be absent.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was the best book I had ever read. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I take my piece of candy and walk over to my best friends, Suesetta and Phyllis, who are sitting in the sixth row, right side. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was the best evening of Harry’s life, better than winning at Quidditch, or Christmas, or knocking out mountain trolls ... he would never, ever forget tonight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Of course not! Our team is the best because they have a secret weapon—you!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She was my best friend, bookish like me, almost like my twin. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One room had a pair of bricked-up windows despite the fact that we were, at my best guess, at least fifty feet aelow ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I try to maximize my rest so that I can be at my best for my education, and what does she do? Complain, complain, complain.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Now she’s decided the Smoke is the greatest place in the world. And that I’m the best person in the world for bringing her here.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“After so long a silence, it is unlikely our prayers will be answered. I have asked his best surviving friend to do the final honors.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I watch it all silently, thinking this has to be the best day of my life. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I watched him from where I was standing, and could see he was obviously doing his best to chop the right way and show off his strength. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Like a pet who really didn’t want you to go and was convinced that if she were on her best behavior you might change your mind. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ayanna turned and stared at me, and I did my best not to meet her eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I stared at the snack options and wondered what kind Marcus liked best. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her best tile got a splash of water, which left a sepia tear on the Cupid’s cheek. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mulch Diggums had one of the best noses in the business. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then came curtains, a rag rug, Mrs. Soldano’s white slips, sheets, and a small, worn stuffed bear that I knew was my best pal’s. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to be the best class party day ever. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I hit eighty in a row, my all- time best, but as I kept going, I felt more and more like a two-year-old. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to look desperate, but she’d never felt like she needed her best friend so badly in her entire life. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

People were lined up to vote, dressed up in their best clothes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Katherine always expected the best, even in the most difficult of situations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The right of blacks to determine the best educational course for their children without whites telling them what to do. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pork Chop had been my best pal since our bungys were in diapers. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one was going to convince him those weren't the best seats. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chicago had recently renovated its fire alarm system, making it one of the best in the nation. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not only had I flamed out as a housekeeper/ server, I had forgotten to give George my tips, and, for reasons perhaps best known to hardworking, generous people like Gail and Ellen, this hurts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You'd think that every single person who called was his best friend in the whole world. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My best friend lied about me, and my girlfriend doesn’t like me anymore. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I counted the days and measured her progress as best I could and then sent word to a doctor in Staunton that I would need help with the birth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel knows just how his best friend feels. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see what the best junior fencers looked like on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It may not be part of Dad’s prescription for living successfully, but it’s kind of the best thing if you have an active imagination. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Now the diminutive freshman waited nervously in his dorm room, dressed in his best suit and preparing to risk everything for the right to order a cup of coffee at a five-and-dime lunch counter. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I came back to the apartment after a full day of running back and forth in the markets, and the best I’d been able to get for our money was kasha. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Kyle, and then he repeated the entire quote: “‘Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It was possible that this wasn’t the best time to have this conversation. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She says the best way to get through working the fields is to make her head be still and quiet as a pond. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Dr. Knipling has pointed out that effective chemical insect sterilization “might easily outdo some of the best of known insecticides.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s no need to make two trips,” Mrs. Richardson had pointed out, but Mia had insisted midday was the best time for her photography. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Moss asked Martin for help to stand up; then Moss adjusted the chain around his waist and tried his best to listen to what the man was saying. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Not sure how he found out that was some kinda special talent, and I can't even imagine how much snot be in those balloons, but hey, it's a thing and Andrew's the best at it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“My best friend is dating someone from here. We’re only visiting tonight.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Fires were no longer lit in the middle of the rooms, leaving the smoke to escape as best it could through lanterns. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then, let’s do our very best,” Mr. D said. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He wanted the best architects America had to offer, not just for their talent but also for how their affiliation instantly would shatter the persistent eastern belief that Chicago would produce only a country fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Seven wished Valley, who would surely know how best to defeat this kind of monstruo, was here. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And when my mom sees my best friend standing there with a big get-well teddy bear, she looks at me, then waves her in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

We awakened from this to find neighboring friends arriving; they brought a large pot of chili con carne, made from a family recipe, the best I have ever tasted. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They prepare an elaborate meal, fish and meat bought one bitterly cold morning at Chinatown and Haymarket, cooked as his father liked them best, with extra potatoes and fresh coriander leaves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

These were the ones who, as soon as we walked in somewhere, tried their best not to make eye contact, or hid behind a food aisle, or pretended they didn’t see us altogether. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I was supposed to be the best. I was supposed to be named the favorite." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I tell him that my mother and Rhiannon’s mother were best friends in high school. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

On their best days, the southern venti were slow and lazy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Most queens have no purpose but to warm some king’s bed and pop out sons for him. If that’s the sort of queen you mean to be, best marry Hizdahr.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps I'll take up my da's trade after all. As I said, it's best to be what people expect of you." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tears were sliding down her face like a cracking dam doing its best to hold an overflowing lake. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Doc Babcock came to console him and found the auto magnate wresding with the question of how he could best memorialize his son. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And hands down the best, most beautiful, most graceful dancer in the crew was Sizwe’s neighbor, Hitler. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“This is the best way to eat them. Fresh off the vine and still warm from the sun.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Trying not to let her own anxiety show, she did her best to restore him to himself. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It will be light soon. I had best eat something, before court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His years there represented the best period of his priesthood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s one of the best things I ever tasted. It reminds me of...Juicy Fruit gum!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rather, he would quietly appoint a committee to deliberate for eternity over exactly which door, and of what dimensions, would best facilitate the ingress and egress of all students. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Valley snorted, but Seven tried her very best to ignore her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He does not talk wistfully of a relocated brother or best friend he sees only twice a year. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

‘Then you’d best learn something, if you wish to understand what is happening. But not just now, and not from me: I have too many pressing things to think about.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“We’ll just have to wait and hope for the best,” he said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned as best I could to watch him go. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Underwood brought us all some gingerbread cake and the best coffee I ever tasted. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first and best was that instead of being a journey of many days, Navajo High School was only twenty miles away from my home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the best decisions the city has ever made was to convert an old rail line into an elevated park. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Or, at least, Miyoko would be the only impediment if it weren’t for the U.S. government, which, ironically, may walk away from this chess match with the best score. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s true that every writer must calibrate the degree of specialization in her language against her best guess of the audience’s familiarity with the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Emery tries to help, bringing me into random conversations now and then, but she mostly lets me blend in beside her as best as I can. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It hid blemishes and, best of all, it hid me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You’d best go on. We are about to close the gate.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It is quite characteristic of him at his best: well-told; several rhetorical monologues; a little essay on Love by the way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We will continue to do our best daily with the available troops. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was so pleased with herself for being firm, when her best childhood memories were the few times her father was home from being out to sea or on the road. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We had changed and would continue to change, but Twig would always be my best friend. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jemmy settled himself as best he could, and the coach lurched forward. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I took two little girls with me, my daughter, Nanny, and her best friend, Allison Mitchell. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She suggested that writing might be one of the best vehicles for some of my students to escape their horrific environments and personal demons. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“My best friend. I love you, Ivy. I really do.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

People told how they had tried their best to be friendly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding it up to the sunlight, I saw it was muddy and full of mysterious particles, but I put iodine in until it was cast purple and hoped for the best. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Having been lucky enough to be assigned some of the best code breakers in America, he was not about to let them slip through his fingers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Turns out the best gift in the gift shop was the fact that it didn’t have a TV. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And I,” she drew in a deep, heavy breath, “I am Rachel. I am going to be your best friend.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did my best to keep it clean by wrapping it in one of Pita’s short-sleeved shirts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Each year, Kim said, North Korea would do its best to shuffle its offerings among the major reinsurance players. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Momma and Ms. Rosalie’s youngest daughter, Tammy, were best friends growing up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“My friends, the best animal on this earth is clearly the orca.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He thought he liked the David and Joseph stories best of all. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best such a one could expect was exile, and many women thought that worse than death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You would just love William to pieces, Jimmy. He’s the best grandson there is. Reminds me of the best parts of you.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Your eyes widen and what you did with your best friend last night tumbles down over you like bricks falling from a crumbling wall. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

One of her best friends in Long Beach pays for a smuggler to bring her sister from El Salvador. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I have friends there, Mom. They’re just not my best friends. It’s not like I go to school and sit all by myself in the cafeteria. I’m fine,” I tell her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Everything is not cool, but I try my best to smile back. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Besides, given that stunt you just pulled, it’s in your best interest to do exactly what I say.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She supposed they were doing the best they could but they moved very slowly. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to do something special? You guys were best friends.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The trainer did his best to keep him fit on the long journey west. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the water is cold we are very jovial and do our best to interest them so that they will stay. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t mean he was going to let himself be bested by some thieving merch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Boys probably don't care much about this, but when people are staring at our feet as much as they do, we want to look our best. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In any case, it’s not the cast’s best performance, but it’s not a total mess. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

These are the sedans used by team players for transportation around the city—but still, best not to arouse suspicions. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most of all, Hugo would do his best to remain invisible. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

"The best never rest. Now let's get it." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

At age eleven, the Centurions throw us out of Blackcliff and into the wilds of the Empire without clothes, food, or weaponry, to survive as best as we can for four years. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Engaging Noah in conversation isn’t the easiest thing to do under the best of circumstances. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Trying to put the best face I could on a very bad session, I said, “The tape it will be. I’ll check on the tape.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has skills developed operating heavy machinery, laboring over a stew of molten bauxite at Kaiser Aluminum, once one of the best jobs in Spokane, Washington, a city of 200,000. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The best color is white with a lot of black spots, like an Appaloosa horse. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did my best to remain upright while the Pastor rang the bell. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Flowers weren’t available at sea and so the koumbaros, a guy named Pelos serving as best man, switched the king’s hempen crown to the queen’s head, the queen’s to the king’s, and back again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Forgive me if I speak beyond your comprehension, but if we share unity of purpose, stand upon the same team, shouldn’t we try our best to assist one another? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes I am—as best I can. But answer me first. Tell me where you think I went.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Osland had three books and said that she would try me on each of them and see which one was best for me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I tried my best to focus on my painting, but all I could see was red. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I did my best, meanwhile, to take any opportunity to imply to Ruth she had a special place in Miss Geraldine’s heart. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie saw Jeopardy! and got excited at first, before figuring Jeopardy! was best played on TV. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The English invaded to silence these questions, and they were sure they would easily win—after all, their army and navy were the best in the world, and they were fighting against mere ex-slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weston was disengaged and Emma began again—“Mr. Frank Churchill writes one of the best gentleman’s hands I ever saw.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Moss was onto something, and so he pressed forward, more certain than he was before that this was the best idea. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as if we were in Brooklyn, where the candy store, the record shop, and my best friend were around the corner. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The best carrot soup in the world, magical soup that nobody but Mandy could make. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Erlan handed me the tweezers, and I looked for the best bone to remove. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We need only the best for the cohort. Does he have all his teeth? Can he fight? Does he clean stables?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Every time something happened in the house and neither Jazz or I wanted to rat the other person out, we would stall as best we could. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Leo did his best Hazel imitation: ‘Popcorn! Our fatal weakness/’ She smiled wanly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“If you’re the gal whose indenture my father just bought, you best learn your place around here.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart sank even further when it hit me that I had no way to get in touch with Joey, either, who would have been my best ally. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Among all of Volpe’s students, Wayne is the best at describing his teacher’s directing, maybe because he sometimes struggles with it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I squelched along as best I could, making slow progress. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute,” Lana screamed in the best tradition of the director in a musical movie. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah...looks familiar. I’m pretty sure I have. Was there an article on here about the best vintage stores in Tennessee?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

‘Bill, my lad,’ he said, ‘you oughtn’t to have took up with us. You could have stayed here and et the best hay till the new grass comes.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Short of getting him off the train, no. Even under the best of circumstances, there’s not a lot you can do but take them off their feed and pray.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, and did his best, squinching up his eyes and trying to fade away. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But with determination, courage and love, she tried her best to nurse them back to health using some herbs Granny gave her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Speak to him as you will," Lord Renly said, "we had still best make our plans." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I can’t really blame you, though. Riding the horns will do that to the best of us. How did things go?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the best memories of all is how she loved all of us, and did everything she could for us. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I had the best in the country. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you know how we’ve been best friends for almost eleven years now?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, Juanita and I sat on an old bench with Pita between us, while Delia and Velia clung to a pillar, trying their best not to wet their pants. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

For a long time they debated what they should do, and how it would be best to attempt the fulfilling of their purpose with the Ring; but they came to no decision. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was by far the best costume there. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like being my mom is the best thing ever. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She sighs and tries her best to stand upright. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, it did seem like talking was the best option—the only option. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Another implies that the food is not cooked on the premises and instead is imported from the best restaurants in London, paid extra to stay open for the late hour. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, well, well,” said Merlyn, putting on his best bedside manner, “and how is Mrs. Roach today?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gran made the best biscuits: warm, fluffy dough with a fine layer of crisp butteriness along the edges. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

John Wayne Westerns were my favorite films, and I took all the best parts from his movies and made them one big story. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

A first child is your own best foot forward, and how you do cheer those little feet as they strike out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

His flow on this song was one of the best I’ve ever heard in my life. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t really have your best interests in mind either, so let’s call it even and move on.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

To put it another way, the fall of the wall enhanced the free movement of best practices. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The estuary was not what anyone might call pristine rowing water even on the best of days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He did his best and he wasn’t done trying. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Well, he’d just have to watch it for a while; I was doing the best I could. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was simply following the rules I had laid down for myself at the beginning of the project and doing the best I could to hold each job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Giffen's was the polish ordered by all discerning butlers of the time, and if this product was used correctly, one had no fear of one's silver being second best to anybody's. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They drove back through the town in silence, Bod trying to Fade as best he could, with no success. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” he said to the Skookum Bench king, “no, sir. You can go to hell, sir. It’s the best I can do for you, sir.” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carry her home as best I can. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he watched his best friend pace, Virgil thought to himself that Bull still was the best D.I. he had ever met. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya tried her best not to shrink away from the princess, but it was hard. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was all to the best that I had been sent away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that would be the best idea.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Several of the best players on that team were his grammar school classmates and fellow altar boys, and they served as his protectors. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the den, Mom is sitting at the desk, doing her best to ignore the suit woman. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what I like best about dogs?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was the best night they had ever had at Maple Hill, except of course that first night at the sugar camp. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

What I really liked best that summer was going on little breakfast picnics with Lin Nai-Nai. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom first said that to me when I was in the second grade and my best friend won the Mini Princess Contest at the New York State Fair. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“The Death Mist...that is the best plan. Unfortunately, it is a terrible plan.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If you were a guest you would be treated with kindness and tea and all the best food they could offer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mark closed his eyes and nodded, did his best to slow his racing heart and dampen the panic that flared in him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Early in the morning, the men slaughtered a sheep, skinned it, and shared the meat among the finest women cooks, so that each would cook her best dish for the ceremony. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Big Men of Durham learned an important lesson from the Populist affair: the best way to preserve the status quo was to keep blacks and whites fighting each other. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Polly sat down with them, and the two girls tried their best to comfort the little boy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because we broke up,” Maya said, trying her best to put the perfect “duh” tone in her voice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The revolution in language is indeed the best evidence that there really was a revolution in science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The girls might be expected to dress for dinner and they’d certainly have to for church, so Alex carefully packed a skirt and two blouses, as well as Bri’s best dress. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hot is best, perhaps folded over with mushrooms or cheese in a tlacoyo. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We’ll see how you progress over the next few weeks, but for now we think it best for you to take some time to adjust to your new home.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My best friends from college—Shannon, Kaya, and Philip—stayed in touch and tried to encourage me, but I was lost. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I lowered my eyes and did my best to fight down a smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Svetlana's second mission allowed the Soviet Union to best the United States yet again. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

But Nenny says she doesn’t want to eat at school— ever—because she likes to go home with her best friend Gloria who lives across the schoolyard. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just wondering how best to organize this afternoon, and whether or not your mother likes chocolates. Bottle of wine or chocolates? Not really sure. Both maybe?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Some of my best friends are greased pigs, bottle nose. Oops! Missed me again, you old butterfingers, you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the best known of these training programs is Operation Pipeline. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The one who seemed to be able to ignore everything the best. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sorry, Hemingway, but this old guy murdered some of your best chops for a generation of students. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The best part was, that was it. We just kept walking and talking like nothing happened. Well, until I kissed him.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Elinor was limping, but she did her best not to hold up the others. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

How did Fizz morph, in my mind, from a best friend with a no-nonsense attitude into this stern, judgmental person in the span of a few days? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The family did their best to settle in. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I walk Violet to class and hold her hand and kiss her and give her the best smile I can find so that she won’t watch me that way. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘Get to it! It’s your best hope. Off you go! And quick, before I knock a few more heads off, to put some sense into the others.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Uh-huh. My medical team says that keeping things as normal as possible—while avoiding stress is the best treatment.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

This fear, I think, is Hitler’s best weapon. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It makes perfect sense. The threat of gleaning will ensure that the best applicant comes out on top.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She felt like she was being handed back a quiz that she’d definitely failed and was doing her best to turn over the paper as slowly as possible. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She and Rab were the best friends he had ever had. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, definitely what Arwin said. But it also means that I need every one of you to give this your best effort. If you mess up, just keep going,” she says, looking straight at me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

We were all sitting around on the rail outside of Big Joe’s place, trying to figure out which was the best fighter of all time. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my blanket and pillow and had to decide what was the best way to sleep. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’ll buy a T-shirt in every color until I find the one that suits me best. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“To the best family,” he says, looking around at all of us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She said it was the best meal she’d eaten in a year. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. White was determined to do the best for her family and so she wrote to President and Mrs. Roosevelt directly and told them about the hopes and dreams she had for her family. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s probably not the best time to tell her my other news, but I don’t think I can keep myself from it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He early discovered that a smiling helplessness was his best protection from work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gazing inside, he gauged the best aim so that he would hit the back of the president's head without injuring anyone else. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And, when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward. The rest is up to Allah, including the danger.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just stood in the driveway, between the creature and her family, her best friend absent in her hand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“The best thing to do is just give us the book. We know you have it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Three hundred jars, you say? That still does not account for these totals. You are several thousand jars ahead of the best estimate you gave me when last we met." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I dressed in my best and showed up sweating. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seventeen died despite the horrified missionaries’ best efforts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One of the things I like best about Charlie and Bren is that I don’t have to explain myself. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Byrd thought it best...I thought...We all thought that...” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Obviously the best thing to be in that story is the donkey. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He considered telling him it was none of his business, then said, “She was my best buddy’s wife’s best friend. They set us up on a blind date. We hit it off.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe, at best, a half-dozen times in all my years—half-dozen times, no more ’n that. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe that would be the best thing after all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thus contented myself by saying simply: it has been my privilege to see the best of England over the years, sir, within these very walls.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

This woman lawyer said the best men wanted to be pure for their wives, and even if they weren't pure, they wanted to be the ones to teach their wives about sex. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

One of them suggested that maybe it was best for Boobie just to kill himself since he didn’t have football anymore. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought I was lucky getting the best education and the top-notch teachers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He is also dressed in his best dark trousers and a white shirt. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The scenario was this: The Colombian knew that his best chance of escape would be during an outside medical trip. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Miss Truman, did you ever hear that one, the one about what the best get-well cards you can get are?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She missed her mother’s help to understand and rule herself, but having been taught where to look, she did her best to find the way and walk in it confidingly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess the best thing to do is just to tell you what actually happened. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thus we removed ourselves as best we could from the ring of contagion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He went on to say how he had bragged that “one of the best basketball players at Fisk sank his first ball right here at Lafayette County Training School.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny and Rab knew, and men like the Observers knew, but best of all Sam Adams knew, that the fiddler would have to be paid. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was my best friend and I wanted him to know the truth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since my search for a patron had come to a dead end, I knew my best chance for self-sufficiency lay in becoming an artificer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I am at my best, as a performer, when playing dead or being fake-punched. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Although the full facts would never be known of just how several of the White Sox’s best players arranged with gangsters to “throw” the series, the arrangements had been made. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But the best part of being at a friend’s house is I can be just me and put the sister part of me down. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the best part is that I think he might feel the same way. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And perhaps it was best that he would no longer visit in the evenings. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how bad the food looks, or smells, you best keep your mouth shut. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Far from being a racist, Grabarek had begun his term of office with the best possible intentions—a decent man operating within a bad system. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As a photographer positioned everyone for the best angle, the foundation’s director pushed me forward. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He smiled the way he had the first time, agreed that that was the best reason of all, and added, “Besides, it’s not important.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Kaori wanted to explain that they weren’t merely lines, but she figured it was best to leave well enough alone, as her father liked to say. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

See, even though Francy was the best with math, Bit was the best with hustle. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“And we don’t want to have this game breaking down into a two man jitterbug contest. We saw what happened against Trinity. We can win because we have the best team effort in the league.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I wasn’t at full rage, Fig must’ve felt my pain when my so-called best friend had hung up on me yesterday for his new best friend. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It is best that we understand this matter at once. How did you come to set sail all alone?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Take a look around. I tried to go to the best high school in the city. And this is where I ended up.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the story is told first and best by Pindar in the first half of the fifth century. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if you understand what a geometric progression is, but that is the best way to describe it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“When June returns to campus, she’ll be on her best behavior.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But he was awarded a handsome trophy for achieving the best score of a player under the age of thirteen. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that some black people endorse harsh responses to crime is best understood as a form of complicity with mass incarceration—not support for it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“She says you are the best thinker in the school.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I asked him if this was the best hotel in the area. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just trying to make the best of our situation, and he knows it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, for a moment I wondered if my best strategy would not be to retrace my steps to the Ford and simply sit in it until another motorist came by. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pauses the fight scenes and quizzes me on the best techniques. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“But you are the one I remember best. For the Augurs dream the future: all outcomes, all possibilities. And you are woven through every dream. A thread of silver in a tapestry of night.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She brings donuts—the best donuts I ever tasted—for the toll collectors. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She did her best to clean up, but she found it ironic that she was in an actual Roman city and couldn’t enjoy a nice hot Roman bath. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“The best would be to head home and listen so you know where to go.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which part did / like best about Farewell to Manzanari How could someone who doesn’t even know me be so interested in me? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What’s happened?” he asked Ron and Hermione, who were sitting in two of the best chairs by the fireside and completing some star charts for Astronomy. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His body drenched in sweat, Gabriel tried his best not to move, hoping this would relieve the aching of his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The best outcome for the women as a pair is for them to cooperate with each other. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

How best to speak, move, smile, to encourage peace. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa was enthroned in Ida's best armchair like a king forced to watch a bunch of mediocre actors perform. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She persuaded the czar to let her fly for Russia as a military reconnaissance pilot, scouting out the best direction for soldiers on the ground to fire their guns. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“But none of that means Trevor or any of Flush actually know you. You talk about them like they’re your best friends.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He waved me away with an impatient gesture, as if I still stank, though I had done my best to wash thoroughly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is usually best without the mothers,” she says. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I remember best one of the first lessons he gave me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

James had wanted her to stop playing the game, and Emily couldn’t bear the possibility of someone telling her that being forced to stop was for the best. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He liked best little green soft butter beans and he stacked them in a neat pile on the prongs of his fork. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My younger sister who is a self-proclaimed-finance-whiz, says it best: Love is abstract. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The best husband, the best son, the best dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Irritably, settling down to make the best of a poor situation, they begin preparations for the laying of eggs and the taking care of the brood. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did you know, son, that I was the best student this school had seen in a generation? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I can’t believe he’s studying economics at one of the best colleges in America. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you just have to do the best you can to explain it to them.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Or were the night and the events of the day getting the best of her? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

All day long, Pearl did her best impression of normal. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“She wouldn’t know me, even if I could find her. These spirits... it’s like an eternal dream for them, an endless trance. This is the best I could do for her.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I miss my best friends, Jessie and Ethan. And my house. The guest room we have at home is bigger than my uncle Milton’s bedrooms.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

They must go; and he must do his best to see that all of them—even he himself—put what had happened out of mind, forever. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At best, they do good by providing expensive services impossible to contract for on an individual basis. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Grandma! I know how to make ramen with an egg. And I can make us grilled cheese sandwiches. But best of all, I can order food on my phone!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The land was drier than elsewhere—making people less prone to malaria—and it was here, on the unused green fields, that some of the best cricket was played. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Listen to this publication calling him the third best running back in the state. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As best anyone could tell, the owner also was a forgiving soul. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I’m just here waiting to see where the road of life takes me, and hopefully I’ll make the best out of it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Percy. I will do my best to understand what is happening and advise Miss Dare, but this may take some time. Meanwhile, you should rest. We’ve moved your parents’ car to safety. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Look at these two sentences: Buster’s bulldog, which had one white ear, won best in show. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just like her, with the very best of intentions, to have her child harnessed by a strait- jacket and electrocuted by shock treatments. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a bit of reputation was all I had to show for this debacle, I’d have to do my best to build on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As best as he could, he recounted every painful memory of the next two days. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Come on, back in this infernal cart, and don’t talk to me on the way back, it’s best if I keep me mouth shut,” said Hagrid. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I did my best to mix it together and feed it to my plant. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

So what if he doesn’t know the color you love best? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the steps of a bakery across the street from the inn and watched people coming and going as I enjoyed my best meal in months. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was one of the best teachers in the school, dedicated and lively, but because of the legitimate pressures of preparing for a crucial game, he did not have time to go to class. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told el embajador that the best test would be if his own mother and sister didn’t recognize him. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

They are my friends, my girl friends, my best friends. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the adults had said it would be best for me to watch my manners and be a good girl—in following God's will and obeying His rules. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was never afraid and we had the best times. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Spurge’s is best used for lighting fires,” said Werfel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Mother would try to make the best of it, but you'd be able to tell that she was really unhappy. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Lydia said it was best not to speak unless they asked you a direct question. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her tracks may show somewhere along here, so we had best move slowly and carefully. Stay close behind me,” he ordered. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The apartments weren’t designed for that many, but that was what Harlem was about, working people doing the best they could. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no,” she said in her best grating voice, all the while shining the coffee table in our sparkling living room, which sparkles because nobody’s allowed to live in it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Emily gently stroked the golden hare necklace, trying to mask her excitement as best as she could, but inside she was jumping up and down. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Like the best of work projects, it brought us closer together, and Morrie was delighted when several publishers expressed interest, even though he died before meeting any of them. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was the best workout I ever had. I’m dead.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He did whatever he could that he liked, and he liked womanizing best, drinking second, and abusing Eva third. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to do the best I could for them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom especially thought it the best possible omen for the start of a new life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re the best Keeper I tried out, Ron. Your only problem is nerves.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

No absences, no tardinesses, and my academic work was among the best of the year. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

From prison, I did my best to remain in contact with the king and advise him as best I could. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When mankind first sacrificed to the gods, you tricked them into giving you the best portion. You gave us fire to annoy the gods, not because you cared about us.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, both Odile and Francis thought the best tactic for getting a foot in the door was to commence French lessons with Pop, whose deceased husband had been the Professor of French before the war. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Thank you very much for the best present, the lovely beautiful high quality shirt I have ever received. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps you can best contribute to animal welfare by learning about their behavior and sharing what you have found out—by speaking, writing, painting. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Elzenia and me wasn’t going to have nothing less than their best work from the children.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is probably the best reason I have right now for why I don’t have a MySite,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Of all the people on the train, I alone had probably the best motive for killing him.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I was permitted to do was write a letter to Thembi’s mother, Evelyn, in which I did my best to comfort her and tell her that I shared her suffering. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, they stepped carefully backward, kicking their legs high to get over the fallen tree, which now offered their best protection against the hog. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I took his hand and pledged that I would do my best to see his family through all right. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts, a tear broke loose and slid down my cheek. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But the former president didn’t complain; he wasn’t going to interfere if it was everyone else’s best chance for survival. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I leaned down as best I could with the waters rising, and he clambered atop me, clawing at my head and neck for purchase. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Funerals bring out the best in people. Am I lying or flying?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ll go ahead and say that this is strange, isn’t it? Awkward is probably the best word.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He’s holding himself together as best he can, but he’s going to come apart. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

In one northern city, Anderson was able to stay at the best hotel when she was in town for a performance, but only because her manager had made special arrangements. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

It would be best for everyone if I were dead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

That was where everybody needed to move to give them the best chance of breaking away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe unconsciously she hadn’t put her best effort into the charmspeak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps it is for the best,” Chiron mused. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I felt very spacey and thought it was just best to repeat the last phrase of whatever the Colonel said so he could keep talking. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His best odds are at night or in fog, when Enrique can see immigration agents’ flashlights but they cannot see him. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The best thing I could do was ride Jingle Boy hard back to Buxton and see what Ma and Pa would say we should do. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Probably not my best idea, both the stealing of the note and the giving of it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But this was my best dress, and if it got too dirtied up, Mama would tell my head a mess. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was the best I could do with what I had. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So best thing to do is keep your mouth closed. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion ignored the muttered curses as best he could A fish cmv sailing out of die crowd, slimy and rotten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The lamb was the best she’d had anywhere, and she ate it whenever she had the opportunity. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There, in Jableh, Mahmoud opened a hardware store, sent his sons and daughters to the best schools, and taught his boys every trade he could. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Help them, dear God, to play to the very best of their ability. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull thought to himself that Virgil Hedgepath was one of the best groomed officers in the Marine Corps even when his pants were down below his knees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went through the motions best he could, and to his credit, he tried to get me to help. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And easily one of the best things I’ve ever seen in my whole entire life. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The message was that if something is free, you should take only the best. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But hovering at low altitudes seemed to be my father's new best thing. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So treat us like guests,” she said, mustering her best Nina imitation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was at that point that I had to, contrary to my normal behavior, hug my brother’s best friend. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“We’d best get rid of these before the sheriff finds out there’s still some left.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I know what I said earlier about goodbye scenes and how it’s best if you can just walk away and move on. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a fine end to the best day of my life. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say a word to her, I gave her my best look of pity. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I suppose we were. I am—I’m sorry for your loss, Emma. Your grandmother was a good woman. The best I ever knew.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Why not? It's true. My best hope is to not disgrace myself and . . ." He hesitates. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Yes, best to avoid mention of such things. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Tired as he was and surfeited with the sight of blood and suffering, he broke the news as best he could. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dolores did her best to temper some of the fury that was burning inside her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The soaps are the best, and Carlie turns the volume up full blast so she won’t miss anything from the bathroom or while the vacuum is on. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mateo wanted to come out to him, but...we didn’t make it. Should I tell his dad? Is it weird that it’s me? You know him best.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“First,” I said, holding up one finger, “my best friend, Thomas, moved a million and one miles away to DC.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I bet I could get new audition clothes and even buy a chicken at Montego’s, as a best buddy or a bus snack, depending on how things go today. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You know, every day as I head out of Chatham Harbor, I look to the sky and thank Joseph for leaving me the Reel of Fortune. It’s the best boat on the Cape.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Jubilee, I think this is some of your best work. Louisa May Alcott said, ‘It takes two flints to make a fire.’ Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then he came in a few seconds later, to pick up the radio and check in with his best waterman friend, Kenny O’Leary. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was the type that seemed to flourish best under the dominion of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Everything was simpler when they were just three kids being best friends. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

To the black elite, though, this was the best method of earning freedom, a technique proven under slavery, and so most likely to show results under a system not so very different from slavery. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

You do the best you can to put things together, but you know it’s not quite like the picture on the box. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Scythes waved to the cameras and squared their shoulders, standing tall so they’d look their best on screen. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Dad might have helped you see the best parts of yourself, but they were always there, and no one can take them away.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

All I can say is that Roger Ebert said it best: First love is sweet and valuable, a blessed, if hazardous, condition. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I am trying to do my best” Elaine said: “Under any terms, you are my good and gracious lord.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried as best as I could to look for local produce. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“They had the best of all possible reasons for doing that,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Sooner than later will be best,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Sierra almost burst into tears knowing that her best friend was still alive. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In the hall we did a quick fist bump—well, the best I could manage. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was odd, being in the bubble, and not a feeling I particularly enjoyed, but I also understood it was for the best. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I saw him walking in the hall with the scythe like they were best buddies.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It didn’t work because I knew not to give the best of myself to the worst of people. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The best way to spot enemy subs is from the sky,” he explained. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone was doing their best at the given time under the given circumstances. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

"He remembered, eh? A good cut man, Bud Martin, one of the best. How long you been training?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not with your best friend since the first grade. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You always put on your best face, even if you are having a bad day. You leave that behind,” he says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"I need a new wife, and I figured the best Belle in the kingdom would help me attain a look that women enjoy." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

After the overthrow of Mossadegh, public opinion in Iran was so against the Brits taking total control of the country's oil supply again that IOP was the United Kingdom's next best option. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There aren’t as many people here, and the shade between two houses also muffles all the songs around us, but it also means we don’t have the best view. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“We hope for the best, young man. We always hope for the best. Come. We must call your father and get you ready to leave.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

We aren’t considered “real people” who have feelings and dreams and ambitions—people who want the best for their children, I railed to myself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The CIA recruited the Air Force's best pilots to test the U-2. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was the simply the next best thing Nico could manage —a consolation prize from the Underworld. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pete studied the picture of Nicole, her mother and me in the diner parking lot, doing our best to hide behind Mrs. Castro’s umbrella and only half succeeding. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

No one’s here—it’s just the two of us, and hasn’t Jasmine always been my best friend? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I don't want to come off as arrogant here, but I'm the best botanist on the planet. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors said that sending Elsie away was the best thing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I did my best to keep up, but I was hampered by the metal plate, which pinched my skin with every step. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I lie still with my eyes open, waiting for the best moment to crawl up to the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

One Saturday afternoon he puts all his best marbles—his puries, his waterbabies and cat’s eyes, his gems and wonders— into a single jar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai looked at his little brother, who was dressed in his best shorts and shirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was so convinced this morning that getting everything out in the open would be the best way—not just the best way, the only way. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blows pounded me from all sides while I struck out as best I could. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The best Italian food, arid they don’t even eat it?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two-faced man regarded Annabeth as best he could out of the corners of his eyes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

That her best talent wasn’t defeating monsters...it was pretending. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead she said, “That’s because I’m not her family. She doesn’t love me and so she doesn’t feel all these complicated things for me. I’m just a nuisance at best.’ Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Although Dad said the best thing to do was nothing, Mom made him drive her to the machine shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Over a big plate of jambalaya, Larry told me that the best thing about Gloria’s house was we were so close to Bourbon Street. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d fought as individuals, each demigod doing what he or she did best. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The rules are pretty straightforward: an adjective is put down, like maybe “awkward,” and everyone has to throw down a noun that best fits. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The examination was scheduled to take place on a Monday; I had been working steadily and I would be too tired to do my best if I took the examination without the benefit of rest. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pardon me, Headmaster. But our family can’t afford that tutor from Kolkata, sir, and I’ve heard you say that math was your best subject. I think I could learn it now—with your help.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He and my dad grew up on the same street and were best friends. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We received a polite letter from our HMO, wishing us the best of luck, regretting they couldn’t cover the cost. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We specialized in Arab and Mediterranean, basically the best food in the world. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sabeen does, too, and out of the blue, she squeals like she’s had the best idea ever, “Turkish delight. My mother makes the best Turkish delight.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The best was the balding guy in a plaid suit jacket, dark jeans, and shiny red sneakers that matched his bow tie. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The pond is the best place to wallow in my wretched state. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"But if the husband of that tittering Tarkheena friend of yours is paying his head groom to get the best oats, then I think the head groom is cheating him." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And as Courtney Cooper’s best friend of over a decade, I can see in the set of his jaw and his slightly narrowed eyes—it bothers him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He liked eights best, but he’d settle for fours, sixes, twelves, sixteens, any even number, really. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even the best moments of the night were affected by that one incident—by that nonincident—in front of my old house. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sesame Street is best known for the creative geniuses it attracted, people like Jim Henson and Joe Raposo and Frank Oz, who intuitively grasped what it takes to get through to children. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then Char says, “Me and the twins been talking. We will bring a hundred dollars to your house today. That’s the best we can do.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Strength is not enough. A longship's oars must move as one if you would have her best speed. Choose men who have rowed together before, if you're wise." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cora had decided on the way over that in her new position she would avoid the cadences of plantation speech the best she could. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In her best school voice, she read the passage aloud to her mother. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone worked harder to make the best possible impression on guests. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

For it seemed best to him to die soon and leave the bitter story of his life, since all was in ruin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“On the rocks is best,” Burnside shouts back, completely missing the joke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was about the best teacher I ever had, Mr. Antolini. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Rimas and I tended to them as best We could. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My best bet for making calories is potatoes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother owned one of the best beauty salons at the time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We ran into a boy named Ben, who happened to be one of Evan's best friends. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Deed said, “Yeah, well, such is life. You think I’m going to give up the best gig in the state just ’cause you’d be offended? Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

In die park that time they had decided the best shelter was a lean-to and Brian set out now to make one up. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If they had burned the city down, someone would have told me. So your counsel is that we had best be careful?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Since being caught, he’d been locked up at the state penitentiary, a blight on the bureau best unseen. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to speak with you before you left the city. I would have waited until you were settled again, but I thought it best to discuss the matter in person.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The British had the best uniforms and the shiny new guns, but there was something exciting about the Patriots—being underdogs and fighting off the mighty British army. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is looking even more perfect than usual in her best suit. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Black bit down on his jaw, trying his best to hold in the butt-whooping he surely had ready for Noodles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The page I liked best was the one that said, “This is our house at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a holiday when we give thanks and eat turkey.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of folks around Marshall will tell you that usually I can tell a good story along with the best of them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack Tallis was his patron, Leon and Cecilia were his best friends, at least until grammar school. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s like painting—you don’t just use any color you feel like; you pick the color that fits the subject the best. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Though they are the two best fighters, the disparity between them is noticeable. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I understand these things, and do my best. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being an Anabaptist minister in the American Army was difficult enough under the best of circumstances; without dogma, it was almost intolerable. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Starting at the new school without my best friend. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Hide, break the line, climb a tree-which was the best after all? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Bourbon," I said, a little too loudly, as I remembered the best the South had to offer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the best gift she can think to give him, if they are unable to force a verdict from either of their instructors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We tried our best to get him for you and we hope that you will remember us financially for giving you some hint of where he might be. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe it makes me a total grouch, but I don’t need another best friend. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He’s a cousin from Australia, staying for a couple of weeks; he’s Jason’s oldest friend, best man at their wedding. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sister Ignatia felt it best not to mention the escaped prisoner. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It would be best to place this in his mouth.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now my best friend and I are the oldest cholos in the barrio. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She knew that Amari had learned that, when not given a direct order, a slave’s best bet was to say nothing. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I feel awful that Soojin’s family is having this big moment after waiting for so long, and I’m not even talking to my best friend. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Your daughter might call. Or turn up there. Kids usually do. If we find her, we’ll let you know. Believe me. The best thing to do is go home and stay by the phone.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I tried my best to relax as Mola talked her way through the procedure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I rip it open at once and inside there's a feast -fresh rolls, goat cheese, apples, and best of all, a tureen of that incredible lamb stew on wild rice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ignoring that nonsense, Otto tried to determine which Awesome Adventure represented the best opportunity for another Key to the City. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It would be the best moment, before the full flush of summer, and in the valley the azaleas would be prodigal of scent, and the blood-red rhododendrons in bloom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She thought, my life is changing, everything is turning out for the best. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

At the end of the 1950s, when the American space program looked as uncoordinated and spindly as a foal, predicting that the United States would best the Soviets might have seemed like a fool’s bet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mom: You were best friends for nine years. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

When the three had arrived at the shop, they’d searched for a symbol that best represented their allegiance to one another and their shared situations. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“You come on. Do you honestly believe that your mom’s not wanting you to go to college is in your best interest as opposed to hers?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Lenina did her best to stop the ears of her mind; but every now and then a phrase would insist on becoming audible. “. . . to try the effect of arresting my impulses,” she heard him say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afternoon arrived: Mrs. Fairfax assumed her best black satin gown, her gloves, and her gold watch; for it was her part to receive the company,—to conduct the ladies to their rooms, &c. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m your best friend, Silas. What kind of friend does that? I wasn’t there for you when you needed me. Best friends don’t do that. No matter what.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Those who’d served in Vietnam kept their heads down and did their best to readjust privately to civilian life. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Charles and Emma took turns rocking him. comforting him as best they could. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no longer being best friends didn’t make us enemies. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Writing about this death, Edward Hoagland observed that Alaska is “not the best site in the world for eremitic experiments or peace-love theatrics.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did you ever find yourself, without admitting it, tangled up with your best friend? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

What I love best: the lotus-pod shower, where heavy drops will massage my scalp as if I were standing in a monsoon. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Maria and her family blended in as best they could. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She tosses her ponytail and says, “This is going to be amazing. I get to be with my new best friend”—she waves at Stephanie—“and my old best friend. That’s you, Elizabeth.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have to be in a skit to give our best performance! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was already the best night of his life. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you can, TaShon. You like sundaes? I like milk shakes best.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Working at the funeral home was the best thing I had going for me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With brothers, it was best to give as good as you got. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I often find,” he casually explained to his dazed visitors, “that the best way to get from one place to another is to erase everything and begin again. Please make yourself at home.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The smile I give her is the best smile I have, the one that makes my mother forgive me for staying out too late or for just generally being weird. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“From men who live with demons for their neighbors? Even the best dog will bite that has been kicked enough.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But she thought it was best to wait a few hours. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Miss Taylor said to draw what we like about ourselves best.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Although I suspected Father wanted me to wear another mourning gown, I put on the frock Mother liked best. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was best that Rocco not meet Heritage yet. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

More code-breaking adventures lay ahead of her—and from now on, she would do her best to set the terms. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Will had ridden with the knight long enough to understand that it was best not to interrupt him when he looked like that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

However, when the heavens have no water left to give, I’m starting to realize the Powers That Be just find the next best way to screw you over. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, you got the best manners I ever see. You always dress up nice. Your clothes never got wrinkles—and you don’t slurp soup.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The best thing I could do for her was disappear; even if Dr. Begbie was playing me and they really were going to get rid of me, they wouldn’t connect us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to talk to God but the best thing was to talk to his father and he did talk to him and he didnt forget. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I say, trying my best to sound like I’m not ready to throw up on their feet. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But really the job was a ruse; she and Gogol had decided that it was best for her to return to New York alone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve done my best to capture the language with which each person spoke and wrote: dialogue appears in native dialects; passages from diaries and other personal writings are quoted exactly as written. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I am spinning plans already—of how best to care for my little beauty. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

And each of the side panels declared: “The best work at the best prices.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was generally the best meal Dill ate all year. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

That’s all she would say except, “The old ways are best.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was also the Bird Woman, and she herself was the best of all Treats. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He stayed exactly where he was, trying to find the best angle, right until the sidewalk opened next to his feet. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Especially when just being Park's friend was pretty much the best thing that had ever happened to her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Keto might be a little boring, but she’ll take good care of your friend. And honestly, the best part of the tour is still to come!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After speaking to him once or twice and receiving no reply, Hazel thought it best to let him alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly tugged at the elbow of her best friend’s shirt, but George stood, stuck in place. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I know that to some folks, my clothes might look kind of raggedy, but I do the best I can. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the next level up is a kind of technology best termed “halfway technology.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the best son any mother could ever hope to have in a situation like this—a young father dying, so randomly, so violently, leaving behind a wife and three children. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Not half what we owe, but the best we can do without selling the seed for the next sowing.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear man, it’s a bonnet! My very best go-to-concert-and-theater bonnet.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas nodded, doing his best to say yes with his eyes, until Newt finally took his hand away, then leaned back on his heels. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mother tried her best to furnish me with four cents each day, and often I would bring my brother and sisters leftover pieces of peanut-buttered bread, and some skimmed milk. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father couldn’t even bring his best friend, Mr. T. K. Hu. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not really. I’m fooling you. A blue ribbon is lots better than a white one. Travis and Bunny won the best prize there is.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But he is my best human friend and he cares about me, so he would always tell me the truth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

There's a part of me that knows you'll be the best thing I ever do. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Right by the front door, right next to the stupid front door, in the best parking spot in the whole paper mill, my father’s car was parked. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If January 1975 was the dawn of the personal computer age, then who would be in the best position to take advantage of it? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I know him in the same way you know your best friend’s cousin: by name and face. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He does his best talking in stories, but in recent weeks, those had become few and far between. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

While she struggled and squeaked, I wrapped her up as best I could. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

His very best friend was a Negro abstractionist, he said, who made magnificent smears of protest and defiance across the canvas, sometimes slashing the canvas to shreds with a knife. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before heading to the theater, we got dinner at a fancy soul food restaurant where I had the best cornbread I’ve ever tasted. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It means many things,” I said in my best Taborlin the Great voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"This grandpa isn't the best cook," Rani says, "but he's nice and doesn't chase away low-caste kids. Choose what you want from the menu." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A woman pointed to a row of apples, explaining which were best for baking. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Over the next two days, Xan did her best to conclude her work in the Free Cities as quickly as she could. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Nothing to be frightened of. He's the best when it comes to facial repairs, that's why I brought him in." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we came downstairs, the servants were lined up in the hall dressed in their best. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The presents were always nice, but being together—with the fireplace going, and Dad’s favorite Motown Christmas album playing—was the best part. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

So even was my brother, Boromir: a man of prowess, and for that he was accounted the best man in Gondor. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And now the markers were more complicated, maybe, but they were still pretty simple: he wanted a best friend, a Katherine, and a Theorem. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Like she is caught in her own replay of how our ex—best friend kissed her boyfriend. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She also said that thrift stores were the best places to find Halloween costumes, but so far I didn’t see anything that a zombie would wear. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The next best thing to look at is the spokes and metallic hawsers of the Eye itself. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like we’ve seen the best and the worst of this world in a very tiny amount of time.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Yishan thought it best just to act as if he understood what the Sea King was talking about. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We best get you cleaned up ’fore the massa get back. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we checked the newspaper for supermarket specials and made out lists for each of the stores, depending on which one had the best buy in a particular item. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And such lovely weather, I’m so glad of that,” added Beth, tidily sorting neck and hair ribbons in her best box, lent for the great occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a grim place, even at the best of times. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On that bus ride home, I believe Joey Cosentino and I became best friends. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

While the guy outside the next club was shouting, “Our girls are the best, right this way through the curtain!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There he purposely bumped into Robertson Ay, who was sound asleep on top of one of the best rock plants, and Robertson Ay was very angry. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the plays were the best. Wonderful ones by Dryden and Shakespeare and Otway.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“No need to get uppity, young feller. I thought I’d best shelter the Voles and see ’em safe to the Abbey later. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

So I did my best to focus on the positive. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It was expensive stuff, white cream laid, imported from England; the best they had at the store in town. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Our best guess is that the songs Coyote learned from the infant he kidnapped from Mother Water Monster saved the First Beings as they traveled between the two worlds.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The best part of the whole day, though, was when my gramps’s friend came back to the shed twenty minutes later and handed us seventy-five bucks each, cash. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She knows we’re best friends, and also that the blog post was written with Meg and Mr. Morrison in mind. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

No reason my best friend’s girlfriend shouldn’t be my best friend too. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was kind of strange, because whatever it was that was behind the couch seemed to work best on dogs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was smart and beautiful, with eyes that could captivate a room, and sweet potato pies that were the best in the county. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I did the best I could, thankful for a bed to sleep on and food to put in my mouth. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah did her best to ignore them, pretending to read while waiting for Mr. Porter to arrive. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It’s one of the things I love best about my aunt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But they managed it at last, and then everybody gathered around the wretched Centipede and began arguing about the best way to get the paint off his body. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Always crying about Mexico as if it were the best place on earth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He thinks I have a story about my best friend, Benny Kilmartin. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it but it was one of the best. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I ought to drink another beer? The doctor said I was rather narrow in the hips and it’s all for the best if we keep young Catherine small.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Eolian was always my best bet for finding Denna, and as the weather worsened I found her there more and more. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was a super fat and sleepy baby—which is the best kind of baby. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“That sucks. Hamburgers are the best,” someone would say. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Being laughed at was getting the best of him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But after winter break was over, they were best buds again. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You had best not expect me till sundown.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, she thought they were pretty rude, pushing one another out of the way to grab the best morsels. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how the cold magnets actually worked best. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Afros today are rare, dashikis even rarer; Black Panther founder Bobby Seale is best known today for peddling a line of barbecue products. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They all put the turmoil behind them as best they could and carried on with their lives. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound and intensity and time of the burn seemed to exceed the best of my black-powder combinations. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was an uncomfortable pause, during winch a black lap dog with a pug nose escaped into the lists and scampered about on some errand best known to itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the books are stacked into boxes, I press Understanding Our Universe to my chest, as though it’s a best friend I’m leaving. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry did his best not to worry about Sirius over the next couple of weeks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I might be gay if I had a better-looking best friend,” said Hassan. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

In our society, those who have the best knowledge of what is happening are also those who are furthest from seeing the world as it is. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was why they stayed, why they gave their best approximation of loyalty for him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Q: Which is the best seat: window, center, or aisle? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Other than my prom dress, it’s the best thing I own. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Campbell said that a hero is an ordinary human being who does "the best of things in the worst of times." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was Ms. Brenda, dressed all up in her Saturday's best, which was the same as her Friday's best, except on Saturday she wore sandals with a heel. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

However, he had done his best for her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a very real sense, we are complicitous in their achievement, since we are the audience for which they were performing; knowing we would be watching helped to keep them on their best behavior. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But Leo had done his best, rewiring the sphere to carry out two completely different functions. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Write up a favorite memory from 1918 in your best handwriting and submit it to the Manifest Herald by Friday, August 23. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Marcus was the second boy I kissed, and it was best described as frustrated mouth wrestling. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of course she gave a few to her “best girl” April Etokakpan. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There is no such thing as a good test, unless maybe it's a test to figure out what is the very best kind of donut. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kote straightened up so that he was no longer leaning over the unconscious man and wiped the blood away as best he could, which wasn’t very well, as his hands were covered in blood themselves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Besides, Mary Poppins was very vain and liked to look her best. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s just fried dough. I like them best with cinnamon, but sugar is cool too. Come on, my treat.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Shiloh’s stayed where he was, trusting me that where I put him was best. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like my worst day is better than his best day. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could do what Ariana did—bake a couple of small batches with different amounts of sugar, so I could see which one tasted the best. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think your grandparents envisioned an accb dental death when they made this request. But we’ll make the best of it.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As you know, I’ve frequently complained about her and then tried my best to be nice. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The twins were doing their best to steady her by hoisting her arms around their shoulders and bearing most of her weight, but she still looked like she was ready to keel over. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You bid me always to speak; yet there are times when Sorrow is best spoken through Silence.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Olive, who truly believed that her family was the best in the world, quite snobbishly would not permit it to be touched by debt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slumped and squinting and halting over words, giving me Morgenstern’s masterpiece as best he could. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"It was the best use I could have made of them," he told her truthfully. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The best I could hope to do was mitigate the disaster. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was her best friend; it was Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He did his best to answer their questions about the white city he had never seen. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We do our best to make them happy, but they have lost their freedom and they have lost their mothers. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The friars made the best of the new accommodations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nok's family moved to a bigger house in one of the West Side’s best neighborhoods. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Faye wore her best lace dress and her eyes were shiny with emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I explained to Billy as best I could some of the things that were going on, and he kept telling me his uncle was the pilot of a big plane that dropped bombs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The best I could probably do would be to get Vanessa into a compromising position that someone could blackmail her about. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But best of all were her face and hair. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two other bruisers were lined up a few feet behind him and even on my best day, I couldn’t take out all three. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

With Matant Jo’s money back in Haiti, my mother was able to send me to one of the very best English-speaking schools. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The only respite is lunch, where Finn has his two best friends, Ralph and Dylan. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are monkey astronauts, adrift in the endless universe, and the best thing about them is their faces. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The answer, I’m guessing, is probably the best and most sustaining answer to nearly every question arising inside a marriage, no matter who you are or what the issue is: You find ways to adapt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Showed ’em to the latrine, showed them new ones the trail to the salt chuck, showed ’em the best place for butter clams. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Charles did his best to block out Andrew’s rant. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

In the best histrionic village style, Sourmelina unleashed soaring arias in which she lamented the death of her husband and castigated him for dying. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Though Florence had also been indignant, years before when the slimy water entered her incautiously open mouth, she had done her best not to sputter, and she had not cried out. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You best eat some of this, them Swedish Cremes is good at first but they get kinda thick in your throat after while.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have done my best, have fought my hardest, and it wasn’t enough. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Or was there something mixed up in their blood, maybe in their brains too, which made them capable of accomplishing prodigious feats, which seemed beyond the capability of even the best among us? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Credit is just about the best thing imaginable. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is another situation best handled by a little white lie about my feelings. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Wait to find out if, Number One, my best friend in the entire world gets fired for getting me a job. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He noted them for a while, not speaking; and finally, when he spake, he said, “1 am sure that it is best you rely upon your memory.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I loved you the best of all of them, he wrote, but you had a knife in my back the whole time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The best chance for us to express our admiration came in the first week of December. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The cafe was packed with kids enjoying the best part of the tour—the dam lunch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Recess isn’t the best place to make friends. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the aged King heaped a car with splendid treasures, the best in Troy, and went over the plain to the Greek camp. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturday mornings Dad usually makes the best breakfasts: fluffy buttermilk pancakes, cheesy eggs, and crispy bacon. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And Kiowa had been a splendid human being, the very best, intelligent and gentle and quiet-spoken. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to think wax was the best treat in the world. Folks around here used to serve it at sugaring-off parties during the season.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

To stamp that on a child at birth is capitalism at its best.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was the best thing on the court and everybody was treating him like he was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Institute’s tidal turbines were considered the best in the entire world; they were also capable of producing enough energy to power a hundred Institutes, let alone one. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Around the age of ten, I was held by surprise listening to my best friend tell me one day that he ‘hated’ his father. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best thing to do, I told Alice, is to take different routes from place to place, or put a log across an old path and let it rest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had always believed that she had gotten the best deal since pink was the color for girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My classmates filed in, and I watched the door, waiting for my best friend. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The watchman had not particularly noticed; he should say a working person; to the best of his belief, he had a dust-coloured kind of clothes on, under a dark coat. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The best she could do was to fetch a slap at tall Charley’s head. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, he’s weird, but he’s the best eighth grade president we’ve ever had.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The kids I liked best would be near the barrier fence at the far side of the tobacco fields, so I made a beeline for that patch of trouble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I think it might be best to get you off your feet.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His legs would not well hold him up anymore, and he struggled as best he could to the light. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was now embarrassed and realized that maybe stopping wasn’t the best thing to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Robert’s going to walk us over to the lake, show us the best fishing spots for later. Joey, Kenny, you coming? Give these two some time alone to talk.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I might be asleep, but this has still been the best night of my life.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I try my best to sound like Madoc, to sound as if I am used to having my commands obeyed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We wore our best clothes, and Mrs. Moss shooed the others outside. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I got out of the tub and dried myself as best I could, then stumbled into the bedroom and fell across the bed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tats writes on the wall first: Mr. Ram was a good friend to my best friend, rest in peace, xoxo. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he said, “I thought at first that this association with Cloke was a great misfortune. Now I see it’s one of the best things that could have happened to us.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We would do our best to create a mess, scattering food all over the plates. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There may be some convergent evolution because there may be only one best solution to a certain environmental problem— something like two eyes, for example, for binocular vision at optical frequencies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just that her best friend and her family were not “no-nos.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stammered for a moment, deepening his disadvantage, then recovered as best he could. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For me, Halloween is the best holiday in the world. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We crowd together, the best we can while keeping a safe CF distance. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But if a democracy could best be expressed by a multiparty system then I would examine that carefully. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigwig and Silver brought them together as best they could and made them understand that they were to help to get the does away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he is starting a school here, and not just any school, but “the best of the best.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s the best one of all. He’s not even afraid of Dragon.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey did her best thinking when she walked. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Andrea wrote that her father was happy in his apartment and maybe this was for the best, after all. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best feed he did was when he went across the lane and brought it through his legs on a bounce pass. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I was decent, but it wasn’t my best subject—science was. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

However, I thought the matter over, and came to the conclusion that the best thing I could do would be to post them in affairs right up to date. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

With the best will in the world, Meggie didn't know what to say to that. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Y’all best know Davis, or else I’m taking you downtown and having you booked for trespassing.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought it best,” corrected Luna, and what seemed like a thousand hands caressed her cheeks and the top of her head and her shoulders. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You need to stir one hundred times. One hundred is best.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I'm, er, sorry for your loss, Auntie. I'm also sorry my father got dysentery. My mother tries, but her cooking isn't perfect. So he sent me in his place. I'll try my best, I promise." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Every culture is like that. The Americans, the French, the Jamaicans, the Koreans. Everyone thinks their way is the best way.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Cricketers are good luck—so I suppose ants are better luck. And cockroaches are the best luck of all. Throw it away.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best mums are homemade with giant artificial chrysanthemums on cardboard backing with huge streams of ribbon hanging from them. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My diary entry from November 24, 1994, describes it as "the best day ever." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Inside, there's a huge mirror—and the best one I've ever seen. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I told her I’d do my best, because by then I just wanted out of there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sobbed while she tried her best to clean our grass mat and me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did my best, guy. I like to please the folks who bunk with criminals.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try my best to think this is no big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe, Ophie realized, her best days had withered and died with Daddy just like Mama’s had. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I guess” was the best I could do. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I was nine, they’d decided that maybe it was for the best. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nate,” Rex Rollins says, “is this cell phone number, here, on your application sheet—is this the best number to call you?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Alex determinedly picked up the best from both of them, and now he’s the only one here who can handle racks of ribs while Oscar does the rest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“She was my best friend. When we fled from Lithuania, my father repeatedly told me not to leave anything or speak to anyone. But I couldn’t leave without saying good-bye to Lina.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel sorry for himself at all; this would probably be the best Christmas he’d ever had. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

So I wasn’t in the best of moods when Josh took me home after the ordeal. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We tend our sick as best we can. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

As I strap on my seat belt, I ask hopefully, “Can we go to Graeter’s? This is an important day. It deserves the best ice cream!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

This is one of the best hugs of my entire life. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried my best to act like it was a normal Sunday and go into church, but it didn’t feel right. I didn’t belong.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her heart thundered in the best way, her breath quickening. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The best fielders are human baseball magnets,” I say in my Webb voice. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I know you expect your old pal to be full of humor, but my best buddy died this morning. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I moved the potato heap so I could best lean against it and push with my legs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he used to be my best friend.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I considered, and decided it was probably the best offer I would get. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My best friend’s narrow face, almost buried under his chestnut curly shag, filled the screen in the video-call app. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Even though Roosevelt wasn’t a crack shot, the best roper, or the best horseback rider, he had something else that the cowboys valued even more. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

In a varsity match, only nine of the team’s best fencers compete, three in épée, three in foil, and three in saber. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Don’t hold out for the best price. All we need is enough to hop a ship out of Oxscini. Doesn’t matter where.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And in a different way, I didn’t want to sully the kitchen table with the kinds of things I’d seen and heard during the day; it just seemed best to keep it inside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do? You will do as we all do each day—our best with what God has given us. Now, if you are quite through with your sniveling, go to class.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My best friend’s father has Alzheimer’s. It’s such a dreadful disease, and it causes him to act so strangely.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s my best guess,” said Mr. Taphouse, putting a chisel back into its rack on the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I hope it’s just the very best you ever ate, Mr. B.,” she said, as if she’d forgot me and wanted him to have the whole dang cake. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Citra “ceasing to be an issue” would be the best thing for Rowan, as far as Volta was concerned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It isn’t for lack of want—I’ve tried several times to look for him—but it seems my best friend has turned into a shadow, impossible to find. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just to make it through the day and not to get hurt, Seems about the best that I can hope. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Geoff told him it might be best if he didn’t come, and The Taker said it didn’t matter anyway—he was going away for the weekend with his parents. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It also seemed strange that not even the best workers could reproduce her results. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was haunted by the tragic irony that they felt I was their best hope for help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I thought it best to have lunch served immediately in the restaurant car,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it may be in your best interest to find something else to occupy your time,” he says when they reach the trains. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Like most churches on the North Shore, this one suffered from a lack of air-conditioning and we were all sweating in our best clothes. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“But if we’re going to have our own art festival, the best way to let the artists know would be to tell them about it at this art festival in Fountain Hills.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But they didn’t because Devon said, You may be the best artist in Virginia, and Dad said so too. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had the best homemade ice cream—so good that she once splatted just to get another taste of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

‘To start with, I have a few slides to show you. Sub-Rector, you can see best from here, I think. Perhaps the Master would like to take the chair near the wardrobe?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Disagreements within the African American community about how best to respond to systems of control—and even disagreements about what is, and is not, discriminatory—have a long history. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But now that he was out, Bright Sands Beach was the best thing he’d ever seen. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We are grateful to you. Perhaps it would be best, we are tired as you say.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Nearchus drew near, Zeno insisted that the tyrant come closer, since it was best to keep the names a secret. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Izzy,” she said now, “I’ll tell you a secret. A lot of times, parents are not the best at seeing their children clearly. There’s so much wonderful about you.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Towards morning she muttered, “Lawd, you know mah heart. Ah done de best Ah could do. De rest is left to you.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But the problem is all of them still like their own tribes and their own chiefs the best. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t realize that the best thing about love is its regular presence. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It does, dear. But it is probably best to leave it shuttered while—” Marie-Laure is already standing atop the bed, running her palms along the wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We tried our best to comfort him, but we couldn't make the memory of what he had seen or the stench of death he carried on his clothes and skin go away. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

They compiled a wish list of a half dozen candidates, among them the young Yale instructor widely considered back East to be the best of the current crop of fellows: Ernest O. Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He went upstairs, fed the rats, and put some of his best records and his microscopes in the back room. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I shall do my best. On your way, now; it’s getting dark.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But Quentyn thought of several reasons why not, so he had done his best to avoid the twins thereafter, and there had been no second kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We want the best possible trade, though,” Bobby Gene said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Though the article had been written for the likes of me, the best I could say after reading this explanation was, “I think I understand this.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“The sheriff had appeared with a warrant in hand. I found myself under suspicion of murder. It seemed to me best not to say anything. To wait until I . . . had a lawyer.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I have the paperwork here for a grant. I’m sure you’re eligible, and the best part is, you won’t have to pay it back.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They didn't show the man's face in focus. Did you notice? Even your best friends couldn't tell if it was you. They scrambled it just enough to let the imagination take over. Hell,” he whispered. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll do my best to stay awake...but I’m awful sleepy, Daddy.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I took Toby out of my pocket and I let him run around and I played Minesweeper and I did the Expert Version in 174 seconds, which was 75 seconds longer than my best time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They all seemed to be making an effort and doing their best, although the smaller rabbits—especially Pipkin—clearly found the task an awkward one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was one of the best feelings that I had ever felt in my entire life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

To me, the best time of year was winter, for it would still be dark then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is, of the six men she’s met, she liked the first one she met third-best, the second one she liked fifth- best, the third one she liked best of all, and so on. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Over time, climbers have etched the best way down. Or up.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never been good at picking what was best for me. But maybe this time, what was best for me happened without my having much to do with it.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The cold wind got the best of us, and I had to take off from school the following Monday and Tuesday because I’d gotten really sick. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Chords with fingerings that you don't know but with a sound that you would recognize work best for this exercise. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s not every day your town throws a parade for your only daughter and her two best friends.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Shin was passionate about food and did his best talking in Korean and Mexican restaurants. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Their jobs and their family set them apart, but they were best known for their unrelenting meanness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his business to larger towns, first in Massachusetts, then in New York State, always looking for the best market. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I think so. It would be the best thing for him, if I’m any judge: and if he was with all of us together he’d be less likely to have another bad night.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They prepared as best they could but never really thought they’d get hit, given all the ports and factories on the mainland, all much more important targets than Cairnholm’s little gun emplacement. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She probably truly believed she was doing the best thing for me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baumbach made wedding dresses, which are mostly white, so she bought samples of materials with bright colors and patterns because Rosalie loved colors best. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The previous week, in a 35-14 win over Amarillo High, he had had the best performance of his life, gaining 141 yards in ten carries and scoring three touchdowns. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared to be half-alert at best— his eyelids drooped, his mouth hung open. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And so her parents did their best to accept him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could be the best thing that ever happened to her, but sadly, she was probably too ignorant to appreciate it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t run anymore — I couldn’t breathe; exertion and fear had gotten the best of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I broke out crying and begging pardon, and hugged Joe round the neck: who dropped the poker to hug me, and to say, “Ever the best of friends; an’t us, Pip? Don’t cry, old chap!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The character was played by a gifted high school actor, someone talented beyond his years, the only student actor I would see anywhere who rivaled Truman’s best. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ours was definitely one of the best designs. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That first day, I stood in my best padded dress at the low wooden table and began to chop vegetables. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We decided it would be best if I went back to England to learn all I could about chimpanzees while he tried to raise the money. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I think the best thing to do would be—kluck!” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of years ago our best friends died. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We carried the stuffed chair and the couch to the front porch to let them air as best we could. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was a little girl I had three best friends who happened to be Chinese, African American, and Caucasian. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Difficult in the best of circumstances, not to mention a little dangerous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once a week I would cut and pack our garden produce, selecting the best and leaving the spoilt or bruised vegetables for ourselves, cover the basket with leaves and set off for the village. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between them they decided that it would be best to disturb her discreetly rather than wake her suddenly. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arriving drunk and at the wrong time was the best he could do. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He used sticks and cleaned it as best he could, covered it with clean sand and went down to die lake to wash his hands and get a drink. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patrick Brown, the Bronchos’ best player, went around the left end on a pitch and was hit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They talked about the bees, and how to harvest the honey, and which Batman movie was the best one. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

This is supposed to be the moment I hug her and thank her and tell her she’s the best. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Genie had seen him do some sweet karate stuff, but this was definitely one of the best. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He and Anya only ever exchanged a few words on his rounds, but she was always the best part of his night. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“He and Magic saved the NBA. He could shoot from everywhere. A great trash talker too. But the best Celtic of all time has to be Bill Russell.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Seems people knew she saw the very best of them, and they’d turn that side to her to give her a better look. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Orion starship is the best use of nuclear weapons I can think of. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be the best. Learn what you need to learn and come back to me,” she'd said. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Splendid,” her father said, and she said nothing else because it was best if things were simply left at splendid. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Amá says it’s best not to talk to them if it can be avoided. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They’d done their best to tear apart entire structures, things that made monsters. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I mean, he also almost destroyed the world, but probably best not to focus on that bit. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Fujiko did her best not to give in to her discomfort by speaking of it to her daughters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, using the best tools they have and all the knowledge that they can gather, they work to create future environments. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I can still see the green feathers if I look hard enough. But they’ve done their best to make you into a sparrow, haven’t they?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m free and living my best rebirth,” Dylan says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

In our own way, we each of us did the best that we could do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,” Dumbledore went on, smiling. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, though, the best kind of friend is the one who doesn’t say anything but just sits beside you. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She said that she hoped I was doing okay but it was all for the best.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The girls I like best are the ones I never feel much like kidding. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“No matter. No matter. We end the war as best we can.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want you to see the best version. i bet it’s great already. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

During my childhood, Congo was the best place in the world because it was the only place in the world. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What, you disapprove of my purse?” asked Lazlo, holding it up to show off its gaudy brooch to best advantage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“The best ruses always have some seed of truth,” said the Tattered Prince. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But after a few days, we agree to act like Careers, because this is the best way to get Peeta ready as well. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, they ran back and forth with buckets of water, all the while giving what Grandmother called their personal best. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He say he give twenty dollars to child under twelve who has best idea. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He massaged each hinge lovingly as I regaled him with the best stories I could think of from our entire lives up until now. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When would someone get the best of me, and how could I head them off? Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They get invited to all the best parties. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They chose only the best and most physically fit from among the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Put this on and then sit there. Here’s more tea. It’ll help warm you from the inside out ’n that’s the best way. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Emily and James wandered through the store, scouting for the best hiding spot. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The doctors who had seen Raymond were the best in the world, she told us, and had assured her that with the proper treatment, his foot would heal as good as new. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I did my best not to think about Aech, who I knew must be holding the Jade Key at that very moment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Laura liked best to look at the pictures in the big Bible, with its paper covers. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got my first schooling about the cesspool morals of the white man from the best possible source, from his own women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If someone started teasing me, I did my best to ignore it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I imagined it to be the best possible watch in the world, and when Kerry brought it to show me at my next lesson, it was just as good as I’d thought it would be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

"You must remember everything I tell you. After that, all you can do is cross your heart and pray to heaven and hope for the best." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

My best friend, Alvina, told me they would be hillbilly kids. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z