“They’re a better lot than you give them credit for,” replied Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not construct for the child’s pleasure the world he’d lost without constructing the loss as well and he thought perhaps the child had known this better than he. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Not very quickly. My head got better, but I lay awake some time.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beetle blades—it’s how the Creators watch us. You better not—” He was cut off by a booming, ringing alarm that sounded from all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Charlese Jones. I don’t know what you think is going on here, but Maleeka is doing a job for the principal. And you, young lady, had better high-tail it to class.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if you spin a web and catch a couple of flies you’ll feel better. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Those tags guaranteed that the workers who made those garments were treated better. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

They were both more accomplished and better read than I was; but with eagerness I followed in the path of knowledge they had trodden before me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“At first it seemed to be hopeless,” Pa writes to Theo, “but it has gradually got better, particularly since we agreed that he will stay with us for the time being, to make studies here.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You policemen had better get your hats off my seals now,” said Mr. Swenson. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shanti heads back to Harlem for weekends and holidays, but with both of her parents working at home, she likes studying and sleeping here better. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t know better, I’d swear they were madly in love with each other. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You had better begin your story at the beginning,” said Arthur, “or we shan’t understand how it goes along.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He better leave Peewee alone,” was the answer. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Does that mean we are better than anyone else? No. But we should not be penalized because we cannot get into the old yacht club.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I nudge Kat, it is better to crawl out and lie on top than to stay where the gas collects most. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harvey could not have picked a better place. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was just a woman who wanted, in her own way, to make the world a better place. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I mean, she literally turned her head to the side and looked me up and down, as if seeing me from the sideways angle would help her better see the lie. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If he was lying, he was doing a better job of it than when he lied about Amelia. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My brain is working better than it did before. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I treated Hassan well, just like a friend, better even, more like a brother. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would stand a better chance with her than with the Lannisters, he judged. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Because I lived in a one-car family with two working parents, the odds were usually better at the Jacksons' house, where Mrs. Jackson had both a wood-paneled station wagon and a little sports car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After realizing that the hospital system could be better about hiring minority- and women-owned businesses for its contracted work, I helped set up the Office of Business Diversity as well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“If these people believed in me as an artist,” she said, “then I could venture to be a better one.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“I like you better when you don’t talk,” I said, pulled the deer hide over me, and fell into a deep sleep. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just seeing all the green made Hanako feel better, and her energy surged. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And you better not forget I’ve got one phone call coming to me!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had looked better on him, but that was true of everything. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“No doubt he would be better off in a home. Don’t even consider bringing him home. Just forget him.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She had to block the light to get a better look. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ball Park franks plumped when you cooked them, but Hercules Hot Dogs did something better. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You promise? Really? Oh, that makes me feel so much better. He promises. You know what you promised, Jay? You promised you would never hack me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

We stood outside the door on the patch and he said, “You better not go up there drunk.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This awful day was almost over, and once Papa arrived, everything would get better . . . somehow. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Travis has always been taught that the feeling to do good is the Holy Spirit speaking, and when you feel that call, you’d better answer. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“We had better move on, Mr. Weston,” said she, “we are detaining the girls.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t like her as Hera. I don’t like her any better as Juno.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No, it becomes you better,” I said, fastening the comb in her hair and avoiding her gaze. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We knew he meant business, and we knew better than to question him. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Saturday we're up early: The Watchtower and Awake! in our hands, we walk like sleepy soldiers through Nicholtown, ringing bells, knocking on doors, spreading the good news of something better coming. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

On test days, I would turn in the test, and get an F. All I could do was hope that I’d do better on the next one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Philobosian would have had to pull the folds apart to see any better, but he didn’t. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He winced and even yowled once, but John let me clean him up because he had his mind on better things. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

"She would be dead, and I would know you better than I had before. But enough talk. You ought be sleep-ing. We have leagues to go, and dangers to face. You will need your strength." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I refuse to make them feel better about killing my friend. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He hits her so hard that some teeth fly out of her mouth and land at the base of the boy’s Christmas tree, but the boy knows better than to speak up. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Almost any job would pay better than what a ballplayer earned then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d gotten very good at borrowing, much better than I had. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

"I need a cup of wine. A vat of wine would do even better." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mama said I just had the wind knocked out of me, and I would feel better soon. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, it was people who came to realize that it was far better suited to run things than politicians. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Not that thinking about things made me feel better. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

What could be better than driving on a mountain while “Yakety Yak” played and cool, light air blew all over you? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s something wrong with Old Pru’s leg. I think you better come out and look at it.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not really a matter of doing better, is it?” answered the father. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I signed you and me and Mena up to run in the race. It starts at four thirty, so you better get changed.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

You tell them, ‘But they lynched my papa,’ and they say, ‘Yeah, but you’re better than the lynchers are, so forget it.’ Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the Tembisa houses are better than what we have here,” my mother argued. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was nice that I got to know my father a bit better during that year when I was in London. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only people I’d have to worry about in that class are the really cool and popular people who think that they’re better than everyone else is. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Things had already been hard then, but they had been better. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tired of living in a piano studio, she scouted out a much better apartment, with five rooms, a fireplace, and a sheltered porch where William could tinker and experiment with radios. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My donors have always tended to do much better than expected. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if what I said was true, that tone of voice told me she didn’t believe me, and I’d better come up with a more convincing story. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But she also knew better than to disrespect her elders, so she pulled on her boots before taking Aunt Rose’s coat and her own off the hook and making her way back to the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They felt better after they passed through the main gate, and felt better still as they drove down the long white-fenced driveway and reached the road. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Which is so much harder and bigger and better than anything middle school has to offer. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess I better get back to what I was doing,” he said. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He always felt better when he could dole out pain alone. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When they did poorly, he encouraged them to do better. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Much better. The rash is gone. The poison is out of me. I'm back to feeling like myself." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I can do a better group project by my own self. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And “liberalism” means “Let’s keep the knee-grov/s in their place—but tell them we’ll treat them a little better, let’s fool them more, with more promises.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell him I said he better behave. Or I put him on my prayer list.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Many risk factors for chronic diseases are now more common among the less educated than the better educated. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t cried a tall until then, and she really didn’t want to, but when they both stopped crying, the tension was gone and the shaking, and she felt much better. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could explain it better in the daytime when he had shaken off the effects of his unremembered nightmare. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I feel like I’ll do better than I have the past two years. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, do you want to get to know him better?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Butter makes it feel better at first, but it can cause more problems,” Beto explained. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what killed most of the people. In a way it’s better. They just went to sleep and never woke up.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ll have to tell her you asked. Wouldn’t you rather be there? Don’t you think she would feel better if she knew you weren’t talking behind her back?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe today would be better, because it’s Papi’s birthday and he loved lottery tickets.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said reluctantly, “I think we had better turn north to the Forest of Idris. It’s the longest way around, but at least it would give us some cover.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some of his titles are just as good, if not better. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Bad, but better. You are younger than I estimated. Fourteen? Fifteen?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In Port Elizabeth, an ANC stronghold, and other areas of the Cape, the response was better on the second and third days than the first. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in September, something even better happened: William finally came home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Sure. Unless you like nerdy gay wonderland better.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Or would they be better suited with the pansies, to the right? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She comforted herself that at least it made William better known to the public. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Things are bound to change for the better. They will. Cheer up. It will be all right.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knows better than to say mine, but she keeps on talking. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They were settling with that as though they couldn't do any better. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to say to him to make it any better. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me it would have been better if God had deleted skin pigment altogether. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better be saving me, Beyonce, or I swear I will come back like one of those too-much-eyeliner ghosts in a Japanese movie and haunt you forever!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she’d deal with all this better with her friend,” Mom added. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Admitting Shoji is better off without her is admitting she's not the best mom. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If things were going so much better for Liz, how much longer would she need me? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was cheerful, humming at her work, glad to have gotten the better of Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"It is better than the songs," she whispered when they found the places that her father had promised her, among the high lords and ladies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"I never thought I was better than you, by the way," she confesses. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It would be better if he heard it from her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I want to get a better look at the sculpture I saw yesterday. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

What I’m figuring, see, is by the time Shiloh’s better, everybody will love him so much they just can’t let him go—even Dad. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crawled to the edge of the Cliff once more, stuck his head over again to get a better look now that dawn was in full force. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It looked like a healthy lunch, but loads better than mine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t have fixed her up better myself!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Now he quoted Theodore Roosevelt, whom he resembled a lot: “ ‘I could carve a better man out of a banana.’ Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hesitated then said, “You make him feel better, ease his woe and all that...but could you compel him to do something? Maybe make him forget his wife?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The orphanage was not a bad place—better than sleeping on the streets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The assistant looked as though he wanted to stop them leaving, but he barely came up to Hagrid’s waist and seemed to think better of it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Some other factor is at play here, and I'd better stay put until I figure out what it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But she’s sick, all right. I better get some more of the neighbors.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t really sick, but still, somehow she’d made me feel better. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I won’t. Besides, I don’t have a choice. Uncle Al also said—oh hell, here’s August. You’d better get out of here.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s better for the starting over if I run. Because walking will just be awkward.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He came to the door and said, “You’d better get up, Billy. Breakfast is ready.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Regardless of perspective, what was important was the message imparted by one through posture and expression and interpreted by the other: You may get the better of me, but it will cost you. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Not just a little. Twenty times better! A hundred!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could have canceled, but even he knew that he would feel better once he poured himself into his work and was applauded for it. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I will. You better believe I will.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She would close her eyes and bury her face in Ess’s hair, and everything would feel better. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I was better than that McLaggen anyway,” said Ron in a highly satisfied voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Once I heard her humming a pretty melody in her room, some Korean folk song, but as I walked toward her doorway to hear it better she stopped immediately, and I never heard it again. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes bugged, the better to transmit my raging mind stream. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was as close to an honest answer as I was going to get without being able to ask my father directly, but it didn’t make me feel any better. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The striking reluctance of whites, in particular, to talk about or even acknowledge race has led many scholars and advocates to conclude that we would be better off not talking about race at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

That way I could watch him closer up, better than from the cave, where the road disappears for stretches when trees grow near it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

If only there was a way of getting a better wand... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

From the start, I liked those microphones better, I didn’t have to keep constantly aware of my distance from a microphone on the table. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked it better when she could be all alone with her friends the animals. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When I heard this, I knew I was doing better writing by myself no matter how skeptical I was of the results. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But finally she’s chaste, or, better, she treats me as if I am. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s supposed to mean he’s getting better, but then why am I so anxious? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You better know what to do, or you’ll bust your head wide open.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Something was telling me to answer him but I still wanted to get a better look. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Who said that if she got reassigned to a partner, they'd be anyone better or more invested in her idea than he was? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Finally, Ocean sighed and stood up, stared at the stack of Tupperware containers set in front of him, and said he’d better call it a night. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I sidled over to get a better look at this irresistible display. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Hot mud would have tasted better, but he was so pleased with himself, I forced myself to drink it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wouldn’t yield much, but sometimes Osh painted a single yellow flower in a pale green marsh, and it was all the better for being just one. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They must have a better view from up there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if the introduction is a complete sentence, especially if it’s a long one, a colon works better. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four of my teammates died not so much because Rob Hall’s systems were faulty—indeed, nobody’s were better—but because on Everest it is the nature of systems to break down with a vengeance. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

At Pollsmoor I got to know Gregory better and found him a welcome contrast to the typical warder. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agnes from the chicken company wrote me a scary letter earlier, so I decided I’d better get prepared, just in case. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I had worked in the Medica for the better part of a year. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The white kids had better vocabularies than I and, what was more appalling, less fear in the classrooms. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as uncomfortable as it was, it was way better than being sealed up inside a liquor crate. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had talked himself hoarse, but he could remember the expressions on the man’s face better than anything that was said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mom’s only saying that to make me feel better. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Like many a really good artist, M. Yoshoto taught drawing not a whit better than it’s taught by a so-so artist who has a nice flair for teaching. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Like every other year, I remember the kidnapping, think about the courage it took for my mother to go to the police, and wish I’d gotten the chance to know her better. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well...let me see, Mrs. Danvers, I hardly know; I think we had better have what you usually have, whatever you think Mrs. de Winter would have ordered.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

You go out in the yard and watch dudes play basketball—better put on that mask. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t it better not knowing? Like, just liking each other and seeing each other all the time without any definition to it?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But scientists in the Department of Agriculture had a better idea: Spread the ammonium nitrate on farmland as fertilizer. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Knowing better came with being the son of the black school principal, who was also Egypt Town’s de facto mayor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We move through the Market Quartier, still busy with merchants selling wares better suited to the dark. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"I rigged this little thing here so I can catch police talk. Lot more interesting than anything else on the airwaves. And better than waiting for the news to hit the papers." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In this version, though, each elf had a personality, and I came to know them better than the shoemaker. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a reminder of a better time, before the disaster of the Civil War and the ignominy of Reconstruction. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s where Chima goes. It used to be so much better, but now look at all the missing louvers in the windows, look at the dirty buildings.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach and head still feel rocky, but much better than they did earlier. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t they find a better apartment than this roach-infested dump? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you,” Joshua told his children, a philosophy he embodied to the utmost. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

And there’s no sugar- coating it: She deserved better friends. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Just the same, I’ll feel better when you have some sugar and food in you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for ‘little Indians’? The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, If you’re ever absent it better be a death, not a death in the family but your own death. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Once I was better, I always kept a notebook and pencil with me in my waistpouch. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of my momma any better than I already do. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Cora knew better than to ask who built it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I know my vision isn’t great, but the little boy must be even better at sneaking around undetected than I am. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was glad to know something not everyone did: that there are better bonds than blood. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

‘Well, come now, we’ve done better than you hoped,’ he said sturdily. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I tilt my head to one side for a better perspective. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Little by little, my nights got better and I was able to sleep during the day, too. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hitching the bag so that the weight was better distributed, Rashid frowned and started walking faster. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

What the Collective doesn’t understand is by honoring the past, our ancestors, our cultures—and remembering our mistakes—we become better. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always felt better on his travels when he came to the part of town where the unpainted cabins were. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, that’s better. They went down the marble staircase. All they needed now was a Slytherin that they could follow to the Slytherin common room, but there was nobody around. “Any ideas?” muttered Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But she could hardly help it if there was something so much better to do, like watching the tide come in. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Gran was just better at keeping her mess out of sight. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You will feel much better afterward, Your Grace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In some ways they had come to know themselves better. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

At ten years old I thought myself young; that maybe things would get better as I got older and was able to take responsibility for my own life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice had tried to return the bracelet after the play, but her grandmother had refused, saying it looked better on Candice. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the party would be a good chance to get to know each other better. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Her words didn’t make sense because you were always such a good swimmer, better than I was from the instant we met. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At last we reach a trench that is in a somewhat better condition. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I’m only trying to better understand.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But all I want is to hold you. All I want is just to hold you once and smell your hair, Hatsue. I think after that I’ll be better.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The older I got, the more I realized that my happy-Mom memories were often fabrications invented to make me feel better about her being chronically unhappy. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tommie’s stories weren’t much, but they gave us material for working up something better. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ron, who’d watched the bee chase on TV and laughed till his sides hurt, helped Mom feel better about the whole thing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“For now I better limp up to the dump before those rats multiply and take over the town. What would Mrs. Roosevelt think of that?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The more guys that saw you lose fights without ever backing down, the better. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But even though the luxurious, full-length bed feels better than any mattress I’ve ever been on, I just end up tossing and turning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We had better just accept the new unit as a fact of life,” he said. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

"What'd you do?" he asked, stepping back to get a better view. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

If Alexia had been her old self, she would have controlled them, but now that Alexia was sidelined, all the girls got along better. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The words came out of my mouth so quiet, Stick leaned a little toward me, like he was trying to hear better. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Been eating better since you came, I see,” he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It is surely a professional responsibility for all of us to think deeply about these things so that each of us may better strive towards attaining 'dignity' for ourselves. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He knew better than to walk over to the stewards’ stand—a reporter stood by to tail him wherever he went—so he called the office instead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted this one to be better, so I cut the skins carefully and sewed them with great care. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I better. I’m the one who moved it from ‘here’ to ‘there’!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

As the boys became more comfortable with one another, Luma was getting a better feel for her roster and for the ways she could move players around for different effects. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Their leader said, “We’re going to be on our way but we thought we’d ask the lady if she wanted to come with us. We’re a better sort of traveling companion.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

After all Tabitha and I had been through, all I wanted was to make a better life for us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Remember, all of you, we have the better record. The title is ours to win. Like they say in the big leagues, were in control of our own destiny.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a desi Pride and Prejudice! You love that book. But it’s better because there is singing and dancing!” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, tell him. But don’t let him bother her until she’s better.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or better, someone who knew everything already and loved her for it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And there were plenty of examples to prove that learning made a boy leave the farm to live in the city—to consider himself better than his father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was better even than their Christmas candy. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Helping people is totally punk,” I said, and grinned, realizing that not only did I really want to help, but that it would be a chance to get to know Ellie better too. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But I think we both felt better we’d finally brought him up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We better get a chair for the midget to stand on,” Mary Anne teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used to say that I should dress like the world’s a better place than it actually is. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s better. I’m sure it won’t be easy, but if I get the slightest hint that you have any company, well, that would be very bad for your mother,” the friendly voice promised. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My teacher makes the outside world sound scary—full of adults who aren't any better at sharing than my classmates Shyam and Srikant, who play tug-of-war with every book and toy. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Sonny, I think you’d better go up to the Little Store bus stop.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I know Coach West just wants me to feel better. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I told Rainie he had better get hold of his dog, or there was sure to be a fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really agree, but knew better than to interrupt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And as I hustled to the sidelines and jumped into a full minute of foot fire, shouting the countdown from sixty with Coach, I kept wondering: Wouldn’t we have been better off thinking that way? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I may not want the future my parents have planned for me, but I don’t have any better ideas. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"And what makes you so sure that science is so reliable? Or that the university crowd has any better answers than the hocus-pocus gang?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she wanted to eat, she must be better. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even better than a recognized government: phone reception. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s getting better,” I said, as if by repeating it enough, I could somehow make it part of the public record, an indisputable fact. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Mom will. I better get going. I only have a few minutes before everyone comes back from recess.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Greek heroes had been bolder, however, or else better swordsmen. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was much better this morning—so much so that I began to doubt whether he was really going to get sick again at all. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Miri always tells us this with an annoying smirk on her face, like she knows she’s better than everyone else. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sweetheart, do what Mommy says, it’s better to be too warm than too cold.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Linus knew better than to expect more than confused anger from the self- made California millionaires whose knowledge of foreign policy was formed largely by the Los Angeles Times. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She badly wanted to sleep—there was nowhere else besides sleep where she could go to feel better. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With nothing better to do, Billy shuffled in their direction. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s pray like they do on TV and in church,” I said, remembering the way Halmoni’s prayers and rocking always made me feel better. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I am going to be a better mother to me than she ever was. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Much better. Whatever you shot into my arm did the trick," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All she could do was keep her head down and count the steps to the school, while her mother watched out the car window, not understanding that freezing to death would be better than this. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

For a good many Wethersfield citizens curiosity got the better of loyalty on the next afternoon. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There was something about people who were that secure; they made you feel better about yourself, like they accepted you for everything you were, imperfections and all. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s only now I realize that I don’t need you to like me, I need you to obey me because I’m your dad and I do know better. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, I suppose if it had any use at all, it would be better alive than dead. But the proposition is risky, no matter what.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe the gods were better than the Titans, or the giants, or Gaea, but that didn’t make them good or wise. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You get better results, he argued, by not thinking too much. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of us are better than others at expressing ourselves. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was only four then, so I figured she was too young to know better. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Either you came in here a swimmer or you’d better be a really fast learner. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No one had better see us now,” he said with a chuckle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A child with English-speaking parents does better in school than one whose parents don’t speak English. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Four days before she died, I’d still had hope that she would get better. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He gave me some perfect children, but He also gave me one that wasn’t so perfect, so He said, ‘Oops, I better take this one back.’” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There ought to be a better way to work a lunar! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane asks, and I say, "He lives off Central," and she says, "Jesus. Stay calm, Tiny. You just need to go to sleep, baby. Tomorrow makes everything a little better." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“We’d better approach on our hands and knees, and cast from a kneeling position, pretty far back, I would think.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t better than the Haydn; it is just catchier. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“With respectable customers who mind their manners far better than you.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He has to come. He's much better with the boat than I am. And he's very discreet.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I just thought it’d be better for me to lay low and hide out for a while. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His mother had told him how much better it was. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

They’d found it worked on Nico better than nectar, helping to cleanse the fatigue and darkness from his system with less danger of spontaneous combustion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I felt a lot better after two cups of cafeteria coffee. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It was so much better to see that—the tree reminding me what I knew. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I could castle," he told Tristran, "but there's no one I could castle with'd be any better off here than we are....There's no escape by flying, not judgin' by that thing." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was better in such conditions to fish Elliot Head, since the head lay far from the shipping lane and well to the lee side of Elliot Island, out of the big water breezes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were like Amon Goeth’s dogs—they could smell fear on you, and they liked nothing better than to attack when you were at your weakest. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She commences to call the guy everything but a child of God, which makes her feel better, I think, then gives me a hug and says she’ll see me later. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Newt leaned over to get a better look into the Box, the faint bleating of a goat in the distance echoed across the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think I understood my own brother? Think you knew Albus better than I did?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now that I really am feeling better, now that I feel motivated to get out and do things. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

That I would have been better off an only child. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for your head, Tenente. I hope you feel better. I’m sending you now with the English ambulance.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Much better not,” said I. “I understand you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Y’all better have some adult supervision over there, I know that!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Thing! had started to get lesions, so now people were thinking better about lesions, and lesions even looked kind of cool. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even better, it was highly concentrated, which meant that a small amount would dye a lot of poopy water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I liked it better when y’all was there,” Sneaky says as we walk back upstairs to his place. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I drank for a long time and filled my basket and then, feeling better, crawled toward the mouth of the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iggy goes, "I ask a question, you better answer, get it? Names. I want your names." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody, of course, understood this better than astronaut John Glenn. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

—If you had a better vocabulary, perhaps you wouldn’t be failing English! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He had better have a look at it,” the second doctor said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

To see a part of the neighborhood looking better every day, and to smell those good smells of growing plants. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor and I were EleanorandViolet.com, but as far as I’m concerned, the more voices here, the better. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And Seanie added, “Why do you think so many of the first fifteen are permanently assigned to O-Hall, anyway? And everyone knows about those games. You just better look out for the consequence.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If you’re tempted to use it to show that you have the common touch, make clear that you know better: Now, ain’t that a shame! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was time for the first test with passengers, and the weather could not have been better. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He thought for a moment that it would be better to pay her fee and leave without learning a thing, that he was giving too much importance to his recurrent dream. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, there was the slim possibility it would make me a better writer. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Once I finally got it under control, I said, “Well, listen, if it makes you feel any better, the cops messed my groove up too.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It would be better for both of them, for all of them, they agree. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He’s right. You’re right. You need this. Jesus, it’s better than—you, lately. Rally, Annabelle. This is...a reason to, you know, go on. Wait. Olivia wants to talk to you.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we’ve got a full house this morning. Nothing better than a store full of children!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Oh, and he is, you know, and looking so much better, I thought that yesterday – indeed, I said so, to Mr Hooper, I said, Edmund is a much better colour. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Petra’s mouth twisted strangely “You’d better read that book before you agree with me. You might not be as crazy as I am.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe now I better take volunteering pretty seriously. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Was I any better, spying on her from the library window? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

So mortals learned that it is not possible to get the better of Zeus or ever deceive him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night was cold and clear—all the better, we thought, for us to track our rocket as it streaked across the dark, starry sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some people wouldn’t understand that—Baaz had called him a fool—but she knew better. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Some of us are just better at opening them.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You got a good job now. You can get a better gal than Bessie,” Buddy said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He walks away without letting me respond, and it’s probably better that way, because I can’t think of anything to say that is equal to my anger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We were just saying how we were getting comfortable, you’d better watch out.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A behavioral scientist could hardly design a better experiment in his laboratory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t make her feel any better. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So maybe it was better to leave a few spots on the map blank. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And they were beautiful, better than the sum all of the shoes Susan had in her closet—shiny slippers with a pile of long ribbons on top. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It stung like a betrayal, but I know better now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They hate me because I'm better than they are." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Abnegation turned out to be no better, in some ways. It seems there’s no escaping the reach of genetic damage. Even the Abnegation leadership was poisoned by it.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At breakfast I figure I better try to be sociable so my father doesn’t worry so much. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But it seemed that somehow my share was smaller because I was the oldest, because I was casi señorita, because I ought to know better. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He would prefer to shoot Howard Fuller or, better yet, Ann Atwater, but, he told himself, one way or the other, somebody was going to get shot that night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, man, but she’s just too into Evan for anything to happen between you guys. For no reason I can fathom. I mean, you’re clearly the better choice, but try telling her that.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“He's doing the bus queues today. Are you feeling better?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The fewer people who know we’re going through, the better,” he said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Trying unsuccessfully to pat down his messy hair, he says, “I’m still working on that part. But I will make the world a better place. Somehow or other.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He hung around for a while, but I’m better at waiting than he is, and we only found one chair. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The balm Mama smeared on my cuts and bruises made them feel a little better, though. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was ready to make his escape, but Grandma was saying, “I hope ! have better luck with your milk today than the last batch. I found a dead mouse in your delivery yesterday.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we had better stop, and you can make a good confession, and do some more miracles.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would it not have been much better to have stood up in the full glare of those roving knives of light and let them shoot him down? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every second was exhilarating—better than a bike, better than a car. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is funded by the European Union, and we hope to try to reforest the hills and mountains along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, helping the people to live in better harmony with nature. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure he’d stopped selling them, because I was sure he knew better by now. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wished she had better news for them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She took a step back from the tapestry to better study the entire scope of it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It followed me until my instincts got the better of me and I slipped into a side alley quick as a fish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Is that a good prison? I mean, one of the better ones?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And maybe I came here looking for someone who won’t show up, but I’ll leave with someone who could be even better for me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Avoiding the question feels better than not being honest. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dad knew better than to argue with Mom when she used her vinegar voice. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And anyway, there would not be a better time to tell him; he could hardly get angry with her now, not after what he’d just done. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Segregationists don’t take kindly to Negroes who try to pass as white. Liz and her family are in real danger. The farther away you stay from them, the better.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was nine years old and I knew better. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Thank God, because she made me feel like I needed to be a better person just through her existing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Whenever Momma breaks a name down like that, you better hope it’s not yours. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I am positive that Aibileen would have better luck convincing someone than I would. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We now ate full meals, and dressed in clothes slightly better than rags. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed the baton to Adina, who started to say something in response, then thought better of it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“When peace comes,” Father said, “things will get better.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How are the gods any better than the Titans? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Grass is even better than pine needles, and tomorrow I am going to try the outside bark of the river birch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay in bed thinking, “I just want to do something better than him. For a moment.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, if we compare the grades that the minority and nonminority students get in law school, we see that the white students do better. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It fit me better than I expected, but I paused in the middle of buttoning it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Pa said it was the summertime flu but I knew better. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Some were standing up to get a better look. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything was better than talking to the twins right now. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have selected these two stories to tell because they seem to me to present better than any other the Norse character and the Norse point of view. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Houck will probably let her drink fancy coffee drinks and eat pastries to make everyone feel better about their ruined lives. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When he heard that Theseus was pursuing him, instead of hurrying away he turned around and went to meet him, with the intention, of course, of deciding then and there which was the better man. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darwin himself could scarcely have found a better example of the operation of natural selection than is provided by the way the mechanism of resistance operates. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

What horrible oranges, I paid half as much for better last week. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I had no better luck than I’d had in the morning. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He still couldn’t figure out why his father had granted the King of Eyllwe’s request that his daughter visit their court to become better acquainted with the ways of Adarlan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The girl who’d spoken stood up to get a better look at me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

After going round to every panel he was no better off. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He said they had better singers in the projects in Chicago. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably better he didn't see anyway, actually. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

We liked nothing better than to sit on park benches and watch the faces go by. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You women had better stop giving teas and brunches and settle down to the business of learning how to draw,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not understand our civilization, and knew no better than to try to be too decent for the degradation of jealousy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it because, having been in the arena, he knew it was better than risking the alternative? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have found that with the Scythedom, it is better to ask forgiveness than permission,” he told them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going tomorrow,” I say, but I have a better chance of being heard at a Drake concert. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she doesn’t expect any better than bad manners out of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I pleaded in my head to be allowed to stay but knew better than to say anything out loud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Over the years he had pondered what he might have done to make things better between them later, when the trouble had started. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Adah. I loved you too. I never thought less of you, but I wanted better for you.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, it’d be better if you stayed down there. My friend’s sleeping over there, and he probably doesn’t want to get woke up.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But moving to a better neighborhood doesn’t improve a child’s chances in school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“The madder they got, the better he liked it,” Greenberg remembered. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are a man, and it is a man we want. You are better than me, better than my friend John.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But it’s also possible to get a better sense of the mutts’ location. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

That softness we hide striding down the street—how do you hide it when you got to bandage up a skinned knee and kiss it to make it better? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She knew that she was a much better cook than the old woman, and cleaner about the kitchen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I want her to know that even though I feel like I might throw up right here on her rug, I also feel just a little better. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took a better grip on his sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Some things they do a lot better—like climbing the furniture and swinging from the drapes! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You have lived in Rook Hill long enough to know better,” she said, lowering her voice. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Lots of better men got shot today—Lexington—Concord ... The British are sending boats back and forth tonight, taking off their men from Charlestown. I can sneak along over with them.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She comes around to my side and leans in to better study the drawing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Folks aren’t about to let any type of protest go down without trying to stop it. Guess they think that’s better than fixing the actual problem.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“We all know stories of poor families in which the next generation did much better,” said Gary Solon, a University of Michigan economist who is a leading mobility researcher. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved, less whiny, more creative in making use of their own time, and had a well-developed sense of independence. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Lau Po, as he allowed me to call him, turned out to be a much better player than my brothers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very close to moving to the next level of athletic ability, a level at which I would be better than most kids my age and ready to play against older kids. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you better hear about this right away,” Lapp wheezed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He ain’t that stupid,” I said, trying to make her feel better. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We climb on top of a bus stop bench to get a better view of everything going on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Physically, Percy felt better too, though his clothes looked like he’d been through a hurricane of broken glass. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“He talks better than Scipio. And he's even smaller than me. But she probably wouldn't like the swearing.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were anxious to ship me to Milan where there were better X-ray facilities and where, after the operation, I could take mechano-therapy. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her candor and exquisite simplicity framed the rest of my trip and helped me better understand the land I was living in. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He always did better when he knew exactly what was expected of him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And Gurgi, like all of them, would be better off dead than in Arawn’s grasp. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

George knew Mom was trying to make her feel better, but it didn’t work. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“But...what if we could make this world better? Don’t you think we should try?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

At first I can’t believe it’s them, but when I get a better look, I recognize Lorena’s crazy hair and skinny legs. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She better be able to get this thing out of here. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s all right. Bring it in when you are ready. And you better put off this celebration until after we win that boat race.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s better than an ambulance, but clearly, Mom does not trust me near subway tracks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They roasted apples in the fire, but ate the pasty cold, and hunger sauced it better than the finest cook could have done. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I think you'll find it’s better to just let me do as I please.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When Oldenburg mischievously reported an exaggerated account of Hooke’s views to Newton, deliberately trying to stir up trouble, he succeeded better than he could have expected. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir” was how Big Ma told us we’d better answer a white man, no matter how young or old he was. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The cop perked up, slipping between me and the clerk to get a better look. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Fine, okay. What are better words than beautiful?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He was better. But starring in this show, being the lead dog, it’s intense. The pace is grueling. It takes a certain kind of fearlessness. Guts. Fred just may not have what it takes.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

White families, meanwhile, were moving out of the city in droves, lured by the suburbs—the promise of better schools, more space, and probably more whiteness, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She lifted her hand to stroke his thin one, but thought better of it She squatted cm her hams. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a disquieting new habit of boring into my eyes with his look as if actually bent on piercing my head, the better to analyze what went on inside it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Nothing suited her better than to wait until the milk bucket was nearly full, then kick it over with a back hoof. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I would magically do better and Mrs. Silver would carry a trophy for me so big, she’d have to carry it on her back. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned in to get a better look and saw that Minho had drawn a big box that filled almost the entire page. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see,” I say, since that sounds better than the truth, which is that I have no idea. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

In a confidential voice, he added, "Something better, no doubt." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you might, if you had your own Dauntless guards. And then all it takes is one shot—bam, he’s dead, and Erudite’s better off,” says Zeke. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But a bright and beautiful blur, no matter how distant, was better than a reality that was dull and gray. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d better watch yourself,” the guide warned as we moved at high speed through the hostile students. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since she determined we were elegant ladies, too big to get our dresses dirty crawling around on the floor, we had to find a better spot. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Wrap up in this. It’s not much, but it’s better than the bare stone.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were old enough to add our voices to the songs of mourning and rejoicing that he was in a better place. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They would taste much better with cheese sauce on them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Granny really was better, no doubt about it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He’ll break if we start pulling. Let’s be patient and dig some more. It’s better if we keep digging.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Such white people are the only hope for South Africa; the more their numbers increase, the better the chances for peaceful change. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That you might have been better off if your animal had been a snake. Your danger then—or assumed danger—might have sent you home before you ever met the patroller.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“So? I don’t understand how I can help. Wouldn’t Michael be better?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get something better soon,” Odenigbo said, and she nodded and did not tell him that she was not crying about their room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I like plain water better, so I took some from the faucet before I sat down. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was going to give Lynn every chance to get better no matter how miserable it made her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Because if she did, she was lying to make you feel better about not being there.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Why were we just waiting on God to make things better? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Across the table, Jude’s talking to Mom and at the same time sending me secret silent death threats because she thinks my drawings came out better than hers and we’re having a contest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

So we take home some of the better things to eat, knowing the hungry dead will be happy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it is better to run than to walk. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

When Conrad was old enough to join me, it was even better. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pop needs to feel better and get a job. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I was glad to hear your mother’s doing better.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A good letter could get you a position in the better cohorts, sometimes even special jobs like legion messenger, which made you exempt from the grunt work like digging ditches or conjugating Latin verbs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Being warmer might be better than pretending I can dress normal in cold weather. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He chose seats near the front where he’d be in better position to harass the teacher. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about this the whole time I’m walking down the hall to Mr. Tobin’s office, and I feel a tiny bit better when I get there. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He had started to feel better at Camp Jupiter, remembering random names and faces. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"You look better when your hair is pulled back," I tell her in a rush. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for my father she wouldn’t have done drugs and believed that she couldn’t do any better than standing on a street corner asking for money. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Abby is better at this than I am—she launches into a really detailed description of everyone’s costumes, while my mom brings over this epic plate of snacks from the counter. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

For better or worse Dove was now his own private property. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt some of the towns on it didn’t exist yet, but at least it would have given me a better idea of what was ahead. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I just need to go somewhere else. I just need to go get better.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“So you’re going to use me to make yourself feel better?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Never mind, never mind,” said Twycross dryly, who did not seem to have expected anything better. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I really could read better once,” he said, sniffing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And everyone knows that it’s better to have an expert show you—and not just tell you—how to play tennis or golf or a musical instrument. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sick and tired of people making fun of me. That’s all. Maybe before I didn’t know any better, but now I do, and I don’t like it.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad made a better part-time father than a full-time one. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

For him, this was even better than a Mariners game. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

See homes not high-rise projects, schools better than I ever imagined. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I had better not say a word, then. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t make me feel much better. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Henry said to me: “If he wants it—the bottle, that is—I think you’d better go ahead and take it to him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He would infect a few monkeys with the virus, and then he would treat them with drugs in the hope that they would get better. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be better to give the impression that I had walked away unscathed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Village life certainly brought the first farmers some immediate benefits, such as better protection against wild animals, rain and cold. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just as well; the recent growth spurt had left him looking gangly and uncoordinated, he was probably no better a dancer than I was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had lots of time to cook and try mixing different plants with different meats to make things taste better— and I must say I originated some excellent meals. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie played with imaginary companions and made believe that they were better than real children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The train will be ready before dawn, though it would be better if you could come earlier than that. Leaving can get a bit...complicated.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It made me feel a little better to see him crying like that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not playing, By, you better get busy or I’m telling Dad.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this is the prospect, or anything like this, all ideas about better ways to speed things up should be given open-minded, close scrutiny. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You do what you do. I’ll do what I do. When we’re doing what we do and it happens to be us together, all the better.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tolerate any form of cruelty better than kindness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It would be better I think if you read the list,” continued the voice, “you will find the menu of the day on the blotter, beside you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I reckon you got a better idea,” Grandpa said, sarcastic. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She could hold her own better than anyone I knew, but I wanted to let her know she wasn’t alone, because at least Jill was strong enough to actually say what I was only thinking. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she laughed strongly, “but Wednesday we turn the mattresses. It smells a lot better here on Thursday.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Booth decided it was better to die than be taken back to Washington to face justice. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better put that treasure chest away, before the pirate comes home and finds it.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had to do better than this; he had to control himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Channel 4’s timing could not have been better. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember what else I knew about Marcus, so I could describe him to Professor Thomas better. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I have learned how to observe, far better than most people observe. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you better stay here with Horace. Give him a hand, if he needs it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They should have the area cleared and cleaned up in about five or ten minutes. You better have Rosemary do some touch-up on your hair. It looks a little flat.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know when he will be back. Wouldn’t it be better if you made an appointment to see him at the office in the morning?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“As if that mattered. Men are like baboons. If one mango tastes good, two must be better. Or three, or ten. They eat until they have to lie on the ground clutching their stomachs!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gloria would have been better off with a cup of tea because in my book of first aid it says a hot drink is good for you if you have had a shock. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I pray every day that someday I will get better like you.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I felt that until I had worked out exactly how I felt about these issues, I had better give up eating meat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe liked it better when she wouldn’t look at me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Wish I could let my hair grow, but Mother says the shorter the better to beat Saigon’s heat and lice. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Earl said that sometimes love drove people crazy, but Sadie, Peaches’ mama, said the girl was just too young to know better. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I wonder if he’s annoyed by Crick too, and I think Epsilon-5 and I would have been better friends than I first thought. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

This is dangerous and illegal, and they had better know it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not on you to make us feel better, okay? We’re your parents, honey. More than anything, we want you to be happy, Stella.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but I seriously think you’ll feel better if you get out of bed and let me take you somewhere.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, your questions got better. I guess you didn’t quit on the idea of a book, though. How is that coming along?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will make you sleep better. You too,” he said to the back of Theodora’s head. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you better come with us this summer.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Cinders has come up lame and I need to stay with her. But maybe in a few days, when she’s better, if Osh will go with us.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I could have done a better job cleaning the grit from the morels, and the tart was a shade overcooked. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

‘Now we had better get home ourselves,’ said Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Usually, solving the problems listed as difficult makes me feel better. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I wanted more kids around, because kids made everything better. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Someone who didn’t murder most of his family onstage. Isn’t that automatically better?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“My father was too wild for the Court. He liked the deep, feral woods far better than my mother’s intrigues. He left, and then she died. Now it’s just me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m going now. It will be better if I go.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m really sorry, Uncle Jimmy, but I think Julie’ll be better off here with me.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“But is there not danger of Lady Catherine’s disapprobation here, my good sir? You had better neglect your relations than run the risk of offending your patroness.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go visit, but Aunt Tuti said it was better if I stayed. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When it was almost time for Mom to come in, Dr. Fein said he wanted us to make a plan for how the next week could be better than the last one. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because he was a first-year teacher and didn’t know better. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m stronger. And smarter. And better than you.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But Pop is always like this—better, then worse. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

It felt better than anything had ever hurt. park Eleanor's hair caught fire at dawn. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Pinch’s feet were better in very little time. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She thought she heard him tell her that she was his very favorite sister and he liked her much, much better than Angeline. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think we were glad that we hadn’t known him better. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You know better than that," said the young monk sternly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t completely sure what you were supposed to hang on to, but I liked the message—the idea that things would get better eventually. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He looked at me hopefully, as if he thought the higher number would make me feel better about it all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One time, I asked if someone were to wave a magic wand and make him all better, would he become, in time, the man he had been before? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better than the scent of the hookahs. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The better question is, Can God create a law so big that He himself has to obey it? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Trade fell off out of sight of him and got better the nearer you came to Holman’s. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the species that have adapted to thrive in a world dominated by humans, surely no other has done better than Zea mays. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Wafer” was too secular, wafer was what one of Papa’s factories made —chocolate wafer, banana wafer, what people bought their children to give them a treat better than biscuits. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t wait to get to know her better. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even a sword without a hilt is better than an empty hand when foes are all around you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And then we are going to write! This will be our sixth-grade start to making the world a better place,” Mr. Kazilly finishes. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Which means its private schools are even better than public schools. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

No new endeavors, nothing bigger or better for nearly fourteen years. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“My grandmother said there is nothing that can make me better,” I said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I got something else I think is better, but I don't know. Anyway, how was school?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

We knew better than to complain, and most of us went to our beds as quickly as we could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“See why I always say younger brothers are better than older brothers?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Except your brother, Sansa thought, but she had better sense than to say it aloud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

From the looks of things, I had best make a better lock. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better not take this one, Mr. Randolph. It’s got all these fat women jumping around.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He hoped so, but he decided it was better not to ask. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

You had an outstanding junior year at Permian and I am sure your senior year will be even better. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every move we made was to bring us into a better neighborhood, into a bigger house, into a better school district with better options for our future. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I better just go on and say it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“They make you pay fines for that? Wouldn’t it be better to go to Meeting instead?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it meant things between me and Trevor could get better. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

While personal accounts of the fair were enthusiastic, Olmsted wrote, “nearly always incompletenesses are referred to, favoring the idea that much remains to be done, and that the show will be better later.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A squadron of flying machines, which had been getting the better of a ragged battle with Lord Asriel’s gyropters, wheeled in the sky and made off to the west. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It’s better to be honest, especially since I’m lying about near everything else in my life these days. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was always better that it was someone else. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I was hoping you’d be waiting outside for us, but you weren’t. Feeling better today?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He asked me if I thought I was better than everybody else. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was angry that he didn’t have anything better than a paper spoon for a paddle, but he decided that there was nothing he could do about it. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mum always told me that you were a better man than I could see, but this is what you really are, isn’t it? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“If it makes you feel any better, I know what you’re going through,” he said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You better drink some water before you go,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The group that runs war games for the U.S. military is called the Joint Forces Command, or, as it is better known, JFCOM. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The people on the sidewalks seemed better dressed than the people of Chicago. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would and more.You better stop the nonsense and go to bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But you would not have fared any better. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Certainly it’s better than having the Capitol in pursuit of us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The chemical processes Black wanted didn’t seem so secret, and if the information could really help the Soviets build a better society, why not share it? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally, I wouldn’t care, especially since no one can make faces better than I can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Eb was feeling a little better that morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Mrs. Poe said, “you three had better start packing. Edgar, Albert, please help me clear the table.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Put her next to Ben’s room, and keep a watch on her day and night. Nothin’ better happen without me knowing about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

‘If you were in a hurry, the road would have served you better,’ said the farmer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The memories were better than any reality I would see today. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he has to be a pigeon while he’s in school, it’s better he just does what the pigeons do—put his head down and push through the terrible sound. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Not a single one of them can walk better than he could before, almost all of them worse, and most only with plaster legs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a very ambitious goal, but any club membership might make you look better to the Excelsior judges.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezed my arm so hard I would have thought he was trying to hurt me if I hadn’t known better. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“He’s not going to get better, Merci. He’s going to get worse.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, when the three agents convened in Dewey’s office, it developed that Duntz and Church had had better luck than Nye—Brother Nye, as the others called him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bong reduced to touch and sound, he found himself in better sympathy with these, and could go quietly and quick. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And there shall be no more secrets between us. When you are better, I’d like to hear how you got entangled with Elena.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The aide on horseback next to General Washington spoke, and the general leaned forward to hear better. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I’m to conduct a class in a schoolroom, I’d better take off these motoring togs and get into something more suitable,” he said. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

If there’s a stream gurgling under a bridge on the road, birds singing and cows mooing and lambs baaing, that’s better than any band in a film. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

By the evening, however, Napoleon appeared to be somewhat better, and the following morning Squealer was able to tell them that he was well on the way to recovery. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Karate makes you stronger. And also feel better.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would make a much better jailer than my father. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bentley is thus an advocate of the Thomas thesis: an improved technology for dealing with disease, combined with better scientific knowledge, undermined belief in magic and witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I believe I had walked a little way along the roadside, peering through the foliage hoping to get a better view, when I heard a voice behind me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It might be better to leave the picture where it was. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the man were gone—if the man were gone it would be lighter and he could move fast and it would be better. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think we were better off under the English. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I knocked him on the head with a branch. And he was a much better man than poor old Agravaine, even if we have grown rheumaticky since those bright days.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Single words were preferred, and if you could get away with just nodding or shaking your head, even better. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But before she fled, she advised the boy that he had better not try to converse with women who were dressed in black, because they were married women. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down the street, the comet tail in my eyes, seeing a little better now and looking back to see the water spraying like a mad geyser in the moonlight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

History suggests Justice Douglas had the better of the argument. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t bear the thought of making the same mistakes they made, simply because I didn’t know any better. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was Coach's way of telling me that I better stop acting up in school. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir, thank you; I am going this moment myself; and I think the sooner you go the better. I will fetch your greatcoat and open the garden door for you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"Sophia is involved in everything, and the sooner you realize that, the better." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I understand my girlfriends better than my own mother. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Now we will have trouble with Lem! Oh, for a good, rousing battle with a privateer! Or, better yet, a running fight—all the way to the Cape. That would keep Lem out of trouble.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t be easily comforted by the suggestion that my dad had gone to a better place or was sitting with angels. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith is looking a little better today—he is up on his own, and so I will not need to bring him breakfast. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Immediately, I feel better, because she feels better and because of the way she smiles at me, as if I’m not something to be avoided. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I know, right? Anyway, my father thinks it’s gonna get worse before it gets better.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They looked better than cool, they looked formidable, and prepared, and like... Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Love is never any better than the lover. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s better quality than the rotgut we used to buy for such affairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am sorry you got your head cracked open by JP, and I hope you are feeling better today. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If each child came equipped with a pony, so much the better! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Stan swiveled in his armchair, his hands on the back, the better to look at Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Father used to say it’s wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don’t know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the right flank was better, not so many casualties there. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

You asked me what my hobbies and interests are and I’d like to answer, but I'd better warn you, I have lots of them, so don't be surprised. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“We already know the difference between this world and, um, the other one,” she said, as if that was supposed to make everything better. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘She’s no better than a beast herself.’They treat me like scum.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better than being at the tables and waiting for the flop, better than standing at Makker’s Wheel and seeing his number come up. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have wished for a better mom. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Call it that for want of a better word, if you must. At heart it was only a different sort of knowledge." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Having the doll was better than any story about having a doll. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it is better to use newspapers for wrapping than for reading.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to say I’m sorry, but I forget to because I’m watching mind movies of the butterfly falling and falling and never being better. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Well," she said, "at least we shall not be bored. But we had better leave your mother a note." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

"He only said better, because you got to a river this way. If the oasis is due North of Tashbaan, then I'm afraid this may be longer." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Would it be better if I went alone?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey couldn’t help smiling at him and that made her feel better. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We boys are no longer allowed to pass the Gate without an elder. Now we shall see better.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was unfair that the coach gave better grades to football players, and he was just trying to even things out. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than to be feared, or the contrary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I brought my quilt, climbing on Hari’s bed the better to show it to him. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know better,” says Gimpy, clumping over on his orthopedic boot, “so what the hell you always picking on him for?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

If a shoemaker’s shoes were not bringing in enough money, he could make better ones — or cheaper ones — or bellow out the virtues of his shoes in a louder voice. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, she smells better. But her poor little bum’s all sore.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Atticus leaned forward a little, the better to disapprove of what he was reading. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I like it here better than in the city,” I said to Osh. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It would have been much better if he had tried to leave town at once. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish there was a better way to explain it.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The faster your lifeboat broaches to the waves, the better. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I got better things to do than drive you two around.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Daddy thought you were, though. He didn’t like you, but he thought you could heal better than a doctor.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t know better, he would have thought himself to be the assassin! Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

On the fourth day at sea, she woke up feeling better and they went out on deck to look at the sea. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans toward me like he’s going to kiss me, then seems to think better of it and leans back, biting his lip. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Scythe Rand continued, “but clearly the competition has turned into camaraderie. How will we ever know which is the better candidate if they continue to aid each other?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t act sad, but I knew him better than that. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My Dallas Cowboys jacket I got last year is still better than that thing.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

At times, these depictions defy logic: showing people nearly naked in the dead of winter, as if they didn’t know better, were impervious to cold, or were more animallike than human. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

In English I can fake an Orkney accent better than a German one, so we went with that when I was operational—obscurely difficult to identify. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The third night that I wake to her crying, my guilt gets the better of me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Who cares what you say? Ike’s nothing but poor trash, pretending to be better than anyone else.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“On the contrary, nothing would suit Polonius’s ambitions better than for you to marry me,” said Hamlet coolly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was safe to say I was a terrible punter, and after a little while, Wello told me it would be better if I stopped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra said to them, “Listen, you better go and keep watch, right Billy, you go that way, and Roger, watch out the way we just come. We en’t got long.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But somehow I did feel better and gave a little laugh. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've no use for a spear, so the sooner it's gone from the arena the better. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Well, you better be by morning," he said, "and you better have our cut in the regular place. Who the hell you think you are?" he called as the car speeded up and away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was way better to look forward to a donut day than a spelling test. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s better,” Sneaky’s mom says when I come back to the kitchen. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Dad said it was the best migas ever—even better than yours. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“What had I better do?” she kept saying to herself. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now to see it being sold and hauled off to some better Eleanor Roosevelt town must have hurt her feelings. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

No one ever tried to make Carlos better. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to continue, thought better of it, and at last pretended to notice something on the ceiling, as if he hadn’t been about to say anything at all. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He admitted that eating without fillings was “uncomfortable,” but it was better than the alternative of losing all of one’s teeth, which he predicted would happen if the fillings remained. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I want her to know that she better not be lying. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Not if one of the things you know for sure is that everyone you’re going up against is better than you. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I think we’d better start without Arthur,” she called to the garden at large after a moment or two. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At times I thought that it was because I looked better. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Folks said it made them feel better and pepped them up. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too. It’s hard to feel lucky to be alive when you still might die and you’re not sure if living is any better.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The boy woke me up at six o’clock and said Gram was much better. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Vincent is working outside again, and when he comes home, he's in a much better mood. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

All had swords at their sides, and were clad in green and brown of varied hues, as if the better to walk unseen in the glades of Ithilien. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I can swim this better than any of you!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You are better at music. You hit all the notes right.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Can you save it? I know it’s in terrible shape, and I’m afraid the others aren’t in a much better way, but...” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dari bent over our lab table for a better look at the frog. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

World Relief and the International Rescue Committee opened offices in Clarkston to better serve the newcomers, and resettled still more refugees—from war-ravaged African countries including Liberia, Congo, Burundi, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But instead of saying how disappointed he was, he said, “Maybe a different spokesman would have made a better choice.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry for caring and trying to help you make your life better.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Many of them, indeed, know better, but, as you will discover, people find it very difficult to act on what they know. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The morning I feel better, Granddad comes over to Windemere early. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know me. Let’s get to know each other better.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been dreading this appointment for the better part of a week. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wonder what happened, of course, but it's always better to mind your own business. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If the look of the first house suggested that you’d better pass it by, so did the look of the wood, but for quite a different reason. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My school is the better one,” I said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s true that I’m moving around on my crutches much better than I used to. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

For one thing, if you go to a psychologist, aren’t you supposed to come back feeling better about yourself? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He told me better if I go over to my own table. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I learned about the middle game and why tactics between two adversaries are like clashing ideas; the one who plays better has the clearest plans for both attacking and getting out of traps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never seen anything so beautiful, or felt so happy to have Jason’s arms around her—but this was even better. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful animal, and had Celaena not known better, she would have thought it purebred. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

No; it would be far better to stick it out and see what happened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the hood's intact and it's far better than nothing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Your bridge? Why didn’t you build a better one? Like that?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The looks of pride on their faces made me feel better than a shiny new necklace ever could. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Must have figured out that working muscle for Lucky Strike pays better than heavy crew.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d better stop telling me to come to your office then!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You know better than to do this experiment without an adult present. You could damage the microwave, or worse.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I spent the better part of Thursday riding shotgun in Art’s panel truck. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I mean his memory isn’t gonna get any better. What if he can tell you something about the project that no one else knows?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to do a lot better if I’m going to rescue the princesses.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her coughing got better, less chesty and less whistling, but her appetite disappeared. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’d better hurry. You only have a few minutes before the bomb goes off.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he was in battle—I guess I better not tell you about it.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But right now, if I didn’t know better, I’d swear Lolo was about to take a swing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As his raft skimmed over the water, taking him back to the mortal world, he understood a line from the Prophecy better—an oath to keep with a final breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But the longer she spent in America, the better she had become at distinguishing, sometimes from looks and gait, but mostly from bearing and demeanor, that fine-grained mark that culture stamps on people. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to need some, the stronger the better. And a bottle of wine, the finest available in this place.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He says, ‘Maybe you better talk to her.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes I did, sometimes,’ said Pippin, ‘but I don’t remember them. Frodo has a better head for that sort of thing.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s better so. Let him be unaware of bereavement until he has to.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a drawing of his hero will make him feel better. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, his advantage isn’t so much that he is inherently better but only that he is a little older. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Quite early on my trip, however, I invented a method for washing clothes which you will go a long way to better. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you better hope Clemson’s also willing to help you with the harvest. You won’t find any burners willing to pitch in to help a rancher.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It is better to be light-headed than to lose your strength from nausea. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She taught me and saw to it that I ate better. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We would probably be better off without him,” he muttered to York. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to cross my arms and roll my eyes. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then why did she like her father better than her mother? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a woman determined to achieve a better life for her son. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s better to take it, spend some time crying, then wake up the next day and move on. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you little kids ought to keep up with the group better,” Toby said, as he started off up the sidewalk. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Need some bug repellent? Maybe a better diet?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He said that only people who paid money were allowed to shoot the pigeons, and that the money was used to make the park better. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What better and more . . . appropriate way to start off. . . the semester than by beginning . . . with the highest point?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That made him feel a little better to be utterly beaten by a man Hazel could have licked without half trying. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first and better known is Mesoamerica, where half a dozen societies, the Olmec first among them, rose in the centuries before Christ. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Is there a way you can tell who those better people are?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Shawn and I spent the better part of a week making purlins to finish the barn roof. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Then you’d better take this,” said Mr. Wonka, and he swept his magnificent black top hat of his head, and held it out, upside down, in front of Mrs. Teavee’s mouth. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’d better get on, Harry, I want the trunks ready tonight, if possible, so we don’t have the usual last-minute scramble.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m your daddy, girl. I’ll look at your rash if I want to! How can I tell if you’re getting better? Now take off that shirt!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I think it's a lot better than a lump of metal," Matilda said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what it means, but it’s gotta be better than that fake skydive earlier.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“One helluva good poker hand,” he said, “and an even better bluff.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be better for this,” says one of the other monsters. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

According to one modern reconstruction, Dawnland diets at the time averaged about 2,500 calories a day, better than those usual in famine-racked Europe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Even a weak bow is better than no bow at all." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s like those ladies you see on American TV these days, the ones who are so happy they have washed out a stain so the clothes look better than new. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have picked a better date for Martin if I’d tried. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

If they never got better, the streets would be crowded with raccoon people. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be better for all of us if this was permanent. How can we get custody?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In 1967, we organized a petition demanding better treatment that was signed by virtually everyone, including members of the PAC, the Unity Movement, and the Liberal Party, represented by Eddie Daniels. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were unnatural creatures, and the ship smelled better once cleansed of their presence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No operation to make Robert look better is worth a one-in-four chance of him dying.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“She knew her stuff better than anyone else I ever taught.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

To Copernicus, his model was better than that of Ptolemy because it was, in modern parlance, more elegant. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Randolph only wants you to get better. He believes this is the next step.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It took them the better part of an hour because the roads were curving two-lanes and they spent twenty minutes behind a light truck they couldn’t pull around. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the sheet over his head as he tried to remember it better. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Goddard’s becoming untouchable. He can get away with anything. I wish someone would have had the foresight to glean him as a child. The world would be better off.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He was next to the Mayor in prominence, and made better talking. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

As I turn back, I see my purse, lying on the floor where I put it, and after all these years I should know better. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to be the best you can be, Short, and that has to be better than anybody else.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

We learn stories from the Bible and lessons on how to be better people. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She walks straight up to me and says, “You deserve better, girlfriend. And you know it.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But those are huge shoes to fill, so if we’re going to take their name, we better take their courage and conviction. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When we had some decent rain, life couldn't of been any better. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He still has a fever,” Papa said pensively, “His stomach feels hard. Maybe it’s something he ate. If he doesn’t get better soon, we’ll have to take him to the hospital.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But although they heard owls more than once, no elil attacked them and by the morning they were in better spirits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva says it’s better letting yourself go—not that she ever does. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept pace with her better even than the best Mexican dancers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her siblings had only the standard- issue bronze swords—not that that made me feel any better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But, Lord,” I asked, “how can we repair the church and make it better for future generations if we have no money?” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you have something better to do than stand around looking at me? I’m not that interesting.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He began to eat, feeling much better after thinking out what had happened to him last night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mother believed that cold water on the feet forced the blood to your head so that you thought better. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing better than a storm boarding, right, boy?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

How are we supposed to get better when we’re subjected to such a vulgar display? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I hope you weren’t expecting something better,” I said apologetically, moving my trunk against my bed to make the floor space seem larger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I used to want to become a doctor, but after everything we had been through, I began to think that becoming a political leader might be a better choice. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But this drive was different and better because it occurred during calculus, because it occurred with Ben and Radar, because it occurred on our way to where I believed I would find her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You had better go back to your pantry, Martin,” he said. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Suppose they thought he wouldn’t, though,” she said, “suppose they thought he was so coldhearted he’d just watch us die. Maybe he better make’em think that, if he can.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The air, too, smelled slightly better; musty, as if it had lain unstirred for ages, but without the choking closeness of the tunnels. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tori turned the book to get a better look at it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If you are going to be sick again, the house would be better.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But one of the things Dr. Watson and others have begun to understand is that people whose performance suffers less—who are, in effect, better “multitaskers”—see a lower load on their attentional networks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s been more like a very demanding trainer, always pushing, always insisting Haymitch and I run faster, eat more, know our enemy better. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I only invited the better people,” Dorian said to Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe better with leggings, though. Or not. Anyway.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anything would be better than not knowing my punishment. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He eyes me from head to toe over the seat, and if I didn’t know any better, I’d say he was checking me out. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I sing, I'm something better than myself Maybe that's why I love it so much, because I get to escape being me and get to forget for a little while. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad. Things are a lot better at home. Mother’s not having so many headaches and—” He stopped. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only thing that would be better is if I became a famous musician too.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“We heard you are in the market for lawn mowing services, and we thought we’d do you one better. We propose a trade.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"It's okay, Maddy. I'm fine. I swear. It's just a broken arm. Remember when Cotton broke her arm? She was better in no time! Nothing crazy." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

One of the other women told them in the darkness, “Señora Elena is resting today. She will not go to the fields with us this week, but she is feeling much better.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I remember that on that evening, the soup tasted better than ever... i watched other hangings. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought that their instincts were a much better guide to that question. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But what if James wasn’t better and it hurt him? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Law, Miss Hilly gone be here in five minutes. She better put that fire out fast.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, it’s better if he’s with us than if he’s by himself. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I thought my father’s rough grip had surely got the better of that poor native creature, and that it would fall to the ground. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the more time the bodyguard has, the better his ability to read the mind of any potential assailant. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She smiled, and those eyes almost made me feel better. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I know I should “turn the other cheek,” “be stronger,” “be the better man.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Split lobes stitched back were a better option by far. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fyrian wouldn’t mind waking up with her bed put away, and it felt better to start the day with the beds tied up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Finally, he said, “Man, you wanted long trousers and better food, and now you have them and you are still not happy.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They will ease your pain. And you’d better stay perfectly still for a while.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d realized he had no chance of winning, and that this kind of death was far better than returning to whatever place he’d come from. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Marse Tom says you s’pose to take care of him and you better do a good job. Aunt Sarah says you call her if you need help.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard when you’ve been invited to a better lunch table. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The proof is in this comparison: the students who won the lottery and went to a “better” school did no better than equivalent students who lost the lottery and were left behind. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The fresh air blowing across my face as we trotted smartly home made me feel worlds better. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He better not call the cops though, or I’ll be spending my End Day behind bars, or maybe find myself on the wrong end of some officer’s club. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We all came to this country for a better future,” she’d said earnestly. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A Polish monk and a physician, Copernicus learned mathematics so he could cast astrological tables, the better to cure his patients with. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you let him snigger if he wants to ? It’s better than having him talking.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The lighter your skin was in apartheid South Africa, the better off you were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the Dining-Room was standing up now to get a better view. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

After I had vomited into a small basin, I felt a little better. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

In turn, the act of revelation helps the writer better understand his own feelings. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second try is a bit better; with three rectangles, we get a value of 24. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Within days, they’re in their usual routine of calling every night before bed and texting in the morning, except it’s better. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He took several deep breaths, and a few minutes later when he sat up, he looked better, almost relieved that the trial was over. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t doing a thing,” she said, “but trying to talk some sense into your big, black, hardhead. You better stop trying to blame everything on Elizabeth and look to your own wrongdoings.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry, Imam Malik. Really, I am. I should have known better. I shouldn’t have done what I did. It was really stupid.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“But who cares? The pigeon is on its way and you'd better go home now.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At last his curiosity got the better of him, and he asked something which had been puzzling him for some time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1853, at age fifteen, Victoria married a twenty-eight-year-old physician, Canning Woodhull, thinking he would be her ticket to a better life. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ma leaned the jar at me but just as I was ’bout to reach in, she pulled it back and said, “Now, ’Lijah, you know better than that. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to better understand why two rocket scientists are dead. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But it was better than what Grandpop got, which was no kiss at all. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Call a suitor a heartthrob if he’s better than all previous candidates. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drink it! Drink it! It’s good for you! You’ll get better! Get this man to the cold Coors hospital! Hurry up!” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt that your average white student could have said it much better.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just shook his hand, wished him good luck, and told him he’d better write.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel as if my talents could be of better use somewhere else, somewhere I can speak the language andpreach, instead of just stand around and run errands. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I have headaches sometimes, and I can’t sleep some nights, but I feel a whole lot better than I did right after the accident. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They used us to look like better people in the community. My whole goal is to make sure they never get children again.’ Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But it would be better if I could just get past Weylin and run into the house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been on my own as long as Arul and Muthu—surely they knew this world better than I did. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But I just... I feel better carrying this.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Fugees played better soccer in the second half, even with one of their most talented players sitting on the bench. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Juan, the Mexican boy, was my partner, and although he couldn’t dance any better than I, we were a sensation on the floor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside him, Dimple sat up straighten “If anything, having girls on your team will just make your idea better.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jason had a terrifying image of himself in a hammock, swinging between the claws of Frank the giant eagle, but he decided it would be better than dying. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He could not read very well—I could read better than he could when I was only twelve. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyhow, the kids in the Big House are brats, you better believe it,” Celia went on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just that Muff had a radio and better cooking gear; the house had the warmth of a place where people were happy together and would go on being happy. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He chuckles, then tears out the prescription, but knows better than to hand it to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

All day we sat there in the rain breaking stones, and for the whole of that week, and Nathan grew neither better nor worse. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The staff had been handling the first fifty-three patients for the better part of two years, with astonishing results. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

California racing rules mandated that no horse carry fewer than 100 pounds, and Seabiscuit was clearly more than 30 pounds better than most horses on the West Coast. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try not to hate so much, mi niña. Maybe you’ll get better faster.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Still," said Mr. Shakespeare, "it's better than I feared. In view of his habit of dropping things, I expected that Widge had let it fall into Hell." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

At first, I had felt a rush of relief that everything had gone even better than I’d dared hope. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She simply asked me how I was and hoped I would get better soon and sent me her love. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella inched forward, trying to get a better look. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I did better than you did! That was a stupid idea anyway, a stupid, stupid idea to climb that pole....” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You better come back later,” he said, and turned his back with an air of virtuous triumph. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Your father did not mean to harm. You must pardon him. Always it is better to let bygones be forgotten, no?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

We knew better than to ask where Papi was or when he might be coming back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"I...think I better go home," I said faintly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It just went to show that there was always something worse than your situation, and probably always something better as well. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As a military man, he was skeptical about explosive devices that were too powerful to serve as practical weapons, and less impressed than Truman with the idea that bigger was invariably better. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Not yet? Not if some better way can be contrived?” The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes things are too big for cheering up. Sometimes the best way to make things better is just to let yourself be sad for a little bit.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

No man handled a ship better than he did in a high wind and sea, so Menelaos put down his longing to get on, and landed to give this man full honor in funeral. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God demands a martyr. And who better for the special boy to kill than God’s very own mouthpiece?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her team was playing better now than at any point in the season, but she was worried about their shooting. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Will helped Lyra up; the sooner they moved away, the better. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try jumping over a few hurdles again, this time making sure I lead with my left leg, and it actually feels better. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One of them suddenly cried out in despair, “Let me go back. It is better to be a slave than to suffer like this in order to be free.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, saying it out loud makes me feel better, and I smile. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

There were lawyers who knew more about the rules of proxy contests, but no one was better in a fight than Joe Flom... Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She asked if she could get it to him later in the week, or by mail—whatever worked better for his schedule. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The idea that came to her was so ridiculous, she almost had to laugh; but it was better than nothing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Though something told him there was a better chance of Gaily bringing him flowers than of passing a day in the Glade with nothing strange happening. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“With this new medicine I’m on, I’m doing a lot better. I’ll work hard, I promise.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“He would have been better off staying gone,” the old man said, pointing to the car with his chin. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And I try telling her it will be much better for me to watch silly Snapchat videos than to watch the news and see protests getting uglier and uglier. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

With that realization, his night got even better. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You are better, then. You may sit you down in my chair on the hearthstone, if you will.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The increased surface area will get the heat into the air better. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I may understand that better than you think.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn't figure out a better way to explain it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Even her mixed-breed looks better suited the part than Arnold's purebred sleekness. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

That there was a better life awaiting me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And the more you put away the better she felt. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suspect you know better than any of us.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The two captains who emerged were from Senior 3, though everyone knew Tommy was a better player than any of that year. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Alfhercht calls it a monster because he doesn’t know any better. If it is, we’re going to set it free.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of the cheese she fed the catfish, and it didn’t smell much better. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not the kind that gives you the benefit of the doubt, not the kind that says, Once I get to know her better she'll probably be fine, but the kind that says, No. Unacceptable. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He swears they taste better than the ones on his floor.... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gift of their expertise is that it allows them to have a much better understanding of what goes on behind the locked door of their unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Is it better to never have been born? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I hoped they were better at it than she was but I didn’t say so. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She says she came to America “for a better life.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

My heart reacts quicker than my brain—because if my brain were faster, I would know better than to tell Mom anything this personal. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Against her better judgment, she’d bought a new pair of vermilion high heels, the voluptuously curvy kind; not that she had her hopes up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I think just talking it over with you makes everything better. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn started to raise her own hand, then thought better of it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As far as she and Theo know, Vincent is doing better since his last attack, when he tried to poison himself with paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Yeah, a part of me wants everyone to feel the pain, but I’m better than that. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She’d feel a lot better if she at least had a cape. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what would be waiting for me back at Duke when I returned, but I figured no matter what, I’d be better able to deal with it after this time away. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if the bomb succeeded, the demand for fundamental research on atomic energy would only increase, though it would be likely focused on more and better weapons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Unless you can think of a better way.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t say I’m better. I’d say I don’t need to hide right now.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can play hymns better than anything else, because I used to play them for our Sunday School singing. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now I’m not meanin’ you wouldn’t be a credit to me—you’d be a credit to a better man: But I’m needin’ no woman to help me out in my business. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rekh hesitated, then added, “Your shoulder is better today. I am glad, short.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Are they changed because they want to go back to their old life, or is it because they’re so depressed at realizing their old life was no better than what we have now?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Really?” said Jake, realizing he still didn’t understand Spanish, even if he did now know how to cook Spanish food better than the kids on MasterChef Junior. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

"It's not like that. I just—it would make me feel better. It would make you feel better, too." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The money that would enable her to build a better app, which would be so much better in the long run. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“That old bland thing again? Why them white folks like the lady-fingers so much? I can make a dozen cakes taste better ’n that.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

No one knew what lay ahead for him better than I did. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“We might have better luck here,” Robin said when it was time to look at the stomach contents. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You better not be calling asking for a ride.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“We don’t want the neighbors to hear. Don’t worry too much. When I feel better, I’ll go to the theater and ask.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I had gotten to know him better this fight had been easier to win. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be better for you if no one sees you with me.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He concluded the conference with an admonition that I had better get my act together or I would be in really big trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t the faintest idea what any of this meant, but I already knew better than to ask questions of a Boazer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald didn’t know Rob’s dad very well, but he probably knew him better than any father of his friends. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A train whooshed past and she pressed her finger into her other ear to hear Aunty Uju’s voice better. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each was no better or worse than the last. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, as I watched the mega screen where the roster of names would appear, I felt, deep down, that I could’ve done better. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If he wanted to prove himself brave, after all, he had better just stop worrying. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He kept apologizing and he tried, so hard, to make it better, but I just wanted to be alone. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jon reached out to tear off a leg, then had a better idea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we better go on and see the house first, ma’am.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s not really mind-reading,” Cain murmurs, and I wrap my arms around myself and lean away, though I know doing so won’t shield my thoughts any better. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Patrons could climb it for a better view of the Vegas strip below. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I hear her voice in my head, chiding me for not knowing better. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to be a better person is really hard. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I could have done better,” he said to himself, in bitter envy; and all the joy of the evening was darkened for him, after that. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You are better than I am at physical manipulation,” Marco admits. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For one thing, the cafeteria food smelled good and tasted even better. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I called them on your father’s cell phone. I never wanted one of those, but now I think I’d better get one after all. They simply cut my phone line.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I'm also better on the computer than she is, but we don't have one over here yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tells it better than anyone else, but even so he is sometimes inconceivably bad. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helena, I can see, is not feeling much better. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was crusty and reeked of salty sweat, but it still smelled better than I did. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t make watching television bad for the kids,” he says, but adds: “There are probably a thousand better things to do any given time than watching any given television program.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She could not imagine an even better job market up north, but she urged her son to go to Chicago and see with his own eyes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Not you,” I answered before thinking better of it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I guess we’d better go see this rubber mule,” he says, draining his glass in a single gulp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Beth said it will make us feel better after what happened. With Mango, I mean. We know what you’re going through.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They lived on Pleasant Avenue off 116th Street, and if you were caught around there at night you’d better have been a light-skinned Latino so you could pass yourself off as Italian. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Boy better not be out there getting in any more trouble, that's for sure. And you better not be getting into any trouble either." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea it would be this much better than my first one.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She knows it is not a good idea but it would be better to keep them close, to watch them more carefully given the circumstances and their apparent talents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was an odd pause, and then he said, “So do you feel like you’re starting to get a better handle on who your grandpa was, being here?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My mom tried to console me, but there wasn't much she could say to make me feel better. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got this. And you two better get going! Don’t want to be late.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Inside Egypt, April didn’t feel very much better. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it better never to have been born? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But sometimes this is better. We can begin from nothing.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The child’s parents recently moved into a better neighborhood. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to say to that, because it sure doesn’t seem like I’m helping Russ, and he really isn’t getting better, as far as I can tell. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you better get your story straight and tell the truth.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, boy?” he demanded, stepping aside so that I could get a better look at the tray. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And nobody’s a better escape artist than an octopus. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think anything in there will help us build a better rocket,” I said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why must I be held back? Am I no better than a pig-boy? He is untried, a green apple!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

My father, ever ingenious, found a way to trade our apartment for one a gentile friend had inside the ghetto, hoping the swap might provide better accommodations than any the Nazis would arrange. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I rushed to the front door to get a better look. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Which was better: being safe or having freedom? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I dropped back slightly and stepped into the trees, thinking I would feel better if I relieved myself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

What was even better than the taste of the coffee was the silky texture given to it by the sugar, a thing Winston had almost forgotten after years of saccharine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then a better idea to chill Maddy out sprouted up in my mind, and I walked to the other side of the room to grab one of the two chairs that were there. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

This audience of fashionably dressed planters made her feel that she was little better than a trained animal, brought out for their amusement. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is feeling better with sweet trout in his belly. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inka gold and silver thus represented to the Spaniards the intoxicating prospect of social better ment. late the situation to his advantage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But it was better not to think that way. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But because I got better I wanted him to get better too. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess either scenario is better than ending up pregnant or infected with a deadly STD. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But what about the bigger and better reasons? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rode up close to the boat for a better view. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until he began to have long talks with Ultima and she gave him a remedy that he got better. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For hockey and soccer players born in January, it’s a better shot at making the all-star team. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

‘But I guess he knows we came down it. We had better be going on.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

An article entitled “The Effect of the Fire upon Real Estate” concluded that “Chicago property now stands better classified, and its future more distinctly marked, than could have been possible before the fire.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The triple feel probably feels better—as it should because the song is in a 3/4 meter. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It might be wiser to wait on Jaime until she had a better notion of what was happening beyond the walls of the Great Sept of Baelor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Take it easy, Bigger. You’ll understand it better bye and bye.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a haze of smoke and a lot of dust and books on the floor, but the room was in better condition than most of the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

People are blocking the doorway; some stretch behind them to get a better look. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had sent while dressing, and the answer had been, “Much the same—not better.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I liked being out here better than being at home. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I want to keep watching the news to make sure nothing else happens, but I know better than to argue. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was sure the stranger would make the better deal before these two were done. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would be better to take the Island Explorer over there to talk with her in person. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to ask for a pair of bell-bottoms or jeans, although Miss Honeywell looked snappy and mod in her shocking-pink bell-bottom pants and matching jacket with big gold buttons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Young enough to make a fool of yourself and ould enough to know better. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Koffi looked like she wanted to argue, but thought better of it as they started to run west. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Agony takes over and he’s crying out in pain and I want to stop, to find a better way, but the blackness is rising above the buildings, swelling, rolling at us like a wave. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Phillips tells the audience to wait while he moves to a better location. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They could count on me and no one knew those ma chines better than I did. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This system is better designed to create crime, and a perpetual class of people labeled criminals, rather than to eliminate crime or reduce the number of people under the system’s control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I better go see how much rubbing alcohol the apothecary can spare.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I want the things to find a better home,” I tell her. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I think Captain Smith would make a better leader than most of the men on the council, but what I think does not matter. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I get a better look at his face, my stomach sinks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you heard me. If you have to be nasty to prove you’re better than others, then...well. Let’s just say breeding isn’t everything.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The experts don’t agree on how far one must run to get one’s heart in good condition, but, generally, the longer the distance, the better. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s better than hunting them down in the jungle, anyway. And I doubt they’ll figure out our plan, since we can barely understand it ourselves.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

How could bringing all those people into its home help it to survive any better? Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

In a way, being in the program made things easier to deal with, but Kevin wasn’t getting any better. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Well, you better get used to it. You're going to be thirsty for the next eighteen months." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I took three Tylenol at Aunt Kate’s house and I feel better, but my mouth feels like something died in there, and I can’t get it to feel normal. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how to explain it any better than that. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Not all immigrants believed that was true, but as one historian has written, “Whenever life could hardly be worse at home, they came to believe that life was better in America.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The ones that do adopt new crops, livestock, or technology may thereby be enabled to nourish themselves better and to outbreed, displace, conquer, or kill off societies resisting innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I jumped on top of him, my knees on his chest, he couldn’t ask for anything better. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm only gonna explain how to use this price gun one time, and you better pay attention.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But she was very thirsty and managed to drink it all and felt better when she had finished. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Scout the area. See if you can find a better lodging for us than this heap of rubble. Trail back to the west. I think we passed a big place on the way.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Let them slaughter each other, the realm will be the better far it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Obinze had better hurry up and come to the U.S., before somebody will carry you away. You know you have the kind of body they like here.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Some of our tech used to be better,” he’d tell me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Darn if he didn’t find a way to make things worse just when I thought they had a chance of getting better. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was really better that he was in the room. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Pain rises around me, so sharp and real it is better than the sadness. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

What better place to find tiny keyholes than inside a little house? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I would have taken better care of her than any field hand could. I wouldn’t have hurt her if she hadn’t just kept saying no.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I want Mama! Make me better now! Now! Now! Now!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

You should have to make someone’s heart whole; that was a much better test. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Indeed there are men near whom a car runs better. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I better get going. I have a rehearsal right after I see the apartment, and I’m already running late,” he said, looking at his watch. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Probably the worst thing about your trip will be that those steel plates will cut off your view. You won’t be able to see a thing, so you better take a last look now.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night when I walk to the outhouse, in the dark with no flashlight because I can see better that way, the stars are sharp and crystalline and my breath goes before me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Our tribe is better than your tribe,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t want her to think that she wrapped my wound badly, so I add, “Much better than yesterday, though.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It's October, and so far things have been going pretty good, better than I ever expected. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘I think maybe he be able to see you but I better go on in first and prepare him.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As soon as her lips touch his skin, Chandresh feels better than he has in years, as though the last of a fog has been lifted from him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I know where the others are, and although, under any other circumstances, I’d be better off as a free agent, I’m thinking our strange little fellowship might be worth maintaining. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She says, ‘Let’s try to make that better then. Let’s breathe together, slowly, deeply.’ Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better go now, son. You know your father doesn’t stop often.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was feeling a little better, he helped her to set down all she had told him in her First Information Report. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pushed the kitchen door open in the morning, the room didn’t look any better. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know better than to look the interpreter in the face. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a little better on the street. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would I be a better friend if I revealed the truth to him, or if I concocted another lie? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. In fact, the only thing I know right now is that the Abbot was right. I think I'd better go and lie down for a bit.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Avery obeyed his mother and climbed into the back of the truck so he could see better. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the movie turns out to be even better than the last one. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In an emergency, the poor would panic, become confused and go wild; the “better class” would remain calm and law-abiding, and find an orderly way to deal with the problem. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

To make her feel better, I put cool cloths on her forehead and told her stories. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

People were pushing or scrambling to get a better view, so the four of them stopped where they were. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Soon as I get my family out of this neighborhood, they’ll be a whole lot better. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t need their help. We’re legends. Legends are better than epics.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the Santos were in better shape and had been together for years. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Some of those white traders’ children even learned to speak Navajo pretty well—at least much better than their parents. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I warned them they had to check out those new-free folks better, and now somebody’s accidentally toted some of those horrible creatures up here.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The more I talked, the better I got at it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His room was better stocked than a music store. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Blinking and ticking like a cosmic metronome, pulsars keep far better time than the most accurate ordinary clock. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It looks like a man could do better.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Armpit didn’t know better, he would have guessed that he was the rich and famous one of the two. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Grandma said that was a fine song and Pa Keating said Caruso better look over his shoulder. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He can tell she is nervous, dressed in one of her better saris, wearing lipstick and perfume, in contrast to the khakis and T-shirts and soft leather moccasins Gogol and Maxine both wear. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the farther they went, and the more his pulse quickened, the better he felt. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

True, they weren’t friends...but it was better to get along with her if he could. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anything was better than going back to Mews and the silent scorn of my bunkmates. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It might be better for the people I love if I come clean. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother said she felt better when I talked to her. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it had to be a fight between him and Riddle, better sooner than later. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The Boston police had hoped that by going out on strike they would gain the public’s sympathy and would force the city to give in to their demands for better wages and working conditions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Father Mike proposed to her three times and in each case she refused, waiting for someone better to come along. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you hear me, wherever you are? I bet I can see her better than you can!” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’d led him to believe they had a better handle on the book situation than they actually did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I got off my bike and went up to the gate and hollered, “Winn-Dixie, you better come on out of there.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not cause he looking for something better, just cause he the thinking kind. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Certainly,” she said with pride, and then, immediately thinking better of it, added, “not. And don’t try to take one, because it’s strictly against the rules.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I feel a lot better now that I've gotten some sleep. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I always feel better when I’ve fixed you a good hot breakfast before you go on a long hop,” Lillian said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t expect Four to reassure me, and he makes no effort to, but I feel better standing here than I did out there among the people who are my friends, my faction. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They told Weary that he and Billy had better find somebody to surrender to. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you’d better get to class, unless you want us to call an ambulance,” she said in a sarcastic tone. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No! Grover’s a liar and good riddance. Were better off without him.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now wait—they do all your sins lots better there. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a cliche, all right, but it’s better than spinning your wheels. get the show on the road. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was better that things were as they were. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He used to be in my class before he got put in the other fifth- grade room because Mrs. Brook says it’s better that way. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, she did. For the better part of an hour, I’m afraid. Your daughter’s voice is quite shrill, and coupled with her early-rising habits...” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The game night will give me the chance to get to know the other kids better and figure out who could’ve written the poem. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Guy looked like he should have been a football player, or better than that he could have just stood on the curb and been a fireplug. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Australian red wines are better than Australian white ones. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

A child can do the same thing, but a dog is better. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Lysa has woes of her own. Clansmen raiding out of the Mountains of the Moon, in greater numbers than ever before . . . and better armed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But the brick maker does better than that: 80 pesos. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When it came to Hollin, the farther away he was, the better. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“My mother used to tell me what happened at Nutley Copse. It would be better to go now.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hush the group to get a better read on it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Jill would garner pledges from colleges and universities to train teachers and professors to better understand the needs of military children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Not at all. That would not—in any way—be better than realizing that there are many ways to see one thing. I love this painting even more now." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I've got to get a better picture but I don't want to look like I'm pestering him either. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You’d better tell him to ring again at five o’clock,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He's much better at this than I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Twelve years ago, he was a professional hockey player better known as the Slammer, until he shattered his femur against another player’s head. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry longed to know what it was, but knew better than to ask. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And somehow it seemed that the dog helped us be a better family. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t that wild? It’s better than all of that tacky crepe paper. I did buy some crepe paper, but nothing that I could do with it satisfied me.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But wait....You better not say that you’re moving. I would hate you forever.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They're better now, but still, I'm not their wonderful daughter they were so proud of anymore. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

People like my father couldn’t see that the younger generation wanted Cuba to change for the better. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But for now he at least knew the city better than me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry knew better than to think the match would be canceled; Quidditch matches weren’t called off for trifles like thunderstorms. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The only thing most of them had in common was that they came from somewhere else, and for most of them, Dundee was a better place to be. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But she did say that after her dad moved out, her parents started getting along much better. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I noticed him trying to suppress a laugh and it made me feel a little better. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought I’d better get back to the wells,” Samuel said softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I knew, but I knew I was supposed to be here. You made me feel better too. So much better. I was so locked in.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Jamie slumps down next to me on the couch and shakes his head like he knows I have the better teammate. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Mom goes to rehab and you decide to swap her out for a new model? Is that what you’re doing with Grace, too? We’re too much trouble, so you decide to find something better?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Stainless steel is better with rhubarb. Pass me the sugar now.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the harshness in my voice, but I was desperate to save my sisters, and the faster we got out of there, the better. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of, Amber says hi. She’s doing a lot better. Some distance did her good.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now that my decision was made, I felt better than I had in weeks. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just couldn’t take it. My speech is coming back a little better—I almost had two strokes in two weeks cause of all that stuff with my mother cells.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I better go, since, you know, I’m not a weirdo who hangs around in a potato after school.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m glad Shiloh’s back, I’m glad he’s going to get better, and that we can keep him till he’s well. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have got to make a better showcase recipe than those two,” Elizabeth whispers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

That there was no better way to learn about that particular war than to jump right into it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I know how to stay hidden. Just take care of yourself. The closer you get to Alaska... I’m not sure if it’ll make the blackouts better or worse.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then she added, “I thought it would be better if you didn’t meet.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Life would have been so much better if I'd just given him a chance. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The site includes music theory lessons for students between grades 1 and 5 in the form of tables, lists, and videos to help the student better understand the many parts of music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Piper was happy to see Annabeth with a sparkle in her eyes, because Piper had never had a better friend. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If the Cadillac had been a circus elephant, it couldn’t of done a better job of taking Mama’s and Cold Sassy’s mind off of Grandpa Blakeslee and Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He brought up Little League and warned Mike that the pitchers were going to get better now and the home runs wouldn’t come as easily as they once had. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stale smoky air was better than the air he’d escaped from. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It was better to be alone and miserable. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She had been dating Claire for five months, and her arms were a place safer and better than all the backyard hideouts in the world. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Or, even better, he stayed overnight at relatives’. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They’re all dressed in red and smoking something that looks like cigarettes, but I know better. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It is the sort of thing that is better left unsaid. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

K. P. Lewis, manager of the sprawling Erwin Mills in Durham, explained his decision not to join the Klan by observing that “matters could be very much better handled...open and above-board.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of something to say that would make Lin Nai-Nai feel better, but I could find nothing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With few routes open to become legal, they remain, like Peralta, without rights, without security, and without a clear path to a better future. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The faster he could get out of the El Camino, the better. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Honesty, surely, would help her feel better, as she’d put it. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The rest of the boys, who were lying on their mats, got up and joined us as Alhaji continued: “It is better to stay here for now.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It’s a little lonely eating by myself, but I’m getting better at balancing the tray and keeping my food from spilling all over the place. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I made a better decision than I think Hamza might have made. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Next door was another, in better shape, called Speed Stop Car Parts, overlooking a neatly groomed park with an American flag on a pole. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet on his and he bets on mine. It’s better than horse racing.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Since I know that you don’t equate ‘smarter’ with ‘better,’ I’m going to say that that’s not true.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Our relationship with Erudite notwithstanding, we know better than any faction how essential their role in this society is,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t help but notice that we were doing better than them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing is, it's really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs--if yours are really good ones and theirs aren't. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

How could I put my own needs, and even those of our girls, in front of the possibility that Barack could be the kind of president who helped make life better for millions of people? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And,” he added, “she already promised the puppy to me. She’d better not trade him away.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The consensus in our group was that people who stayed inside weren’t being killed, but the radio had said nothing about that, and we’d agreed on it only because it made us feel better. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Since the ugliness on the Trident, the Starks and their household had ridden well ahead of the main column, the better to separate themselves from the Lannisters and the growing tension. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He could not know any of this, would probably not understand it any better than I understood what I was seeing with Gretchen. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Strategically, that was good—more people provided better cover—but it still made Ekon nervous. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Excuse me?" she asked politely, leaning into the car to hear the man's whispery voice better. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Even after a week of rest and better food, my arms and legs still looked like toothpicks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s out of my hands. I did all I could, when I wanted to give your boy a chance at life. You’re not to blame for this. You must be brave. Maybe it’s better. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

These humans were more muscular than Sapiens, had larger brains, and were better adapted to cold climes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will make you feel better, I promise.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired. I better just go on home.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And she promised it was a better option. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But it did make her feel better, and as a consequence she shut up about it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You know me better than anyone. And if I am having an identity crisis, at least you can help me get a good song out of it.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It means you better not get all high an’ mighty with me, mate. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“If it makes you feel better, Miles will be with me all day.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The work was hard, but Melita believed it would build a stronger, better Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Things are never going to get better, are they?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sooner the better or he’ll look like an idiot when he grows up with that gob wide as a boot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“There is another way, but not a better way. Unless you know one,” said Ripred. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was older, less willing to play his games, and at first it seemed I was right, that he was doing better. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This will be the age of cruel winds, the age of people who become as wolves, who prey upon each other, who are no better than wild beasts. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

If my life were squeezed into such a thimble, I doubt I could make it smell any better. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Pal-Is sounds like palace—but they don’t even have a king. Do you think they would have i been better off with kings?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the hotel, there’s better lighting, and tables and chairs, and plenty of people nearby to help with hard math problems. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manuscript copy which Malcolm X was given to review was in better shape now, and he pored through page by page, intently, and now and then his head would raise with some comment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some ugly patches mixed in here and there but, overall, it was shaping up to look like a mismatched jumble of better than perfect. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t use it. It will go away, and then my fool magic will get better.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But things proved no better for me in Atlanta than they’d been in Orlando. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He got a lot better last year,” Adam said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But one look at the expression on her face, and I knew better than to speak. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But you DO make your family feel better. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This seems rather enigmatic on the face of it, but actually I cannot think of a better metaphor for Julian’s personality. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The lower I sank, the better I felt. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry he hurt you, but I’m glad he’s gone. You deserve someone way better!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I came up with a regimen to help me play better. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get such a fright that I forget myself and lean right over to get a better look. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You better wait in the lobby, fella," he said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was better they wait for the war to end, rather than have their wedding in this house with its sullen rooms and moldy kitchen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was thrilled that after two months, Otto was finally getting better, and my happiness lapped over to Congo itself. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

All the timbers of La Belle Sauvage were sound, though the paint was beginning to peel, and Malcolm thought he might scrape off the old name and go over it again, better. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then, taking the map and rule book with him, he hopped in and, for lack of anything better to do, drove slowly up to the tollbooth. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would learn the Algonquian language even better, and I would be able to trade and help the colony. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing was better between us then either—so—the fact that I’m in Slytherin—that’s not the reason for our problems. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

One topic that constantly came up for debate was “Country life is better than town life.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s not enough heat upstairs. You’d better clean those ashes out and make a better fire.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And that I had better start being honest with Mary Elizabeth about how I feel. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably better that way. But for now, let’s pretend that you did sneak it away and that your covert operation was a success.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Lest these conclusions be misinterpreted, we should end this chapter with caveats against exaggerating two points: peoples’ readiness to accept better crops and livestock, and the constraints imposed by locally available wild plants and animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to fix it, how to make her feel better. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He returned, drank a cup of scalding black coffee at an alarming rate of speed, and said, “Mr. Finch, I’d better be going.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“No. No, I don’t. Can I remember one? I suppose I had better.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But even better fun than a balloon was the pig’s tail. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might ripen into something better than it now was, or, unromantically, it might rot away in his pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked better, but I knew it wasn’t anything like the room Jackie shared with Carol Lee. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then: “I need to be better at setting boundaries and letting go.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He nods in accordance, clearly satisfied to hear me say he’s better than me at something. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She’d always thought she was better than him, just because she was a Baron, showing off with her soda and her potato chips and her fancy computer. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

A tip of the hat to anyone who can come up with something better. to the manner born. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s weird, even though we’d been in a couple fights, and I still didn’t trust him that much, I thought he totally deserved to get better. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It would have been better to be told at once which way to go, rather than to wait while Kehaar looked for patrols. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honey,” she said, in another, stronger voice, “you better pray God to forgive you. You better not let go until He make you know you been forgiven.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’d better go see if we can talk her into it, hadn’t we?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You prefer not to see the gears of the clock, as to better tell the time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hamilton pushed back, too, telling a reporter at the end of August, “I consider that his chances of recovery are better at present than they have ever been since he received the injury.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He crept into the cornfield to get a better view. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I wish he was better at meaning well.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“You haven’t seen Heaven yet—even you can look at this one, Nell. It’s Blake, and a bit stern, I think, but obviously better than Hell. Listen—‘Holy, holy, holy! The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bars of metal were better for bartering, but full bars of metal were inconvenient to carry.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Abilene was better than six hundred miles north of the Texas hill country we lived in. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already things were better here than they had been during the journey. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s better to die on one’s feet than live on one’s knees,” Nately retorted with triumphant and lofty conviction. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Tristran was about to tell his companion all about the encounter with the unicorn, but he thought better of it, and simply said, "He was a most noble beast." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He scrambled to his feet and took a few trembling steps back for a better view, finding it hard to believe what his eyes were seeing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as I popped a beer open I began to feel better. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Since there was no darkness to hamper her vision, night was as good a time to work as day, and much better if you were a wolf girl. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d better tell you the rest of the story I told Weylin. If Sarah hears it all, she might teach you how to put a little poison in my food.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They'd been best friends since grade school, and the better that she got to know them, the more Eleanor felt like it was an honor that they'd let her into their club. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And they wouldn’t have pulled him out of school to tell him she was feeling a little bit better. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Coach Lattner said, “Guess we better get started while somebody’s still alive.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, the battles we fight always change us. When we’re fighting them, all we can see is how they wound us. But they can change us for the better, too.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It must make you better satisfied that your other four are single.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I am to move into Room 127, which will be better because it has a screen. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was convinced I had died and gone to a much, much better place. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I must find you a better hiding place, diary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, it’s an unbelievable time with unbelievably convincing replicas in each room, made even better by Lidia sharing fun facts about each location she learned from her own studies. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I need to get him out of the room before he gets the better of me in front of them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Frankie leaned over my lap to get a better look out the window. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Don’t say, “He’s gone to a better place,” or “You must be relieved,” or “That shirt doesn’t go with those pants.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He squinted to get a better look at me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It took her years to learn better ways to thwart the Sorrow Eater. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Here is John Lennon, in an interview after the Beatles disbanded, talking about the band’s performances at a Hamburg strip club called the Indra: We got better and got more confidence. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

‘This is poor fare,’ they said to the hobbits; ‘for we are lodging in the greenwood far from our halls. If ever you are our guests at home, we will treat you better.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately, so I had better commence to do so, therefore— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

My mother kept us away from my drunk and abusive father, she wanted us to have a better future, and the opportunity in life that she never had—to have a successful education. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Listen. You better tell me and tell me now.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Who better suited for such work than an idle Special Operations flight officer? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t like the new me. The person I had become. So I changed. And became better. But I was too late.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was working out in her mind what she was going to say to Eliza and how she could make things better. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Salva wondered sluggishly if they shouldn’t try to keep up a bit better. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you didn’t, I’ll try to find you a better one.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd never considered housework or cooking particularly thrilling before—Matthew and Mark always scoffed at it as women's work—but it was better than nothing. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought everyone else had a better excuse to grieve than we did—after all, they hadn’t killed her—but I knew better than to try to talk to the Colonel when he was mad. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now they wanted to rent an apartment smaller and cheaper but better situated and generally more practical than the present one, which Gregor had found. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try to make me feel better!” she said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I once told Olly that I knew my own heart better than I knew anything else, and it’s still true. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We better keep going on the tour. It was nice to meet you...” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He said that reform school had the wrong reputation; he talked about what the word “reform” meant—to change and become better. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From the better world! It’s like an antidote! I didn’t know it’d work like this but—let’s use it!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I kind of slide over to the chain-link fence, get a better angle on the scene. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Or some other foul dish that tasted no better. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The clothing fit and was of better quality than anything he had ever owned, but it was not what one wore to harvest crops. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He started to yell for Dusty, thought better of it, and went to work arranging the dirty stuff himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, he’s a better person than 1 am, I think bitterly. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I just nodded, making my way through the bush but still behind the trees so I had a better view of the green bowl of the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth didn’t know what to think, but the timing couldn’t have been better. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The three of us walked over to the edge for a better look. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine, better than the nothing we’ve been doing. You got a phone with Internet?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I got a better apartment after that, where I lived for the two years it took Luke to pry himself loose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty press reporters, photographers and television cameramen clustered beneath religious murals to the rear of the altar, and some stood on chairs to see better. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heads popped up here and there, kids leaning in every direction to get a better look. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

However, that was my fault, for he was one of those who used to sneer most bitterly at Gatsby on the courage of Gatsby's liquor and I should have known better than to call him. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It would be like standing on a mountaintop, only better. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Whites better be glad Martin Luther King is rallying the people because other forces are waiting to take over if he fails.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were my favorite, better than anything Ma ever made. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“What the hell you want to play football for? You need more meat on those bones. What the hell you trying to play quarterback for? You’d make a better end. Maybe.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again on the battlefield he was eager for the fight, and better fortune for a time lay before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The families of most of the seamstresses had immigrated from country villages in Italy, Poland, and Russia, just as the Irish had come fifty years before, hoping for a better life in America. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Happily for Charles—and perhaps not coincidentally— with age also came better health. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Change is good, but sometimes leaving things the way they’ve always been is better. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This job is so much better than cashiering in the grocery store.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But she knew God a little better, now. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that’s the whole point of the show. He dies unless the others rescue him. And if they arrive on schedule—” “Oh, they’d better!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The underground. I always knew better. The secret beneath us, the entire time. We’ll uncover them all after tonight. Every line, every one.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Don’t they have jobs or something better to do? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever she got to, it has to be better than this. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But better where we are now than when things were messy. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

My nose and eyes burned when I threw up but I felt better. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I'd had the chance to be a better dad to you. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Practice was better than it had been in a couple of days. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I remember it, my arithmetic was as good as anyone’s in the class, if not better, but the teacher had hated me and reminded me of that when she filled out my report card. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s better to end things this way. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Jax. I better take a look. You stay here.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I crouch down to get a better look at the bottom part, which I never paid much attention to before. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Brianna, why don’t you go have a seat,” she tells me, which is mom-at-church speak for “Girl, you better go somewhere before I whoop your behind.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Why? Didn’t you feel better before you knew?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And who better to help than your uncle?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mucky clouds lidded the sunrise but today was bags windier and better for kite flying. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

A better way would be to place a ruler gently next to the pencil, but in fact, comparing the lengths of the two objects also changes the pencil’s speed a tiny bit. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Matt wanted to back up Ton-Ton’s story, but one look at those fierce black eyes told him it was better to stay quiet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I began to feel better and get used to life in America. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was walking out the door, my mom took the old towel I’d slung over my shoulder and exchanged it for a better one. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Papa tried to make me feel better by promising to get me another dog right away, but I wouldn’t have it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I better go. We need to sleep, rest up for day one,” I say. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even better, he knows as much about cheat codes to video games as religious topics. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Which is better, peppermint stick or mint chocolate chip ice cream. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For the most part she’d held up well—far better than I—and over the first two weeks she’d trooped along without complaint as we hit the obligatory tourist stops. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting funnier by the minute, Alma. You’d better think of something quick if you want to keep up with me.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Then I guess I’d better start paying attention to my lessons.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s still in the hospital. I feel like nothing even matters because all I want is my dad to be better,” Jasmine says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The pole beans looked better and the squash leaves spread like wide green hands shortly after I watered them. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 2007, Dr. Strayer showed that motorists using cell phones do not get better with practice. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

While I knew this was all true, it didn’t make me feel any better. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After that Melanie suggested that maybe they’d better stay up with the group a little better or the fathers would notice and start watching them. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

You better be, because this is one you’re going to have to keep for the rest of your life. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

What better way to fool a man, using his own mother and father as bait? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother tells us the Black Panthers are doing all kinds of stuff to make the world a better place for Black children. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Rowan was much better at picking his battles. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was a better liar than I thought. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never looked better, nor had he been loved more, nor had the breeding of his animals been wilder. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“If it weren’t for dreams,” he said, “I wouldn’t know half the things I know about the future. They’re better than Olympus tabloids.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The company of men long dead seemed to suit him better than that of the living, and his boar seemed happy rooting amongst the graves, well away from other animals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were almost in despair before at last they came to a little muddiness and a tiny trickle of water through softer and better grass. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And then, thinking better of it he adds: “Of course, a little smarter than you are now.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Her writing was going kind of slow at first, but she’s making better progress now.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know you better than any of these people. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Your make-do is better than the Ritz,” I said, helping myself to some more chicken and dumplings. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Before I can think better of it, I say, “Do you think that maybe someone hit Erin intentionally to get back at Rod?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tug at my ponytail for lack of anything better to do while I think of a response. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jack mackerel was not as good as tuna but was better than cat food, which we ate from time to time when things got really tight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d have liked her better if she hadn’t added, “If you change your mind about your dog, let us know.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

So I said, “Pinkie swear?” to make him feel better, even though this felt way too big for a little old pinkie. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

But the one thing that makes it weirdly better is knowing that Blue is one of us. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I hope you will feel better and happier in the morning,” he said. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three-quarters of the way to Camp One, Hall remarked at a rest stop that the Icefall was in better shape than he’d ever seen it: “The route’s a bloody freeway this season.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You told me to tell you if he ever started talking with a German accent. I got him to speak German, so that’s even better, right?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Well, at least it was better than bucketing rain, Victor thought as he pulled his hat down over his face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. Maybe there’s more we all could have done,” he says, “but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"I don't know what kind of neighborhood your father picked. The sooner we move, the better." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Groundsel was the first Chief Rabbit; but he had Strawberry and Buckthorn to give him advice and he had learned better than to mark anyone or to order more than a very occasional Wide Patrol. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But neighbors, friends, and family knew better than to protest, knowing and fearing that they would be next. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Then when I was feeling bad about myself or loaded down with all my troubles, I could open it up and breathe in the goodness of it and I’d feel better. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mama puts the cold wet rag all over and then my eyes feel better, but she doesn’t look right. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Communists don’t believe in long fingernails. They believe all people should be working people, no one pretending to be better than anyone else.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing he said changed a thing about what was going on in Greenwood, but almost everything he said made me feel better about him, about us. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The dark pantry, full of figs, almonds, walnuts, halvah, and dried apricots, made her feel better, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Here, you better put on this shirt so you don't glow in the dark." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why bother? I have a better idea. We can each take a packing crate from the attic and row with a wooden spoon.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Still, even a place next to a fire was better than curling up by the side of the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s so much better than licking bums and hacking up women’s bodies in screw-and-spew movies.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Shirley hesitated, then decided she had better speak up. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, people began to think they were better than anything. Better than animals.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

"We must find a better vantage point for you, one where you will hear every word." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anything would be better than the pitying glances of the entire school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Not just people, either. Everything. I thought the more things I could wreck the better I’d feel. But then today... Afterwards, I felt...I think that was the last one.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“If 1 know Milagro, 1 think we better grant them their last request.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could now see my surroundings much better. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m better at games when I can mostly use the joy stick,” I said as Connor slipped the disc into the console. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s better,” Bull smiled as the man before him drew rigid. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then remembering a lesson from Ross Milton’s book, which he and Jenny had been studying together when they had a little time, he tried fitting his angry thoughts into better English. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells Vincent he hopes he’s feeling better after his long crisis. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately, he is a far better pool player than myself. Would you two care to join us for a round?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

People expect it’s going to taste better and they are willing to pay five, ten cents more—just on the strength of that package.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They wanted better pay, and they wanted Fabyan to stop interfering with their personal lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In nearly every one are tales of academic success against tremendous odds: a battered wife or a combat veteran or a laid-off worker on the way to a better life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“See that? Well them orphan they better star applyin to the United Fun,” Jones said and blew' some smoke on the daggers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand over the mouthpiece of the receiver and said, “Go hang up the other phone. And you’d better hang it up.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“We better go, Minny,” I say, cause this could go on all night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s better if you keep them. I can’t come into my house with valuable goods like these.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We hit the main road, and though our speed increased, I could see much better where we were going. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Or Could you delve deeper so I could better understand your meaning? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Was it my fault that my family was a little better off than theirs? Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next Saturday’s deliveries went better, mostly because I remembered the routes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Anne: The snoring’s better, because it stops when I make noise, without waking the person in question. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps you would like to help animals have better lives. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can see why Master Wingfield wants to quit—even living on the streets was better than this. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As a dragon, he swam better than any of them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I think I do better on the ground.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And the knowledge that we’ve given you better lives than you would have had otherwise.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a good morning, even better than good. And I’ve told them all to leave you alone, or else.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“My son is a better musician than I,” she said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It would be better if you finish out the term at least. Don’t do anything now.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” said Bod, worried he had offended her, unsure what he should say to make anything better. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Because I am thinking, I am hoping, maybe Constantine just wanted a better life for her child. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I felt better when I got away from Miles, like the revelation I’d had in the chemistry classroom had been nothing but a dream, and I’d woken up from it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But the more time that went by, the better you felt. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Much better to stay clear of those thoughts. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Harriett and Hudson fared better than me, as I knew they would. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And you certainly have it together with your strong ambition to make the world a better place by starting with yourselves and your surroundings. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The experience is so realistic, few people can tell the difference, and many consider Mind’s Eye better than real life. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Soon afterward Holmes set out for Fort Worth, Texas, to take better advantage of Minnie Williams’s land. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

You would say something about a family or a village in the district, and he would say that was nothing and compare it to something bigger or better that he had seen in his youth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seem to me it be better to die for freedom than live as a slave,” Amari said with feeling. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max even stands on a chair and hangs Helena over one end while she squeals, a technique that works better than I would have thought. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Finally, “Think you’re too good to do the assigned reading, Mr. Vega? Did you have something better to do?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mother always said the best way to feel better was to do something, anything. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘And the two of us -’ ‘Seaweed Brain, are you implying that two boys can handle this better than two girls?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Later, as the men feasted on the dogs, Worsley commented that the piece he was eating had a better flavor than the leopard seal, and Hurley found it “exquisitely tender and flavorous.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“I think my pronunciation is better,” I said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But they are better than naught, by a long bite. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It’s not the fanciest, but it’s better than I expected. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sharing our list with our parents sounded like a much better idea before we were actually standing in front of the three of them in my living room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s intense, physical, and I can’t deny that I’m getting better at everything I do. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I bet she’s better at taking care of them than me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

But even false hope was better than nothing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It might be better to let visitors find out for themselves. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had been led to believe that you were a better drinker than that,” said Utgardaloki drily. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

There is no better lesson for a budding lawyer than that. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Like everybody else, Aunt Loma was relieved that her daddy was better. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Dad, I think I liked it better when you didn’t talk.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know that there was any conflict. If there was any animosity, it came from their side, not ours, for reasons they know better than I. Our attitude was, Hey guys, good work.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was certainly better than Grandpa Will’s deadly dull Seder lessons. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teachers in Germany had told him that he would never amount to anything, that his questions destroyed classroom discipline, that he would be better off out of school. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess making people feel better was a kind of magic, but the way Doc was talking about it...I wasn’t so sure. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I considered cutting off the road across the field to go directly to the farmhouse, but then I decided I’d better stick to following the horse tracks, in case. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But insulin shots and weekly blood-sugar testing and prescription food, it all costs a lot. And there’s no guarantee he’ll get better.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I liked watching other people deal with the loss of someone, not because I enjoyed seeing them in pain, but because, somehow, it made me feel better knowing that my pain isn’t only mine. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“There are some things it’s better not to know,” he whispered in the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to help him. I hoped I might change a few of his ideas. Now I know better. The rights of other people mean nothing to Perry. He has no respect for anyone.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ito paid Papá more than us because Papá was a better picker and because he had worked for Ito for several summers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Trust is indeed something in these days. It is, perhaps, better to have a homely woman whom one can trust than a more chic maid—for example, some smart Parisienne.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any space she could create between them, the better. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Why should she go out of her way to make him sound better than he actually was? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But that’s okay, though. Mum’s on this new medicine, which is going to make her better. So by the time you get back—” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course. I miss you. And I wish you could know your history better. You know, for Yazdis, family history is very important.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I think you’d better come down to the pigpen,” he said. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“You’d better go up in the beech tree and sing that,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would you want to go to New Jersey, anyway? Why not New York, or better yet, Chicago? Hell, it’s closer.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Iorek, thank you for taking me there and back. I might not remember to tell Lord Faa about the witches, so you better do that instead of me.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” I said, “you could have no better claim on me than that you were a friend and helper of Lucy Westenra.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“All we need is one lousy picture of one little owl—” “You better take off,” the boy said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure he did. We’re going to have you brought upstairs so we can have a better look at it.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was no chance to warn Bailey that he was dangerously late, that everybody had been worried and that he should create a good lie or, better, a great one. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cara smiled up at her mom and said, “Now I know why I like newspaper stories better than TV news stories.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen here, Gilly Hopkins. One thing we better get straight right now tonight. I won’t have you making fun of that boy.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her bear brothers had vanished, and she felt better. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“This is a hospital. It’s not a place to make friends. Friends are wonderful, but this place is about you and making you feel better.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Playing the piano should have been, in a way, better than reading, since I was reasonably sure that he would at least listen—I knew he had liked it before. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Let them keep their pride, and they will love you better.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I like “Kiss me, Hardy” better. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s right,” Cas said, stepping toward Z. “Words don’t make anything better. They’re just the first step, and most people don’t bother to follow through with the others. Words are easy.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

For an ambitious young mathematical mind—or even one not so young—there wasn’t a better seat in the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Strangely enough, that actually makes me feel better.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When I told her what I did, she drove me back to the bookstore because I was too messy to drive, and I got the book back, which made me feel a little better. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, you do,’ answered Strider; ‘but we had better wait until the uproar has died down. Then, if you please, Mr. Baggins, I should like a quiet word with you.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That was when de la O decided he better join the military. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“So, there’d better be a good reason you’re disturbing me. The suspension on this Corolla is no small matter, you know.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And you look so much better! Your magic does work!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He picked up the picture of the Washingtons and leaned it on his stomach to get a better look at it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Something bigger in a better neighborhood,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It will never be the same as the first, but it will be better in different ways. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She observed, without turning: “I think I will go back, dear, and chance it Even if I am burned, that would be better than having the Trouble.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured her brown eyes, how serious and deep they were, how she could look right into me in her quiet way and make me feel better. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Three hundred better still. But thirteen may suffice to carry us to Westeros.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I came to Jupe, and to make me feel better, she played the song now thumping against my eardrums. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

But Annabeth kept pulling us along, saying; “Come on! The farther away we get, the better.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could go back in time and take a shower and put on better clothes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Something very powerfuL” “And the smell of death,” Nico added, which made me feel a whole lot better. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The following summer the hotel placed Katherine as a clerk in its lobby antiques store, making much better use of her charisma. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You had better go home,” I said to Ben. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun would be sad to see him go, but he was happy to know that his friend would be safe, and that, even better, Zeitoun would no longer have to share his tent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She knelt down to get a better look. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things usually get worse before they get better, but today has to be the flip side. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Much better we work our way out of it on our own, without governance. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked myself quietly, sitting up to get a better look. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sniffing the scuffed horsehide aroma of the ball, rippling the fingertips over the red stitching — it’s hard to say how these things can make the listening better, but they do, and, for Maniac, they did. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the next time I have a funeral,” Big Joe said, “I better hear you there crying and carrying on.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing had gotten better, and he’d realized that waiting around for other people to change was pointless. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Is be mad? Will he get better? What will happen? Ought we to do something? What are we to say?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of supplies that I needed for the trip: more clothes, a better knife, flashlight batteries, a compass. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The facts: Fig was still at home, where he belonged; insulin could help him get better; treatment cost more than my allowance. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Except that Volpe has decided he prefers a pear; visually, he likes the shape better, and a pear seems like something the wealthy Hardy family would eat. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe I just needed to get a better handle on where we were and what was ahead of us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought you had better sense than to consort with the enemies of Rome!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Things tend to get worse, not better, and knowing how unbalanced I’d felt being in the midst of the fray, I couldn’t imagine the state of the streets right now. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He said he thought that was better than being one single angel. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Hold your tongue, you disrespectful old bird! And, Jo, you’d better go at once. It isn’t proper to be gadding about so late with a rattlepated boy like...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Flowers deserved better than to be called Sister. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But do you think that you could have had a better experience?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I know June will make me feel better. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I'm going to be an Olympic champion—if can just get better at backbends and cartwheels. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I did. And a better night’s sleep I can’t remember!” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He started to throw the bags out but thought better of it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people thought rootwork was from the old school, or even fake, but everyone who knew Gran and Doc knew better. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I know you so much better than you give me credit for,” Poole says. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

There is that quality of goodness that’s hard to overlook, but still...and then I think of it, what Peeta can do so much better than the rest of us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I also drink an entire bottle of Coca-Cola, which I normally don’t even like, but it tastes so much better here. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He said it was better this way; Tayo wouldn’t have to lie if he didn’t know anything. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am old and my voice is hoarse, but when I have taught you the tune, you can sing it better for yourselves. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He still looked— as Felicia put it—like something the Grim Reaper forgot to collect, but he was getting better all the time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you can’t tell me,” he said, “you’d better take it back. There has to be trust on both sides, after all. Nice doing business with you. Sorry it couldn’t go any further.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In any case, we’re getting to know each other a little better. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He stepped back, and began to circle, casually, as if he were trying to get a better view of a statue in a museum. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to say anything, or to even turn around and look back at her. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You have nice eyelashes,” I say, hoping to make her feel better. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"What better disguise for a thief or a murderer than a wheelchair, the perfect alibi." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Peake and Rivers are successful, we will control the better part of Cape Wrath,” argued Strickland. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I mean the typing. You are getting better.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you tell me? Or ask me, better.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let me get my strap. Carrying on like hopping mad kangaroos in a boxing match. Delphine, you know better than to jump on your baby sister.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“He knows the poles better than I do.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know him better, but I wondered whether I would ever have the chance. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day after day I read the letters, hoping for better news, trying to believe that eventually it would come. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I would fain exercise some better faculty than that of fierce speaking; fain find nourishment for some less fiendish feeling than that of sombre indignation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“This worked out rather better than I expected. I was prepared to wait, but your mother arrived ahead of schedule. It’s easier this way, isn’t it? Less suspense, less anxiety for you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The editorialists suggested John Kwang, among others, as someone who could bring a fresh face to confront the city’s ills, a politician who could better understand the needs of the rapidly changing populace. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long shot, but hope was better than despair, and Ophie clung to that glimmer of a better future with clenched fists. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His face let me know that now they tasted better. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That would make all of them feel better. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And then Papa would be here and it would get worse before it got better. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

That makes me feel a little bit better. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

That night Mama didn’t just ask me to be a better boy; she insisted on it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’re better off at Camp Purple Haze. I hate to think what would happen to you in the real world.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The outer wall, raised many centuries later, was twenty feet lower, but thicker and in better repair, boasting octagonal towers in place of square ones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V should know better than to say stuff just to make me feel better. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“If the police ever get hold of you, it’s better if you don’t know anything,” Miguel replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would grab me by the shoulders and explain that it was great that I felt different, and that I was far better than average. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It would have been better if it had turned out to be a stranger—a sixth or eighth grader I didn’t see in homeroom every day. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I have supper ready and your father wants to talk to you. I think when you’ve heard what he has to say, you’ll feel better.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The syrup was better than the wax, she thought. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to see her too, to make sure his daughter really was doing better than before. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Medicine was just a little better than witchcraft. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d have made better time if one of his bicycle tires wasn’t flat, not only flat but definitely beyond repair and he didn’t have money to buy a new tire. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That gun was no great shakes when I bought it second-hand fifteen years ago, and it has never got any better. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fluttered closer to get a better look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The judge is saying that what Mr. Gui has captured in his fabulous sculpture is the love between a parent and a parent’s spawn, something no one understands better than the vuvv. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s so determined that Charlie and I have a better life than he did. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No one got the better of her, never, never,” she said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The more she worked on the dress, the better she felt about it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was often remarked throughout the South that the “better class of people” were far more relaxed, even friendly, in their relations with blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it just me, or has Cake gotten better?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Animals are far better at communicating their feelings, and this animal, this fallen bird, in a fallen nest, is communicating one thing: hurt. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I need Grandpa to get better so he can come home and help me finish my oral history project. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some accents were better than others, but the students exhibited an ease and confidence I found intimidating. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

‘I must go and bar the doors quick, but I’ll see your friend is let in when he comes. I’d better send Nob to look for him. Good night to you all!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Candice slid to the edge of the bed so she could see the screen better. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“As you go through life, you think of me and hope that I am better.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I think if this is better than that, is this what I can look forward to when I go home? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The merchant said, ‘My boy, you must have been rattled. Surely you can do better than that.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We won’t know if it works until we try it—unless you have a better idea.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I shifted my position so I could see them better. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still, we’d better make one or two scrapes, don’t you think?” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, I think Nana would be better off dead. I mean, if I got to where I couldn’t take care of myself or didn’t recognize my own family...what’s the point?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything to make this day better.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s afraid General Peckem doesn’t like him. I was going to conduct the briefing anyway. I do a much better job.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He always says that music sounds better coming from a record player. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m sure he felt better having found that telephone number. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Working on the railroad was considered a good job, and A. Philip Randolph, perhaps the most important figure in the civil rights movement, was making it a better job. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Nor have they stopped the average South Korean from getting richer, better educated, and better housed in what has become the fourth largest economy in Asia, the eleventh largest in the world. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Nothing and no one could make it better—but at least I could take some control. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't think I'm better than y'all. I think I'm better than you." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He had plenty of experience of change, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse, but he had no notion of irreversible change, and he had no notion of progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t think of anything better for the last E. Next to it, I draw a devil face with long, stick-straight hair. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But Beowulf said: "No, I am no usurper. I do not want the crown while anyone lives who has a better right to wear it." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I was and asked him if there were any better part of town where I could get a room. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re probably in better shape than a lot of the guys here.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she thought it was an insult to her mulled mead, but Harry knew better. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wanted to learn more about the Joad family, who had to leave their home in Oklahoma to look for work and a better life in California. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Right from the start, it was clear that no one had ever been better adapted to a sport than Finny was to blitzball. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew his fellow creatures better than most men, knew that inner life which so seldom unfolds itself to unanointed eyes. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mage’s name is better hidden than a herring in the sea, better guarded than a dragon's den. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to bother you when you’re so busy. I thought I’d better check up on Cap Anderson. Has he been fitting in any better?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

While Gran wouldn’t be here to see it, she’d left this world knowing that better days were coming. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

This was a remarkable turning point: Gandhi escaped the cycle of violence breeding violence; he challenged poor workers to show wealthy masters that there is a better way. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You guys better open the hooch door and let some of those carbon tet fumes out before we’re all high,” I said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't tell her I shouldn't need a better hiding place in my own home. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Up until then I’d thought that white people and colored people getting along was the big aim, but after that I decided everybody being colorless together was a better plan. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, Greenie,” Alby said, looking much better as he sat in the middle of the semicircle of chairs, next to Newt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“We’d better start over. Mama said I could use some of the fabric she bought for Easter dresses.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll feel better if I hear my mom say she belongs here, with us. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Dude, don’t try to tell me you were just going for the coffee or the folk tunes they play on the speakers. I know you better than that.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z