单词 | bigger |
例句 | Early in 1938, Germany merged with its neighbor, Austria, to form a bigger and stronger state called “Greater Germany.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you trade that smaller suitcase for a bigger one I have?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Maybe I need a bigger hat,” I suggested. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It’s just 3,491 feet to the top, but, surrounded as it is by much smaller hills, it looks considerably bigger. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Rishi followed Dimple as she pushed through the crowd, slipping easily between people who were much taller and bigger than her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was always on the lookout for bigger fires. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Who are you guys?” the bigger girl said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s the type of sacrifice you make when you’re a bigger person. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was a lot bigger close up than he was at a distance. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he was a lot bigger than he’d looked sitting down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Mmm...you mean your dream might be part of something bigger.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was from that moment on that I realized all these hopes were bigger than me, more important than any one person. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He worried Paul would think he was just jumping to yet another, bigger idea. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A tiny sparkling light no bigger than a child’s pinkie fingernail floated through the troubled air between them like a miniature star. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she smiled even bigger and said, I love this class SO MUCH! Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “And on dæmons. Because Dust and dæmons are sort of similar; grown-up dæmons anyway. And the Specters get bigger and stronger as they do...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But solving one problem just created a bigger problem. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And, "Just for a few minutes . . ." And then, right before he came back to the door, "With a nickname like Big Red, I expected her to be a lot bigger." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “A great one, bigger than all of our canoes together. And red!” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Merely having a bigger, faster, more powerful device for doing something is no guarantee of ready acceptance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Regiment was bigger now; Chamberlain was glad of the new men. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It got bigger, taller, and richer; but it also grew dirtier, darker, and more dangerous. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I pull a bigger bowl out of the dishwasher and put it on the counter. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Not quite so big,” admitted Bigwig, “but bigger than a wood pigeon: and a lot fiercer.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Wasn't it a bigger crime to have such an amazing library collection going unread? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Cahokia’s rulers tried to bolster their position by building even bigger houses and flaunting even more luxury goods like fancy pottery and jewelry made from exotic semiprecious stones. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I was living in Chicago when they first got Melina, and every time I came home the animal was bigger. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But it’s nice to feel like I’m finally part of something that’s way bigger than me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The fairy’s face was not much bigger than the ball of her thumb, and her fairy light shone between Elinor’s strong fingers like the light of a captive star. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But the trouble is that she’s even bigger on building group skills. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My feet are a little bigger than hers, so the shoes don’t fit exactly, but she'll never know the difference. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “We don't need to pack up the bigger furniture. Mayor said just their personal items need to be collected. Now, what are we going to do with the rest of this stuff? Sell it?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She sends me on my way, working always and now old, dreaming the dreams about shrinking babies and the sky covered with airplanes and a Chinatown bigger than the ones here. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And it’s printed with bright multicolored flowers: tiny on the bodice, growing bigger toward the edge of the skirt. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z "Girl, you get bigger every time I see you. And prettier." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Blacks, however, saw this as a bigger issue. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Little did I know that something much bigger was coming our way. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But what about the bigger and better reasons? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He said the issue at hand was bigger than race—it was about the value of human beings as children of God. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We drive west of the city into Brookline, to an area where the streets widen and the trees thicken and the houses grow bigger and more spaced apart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were puffy, and her lips were big and her chest was even bigger. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He was a round-headed fat fellow with big eyes and bigger ears. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt to me as though my world was getting bigger, and I was getting familiar with this big world, meeting more people and doing more things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I saw no houses or street lights, either, just a potato-processing plant that was bigger than many towns—the giant Simplot complex—and seemed to extend for miles. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No bigger than a minute,” said the grandfather. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z These are the last pages of my diary: Today saw a shark bigger than any I've seen till now. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The crowds were good, often bigger than what you might expect for semipro. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At work, I’d witnessed his humility and willingness to sacrifice his own needs and wants for a bigger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By bowling alleys, by train stations, in small towns on the way to bigger ones, anywhere where real estate was cheap and a lot of cars or people passed through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s a small building, not much bigger than the privies we passed a little ways back, and Gideon turns to Bill when we arrive. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I have smaller feet, so the logs will feel bigger. I’ll keep my balance easier.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A bigger chopper, a heavy affair, was leaning against the door—the metal of it stained a dull brown. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He could see three links of a huge chain snaking out from a hole no bigger than a man's head and disappearing under the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In his palm gleamed a metallic vial no bigger than an eyedropper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was also impressed with Elya, who seemed to have grown bigger and stronger in the last two months. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z From here, so close, it is bigger, darker, more frightening than the thing I have seen faraway in the distance. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Ben held up a chunk of dirty fieldstone slightly bigger than his fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was a little bigger than he was. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z It ate the first guy, it got a little bit bigger. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart’s bigger than a blue whale’s, which needs its own parking spot. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was small, no bigger than a pea, sewn into the otherwise nondescript shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Some of the men went behind the Store and poured white lightning in their soft-drink bottles, and a few of the bigger boys followed them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Points were awarded for bigger cargo, and the best you could hope for was two crates, or six points. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Or perhaps it was only that I, inside the same body, had felt myself all at once grown bigger. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z String theories, however, have a bigger problem: they seem to be consistent only if space-time has either ten or twenty- six dimensions, instead of the usual four! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z David pointed the flashlight down through a chink between where they sat Tally squinted into the darkness and saw a much bigger open space below. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A Welsh dresser bigger than my bedroom hid the deepest quarter from sight. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There were also the LSTs, much bigger landing ships that carried tanks and trucks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But he could not strike out blindly now; death was a different and bigger adversary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Ernestine’s tonsils were recessed and bigger than the doctor had expected. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Their apartment is too small; he wants to move to a bigger one, on the first floor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “So are all of us. You’ve bitten through a bigger peg than this one I’m dragging. Tell us what to do.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They got bigger and redder when she moved. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know the doctor thinks it’s the sign of a bigger problem,” she said seriously. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For sound waves, the bigger the amplitude, the louder the sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And then they saw him, and he seemed bigger than he had been. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All I know is, this baby’s already bigger than the others when they came out, and I’m only six months. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There were dozens of them, ranging from very small, no bigger than a spool of thread, up to some so heavy we could hardly move them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He was bigger than he looked on television. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Soon as I can get a bigger place, some more money saved.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z But the golden light is different; it becomes paler and paler so that you have to strain to see it, and you wish your eyeballs were bigger, and then, then, it is gone. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The light from the device cast a spooky blue glow across the large room—bigger than Mark would’ve guessed—revealing two long rows of bunks fining both walls, probably ten on each side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I try to soak up the nail polish, but I make the stain bigger. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “She ain’t no bigger than a minute,” said a man with very short gray hair. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She reached down to pick up one particular shoe and found it was bigger than most of them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Certainly it was bigger than a lot of people’s homes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But now that I’m bigger, I would have just told them that it wasn’t the time to fight. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She had grown up in Franklin, Indiana, and lived there with her parents until 1891, when she set out for a bigger, more glamorous life in Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That brings up a bigger question: If he already knew about Pamela, what else does he know? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t know that we should organize anything until this group is a lot bigger.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The trunk is maybe five feet long; it is bigger, heavier than TaShon. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z This didn’t mean you were home free, it simply meant bigger guys would think twice before starting something with you. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Because I swear, every time I look up, somebody is staring at me, like if they look hard enough, they can actually see my spots getting bigger. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z As his horse picked its way quietly up through the rocks and low brush, the bigger man remained down below, dismounted, kneeling behind a rock with his rifle aimed directly up at Kyril Montana. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was much bigger than her old school, and a thousand times bigger than my school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “The bigger picture of the white man! Can’t you see that we are not all alike except to white eyes?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “We,” said the bigger of the two mice, “will escort you to the dungeon. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But now that she was thinking about it, the school campus suddenly felt bigger, way too big, like it had no end. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It was a large gray-and-brown creature, bigger than a setter, with a huge slavering mouth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The second vase, its fall cushioned however slightly by the sand, had broken into bigger pieces. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I select a rock, slightly bigger than my hand, and tie it to the rope’s end. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Nok's family moved to a bigger house in one of the West Side’s best neighborhoods. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The mood is so much lighter, and I don’t feel Mom’s eyes tracing the outlines of my patches, trying to tell if they’ve gotten bigger or not. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They were raised up from the surface of his skin at random, some like splashes and some bigger and attached to other big ones. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Dismay immediately detached himself from me and scuttled for the grand front staircase to find Tidings, who was bigger than I was and who offered more protection. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I stayed there, sitting, like a bigger fool, with my back to the door, thinking about West Indian Archie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie nodded and made her way downstairs, her mind crowded with the pieces of a puzzle that was turning out to be much bigger than she had thought. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Pastor Curtis came to the house with an even bigger Bible than Big Ma’s black Bible and married our grandmother to her next-door neighbor in the living room. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The rest of us “women politicals” were locked up in a cell no bigger than Mama’s living and dining room combined. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What I didn’t know was that a bigger threat was looming— not just for our family and our school, but for all of Pakistan. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This one is even bigger, with a combination dial. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I like to make bigger ones, on canvas. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I quickly leaned slightly bigger sticks on top of them and blew some more. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Already a brutal-beaked carrion crow was tearing at the face of one of them, and Will could see a bigger bird circling above, as if choosing the richest feast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Since the bigger gorillas leave chimps only a fraction of the quantity of food bonobos get, each chimp must fight ferociously to survive, including killing other chimpanzees. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “And when he grows a little bigger he may be dangerous to you unless you let us draw his claws. His fangs,” he added boldly, “have already been removed.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z To accommodate his bulging feet, he’d simply asked my mother to buy him a bigger pair of work boots. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The kitchen in our house was at least three times bigger. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z One day long ago Snuffy was fishing toward the hot springs from downriver when he heard voices at the bigger pool. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going anywhere!” she says, not grasping the bigger picture. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Humans selected bigger ears with fatter kernels and planted those seeds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The decision you will make this year is so much bigger than anything I could ever say or do, and it will determine the fate of this country for years to come. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And I was bigger than he was too. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Parker ain’t no bigger than me, but hanging with Tyler makes him think he’s tough, I guess. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I thought Grandma Sands would be bigger than Dad, I thought she’d be foaming at the mouth like she had rabies. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wow, all of these compliments lately, from the same person who said my head was big enough. Why are you trying to make it bigger?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This one was bigger than the first, with a thick brown and black coat and creepy blue eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When I started on this journey I always told myself that I wanted to see how far fencing could take me, and now I realized that the journey was bigger than me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But the things that I'm lying about are much bigger, the things I'm doing much more dangerous. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When Britain joins this swaying motion, I get pulled into it, too, just because they’re both so much bigger than me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z These patrols roamed the streets at night, ready to put out small fires with chemical extinguishers and turn in alarms for bigger blazes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z If her chin was bigger, it might balance out her nose, but it is weak and almost recedes into her neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was a nuisance to have them there but it was a comfort that they were no bigger. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “The pieces should be slightly bigger than the end of your thumb.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The master suite in the residence was bigger than the entirety of the upstairs apartment my family had shared when I was growing up on Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “What did you expect, turnips?” said Ron, turning to his own pile, which was a lot bigger than Harry’s. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Even though he is so sick, they decide to go through with the move to the bigger apartment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was no bigger than a grain of sand, no bigger than the head of a pin. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Later Maddie made that run several times, ferrying damaged or mended aircraft in and out of the bigger aerodrome that surrounds them and hides them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Every time I come over to Suesetta’s I think about how much bigger her room is than mine and how it is all hers. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The boy was running down the road toward her, pursued by several much bigger boys shouting and threatening with their pitchforks and rakes. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting out of the car, I’m tempted to yell, “Oh, yeah? Like you watched him at Melissa’s?” but I have bigger worries. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The coral had grown over it and it was covered with barnacles, but huge gems—rubies the size of my head and diamonds even bigger—glowed within the darkness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But I was beginning to see there were bigger things in life than proving up on a claim. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The rubber plant will be on the landing, not much bigger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I hope I get a bigger crate this time,” grumbled Cha-Cha, sashaying up the ramp as if she was in a fashion show. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, I don’t know. Like here, only a little bigger. Better than the last place we lived.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A boy no bigger than Dusty Miller had put a fife to his lips, was trying to blow it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Laney carried the small tree, and Papa hitched the bigger one on his shoulder. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When his eyes got to Wab they grew bigger, and his smile faltered, but he recovered quickly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Her face is chubbier than I remember, her belly bigger, her hips wider. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In Leo’s hands, it wasn’t much bigger than a screwdriver. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Something bigger than him threatened to flatten Rishi, something bigger than all of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It had damp stone walls and one window no bigger than a squinted eye. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "A bigger man would be able to put the fear in them, is that what you're saying, my lord?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But the huge silver plane, pointy like a bullet, keeps getting bigger and bigger, keeps flying toward and through the window into me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her mouth drops open comically, like a cartoon, and her big round eyes get even bigger and rounder. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And then she heard another splash, a bigger one. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The column has grown bigger and louder; it drowns out Tao’s reply. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The bigger kids shouldered blasters and dug into their jeans for coins to bet with. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But if she wasn’t nursing or trying to keep up with the bigger ones, she was by herself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "He's fifty-two days older than me," Little Walder explained, "so he was bigger at first, but I grew faster." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Perhaps the smaller things—like human beings, for example—can also change and affect the bigger things in the universe.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I am going to get me a bigger toy than this bike. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The sai-sai is the color of silver and not much bigger than a finger. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The two teams are in different corners of the field, and a crowd of a few hundred is slowly growing bigger. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Before being sent to San Diego I’d never seen any body of water bigger than a small lake. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Finding a good place for a kid seems like a much bigger challenge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Now Luke,” he said, leaning close, getting bigger, “there are some people who are very open to spiritual processes. Obviously, you’re one of them.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It’s all different colors—gray, white, yellow, and red—and has four wheels, two smaller turntable ones in the front and two bigger ones in the back. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Not much bigger than an above-ground swimming pool in someone’s backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe it is a European notion,” Miss Adebayo said, “but in the bigger picture, we are all one race.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The little yellow ones were too small to provide much in the way of nourishment, but there were red ants in the grass, and those were bigger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But it was so much bigger than that. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z No new endeavors, nothing bigger or better for nearly fourteen years. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Something even bigger than the Princess Andromeda. I thought it might be that challenge the Titan had mentioned in my dream.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Linde’s idea of a slow breaking of symmetry was very good, but I later realized that his bubbles would have to have been bigger than the size of the universe at the time! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What changes did they actually make in wild plants, besides rendering some of them bigger or less poisonous? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My bed wasn’t much bigger than the cot, but I didn’t have the sheets here to cover me up and make me feel secure. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When the bigger one of the two boys who got on the bus late said to the driver in a real down-South accent, “Thank you for stopping, sir,” I knew right away. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Up it went,” reported William Laurence, “a great ball of fire about a mile in diameter, changing colors as it kept shooting upward, from deep purple to orange, expanding, growing bigger, rising as it expanded.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He and a couple of the bigger Insomnia Con students pulled the guys apart. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It also refuses to make any other number bigger. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He had no way of knowing that the person he was using as a guide was an even bigger outcast than he was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It was Muriel’s creepy dancing puppet, only much bigger, and no longer guided by a rod in its back! Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In a bigger office, a bigger crowd is bound to convene around the bagel table, providing more witnesses to make sure you drop your money in the box. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z That night Cole built a bigger than usual outdoor fire. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I take care to keep out of their way, simply because they are bigger and might knock me over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Octopuses can squish their bodies down to no bigger than a crumpled-up bag of chips. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But in between were a dozen teeth, each slightly bigger than the last, each a perfect enlargement of the one that came before it, like Russian dolls. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She was drunk, and dirty, and very old, and her mouth was bigger than his mother’s mouth, or his own; her mouth was loose and wet, and he had never seen anyone so black. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Starlight glittered on the spires of a little Martian town, no bigger than a game of chess, in the blue hills. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Something inside it made him feel dizzy and small—very, very small—a diminutive speck no bigger or more significant than a mote of dust. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The whole time, he was trying to figure out how to deal with his bigger problem. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And if just having four or five kids help with the paper could make it that much better and that much more fun, could it hurt to have the group get bigger? The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z There are so many new mysteries to solve now, and none of them bigger than the baby’s rescue. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If I changed my mind and asked for a bigger and fancier kite, Baba would buy it for me—but then he'd buy it for Hassan too. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was ovalshaped and surrounded by a tortoise frame, no bigger than the palm of my hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, there’s a red-headed woodpecker making the thing swing, and cardinals dot the forest scrub with red coats, waiting until the bigger birds have their fill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a bigger question Toby was avoiding, of course. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z This new white knight was not so tall nor comely as the old one, but he was bigger across the chest, burlier, his arms thick with muscle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One day I left the bread and picked up a little black-and-white glass dog no bigger than my thumbnail. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I'm amassing quite a pile of dead before me, and I take a few steps back, giving myself a bigger space to work. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Her violet eyes looked bigger than ever in her heart-shaped face. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dean Town is a real city—twenty thousand people, much bigger than Ogdentown. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Like it or not, she was news—and she was about to become bigger news still. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to be bigger than your curling iron?” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "Need a bigger fire for that, and big fires bum bright." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We saw a little kid kicking a garbage can bigger than him, yelling that he was the Master of the Universe. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Time could be a lot...bigger than she imagined. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Like a sorrow was being born in her chest that was bigger than she was. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And bigger than the whole deep ache of blue. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Gravity hinders the manufacture of some items, like crystals used in electronics, and much bigger and better crystals can be formed in weightlessness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His bald spot, which used to be no bigger than a quarter, is now the size of a baseball. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been a battle to get my request taken seriously in the first place and an even bigger one to get it approved. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Modern Americans have lost the solution to the omnivore’s dilemma and today the problem is bigger than it has ever been. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Persian beak, the long wings in which the first primary was the longest, and the mighty talons: all were the same, but, as Mandeville observed, the whole eight times bigger than a lion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But every day, it got just a little bit bigger. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think there could be a bigger loser than you, Ally, but I guess I was wrong,” Shay says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z His voice was little at first, but it seemed to get bigger and bigger. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And when the old Cadillac pulls into our driveway, longer than a pontoon boat, with bigger fins than a great white shark, Mom and I run down to greet them. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z At age eight I was bigger than most of my classmates and nearly as tall as Mama, who stood barely over five feet. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Behind that was a still littler barn, which looked queer in Pennsylvania where barns were usually ten times bigger than their houses. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The apple trees we had planted years earlier were bigger now. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As we go deeper, the cloud particles tend to get bigger. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is Route Number 9, a state highway, bigger than our road, which is County Road 793. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I’m surprised at how small the studio is—it looks bigger on TV. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “The room at the front of the house is bigger,” explained Mrs. McCullough. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dad’s always calling Mom a “situation” and making a bigger deal about things than they need to be. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On every side of us were great big, black hills, and behind these were even bigger, blacker hills, and behind these were the biggest, blackest hills. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day without Monday made her absence grow bigger and bigger in my head, like the tumor my great-aunt Jackie died from. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her chambers were in a wing of the stone castle, and much bigger than she anticipated. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Sure they were, but bombers have a funny habit of going in for bigger and bigger bangs. Until they get caught." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z What he doesn’t know is bigger than that. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Somehow, I stumbled in my half-sleep across a runway, Mami holding on to me, to a bigger airplane taking us to New York City. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Arya was in her room, packing a polished ironwood chest that was bigger than she was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “There’re signs of deer in this area, maybe something bigger. If we work separately but together we should bring back a nice buck.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “If nobody’s using the room for anything, do you think it could be made into a new space for kids to hang out in? It has a bigger window, so that means it’s safe, right?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Bowdy is probably going to start varsity as a freshman, but I figure the bigger and better kids will crush me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Plus, I had to stop every few hours to buy more gas, and that really chewed up my time even more than the bigger yards. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “We can’t worry about that. We have bigger problems, competing with other countries for ships.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The normal part, which won’t let such an unacceptable act slide just because there are bigger things to worry about. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Plus I kept running into my old friends, who were getting into bigger and bigger trouble. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This one was bigger than most, with the jagged angles and uneven limbs that were Leen’s signature, since she built most of her machines out of whatever found junk she got her hands on. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And, everywhere he looked, Milo saw little men no bigger than himself busy digging and chopping, shoveling and scraping, pulling and tugging carts full of stone from one place to another. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The bigger the refrigerating unit for making beer, and the longer the assembly line for filling bottles with beer, the lower the cost of manufacturing beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She’s bigger than he is and just as fast, and when the inevitable fight comes, it’s bloody and awful and both have received what could well be fatal wounds, when Haymitch is finally disarmed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I held a porcelain castle no bigger than my two fists, with six wee towers, each ending in a miniature candle holder. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I started putting down any word that came to mind that had some of the bigger letters in it. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “The problem with you, my friend, is you love too easily and too much. Anybody could see the girl was a fake, looking for the next bigger thing,” Obinze told him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Some were medieval paintings in gilt frames hardly bigger than CD jewel cases; some were rough pencil sketches of Renaissance statues; some were larger-than-life oil paintings. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The tiger was large, but Dragon was bigger — though the viciousness of the tiger’s expression made them seem evenly matched. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “The sky makes the room seem bigger than it really is.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When the big earthquake happened, I was in a courtyard—our house with its two floors was on one side, and another bigger house with its wide three floors was on the other side. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was uttering it, but it was bigger than she was; it felt as if the despair were uttering her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pignati and I went into the room with all the pigs, and I started lifting the bigger ones to see what country they were made in. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We were descending into a valley, in the middle of which was a town that, from here, looked no bigger than a postage stamp, overwhelmed by green on all sides. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The first, bigger bundle was easier to hide since we could do that during our regular chores. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z "I thought, because you're so much bigger than he is...well, you just do that, dear. You run away." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z However, my question of “Why?” got bigger and bigger as I saw the way they behaved in the presence of white people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Everything is off, in the way dreams are—the house is much bigger than I remember, and there are giant oak trees everywhere. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He ignored those questions and went for the bigger issue. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All at once he was bigger than before, broader in the chest and shoulders, long-legged and lean, his face clean-shaved and windbumt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had been totally rebuilt from dazzling white marble, bigger and grander than ever—with golden windows and rooftop gardens. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They knew instinctively that a man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “His eyes are the color of burning coals, and his fangs are bigger and sharper than a javalina’s tusks. But his claws are just as dangerous. He can rip out your heart with them.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “The bigger kid’s got four pesos, that’s all. Let the little one go.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Come home from the war with a lint of medals bigger than his chest.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll have to build a bigger pen. Then we can give this one to the bull.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The supernova data imply that the universe is getting bigger and bigger, faster and faster. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And I didn’t care when Mustafa told me my head wouldn’t fit through the door anymore if it kept growing bigger from all the compliments. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The finer the powder, the bigger the explosion. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I hung it on pegs inside my entrance, and because it was bigger than it had to be, I would cut off pieces now and then when I needed them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost all of the boys and at least half of the girls are bigger than I am, even though many of the tributes have never been fed properly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I told them it was made of red brick and was bigger than Grandpa’s store, a lot bigger. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Got so bored with it, can’t concentrate on anything bigger than socks or gloves. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His oversize jersey and baggy jeans make him seem even bigger than usual, and Rabiya looks like a tiny bird hopping around in front of a beast that can easily crush her. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Part of me regrets being here, but a bigger part of me is happy to have found Safaa. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z In the intervening years, music has grown from joyful servant of humankind and the Almighty to a bigger experience than both of them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At first glance, the kitchen was better—it was bigger, at least—though the stove burners were wrapped in aluminum foil and bedsheets had been stapled over the lower cabinets in place of doors. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel said, ‘‘You can wash in there,” indicating a small room hardly bigger than a closet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z If you cut it into six pieces the slices are bigger than if you cut it in nine but smaller than if you cut it in three. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The longer the Nogtail is left undetected and the bigger it grows, the longer the blight on the farm into which it has entered. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And as other people come up and tell us the same thing Mrs. Priest did, Mama’s smile gets bigger and bigger. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And the whole time, I just stared at my feet, because I didn’t want to look at them and I didn’t want to fall, so I watched my steps, trying to avoid the bigger rocks. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It was bigger than I would have thought, and much more powerful looking. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Uhmma and I will have to share a bedroom when I’m at home, this house is bigger than the apartment. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The farther we glided, the bigger the world became. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy next door called Rupert Entwistle had told her that if you chopped off a newt's tail, the tail stayed alive and grew into another newt ten times bigger than the first one. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z An ant was carrying a bread crumb bigger than itself past his toes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In fact, every time she saw him, Cain seemed bigger and bigger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’d been here a million years ago with my mom, but everything had looked so much bigger then. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They all looked a little older than me, or at least bigger than me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z This sparked attention from some of the bigger newspapers. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Peculiarities are a bit like muscles—the more you exercise them, the bigger they grow. ” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My problems felt big, but music felt so much bigger. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene’s eyes grew bigger, taking in the flames on the thorax and the bright green of the whole Grasshopper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My mom would have to fight with the bigger kids to get a handful of meat or a sip of the gravy or even a bone from which to suck out some marrow. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Percy found himself stuck on an island of dust not much bigger than a shield. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The slicing of society’s pie is more unequal than it used to be, but most Americans have a bigger piece than they or their parents once did. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She really needed the bigger four-door, just so everybody could easily get in. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Cantor discovered that the set of real numbers is much, much bigger than the rationals. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It’s all so much bigger, and so built-in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The smaller children, who had been pushed to the back of the crowd by bigger ones, scurried to the front. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She made the picture bigger and moved it with her thumb, panning across their three faces. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The darkness gets bigger; it’s pushing at the edges of my skull, clouding mv vision. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam was bigger and stronger and faster than me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like our performance, only with bigger cats,” Widget says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The little things that form the bigger picture. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A fourth door, and a fifth, on and on until you reach a thirteenth, a little locked door no bigger than a shoe. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Wyatt recalls she was “convinced there are much bigger problems” with the family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z For there was another thing bigger than the tiredness—and this was the strong true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The towns were a little larger and more brightly lighted than I remembered them, the motels bigger and more luxurious. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t room for anything bigger than a rabbit to hide. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The unoccupied area that the Osage were eyeing was bigger than Delaware, but most whites regarded the land as “broken, rocky, sterile, and utterly unfit for cultivation,” as one Indian Affairs agent put it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She sat down beside her and put a thin arm over the bigger girl’s shoulder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The robots resembled Roz, but they were bigger and bulkier and shinier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “How would you, as a Merlin, kill a pigeon bigger than yourself?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Vega had told me that in the Dominican Republic, Three Kings’ Day was actually a bigger holiday than Christmas Day. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I liked to play dominoes with Sam when we were little, but as he got bigger, he had no time to play. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Each step brought him closer—made him bigger and taller—and her heartbeat thundered in her ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z David Howard’s thirty pounds heavier and bigger than me, and he still don’t care who sees him cry. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It even seemed like the sidewalks were bigger, even though I knew they probably weren’t. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It’s risky. I won’t say it’s not. But sepsis is a far bigger and far more likely monster.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It’s one of the bigger local schools around here, with even more students than we had at Watersville Elementary. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Maybe the other people in the water have wood, too. They can help make the raft bigger!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "Caveman's bigger. He can take care of himself." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z ‘But what about these Tree-men, these giants, as you might call them? They do say that one bigger than a tree was seen up away beyond the North Moors not long back.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Not only was her brother older and bigger but he had a rep as one not to be played with. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Thank you thank you thank you, I tell the world that is so much bigger and brighter than the doily-filled apartment. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The flame flared high and blue, then shrank to a little orange tongue no bigger than a fingertip. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No; a bigger and better organization must be launched, one in which the leading writers of the nation could be included, they said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His bird collection grew even bigger and his observations in his notebook grew longer, especially the following summer when his family took a trip down the Nile River. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Now, up close and personal, it looked even bigger. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And the judges know that the bigger the hop, the less in control the gymnast is; that’s why there’s a greater deduction. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And because Axel knows about hope, and bravery, because he’s seen it in a tiny eaglet no bigger than Frank’s baseball cap, he asks, “Are you still sick?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Here, Your Honor, take my melon, it’s bigger. I insist.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes it is about winning something much bigger. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z It was square, like a kitchen floor tile, but bigger and two inches deep, like a cereal box. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The tinfoil suns and moons and stars dangle and twist and reflect the sun’s rays back out into the bigger universe. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I line up my sights on the bigger shambler and squeeze the trigger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Far as I can tell,” Tee said, “hipsters are basically yuppies with tighter pants and bigger glasses. Whatever they are, they make a mean mochaccino.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We are bigger though, and the house looks small. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Standing in front of us, it seemed much bigger, much blacker, much less friendly than I remembered. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in way bigger trouble now, so I might never get my phone back. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Some of the men went behind the Store and poured white lightning in their soft-drink bottles, and a few of the bigger boys followed them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt knew—theoretically—it was going to happen, but he couldn’t imagine being bigger than he was now. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger man put his hands out, linked them to make a step, and Jack Ketch’s black-clad foot went into it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They don’t know—I don’t even know yet—that this is the start of something bigger. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And the feather, no bigger than my finger. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z "This little girl's grandmother had sent her some sneakers for her birthday from New York, not knowing she had gotten so much bigger, and the little sneakers wouldn't fit her." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "Your brother is bigger than me," Tyrion said with a laugh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Up to a point, the bigger a floater is, the more efficient it will be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I still haven’t gotten used to how much bigger junior high is than elementary school, and how you can be in a class with thirty other kids and not know any of them. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z That sent everyone into an even bigger fit that went on for several minutes, resparked every time it began to die down by Alec making gassy noises. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The houses are bigger here—the lights on their lawns, walkways, and porches are brighter. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I smiled bigger than ever and took her hand and started towing her away. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She continues to stare with her eyes that seem to get bigger in her face, like inflating balloons. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She had a new husband who sometimes needed pushing; Danny was still hovering out there; and Michael, his own drug use intensifying, was becoming a bigger challenge in her life, a wild card. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The bigger boy stomped off down the path, and Bod watched him go, ear hurting, eyes stinging. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “The world is ... a lot bigger than I thought it was.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The whooping cough was the first thing that compelled me to venture into a bigger world where there were more white people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She put her front paws down on the rock, and, laboriously, pushed herself up into a standing position: a grey wolf bigger than a bear, her coat and muzzle flecked with blood. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Similar upper body structure to an ape, but bigger than any primate Butler had ever seen. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The harder we work, the bigger prize they get.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The gosling was small for his age, and he always would be, but he was growing bigger and stronger by the day. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mother Morlan’s house in the Out Isles was hardly bigger than a large dog kennel—but it was comfortable and full of interesting things. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And the nights, bigger than imagining: black and gusty and enormous, disordered and wild with stars. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It feels even more important to correct her English now, as if her English mistakes could prove she's wrong about other, bigger things. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This mountain was even bigger than the one I had made last night when I yanked apart all my Lego kits. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Guys, this is bigger than Daedalus’s laptop. If there’s a Roman attack on Camp Half-Blood, these secrets could save the camp. They might even give us an edge over Gaea and the giants!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Cletus’s house was tiny and brown, not much bigger than some people’s garages. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The room seemed even bigger now that their dad wasn’t there, the bed emptier. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I knew he was happy for Caitlin's kindness—he just had bigger things on his mind. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I’ve found some here that were bigger than my fist, and Baba can sell those for more at market.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Bernard is easy to spot because he’s so much bigger than the other guys, and plus he’s yelling. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But on the other hand, Maya knew that the problem was bigger and more complicated than that, and it scared her that she didn’t know how to figure it out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There’s a bigger reason why Miss Celia doesn’t have any friends and I knew it the minute I saw that picture of Mister Johnny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The lake is bigger than he’d expected, a distance he cannot imagine swimming across. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, the news was much bigger than the boys could ever have imagined. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I danced all day and took trains and buses all over the city to auditions, and at night I carried around trays of food and flirted with the men for bigger tips. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And I understood just what we would do for each other, just what we would do for the ebb and pull of the dream, the bigger dream that held us all. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Helena, I know I’ve told you this twenty thousand times, but you need challenges bigger than Baked Alaskas. Julia's flying the nest this year. Why don’t you think about going back to work?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The ball was big and fat, getting bigger and fatter, and he knew that when he swung at just the right second he would shoot it out into center. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I wrestled for his arms, but Charlie was bigger and stronger than I was, and the alcohol flooding his body amplified his rage. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Yes, and a rounder head and bigger ears,” Samuel added. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed the dog under the chin, and then a bigger smile spread across his face. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The female is bigger than the male and may lay up to one hundred eggs at a time. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Estimates of Alexandria’s population in the Hellenistic era range from four hundred thousand to one million— bigger than any Mediterranean city except Rome. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The bigger one turned its head toward her and looked back at her with beady black eyes, taking her in. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I have vivid memories of seeing young kids in the streets of Uvira holding guns bigger than themselves. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The bigger the monster herd got, the more mortals would get pushed aside, knocked into the water, or trampled. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was bigger than the picnic hamper and looked like an orange crate, streaming water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There, in the gloom, sat a giant even bigger than Polybotes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Something huge was flying through the air, above the car and to one side, something darker and bigger than the biggest bird. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As they got farther into town, the houses got bigger and sat on yards carpeted with green and full of thick bushes and enormous shade trees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Taken individually, none of the twenty-five Norte Chico cities rivaled Sumer’s cities in size, but the totality was bigger than Sumer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but Charlie’s bigger than me” — Ron held his arms out from his body as though he was a gorilla — “so Fred and George didn’t go on about it much...not to his face anyway...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Eventually he became a kind of mascot, and the bigger boys liked him in the way they always like the smallest and the youngest member of their group. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She ruffled up my hair, kissed me, and said, “If my little boy’s eyes get any bigger they’re going to pop right out of his head. Now tell me, what are you so happy about?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When she brought it out again she was holding a stone in it, a gray stone not much bigger than a bird’s egg. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The moon didn’t seem to be getting much bigger, but the earth was definitely shrinking. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The older one got an even bigger smile on his face and waved real hard at everybody, die little shrunk-up version of him smiled and did the same thing. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So it is with space-time: on a very small scale it is tendimensional and highly curved, but on bigger scales you don’t see the curvature or the extra dimensions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looks way bigger than the one we saw with Wilf,” she says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When they open up, you can see a fleshy little mound, no bigger than the top of my thumb. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “There’s two. Both closed. I don’t think they got that size. You going to need bigger tires.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby took another, bigger bite of cake, and began to settle into himself. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z From their clothing they’re originals, people that got turned during the first dark days back during the war, before the armies realized that they had a bigger threat to fight than each other. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Wish I’d known the world was so much bigger and better than my neighborhood. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z And he’s pretty big, even bigger than John, and the two of them hate each other. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I nod at a girl with headphones bigger than fists and hair dyed platinum. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But Will could see what it was, this enemy: another angel, much bigger and stronger than they were, and Baruch’s hand was clamped over his mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Pima was bigger than most of the light crew, but she was nothing against his father’s crystallized speed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s an even bigger slap in the face than dying young. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Holly was Catwoman in a fancy building, her sneakers almost bigger than the rest of her, and we all laughed. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I put a bigger glob of the ointment on it, hoping that will clear it up, and add a note to my to-do list to monitor it, before scrolling through my notifications. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Nothing seemed to give Colin a bigger thrill than to say, “All right, Harry?” six or seven times a day and hear, “Hello, Colin,” back, however exasperated Harry sounded when he said it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Robert was a tall man and as he advanced he cast an even bigger shadow. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone in town raised a few chickens, but turkeys were less common, being bigger and having a more pronounced tendency toward meanness, except of course for Travis’s birds. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As a result of overeating, Templeton grew bigger and fatter than any rat you ever saw. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She looked at me through her thick glasses, and I wished I were bigger and could punch her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He went behind the counter and took a little bell, no bigger than a honeybee, out of a drawer. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I was an even bigger idiot to think she’d be impressed by me hanging out with her crowd at the cabin, obviously, because she doesn’t even want me there. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I thought that it would be easy. That if I worked hard, I could move to bigger and better things. But the system’s not made for people like us.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Lynn was hospitalized in a nearby, bigger town for part of October. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Take out another sandwich,” my mother said to me; and she added, sternly, “and this time give her a bigger piece than yours or you won’t have any more.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her soul was getting bigger and bigger and bigger. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She carefully stood up, feeling around for the clothes hangers in order not to make a noise, and found that the wardrobe was bigger than she’d thought. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I felt I was wearing a heavy green costume that made my body bigger than it looked. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes I see in the folds of his eyes a longing for something that’s bigger than myself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Each hotel room was bigger than our entire trailer! The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mole's Town was bigger than it seemed, but three quarters of it was under the ground, in deep warm cellars connected by a maze of tunnels. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When they reached Lafayette Park, in front of the White House, the crowd was bigger than expected, about twenty-five thousand. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful room, not an office at all, and much bigger than it looked from outside—airy and white, with a high ceiling and a breeze fluttering in the starched curtains. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m not sure that’s such a good idea, but I trail after Ma as she pushes aside plants with leaves that are bigger than my head. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Once Grace pulled in at the shopping center, though, she realized that she had made a huge mistake, one much bigger than salt and pepper shakers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Billy said, “Well, it was actually bigger than that, it’s just that my arms won’t stretch any farther.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our God is bigger than the facts. He’s not limited by the laws of nature, science, or the almighty dollar.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I can’t go another week with so little food. I’ll faint again and get in even bigger trouble. Here, Seven, please give me those boxes.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The boy smiles even bigger, nods, looks me up and down, and says, “Spicy! I like you. You sure you don’t wanna get white-boy wasted?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was a big bandage on his neck, but an even bigger smile on his face. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He pried out the soap and put it and the brush in a bigger unlettered cup. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be patient. It starts small and gets bigger.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a show of stretching, and Ekon resented how much bigger his biceps were. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was bigger than Marshall and a lot bigger than I needed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is no bigger than it was when I left you yesterday," she said after arriving late one morning, well after sunrise. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Now that they were married, they needed a bigger, nicer place than what they currently occupied in the castle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Her words sound bigger than words usually do, like-they expanded in her mouth before she spoke them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The man in the pale suit was bigger standing than he had seemed sitting on the plane beside Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In the bigger scheme of things, out in the world, we were more alike than different. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I never realized how much bigger a bluefin tuna looks when it’s alive in the ocean instead of dead on the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “The more scared you are, the bigger Pah gets,” the girl said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The industry has kept prices down in part by buying bigger ships, the better to accommodate a broader clientele. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The stove and countertops have been scrubbed clean, and I wonder if it will all be torn away to make room for a bigger kitchen like the one at Darius’s house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She was a pro at shaking the truth out of guys who were a lot bigger and tougher than I was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He was bigger than the two of us put together. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d imagined it would be like the clear, narrow stream that came out of the kitchen faucet, only bigger, and horizontal instead of vertical. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When he extended the antenna, two creatures began writhing around it—green snakes, no bigger than earthworms. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Some of the bigger children had got away from their mothers and were standing at the edge of the training ground, looking at the soldiers. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Helena smiled, then smiled bigger when I gave her the skirt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A bond bigger than any crown pulses through the five of us, and, for the first time since the start of this pageant, I know it’s me who has the upper hand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Armpit was surprised by how small the room was—not much bigger than a utility closet. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But a much bigger battle was yet to come. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Griffiths’s frown grows bigger, and I decide to plead my case after all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The bigger boat lunged ahead, but then met some obstruction in the water and reared up suddenly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The church was no bigger than a one-room schoolhouse, but it seemed to be packed to the rafters. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The trailer was a bigger challenge than the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at my friends because I didn’t want to look at the puddle of yellow, growing bigger and bigger around our egg. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Up close, he was even bigger than he had seemed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I had to look at the bigger picture. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was a sacrifice for something bigger than him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Our apartment looks way bigger without all the furniture and stuff. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Maybe, as an outsider, she could see a bigger picture, take more risks. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 And it was then, that first time that Louis and I drove around, that I began to see that what was happening was bigger than just a few people running around mowing lawns. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “And we’ll be doing this every day. But a bigger order. One hundred and twenty dozen. Delivered.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He lifted his feathers to scare her, but she was bigger, and bigness is boss in the peregrine’s world. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I have a feeling this is one of those stories she’s going to be telling forever, the kind that gets bigger and crazier the more time goes on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He was black and as tall as I was, but bigger. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When his trees were cut down, he was so angry that he grew bigger and bigger. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He’s bald just like Daddy, but older, taller, bigger. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Reggie appeared to have a slightly bigger ventricular system, for instance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Ravens, bigger and smarter, waited on the outskirts of the field to see whether it was safe to join the feast. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t think it was possible, but it got bigger somehow. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A size bigger than last year's, which meant it would be a size too big. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Here and there the bigger path forked into a smaller one. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She was bigger than me, but not by much, and I figured that since I was a boy I could break away from her and run if she tried to stop me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And maybe I could have found something secondhand, but those places never have bigger than size two. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The guards had been targeting Zoe, and before they could figure out that the kid with the pipes was the bigger problem, the wooden planks at their feet sprouted new branches and tangled their legs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But my dream of a bigger world had gotten crushed right along with the moped. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The M-16 I carried felt bigger than it usually did. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The school wasn’t any bigger than our little apartment building. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Ucho, their leader, was only a year older than me, but he was much bigger. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They explain the puzzle that we still cannot make a fistful bigger than a fist, or a stride longer than our legs can stretch, but that we can now know more than Montaigne could know. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “But the bully is bigger and stronger. I may get eaten anyway.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “It feels a lot bigger inside,” Mark said. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z That was a way bigger gift than this backdrop even was. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally his father took from the shelf a flat oak slab, bigger than any of the pans or dishes, and put it on the table. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The brand she picked was three times bigger than other ice cream—it came in a big plastic tub—but it didn’t taste very good. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I even saw servants and their children, who must have been added to make the party look bigger. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The man and the woman grow bigger and bigger, so bright. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, boops, she laughs, a modest laugh that gets bigger and bigger and soon everyone is laughing. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Volantene honors were most common, little coins no bigger than a penny with a crown on one side and a skull on the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The bed was bigger, its full canopy and draperies blue instead of green. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In my memory, his eyes get bigger and bigger, almost like he's a manga character. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z You could feel the rush of prison growth even in the forgotten backwater of Sing Sing, where the superintendent had said that getting money to build new and bigger vocational shops was his number-one priority. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The closer I got to the tank, the bigger it looked. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The lobby is huge, probably bigger than most people’s houses. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A man went before them, pounding out a slow, deep-throated marching rhythm on a drum that was bigger than he was, boom, boom, boom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So up to a hilltop I trudged each day, and the heavy heat of summer made me glad for the bigger winds I found there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Worse, it might lead to a bigger road the atlas had been too old to show. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Gets bigger every year. Your brother got one?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “What’s it about?” asked Jonathan, taking a step and a half to match each of the strides of the bigger man. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z It grew, a ghostly green spot, bigger and bigger. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the traffic on Route 733—the road that links this small town to the next, and the next, until it meets with a road that might lead somewhere bigger. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Diving at five hundred miles per hour, they saw the docks, and tied up there, as the briefers had told them, were four torpedo boats and one bigger patrol ship. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If she’d been any bigger, her shrieks of outrage would have been deafening. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The bigger, stronger cub was not frolicking with a tender, laughing female two-legs, being fed tidbits of meat in a pleasant sunlit open place. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The room is just big enough to accommodate his size, and no bigger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Like the Goldengrove, which is enchanted and grows bigger the farther in you go. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The houses were bigger here and had front lawns. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z If there are floating rocks, I’d push them together to create a bigger platform. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We hadn’t gotten separated from Nyanriak and her children, thank goodness, and now we were with a bigger group of people from our village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The camp was a way out and bigger than I thought it would be. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of people have already paid dearly for your anger and lies. You have bigger problems than getting out of this place.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “The ruins are much bigger than they let on,” Shay said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I want support for believing in something bigger than just me.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z There was no escaping the monsters, not even on this island, no bigger on a map than a grain of sand, protected by mountains of fog and sharp rocks and seething tides. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z With Irene nothing we were doing or feeling was named as part of anything bigger than just the two of us. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The doctors used much sharper and bigger knives in the operation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Why are we talking about scaling chimneys when we’ve got a bigger problem?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Without a word they both hopped out and set to work, Joe scavenging bigger logs that burned well in his shop’s heater, Nancy gathering smaller branches that would fit easily into the kitchen stove. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Rumpy getting kicked off a rock by a bigger male. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nelson’s face was bigger than a candle right in my face and I could hear the good way he smelled. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She supposed the school was just as big as it had ever been only her eyes had grown used to looking at bigger things. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I have the bigger closet by a long shot. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We moved, for the fourth time in twelve months, to a bigger apartment in the building next door, so that Tata could live with us again. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I need to give him something, so I tell him it’s my dad, which isn’t exactly a lie, more of a half-truth because it’s only one part of a much bigger picture. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And there he is, hardly any bigger now than he was in day care, and he's standing there waving his crutch up at the tree. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the bigger boys had an inspiration. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lady shrew, a tiny thing scarcely bigger than a peanut, but with a wit as sharp as her teeth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t know who he is,” Hermione said, passing Harry several curly black hairs, “but he’s gone home with a dreadful nosebleed! Here, he’s pretty tall, you’ll need bigger robes....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The twigs catch, we add some bigger chips of wood, keep blowing, and soon we have a good fire going. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Clive Pike, to my left, eyes beetling bigger than humanly possible, g-force ribbling his face. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then Voxy points to a room off to the side no bigger than a coat closet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But there was her radiant face, bigger than life, framed by her familiar brown curls. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A diamond no bigger than a pebble would be worth thousands of dollars. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I see now that the fact that Corey told her is the bigger news here. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “But don’t talk about it around Tristan or his head will get even bigger.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She told me I must keep myself as covered as I could with my shawl, that I’m bigger now and strange men can’t be trusted. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Everything felt different—smaller and bigger at the same time. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Davos had never seen a bigger axe than Lady Lu, nor one with a sharper edge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She tried to swallow the huge knot in her throat, but it just kept getting bigger and bigger, a balloon swelling on a helium tank. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He never liked to brag, but I could tell he was proud that he had taken on four bigger, tougher kids, even if they were girls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But my sin was bigger!” he snarled and leaped for my throat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A germ of religious exaltation, no bigger than a mustard seed, was sown in me and left to germinate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the bigger a kid you are, the more you gotta close up shop. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She was just like the one June had drawn in Ivy’s hotel room, but bigger and more beautiful. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The cloud was bigger and thicker than it had looked at first and soon the night grew very dark. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Then Johnny noticed that the private holding Goblin’s head had orange hair; a freckle-faced little fellow no bigger than himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On the desk, inside a crystal sphere with a flat bottom, was an eerie replica of a human skull no bigger than her thumb. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When she unwraps the newspaper, she finds a model house, tall and narrow, no bigger than her fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But here in Aleppo, it’s on a much bigger scale. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z "But you've always wanted to explore the outside, no? You're a big boy now. You need to go to a bigger school. And they're trying to find your relatives. Don't you want to meet them?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid it will make it bigger. It’s twice as big as it was this morning.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In bigger cities, like Otavalo and Quito, there must be lots of indigenous maids. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Our apartment was bigger than the entire house on Little Hobart Street, and way fancier. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Also a stuffed giraffe that was bigger than her, that Uncle Tony won for her at a carnival. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z They were of very different sizes, some no bigger than mole- hills, some as big as wheelbarrows, two the size of cottages. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He picked up a crystal cat, no bigger than his thumb. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It is true that two men can lift a bigger stone than one man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I don't think I've ever felt bigger than I did in that instant. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Besides, he thought, next year he would be bigger and could walk faster and get to school before it started and wouldn’t be laughed at. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t care if his opponent was bigger or smaller. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s a bigger size, so it actually zips. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Seems like the more you travel, the more you’d want to leave Oregon. Other places sound so—I don’t know, so much bigger, more diverse, more everything.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I find the envelope with Prism's logo in the corner—three circles positioned like they're part of a bigger triangle. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I almost add Arthur won’t be there either, but Arthur not being around for school or anything is a bigger problem eating away at me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A bigger part of me knows this is my destiny, what thirteen years of torture have prepared me for, like my entire, tense childhood can be unspooled. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The wings were bigger now, he could tell. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I relate the way the poor Tree Man’s extremities hung from him like gnarled trunks, and with that disturbing image firmly planted in my head, I’m pumped, confident, and take a bigger bite. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z These arrows had bigger heads, ground to razor sharpness, and they were heavily feathered in a square cut There was a bow inspection, and two or three men were issued with new strings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unless you get out now,” said Harry, more bravely than he felt, because Crabbe and Goyle were a lot bigger than him or Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was a big man, bigger even than Osh, with a square head and a flat, ruddy face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Then that guy is an even bigger idiot than I thought!” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Carved from olivewood, a little bigger than a shoe box, it had a tin lid perforated by tiny airholes and inset with the icon of an unrecognizable saint. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The snowflakes were bigger now, and they fell more heavily past Lizzie arid Turner, their sharp angles slicing into the bulky sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z "I think you could be a bit bigger in your middle section. I like women with curves." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The smallest ruin here was bigger than the biggest dorm in Uglyville, bigger even than Garbo Mansion. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She was half a head taller than me and much bigger. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z And so the pleasant evening unraveled—the noisy meal at which I even drank a little wine, the presents, bedtime for the younger children, while their bigger brothers and sisters went off to watch television. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Or are you trying to make me feel an even bigger fool for planting foolishness in you?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “You are making this a way bigger deal than it needs to be.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a hundred percent black inside, all of them bigger than me and Mong put together. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Sefia opened it and crawled inside, closing the door behind her, shutting herself into a room barely bigger than a travel trunk. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If our lives are all in danger, then we have bigger problems to deal with than whether or not I put my faith in my teammates. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The flowers on Big Ma’s muumuu now seemed bigger, just like the comfy chair she had been sitting in for the past seven years now seemed bigger. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Why is England manufacturing bigger and better airplanes and bombs and at the same time churning out new houses for reconstruction? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "When I was little I'd watch my parents dig holes, every weekend and holiday. When I got bigger, I had to dig, too. Even on Christmas." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z From around the far side of the Homestead, three of the bigger boys appeared, literally dragging Ben along the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Great black pig-iron pipes a man could crawl through small, bright brass pipes no bigger around than your thumb There was a vast network of stone tunnels, branching and connecting at odd angles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "If I truly need to tell you that, you are a bigger fool than Robert and I am on the wrong side." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Ages indicated a small corked bottle, no bigger than a thimble, on the ground beside them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The bigger cub snarled and snapped at it furiously. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And Liza said patiently, “Why do you be forever testing, Samuel? Gray ones taste just as good and they’re bigger.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit was built low to the ground, so Woolf’s view was constantly obstructed by bigger horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He allowed it was jest a little old star chasin’ ’round the sun with a pack of others, some of’em a lot bigger than us. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a little bigger than the pouch with rubles. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But this hellhound was bigger than a tank. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The government gave us a large place to live in, much bigger than anyone I know. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “We can’t beat these guys with our talent. We just aren’t good enough. But I think we have bigger hearts. And I think we have a secret weapon.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He found that the moat and the bridge had grown hundreds of times bigger. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And he said, like he always said, “You both need me. I wish you would let me be a bigger part of his life. You need help with him.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The nudgings and jerks and winks of the bigger children surely didn’t belong in a church. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Needs to be a bit bigger for you to get the idea,” he said, pointing his wand at the spider. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It ate the second guy, it got a little bit bigger. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When she promises new, bigger lockers for the hallways, I know she can’t do that. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Stick’s vacant bed seemed bigger, emptier than ever. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Nairobi was overwhelming to me, bigger than any place I had ever seen. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger ones happened before I was even four years old, so I don’t remember those. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was strange seeing how much bigger the apartment was than their own, how much airier and lighter. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Okay, okay. Just wondered if you’d seen the large iron monster heading your way. Looks like the ones you’re pummeling now, only ten times bigger? Maybe gives the orders?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The footpath led Hazel to a bigger path, the sort that might accommodate carts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It slithers and moves around in the pit of my stomach, growing bigger and bigger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky-hole grew bigger, and at last they could see the blue of the real sky over their heads. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But even though the baby inside her was no bigger than a mulberry, Laila already saw the sacrifices a mother had to make. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was something inside me, an ache I had, like a constant itch that got bigger and bigger as I grew, that told me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When children first came to the Boxton Creek Home, they stayed in one of the bigger rooms in front. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z A bigger grinder had a cute little drawer filled with spiderwebs and ancient coffee—and with mouse leavings. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “No you won’t. Listen, sweetie, these are real friends you have. Genuine friends. Two of them. That’s two more than a lot of people who live in bigger cities and do fancier things have.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Making a killing shot like that on a moving deer made me feel bigger and more important. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z And he wants to move to the bigger flat with Sien and the children when the baby comes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z You’re giving up a smaller dream for a bigger one that you actually have a chance of achieving. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Normally, they would have been in Kevin’s car, which was bigger than Chas’s SUV; Joey’s car was out of the question, since it only carried two people. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Tristran wondered if he had grown while he was away; he remembered his father as a bigger man. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He stalks along the line, and I am really rather disappointed; judging from his pictures I imagined him to be bigger and more powerfully built, and above all to have a thundering voice. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tropical Rescue towboat was much bigger than Dad’s bonefish skiff, so there was plenty of room for Mom to ride along. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I put my money on the cook. He’s bigger,” a second Gondwannan offered. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I reasoned that tightening the inner angles would allow the egg to handle a bigger impact.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She soon shifted her attention to even bigger saloons in larger cities such as Cincinnati and St. Louis. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Joey climbed off Momma’s lap and Byron’s eyes got bigger and bigger but his traitor hands kept him pinned to the couch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “And he wasn’t doing anything wrong. How much of a bigger picture do you need?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I was still practicing law, but the specificity of the work and the change of scenery distracted me just enough from the bigger questions beginning to bubble up in my mind. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Only three bedrooms, two baths. Hardly bigger than this flat." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That afternoon, I had bigger things to worry about than Selena. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z After several hours of walking, they came to a bigger road where they could catch a bus the rest of the way to Saigon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The patches on my feet are bigger than quarters now. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It's time to think bigger, to escalate the pamphlet campaign, to enlarge his circle so that more Germans learn the truth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Its white sails looked no bigger than postage stamps, its ninety oars like toothpicks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Was there ever a bigger geek than me? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes, so the litde brat didn’t get himself killed and now he’ll have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other announcements, there will be no canoe races this Saturday.. ..” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A moment later Spike belched out a new vial - a stoppered glass tube no bigger than Leo’s finger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then he motioned to the attendant to get down the bigger suitcase from the rack. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z You love so much bigger than yourself, bigger than everything. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He’s bigger, and darker in just a few days. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Despite bigger problems, greater worries, it was heartbreak that seized me when I first saw my male face in the mirror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The dead zone in the middle of the lake just keeps getting bigger and bigger...” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The parlor was a bit bigger than a big wardrobe and stuffed with museumy stuff. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But then I hear him tell Lance, “Your phone is too miniature. We need a bigger screen. Where’s that kid with the white hair? The one who always has his tablet? That little pygmy-sized kid.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Grace Church is nothing but a basement rented from the bigger church with white people upstairs. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I was thinking that my mom’s apartment wouldn’t allow dogs, especially dogs bigger than the apartment, but I said, “Yeah. Of course I will.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A thing bigger than desire was in him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Both she and JimmyTrotter carried knapsacks on their backs, his bigger than hers, but it looked like they carried all that they had left. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But now I saw it: Neil wasn’t bigger and better than me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You call that miserable thing a pig? That’s a fine specimen of a pig—it’s no bigger than a white rat.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z National Archives is in a warehouse, in Fort Worth, Texas, that is bigger than most airport hangars. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s the only way I can be prepared for the bigger picture. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I can see the bigger kids chasing me down the corridor and hitting me until I bleed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He learned how to talk a friendly form of smack, trash-talking his bigger, faster opponents on the court. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was a tiny woman, no bigger than Lyra’s hand, and the monkey was already pulling and pulling at one of her arms so that she cried out in pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Corky was bigger than Jesse, so every argument with either of them was a loss, because it made Jimmy feel small and weak. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Brian and I decided we needed to make the fire even bigger and went out to collect more wood. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He could smell the sea, hear it washing against the docks and the faraway shores, calling him to wilder waters, to bigger monsters, and to stories yet to be earned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There is one where Amil is looking up at me, and I look much bigger than he does. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Society was practically crying out for people who poured their heart and soul into work that was bigger than them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If my head had gotten any bigger, I know it would have burst. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z You keep biting it, and it gets bigger and worse instead of better. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z After a while, he says, the mere presence of the device begins to offer the promise of tiny hits, and bigger ones. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be all that long before they’d be bigger than his friend, too. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But the father was bigger and stronger, and he prevailed. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z It seemed to be getting bigger, now, and more awake. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z This tremor was more extreme, caused by something bigger than a strange stampede. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "I thought Excalibur would have been a bit...bigger?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The waves were getting bigger, and JoJo’s phone was our last chance at getting out an SOS flash. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a bigger family than ours and it was a fun time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled even bigger and replied, “Nobody makes brownies like me.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Remember that the bigger the number, the smaller the risk, and that for every unit increase in the safety index, the risk declines by a factor of 10. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty percent of those who stopped by the six-choice booth ended up buying some jam, while only 3 percent of those who stopped by the bigger booth bought anything. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A bigger wave breaks right into his chest, knocks him over. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When we moved from 140th Street to a bigger place on Lenox, it was the light-skinned renters who tried to keep us out. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Fox’s attack took them by surprise, so he was able to dispatch several bigger monsters before they knew what had hit them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was initially disappointed, then felt some measure of moral victory, having kept it so close against the bigger school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Every step I took toward Grand Rapids I could hear the sounds of mouse bones and bug skeletons being busted up by the teeth of bigger things. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out—single stars, constellations, and planets, brighter and bigger than any in our world. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The room suddenly feels much bigger, the “creative team” way on the other side, behind a large plastic fold-up table. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. They’re making a bigger deal of it than it is. I’m not a hero. I just happened to be up there. I don’t think he really would have jumped.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Butterflies flitted through the moist air, bigger than any I'd ever seen, and there were flowering plants everywhere. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When we came home to our bigger new apartment, we found a gift—a blender—from my best friend, and a check from The Atlantic waiting for us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Wayne’s big voice and presence are especially welcome in the bigger auditorium. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z LeAlan: When did you first see younger offenders doing bigger crimes? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The buildings in the distance start to get bigger, and I can see the ocean touching the edges of the land. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z "You do? Are they bigger than you, or littler?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Those were some of our best years, the ones where I didn’t feel like he was bigger or better or smarter or more selfless than I was. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Out here, they're bigger than me, growling on the roads like monsters with huge eyes. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “He wanted safe streets, and a bigger breakfast program. We can give him that.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Thomas barely heard him, shocked by how much bigger it was up close. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then he goes on to say what a punk Stephen is and that kids are starting to speak out in bigger numbers. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The other thing—the bigger thing you pay attention to, in the beginning—is your teacher, especially if he’s new like Mr. Terupt. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The walls are yellow, to match the sunshine, and there are couches bigger than my bed. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “We’ve got even bigger problems if he thinks it’s a date,” Grace added. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Little did we know that even while we were discussing her performing in school programs, the Central High Mothers’ League was preparing to make a bigger fuss than ever before to exclude her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the trampoline broke, but I didn’t go back to the old routine because Mum said it would damage the walls and furniture now that I was bigger. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Richie wasn't much bigger than Park, and he was drunk and disoriented. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I am telling you, all of the Hausa soldiers turned and ran, they had seen what was bigger than them.…” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “He got bigger than we thought he would. She barks all the time. He’s too furry.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Over the next couple of years, Charles had the drawing room made bigger and added a kitchen wing so there would be more room for the growing number of servants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I run down the main street, toward the crossroad where I’ve noticed buses coming up and down on the way to bigger places. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But a rowboat is floating, caught between our two houses and a bigger willow tree that kept it from floating down the street. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z So the farms have gotten bigger, but fewer people live on them. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But soon enough, a bigger challenge came up. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “That wasn’t no Portuguese,” the bigger one said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Some of these children were taller and bigger than I was; some were smiling. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Cecile seemed to grow bigger but she stood where she was. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z We used to be sisters; something bigger and deeper than blood bonded us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "My mother said she's positive they are bigger than they were." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I followed the example of some of the bigger boys and hit the ones who wouldn’t hit back. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z These are adaptations to scare other animals into thinking they are eyes, so other animals will think they are bigger and more dangerous and leave them alone. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z We make the fort bigger, giving it three new walls where the one wall fell down, and making it five-sided. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Children and babies screaming, the bigger ones thrashing in the arms of their killers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For Partners in Health, there was a bigger principle involved. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Music comforts him, but even though he’s bigger than Jay—bigger than all of us—he’s weak, out of shape. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z As so often happens in science, their discoveries only whet the appetite for more research, which in turn created a demand for bigger, more expensive accelerators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Yesterday, you had a grander visitor, and received a bigger gift than a bird. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We had a small collection of books in our class, but it was no secret that the boys’ school had a much bigger library to choose from. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She sits me at a small desk that is pushed up against a wall opposite her bigger desk. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Probably a big school of mackerel. If I were looking for bait today, that would be great, but we want to nab bigger stuff.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She was tired of making herself bigger and better in her own head when it was clear that she never would or could be in her real life. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a miracle Vonetta made it from New Jersey to Atlanta without picking on Fern, and a bigger miracle that Fern’s watch still hung from her puny wrist. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “A fourth door, and a fifth, on and on until you reach a thirteenth, a little locked door no bigger than a shoe.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We both bent over it, to get a better look: It was bigger than our Zimbabwean dollar, though I rarely saw those either. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At first we hold on to one another, but then it starts to feel like we are holding on to something even bigger than that. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then the wings are bigger Father said only who can play a harp. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Our family is growing a little bigger this year. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He must be nineteen or twenty now, very tall, taller than his father and bigger across the chest and shoulders. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The hole grew bigger and bigger, and then, like a robot breaking from a crate, the hatchling pulled himself out into the world. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Where colored men worked harbors for $2.50 a day, pulling cargo from ships bigger than churches, and others drove up to the very door of your house to take you where you needed to be. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something sweetly shy about the way he looked at me, glancing at, and then away from, my face, his brown eyes bigger than life through his glasses. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Our new house is much bigger than our old house in North River Heights. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Next he places her hands on a big cabinet radio, then on a third no bigger than a toaster. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “It’s even bigger than the one I showed you last time. It contains just about every movie ever released. Actors, directors, cinematographers, sound tracks, musical scores, the lot.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She is fifteen and looks no bigger than a twelve- year-old. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom said that Old Man House was much bigger, when it existed here. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The second bite is bigger and brings joy to each cell in my body. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I’m not bigger anymore because of the typhoid but I’m older. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My mother has been the only family I’ve known my whole life, and here, in my aunt’s arms, my world feels bigger, warmer. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He was a boy of twelve or thirteen, no older than Ranofer himself, though he was bigger. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It hurtled up the road toward me, getting bigger and bigger, until it screeched to a halt right in front of me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I click on her photo and there she is, even bigger, wearing the same smile she gave me earlier. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were even bigger and faster up close. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And he wanted a much, much bigger purse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe the roaches here are bigger than in Phoenix,” Brian said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Now she would have an even bigger job. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And Asian was bigger an more beautiful and more brightly golden and more terrible than he had thought. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Some were bigger than her hand, some faster than birds! The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She’s large, bigger than Bob, but I still have to crumple a few of them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Then they would move on to the next pen where the bigger pig lay. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z All day it grew bigger, and before night the whole yard was bare mud. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They was big enough for a station, but not much bigger than what we called a whistle-stop. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could never have been a bigger fool! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I never particularly cared for Spencer; his house is at the very top of the hill—higher and bigger than ours, but technically ours is taller. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Piggy hung about near for all his brave words, and the three bigger boys went together to the next shelter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps bigger than this, with two, three, or half a dozen people still alive. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He managed to get more money, and he made the cages much, much bigger. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “He was much bigger than the others, Father.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If the trunk were heavier, bigger, I wouldn’t be able to hold on. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It was a bigger breakfast than I normally eat, but steak is good any time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lot bigger than I’d realized—four stories tall, sky blue with white trim, like an upscale seaside resort. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Syntax solves this problem by having adjacent strings of words stand for related sets of concepts, and by inserting one string inside another to stand for concepts that are parts of bigger concepts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Whatever was in her throat got bigger, like one of those foam bath pellets that inflates in water. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah, way bigger. I could walk anywhere, eat in any restaurant I wanted to, and the people would treat me nice.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The third box is harder, but I guess it’s in the shape of a Magic Marker but much bigger and heavier, as it slides one way and rolls the other. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The world suddenly felt so much bigger than the two of us. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Pretty, and Dazzling! to jazz up and stretch the words Jason has in bigger directions, and Joke, so he can be sarcastic if he wants. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, he looked a lot bigger now . . . even taller than Tyson. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z This would cause more fission, and a bigger explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a bigger house than many, but right now it felt like it was shrinking in on me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Last New Year’s she went out with a new diamond ring bigger than I ever saw before,” another old woman said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out three more, each one a little bigger than the last, and laid them side by side in the shade from the tree. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Fenrir nodded at this, and looked at the chains called Dromi, bigger than any chains had ever been, stronger than the strongest of bonds. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z There was nothing for it, I’d either have to get it a bigger home or let it loose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Even if her hands weren’t tied, he was bigger, stronger, faster. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z After a short spell in a Holiday Inn, I find a house I can rent, on the rise behind Kitsilano Beach, one of those toytown houses that are bigger inside than they look. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked soft and pudgy, was no bigger than a kid’s. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But they tended to be bigger than hawksbills, often too big to lift out of the water for the weakened castaway that I became. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We pedaled to Woolworth’s, which was bigger than all the stores in Battle Mountain put together, and played tag in the aisles until the manager chased us out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With every minute that ticks by, Max and I are in bigger and bigger trouble. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I did what I had to do. You think you understand this, Beatrice, but you don’t. This whole situation ... it’s much bigger than you think it is.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nan and I were always seated at tables, booths being reserved for parties bigger than two. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Marisol and the twins spend more time at school with extracurricular activities, and Mama cooks way too much food, since our kitchen is much bigger now. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As I continued to travel, I was managing to pull in bigger crowds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The farmers loved her bees, thanks to all the pollinating they did, how they made the watermelons redder and the cucumbers bigger. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes was bigger and stronger than the other boy, a fact pointedly reinforced every time their bodies collided. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It peeks curiously over the bigger moon’s shoulder, like a younger sibling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Tenochtitlan dazzled its invaders—it was bigger than Paris, Europe’s greatest metropolis. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "But of course multiplying by two is a lot easier than some of the bigger numbers. What about the other multiplication tables? Do you know any of those?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, grown-up. What do you think, Prop, am I bigger than my father? A bit at least?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s like he never matured past sixth grade, so his parents just bought him bigger and bigger toys. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s got multiple enclosures now, and is bigger than it ever was before the war. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A boy crouched at the fence line, looking no bigger than the kids who sat next to me at school. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Like they all studied the same book about grown-up-ness, memorizing phrases like, Does that make it right? and Be the bigger person. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z That was why the room had seemed so much bigger than I remembered. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z While he attached the sprinkler to it, I walked up and down the tidy rows of pole beans and squash and tomato plants growing bigger every day. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Brownsville was the end of the line and bigger than the railway towns. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was far bigger than any room Id ever seen before, large enough to contain more than a hundred souls. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The story was just getting bigger and bigger. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They always had a way of sounding bigger when they were hidden in the brush. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Without warning, there was a flash, an aura of light far bigger and brighter than what Koffi had produced before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A tiny white dot had reappeared at the end of the painted tunnel, and now Ariana was walking back toward them, growing bigger and bigger as she came. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "Why can't one of you give me a smaller waist? My numbers are bigger than yours." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He seemed to have a special affinity for flashlight powder, and the bigger the flash the more he enjoyed it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “My relative, you will return to balance again,” that bigger boy, whose name I later learned was Jesse Chee, whispered in my ear in Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed bigger houses that had larger lawns. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It was bigger, by far, with a long, serious face. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They spoke briefly, then the bigger man fixed his binoculars on Kyril Montana’s rock. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The city was bigger than I thought it was. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Ms. Platt made herself my partner, the whole time saying things like “Bend the elbow forty-five degrees, straighten that leg, bigger step.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “And I have bigger fish to fry than your army,” I said with a whole lot more confidence than I truly felt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave Henry Hawkins a different card than I gave all the other kids—it was bigger than the others, and it had a drawing of a character from his favorite cartoon. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Michael fought off the children, picked up the greyhound that was bigger than himself and told Mam the dog could have his supper. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z What were those Austronesian pot makers doing on islets adjacent to bigger islands? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon we were in an area of stately mansions, even the smallest of which was bigger than the regent’s palace, with grand front lawns and tall iron gates. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And by that I mean this: If you are the kind of person who lies about something as small as bologna, what would stop you from lying about bigger, more important things? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Tall, head forward, eyes fastened on a rock, his arms higher than the pines, his hands holding a melon bigger than the sun, he paused an instant to get his bearing and secure his aim. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to wrap my arms about it, but the trunk was much bigger than it had seemed from my window. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The second, which recognized the very process by which Big Science grew bigger, made Lawrence even more the darling of every scientific research foundation in the land. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She said that the new apartment was much bigger, and that Tata would be living with us so she could take care of us while Mami worked. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But a bigger part of me wants this, here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “There’s still stones out there bigger than my hand!” he pro-tested. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole time Ted was spewing, I could feel the anger flickering, churning, growing bigger, getting hotter, turning my hands to fists under the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Who was ready for something bigger than what he or she had? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The day had gone exactly as Link had said it would, but even so, I found myself wondering if he were only building my trust in order to lay a bigger trap for me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we hung up, she said, “I’ll help, but I might be able to recruit one more person who could make an even bigger difference.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Of course I knew which block was bigger than the other. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Well, it is,” said Pa. “Just imagine Black Susan bigger than Jack, and fiercer than Jack when he growls. Then she would be just like a panther.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay wears a bigger smile than usual as we make our rounds, greeting folks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In its place floated a golden orb no bigger than a Ping-Pong ball. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He sets a tiny paper scroll, no bigger than a cowrie shell, in her palm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Man loneliness was much bigger than boy loneliness. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She lowered the board and saw that below her was a track with metal rails and wooden crossbars—like the roller coaster, but much bigger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When I was young at the orphanage, and the bigger boys taunted me, I invariably burst into tears. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It is much bigger and faster than ours and rapidly gains on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s a wrong to gain a bigger good.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd of kids was getting bigger and bigger and was loving this. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cari, making little signs and stepping up service is cute and all, but this is bigger than that,” Aunt Tuti said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I push my beret down lower and smile at him, hoping mascara is making my eyes look bigger. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He was walking through a room bigger than a city, and everywhere he looked there were statues and carvings and rough-hewn images. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A shadow that is bigger than a rat and suddenly standing upright. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When going for altitude, bigger wasn’t always better. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We need much bigger pockets, I thought as I lay in bed, counting off the seven minutes that it takes a normal person to fall asleep. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The leg of the top remains in the same place, but the apex makes circles which get bigger and bigger toward the end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think I’ve ever been a bigger disappointment than right now. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The blaze was bigger than any I had ever seen. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Only the Lord would know what was gonna happen, though I expect he had bigger things to check on and probably just let the trains run by themselves. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They would need them to be bigger for the summer camp they planned to start. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the fact that they were all bigger than me was not important. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And it had seemed to Luke that she’d pulled even bigger books off the bookshelves after that. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Of course there had been a bigger plan; Harry had simply been too foolish to see it, he realized that now. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Big as a house, much bigger than a house, it looked to him, a grey-clad moving hill. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The silver phone resting on Alice’s bag seemed to grow bigger as the hours passed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There, I’d even given her a word bigger than the assigned ones. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z This does not happen in the normal expansion of the universe in which the matter energy density goes down as the universe gets bigger. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Minerva had planted it years back when she was cooped up here, wanting to get out and live the bigger version of her life. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t organize bigger processions....We have got to take a new departure.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z We fished, we swam a little, and I told him I hoped to make a raft pretty soon, so I could float into deeper water and perhaps catch bigger fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When the conductor came around to collect the fares, Stuart fished in his purse and pulled out a coin no bigger than the eye of a grasshopper. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Milo might help you. He’s bigger than Colonel Cathcart, and he owes me a few favors.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The growth turned thick, and sticker bushes snagged my legs, but I found it—a little river, not much bigger than the creek where Rosaleen and I had bathed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll buy her one bigger than that. One with a diamond as big as the Palladium.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Both sides won: the city was bigger than a continent and the people more numerous than an entire race. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z This one was much bigger, though, and looked like it was made of real silver. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A roast beef bigger than a horse, set on a giant platter that took up the entire front room, surrounded by steaming potatoes and parsnips, and loaves of fresh bread. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Big brothers called bigger brothers, who called crews. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Now he seems so much bigger than he ever has, his presence stretching far before me and far after, coming at me from all directions. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Their hut is bigger than many we have seen yet built like all the others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You know how a story gets told in a small town, and how every time someone tells it, it gets bigger and bigger, until it’s a flat-out lie? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They lived in Jasper’s mom’s guesthouse for a while, but then finally rented a bigger apartment just outside of town. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They are part of something bigger than themselves. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Planck formula did not zoom off to infinity as the wavelength decreased; instead of having the energy get bigger and bigger as the wavelength goes down, it got smaller and smaller again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They needed something bigger they could hold on to—God’s message. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You need bigger rocks,” I said, and pointed to a small boulder a few feet away. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They all had a terror of him and his gnarled raptor hands, and the bigger boys, sooner than protect the smaller, sent them to his lair in their stead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The icicles hanging off the neighbor’s roof have gotten even bigger in the last few days. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Everything was pushing up into the sun, trying to grow taller and bigger. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z You have to understand how moving this way or that changes a picture—how objects far away look smaller, objects closer look bigger. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Time was, it was no bigger than an ants hill. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “They think about getting more, making their empires bigger, war.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But a bigger part of me was excited to know I might finally get a friend. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Chicago, I was learning, was a much bigger city than I’d ever imagined it to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was a grinding sound as the car was crushed until it was no bigger than a rolled-up carpet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s bigger than my quarters, though just as spare. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Because I’m bigger than he is,” she whispered. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Or like the Blob— when it touches you it sucks you in and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For some months I had been keeping a close eye on her stomach, and it kept on getting bigger and bigger by the day; while George, Florah and I were getting thinner and thinner. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized it probably wasn’t the best idea because this hat was about fifty times bigger and way heavier than a candy necklace. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “His tomatoes would be red while everyone else’s vines were still climbing. His squash were bigger and sweeter, his grapes didn’t hardly have to be bottled before they started being wine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even though it walked and talked, even though it was bigger than his house and could swallow him in one bite, the monster was still, at the end of the day, just a yew tree. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes got full-up with tears that got bigger than Quincy could handle. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For most people, knowing if and how their tissues are being used in research is a far bigger issue than profiting from them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Daniel also has a huge house, even bigger than Emmett and George’s. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Hearing the ferocity of the firing from High Bridge, he assumes that the Union force is much bigger than the group of men who galloped past him earlier. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He has already sensed what people in Nuevo Laredo know: when it comes to migrants, Padre Leo’s heart is bigger than his collections. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Paying my tax to avoid getting caught was a bigger one. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Just as the clues start to piece into something bigger, Byrd blows in from her garden. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Men who make Committees and go around stealing mothers and hurting them, they’re just red ants killing black ants in a giant universe that has tornadoes bigger than the biggest thing we have ever built. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But I'm looking for understanding of bigger things. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z So they pulled together and worked with Roz and built a bigger, better lodge on top of the old one. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “We gotta go bigger than him. We shouldn’t target one person.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But at a bigger size you have to impose complicated hierarchies and rules and regulations and formal measures to try to command loyalty and cohesion. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This time my father said it louder and got real close to the guy—the dude was just a teenager, but when you’re seven, teens seem way older and much bigger. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For one thing they’re bigger, and they have on different clothes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Since corn sweetener was now so cheap, why not get people to pay just a few pennies more for a bigger bottle? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I scan with my eyes from side to side at the surroundings to get a bigger picture like the eye doctor told me I should. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He loved all the walking paths around the house—so much bigger than his tiny garden in London. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Basil was determined to outdo the bigger paper by the use of adjectives alone, if necessary. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The CSS Birmingham captains quarters were about the size of a walk-in closet, but still much bigger than any other room on board. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “No, not that. It’s as real as anything could be. But it just seems kind of bigger than I thought. There’s more things in it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This is bigger than you and your dad. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z We each got a couple cheap shirts and some different kicks and Rondell got a bigger sweatshirt, one that fit him better. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He looked even smaller and skinnier than he really was because all he had to wear were old clothes of Dudley’s, and Dudley was about four times bigger than he was. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Kaira’s suite was bigger than his, with three rooms and a working fireplace. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He picks up one of the bigger maps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “We made sure of it. Aren’t many of the bigger ones on this side of the river, but they’re around here and there. You shouldn’t have a problem getting from building to building.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I grew bigger, I knew every winter that I must be another year older, but none of it...it just hadn’t seemed to matter until now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Still, in the beginning the bigger birds would try the smaller cars, get trapped, and raise holy Hannah trying to get out before the tourists drove off with them trapped inside. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The mountain giant saw the hammer getting rapidly bigger as it came hurtling toward him, and then he saw nothing else, not ever again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Then she could sleep soundly again—unless Elena had something else, something bigger in mind. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When x goes to zero, 1/x gets bigger and bigger and bigger and finally just blows up and goes off to infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Whatever. They wouldn’t let lions eat you. Don’t think you won’t miss them when you’ve gone off to bigger and better things. Part of you will miss this life.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But another, bigger part of the reason for the foreigners’ triumph was that by the 1670s the newcomers outnumbered the natives. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They constantly badgered me to do the “James Brown” for them, a squiggling of the feet made famous by the “Godfather of Soul” himself, who back in the sixties was bigger than life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, the bigger man began to tire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We got to the cookhouse just as Nigel did, but he was in a bigger hurry. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “It was like...it was like the shadow I saw inside Kalfour, but bigger and with long horrible arms and...there were mouths all over it. Screaming faces.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Meals were crowded till we built a bigger table. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched the small roads turn into bigger roads, and I thought, Goodbye, smaller roads. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They’re slightly bigger than average, and both muscular and strong, especially in comparison to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It was bigger than his pony, twice the size of the largest hound in his father's kennel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “No, the one after is even bigger. There, see?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And I could be wrong, but it looks like they’re a little bit bigger than they were just five minutes ago. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The building was a lot bigger than his father’s. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It was too big, so it would be even bigger on Baachan. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But an even bigger flaw in the strong- economy theory concerns violent crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A bigger gust moves the vast limbs, and the sound builds slowly until the wind commands the branches to dance and the leaves to titter. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Every time the bigger boy tried to butt him, Tendai used his momentum to throw him off balance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the 1990s geologists laid out data indicating that the ice sheets were bigger and longer lasting than had been thought, and that even when the ice-free corridor existed it was utterly inhospitable. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s good to be part of something bigger than myself. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Our good old nation was just seven years old as a republic when it became bigger by a small territory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s amazing how much bigger you always look from the back. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that I’m on the ground, it’s bigger and easier to see. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was small, not much bigger than the palm of her hand, and made of wood. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z What courage the wasp had to tackle something so much bigger! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She steered us toward a clearing in a grove of cottonwoods and elms, some not much bigger than saplings. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Even Your whales, he thought, even Your whales are bigger than my boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to be small, but this is getting bigger and bigger with every passing minute. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Its head was huge and the whiskers was bigger than a cat’s. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While he reads the part where the little kid asks the bigger kids about the scary beastie in the woods, I daydream. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Papa is trying to find us a bigger flat so we can have more rooms and furniture, but I kind of like it here now. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sharks, far bigger than any great white from my world, trailed behind it, looking like tadpoles in comparison. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z This was bigger than Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m proud If one of us said “colored,” we all said “colored.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He got a TV, but my old one is bigger, 21 inches to 18 inches for him, plus he doesn’t have Auto Sleep Off or Wake Up on his remote, like I do. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z My secret is bigger than her secret, because nobody knows it yet. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Like the grandfather I never had the chance to know, he’s the glue that connects my life here to my bigger family and all its history and traditions. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I should try to think bigger, beyond our current situation where I am of the utmost importance, to the future where I may be worth nothing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And the scale of tissue research is only getting bigger. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Her world is bigger than him and the things he taught her to be interested in. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The noise was like a wave that kept getting bigger: two hundred seventh graders, all looking for someplace they belonged. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z No bigger than a cell, the space was originally built for Maxine to play in when she was a girl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked bigger and brighter because she was much closer than the stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The next morning when my mom asks me what time I got home, I lie and say the place was an even bigger mess than normal. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was time for a bigger, louder story. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It can package ideas into bigger and bigger units, which the psychologist George Miller dubbed “chunks.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The school is a lot bigger than the one I used to go to. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The notes were bigger than postage stamps, but not by much. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I keep my slime in teeny little Tupperware containers—the stacks keep getting bigger. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We used to live forty miles away, but Gram needed to be taken care of, and Mom wanted a bigger house. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He and another bigger boy I hadn’t yet met whose bunk was close to mine, had to help me get back to the dormitory because I could not walk without falling. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to get him last year, but old Gibbler had bigger and better plans for his one and only daughter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The opening where water was dipped up was no bigger than one bucket on its side. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, this feels bigger than me and my small life. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cosmos was much bigger than I had guessed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet her stomach kept on getting bigger and bigger, and we children were like scarecrows. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was good at that, taking things one step further and making them bigger and more exciting than they would have been.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Good Lord, Turner,” he said finally, “you’re getting so much bigger these days.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He could see the advantage of a bigger landing strip. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Will you please give him bigger problems to work? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When Harry got to be a little bigger, Joon cupped him in his hands and zoomed around the house. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Percy could stay dry if he concentrated, but obviously he had bigger things to worry about right now. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When you grow up you will get bigger anyway, but We are pleased to grant you another gift as well. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning we joined a bigger group and started walking again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we came to a house, bigger than the huts, but made of the same kind of logs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Against Mrs. Smeath and God he can do nothing, because God is bigger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The stalks were up to Cora’s shoulders now, bending and tottering, sprouting leaves and squares that were bigger every morning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I looked around a bit, and there were so many rooms that I wondered if the apartment’s inside was bigger than its outside. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The storm had driven the bigger game into their shelters and burrows. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Ironically, the bigger the star—the more hydrogen it has—the shorter its life, because it burns much more violently. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Even the freckles across her nose got a whole lot bigger. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z His break came in 80 bc, when he took on a hot potato of a case that had been turned down by bigger names. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The most critical problem is the size of the stage, which is much bigger than Truman’s. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Each nail I drove in the rough pine boards caused the knot in my throat to get bigger and bigger. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There were small white tents all over the field and bigger tents where the surgeons did the cutting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames climbed up and around the newspaper, getting bigger and brighter. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I started wondering right off if he was even bigger than me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The piece of wood, hardly bigger than a large rhubarb leaf, was lightly aground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me tell you that there is a much bigger, more important party later in the tapes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z ‘People’—adults, people bigger than me, older, smarter, with more ability to do something, I thought they’d keep us all safe. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I felt like I had purpose or something—like I was doing something bigger. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time she did, she had bigger things to worry about. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But then Nate noticed that the bigger of the British warships had slowed down. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z But there was a much bigger surprise waiting in the courtroom. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The seemingly small events like leaving me off a team email chain or forgetting to include my name on the team list while on the road added up to a bigger problem. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He understood in that moment that he was smaller than he had ever known, and the realm of the unknowable was bigger. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The shiner had been a whole lot bigger and blacker a couple of days earlier, he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I take a gulp of water before I can make a bigger idiot of myself. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And then it hit him: Kyle Keeley’s team bad to be working on some other solution to the bigger puzzle of how to escape from the library. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I’m too afraid of involving you in something far bigger than yourself, that you didn’t even choose.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The leaves are bigger than my head and unlike anything I've ever seen. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly I feel caught up in something bigger than myself. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “You are fighting for something bigger. Something stronger. Trust in that, and we’ll be just fine.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I thought you said this was bigger than a donut day,” she said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He grew bigger, I heard his panting, the water his feet kicked up splashed on my face, and I thought he would run over me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Frederick C. Little’s second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Him and his paltry wineskins. There are far bigger birds in the air than Rekh the goldsmith. Eh, my friend?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Its wake lines were bigger than the waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "His thing was inside that noose and it got bigger and bigger," she blurted, her voice wobbling. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t look any bigger than he had when I saw him last, but he was soaking wet now, and he was beginning to struggle feebly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have much of a yard anyway, even though her house was way bigger than Conor and his mum’s. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z No bigger than a fingernail, the doctor had said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She smiles so big, bigger than any smile I’ve seen on her face in a long while. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The checks that went into Nick’s trust fund got bigger and bigger. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “But the three of you together add up to a way bigger number,” she’d said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And the story of what happened had gotten bigger and bigger each time it was told. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But getting a recantation from Myers would be a much bigger deal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then why aren’t you bigger? she wanted to ask him, but she held her tongue. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z "No bigger than the toenail on your little toe." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It is the family just a few blocks over, the one with the bigger house and newer car. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Beyond, half-seen, were other shapes: shattered spires, headless statues, trees with roots bigger than their boat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But Shawn chose a knife, and a knife whose blade was barely bigger than his thumb. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If the pillar is the sun, then these tables are like the orbits the planets take, making bigger and bigger circles the farther you get away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He was, if possible, even a bigger windbag than Dr. Roland. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was hoping that by spring I might be able to bring down some bigger game. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It belongs to a different, far bigger and more scholarly book to trace in detail the development of rhetoric teaching and theory between the ancient world and the present day. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I was bigger and stronger than Lucy, but I allowed myself to be pulled away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The Kasteevs’ apartment was bigger than ours, but that day it was crowded—stuffed full of people I didn’t recognize, and giant bright lights on stands everywhere, and big black camera equipment. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The orange device in the PSF’s free hand was no bigger than a cell phone, easy enough to maneuver in front of Liam’s face from where it was pressed against the minivan’s steering wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A pair of stage "twins"--who turned out to be the girls in yellow--did a baby act in costume and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger bowls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was one piece in a bigger puzzle, and when you put all the pieces together, there was Ivy. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I take a bigger swing and watch my imaginary home run soar over the fence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z As they approached the front gate, the barracks got bigger and nicer. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His bare torso seemed hewn from steel, and though she knew it wasn’t possible, he seemed bigger, as if the very structure of his body had changed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I wanted it to sound more confident, bigger, with more nonchalant swagger. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The bigger question for me at the moment was: Now that I have these emails, what should I do with them? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She looks right through me, the way passersby usually do, as if I'm no bigger than the beetle crawling in a crack in the sidewalk. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Maybe it wasn’t the door out of Ember, but it was a mystery nevertheless—a mystery connected, she was sure, to the bigger mystery they were trying to solve. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As she combs the emerald bushes, she looks for telltale signs—eggs no bigger than pinpricks, or leaf edges scalloped by the jaws of an inching worm. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The hippocampus in front was much bigger than the others—a ride fit for a Cyclops. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Cecilia is a great competitor and she bested me today. Win or lose, competing here today was bigger than any of my own personal ambitions.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Our only handicap was our size; people gave us orders because they were bigger and stronger. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lots of explanations for that. It could have enough food. The closer it comes to emerging, the bigger their appetite. Could just be a sign it wasn’t hungry enough.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z University was bigger and baggier, there was room to hide, so much room; she did not feel as though she did not belong because there were many options for belonging. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Eventually, the mini chains are attached to bigger chains, as poor Michael scrambles around, desperately trying to keep up with the count. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z My bigger pranks had been all in fun: moving outhouses to trick farmers and things like that. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His horns had gotten a little bigger so they just stuck out over his curly hair. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They were followed by fish no bigger that looked like they were permanently under X-ray; their internal organs showed through their transparent skins. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was bigger than any god and feared none of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All of this is part of a bigger problem, and not a new problem either. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I was small yet fast; I loved racing with the bigger boys across the bumpy ice. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She started to eat, but the bigger harpies swooped down. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Besides, he had bigger worries—he had to figure out how to drive a boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Zach is what in sports is called a “red-light player”—the bigger the stage and higher the stakes, the better he is. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Both of them start real, real small and then ... woop, zoop, sloop ... before you can say Jack Robinson they’ve gone and grown a lot bigger than you ever thought they could. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z We found the hills were enormous—bigger than anything we’d ever seen. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger the vat of medium, the more the cells grew. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The bigger the talk, the farther the distances she travelled. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Planting a garden at the White House was my response to this problem, and I hoped it would signal the start of something bigger. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Course not. If you’re bad, everybody else is in a lot bigger trouble.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When I got bigger, she used to say it with Kenny. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was many times bigger than the sun but much dimmer, so that it was possible to look at it with the naked eye. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That provides part of the explanation why many crop plants have much bigger fruits than their wild ancestors do. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The fisherman’s wife keeps wanting bigger things, and by the end of the story —” “Hey!” a voice calls. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My stupid breasts seem to be getting bigger by the month. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He watched Thiazi, in giant form, lumber out of his keep and walk across the shingle to a rowing boat bigger than the largest whale. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Once you earn the stories, you’ll realize that the brighter the star, the bigger the story. In my heart, I believe your story is going to be as big as the sun.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was unable to compete with the other bigger shopkeepers whom the easy money to be had from the tanners had drawn to the new town. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Some girls were giggling, there were some gasps and pokes and whispers, and some of the bigger boys were elbowing to get in closer. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I mean, it’s not the same, is it, now we’ve got bigger.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z These bigger settlements required more centralized administration; natural resources like good land and spawning streams, though not scarce, now needed to be managed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The place was evidently very big—bigger than the Council burrow at Efrafa. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a bigger rock and threw it at a shadow line twice as distant. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In a right-branching tree, the most complicated phrase inside a bigger phrase comes at the end of it, that is, hanging from the rightmost branch. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even as he spoke, he could feel the bigger kids pushing up behind him down the narrow aisle. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They may be much bigger and stronger, but Haymitch has remarkable speed and has killed two when the third disarms him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think that, too. So what if pockets were a lot bigger? Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z This is a picture of a nineteen-note-per-octave keyboard; notice the double-decker nature of the black notes and the extra little black note between the bigger clusters. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And a guy whose name was maybe Zeep Creep came in wearing the same green pajamas as the nurse but twelve sizes bigger. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was so small then, comforted by the others, who were bigger and older than me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z First, we divided the treasure into two piles, one bigger and heavier than the other. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Juan says, “Big day today. Same as last time, but even bigger.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Abel was much bigger and stronger than me, but being in a confined space was to my advantage because he didn’t have the room to maneuver. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was bigger than most of the cells he had been in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully,” began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Humidity has made my hair bigger than normal. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Four legs good, two legs BAD was inscribed on the end wall of the barn, above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Somehow, he’d gotten bigger—or maybe her eyes were playing tricks on her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The structure wasn’t much bigger than Uncle Holt’s tool shed and was put together with about as much care. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Some powerful force had come to dwell inside me, something bigger and stronger than me, and it had made me fearless. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But the closer I get to him, the bigger my smile gets. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He was popular and successful, and plate spinner that he was, he was also starting to think about bigger things—namely, running for the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was thinking of the war, of the bigger picture, not of them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But their efforts were rewarded, for the harvest was an even bigger success than they had hoped. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z And he had a grudge against Cap that was growing bigger every minute . Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z This man is a stranger, and bigger and stronger than I am. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I hear Grammy and Esme and Henry laughing and something deep inside starts small but gets bigger and bigger...a feeling. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Their worry was cord-around-the-neck bigger than that—but seriously, parents freaking about teens, it’s kind of part of the deal. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She reminded me of Nancy Bobofit, though the camper girl was much bigger and tougher looking, and her hair was long and stringy, and brown instead of red. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He was bigger than all of them, and he’d been one of their leaders, one of the best of these murderous boys. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In her school there were pupils older and bigger than she was. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Winning a fight against someone much bigger than you? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My body is also filling out my clothes everywhere, though my stomach is still bigger than my hips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The she-elk was bigger than life, painted in pale lavender clay on the south face of sandstone, along the base of the cliff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z From the outside, her house was large and fancy, much bigger than ours, and I was sure it was furnished with many breakable objects. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Before that wight died, he told us why they’ve been abducting so many ymbrynes. They’re going to force them to re-create the reaction that made the hollows in the first place—only bigger. Much bigger.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I do know this—the big and mysterious America is bigger than I thought. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His run for president would be an even bigger test of that idea. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I check, an even bigger jolt of fear shoots through me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was much bigger than a hovercar, and a hundred times louder. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In my next letter, I am going to give you something bigger and more beautiful. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The Tombs—far bigger and nearer than he had thought they would be—looked grey in the moonlight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, she had bigger concerns than Octavian’s petty remarks or Rome’s contempt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But the cold had weakened him, and Jon’s men were bigger, younger, and stronger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a very long way off—so far, in fact, that it was no bigger than a thumbnail held out at arm’s length. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Each day the wall grew, and by evening it was bigger and more imposing than it had been before. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “He hasn’t changed much, has he? I mean, he’s bigger and all, but he’s still R.C.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z "We lost contact with Pathfinder in 1997. If he can get it online again, we can communicate. It might just need the solar cells cleaned. Even if it's got a bigger problem, he's an engineer!" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told him we could both whip ours out and see which one was bigger. He declined.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Alvarez sped over the pier again, strafing the bigger ship from barely a hundred feet above the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You know your goals actually counted for negative points, so my score was way bigger than yours.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But as capable as he was, Keith had an even bigger sense of duty. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Five times or more bigger than any other Mississippian polity, Cahokia’s population of at least fifteen thousand made it comparable in size to London, but on a landmass without Paris, Cordoba, or Rome. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z With the trees farther apart, the underbrush grew higher and the bushes bigger. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z This causes the rotor blades to twist slightly and grab a bigger bite of air, and up you go. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Matter of fact, if you asked me if it was a good thing having a bigger farm, I wouldn’t have known which way to answer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He bit the liverwurst into two pieces and gave Chester the bigger one. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Her smile bigger than anything so I smile back, happy to hear these words from a teacher's mouth. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It’s bigger than the apartment I live in. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When he takes off his boots, I stare at his feet, with their long toes—bigger and older echoes of my own—and I wonder how I could be related to this man. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger cub tries to run now, but it is too late. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z We waited till his taillights turned to specks no bigger than lightning bugs before we spoke or even moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Great achievements always inspired Lawrence to think bigger, and Oak Ridge was no exception. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He knew the Copernican system could work only if the cosmos was much bigger than the Ptolemaics had imagined, but he did not correct his father’s figures for the dimensions of the universe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And Noise women have lighter hair and bigger chests and wear less clothes and are a lot freer with their affecshuns than in the vids, too. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m bigger than either of them, he thought. / can take them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Just tell her you need a bigger table.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The big towns are getting bigger and the villages smaller. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Though it had to be a bigger hole than that, of course. Everyone took a turn to get it done as quickly as possible.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We blew stolen pink bubbles bigger than our heads. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Figured I’d burn through it, you know, just get it done, until I had enough to leave, and then I’d be on to bigger and better things. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The monstrosity outside the door tried to claw a bigger opening, while inside, the bossling alternated between harassing half a dozen Ridge guards and clearing rubble from the doorway. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Is his grandmother’s house even bigger than the one across the street?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The cement houses in the town were bigger than the ones I had seen in other villages, and everywhere we looked were unfamiliar faces. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Then why did you come back here to raise your daughter? Look me in the eye and tell me that it wasn’t because you were afraid of living in a bigger city.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It did feel like they were headed for a bigger, more exciting world. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His block is nicer, too, with lots of big houses and even bigger driveways for the nicer cars. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 Jimmy never fought, because he was eleven and Jesse was twelve and bigger. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z "My guess is your plants are bigger than most?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Yet the claim that the forest was shaped by people does not seem to leave room for anything else, anything bigger and deeper than humankind. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But there were bigger problems, coming from the correctional staff itself. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So off we go to Doolittle’s Wharf, and there we find a man in an office of wood so small that the man look bigger than the office. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It’s bigger than my current room but not as big as I want. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Was the water magnifying it, or was the loop getting bigger? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They are part of a bigger organization of life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z These changes—very small ones—add up over time to make bigger changes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless Nehemia was here to start something bigger—unless she didn’t want to make sure the king spared Eyllwe at all. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Things weren’t coming up anymore, but they were getting bigger and bigger and bigger, every day. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The small wagon track joined a bigger road, which joined a larger road yet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And he knew where to go to find little tiny ones, no bigger than apple blossoms, that were painted pink in their middles. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z This means bigger and bigger farms, worked by fewer farmers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I dont see how a city no bigger than New York can hold enough people to take the money away from us country suckers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “My part’s probably bigger than yours. I look more like Miss Trotter than you do.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z His body had straightened, and seemed to have grown bigger. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Ernie had been looking at his muscles in the mirror, and Genie figured the lack of light might’ve been making them look bigger. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t it look bigger when there’s no game going on?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And if the killers get away with it, the story becomes even bigger. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We usually look for our names on the local school sport report, but this swastika business is getting bigger than everything right now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The clouds were parting, and through the dark gap a figure was speeding down: small at first, but as it came closer second by second, the form became bigger and more imposing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z How many chances do you get to show that the guy who runs the entire city school system is an even bigger dipstick than you are? Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z You keep adding 1/2 after 1/2 after 1/2, and the sum gets bigger and bigger, and off to infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Ivy picked hers up and tried to focus, but there was one question that kept bubbling up, bigger and bigger, and Ivy couldn’t seem to pop it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The hole inside me, the one they left, it’ll just get bigger and bigger until it consumes me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was growing up to be even bigger than Wilfred and Philbert, who had begun to meet girls at the school dances, and other places, and introduced me to a few. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a bigger gap between the average person and what they are aspiring to,” Schor said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Low down and near the horizon hung a great, red sun, far bigger than our sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z We have the new Hideout now, but what makes it great isn’t that it’s bigger and can fit a couch. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “He’s a billy goat. They’re stubborn sometimes. But I’m a bigger mule than he is. Have as much water as you like. We can refill it on the way, when we get to ojito verde.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "Maybe I should audition for a Bollywood movie. I might get a bigger part in Bombay than on Broadway." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Those kids are bigger than you,” I said. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps it would be even bigger than the first one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger ones had the collar, much thicker chains, and chain-like arms that ended in open manacles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It’s a Polynesian family with a husband bigger than the guy from Edgar Street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then, after the yeller dog came, Little Arliss started catching even bigger game. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z To go into nursing, to cut herself off from her background, is a bigger step for her than it was for me. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The door had a long expanse of blank wall on either side, as if the room behind it was bigger than the others. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But that was the moment I realized that myths are just legends that everybody agrees on, and legends are just stories that got bigger over time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It starts to move nearer, but it doesn’t get any bigger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The post office wasn’t much bigger than Miss Maggie’s chicken coop but smelled far better, despite Mr. Johnson’s cigar. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Rose Hill mostly grew tobacco, which Momma and a couple of the bigger field hands would ride into town to trade for cloth and other essentials. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It just got bigger and bigger, the blood pouring under the skin, and Rhonda almost burst into tears. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let it burn, let it fan the flames of your will, your determination. The movement is bigger than one man, Steven. Martin would tell you that.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z What if we then used that as a cornerstone for something bigger, a whole children’s health initiative that might help parents avoid some of the pitfalls I’d experienced? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The company that had issued the bigger policy was balking at paying off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It starts in the water, with tiny things, microscopic, and then some get bigger. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The house is bigger than she imagined—a white Victorian monolith with curlicues and black shutters. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He made some notes and added them to her file, making it bigger while she got smaller. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t much bigger than Henrietta, but it was black, with a little red comb, and its legs and feet were covered in feathers all the way to the ground, like big stompy boots. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Something bigger in a better neighborhood,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “He’s a year younger than Master Clyde,” Granny said, “though the master is much bigger.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally realized that David’s nose was much bigger than any pretty’s. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z This one piece, no bigger than a penny, has all of her attention. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I try to shake them off, but they’re big brutes, bigger than me, and they don’t budge. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was a much bigger, more connected, world than he had ever thought possible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This was bigger than just one hunt, just one monster. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And six tiny kittens, not much bigger than the mice Calamity was such a calamity at catching. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “The rice crop will do well this year, and the market has gone up. Let’s plan on making a bigger harvest next season.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dying light from the fire, I could see it was much bigger than the one Mama had in her pocket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I am being smart. She has something bigger planned, and if I were you, I would run far away from anyone who lies to me about what they want me to participate in.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “It’s an experience I would like to have because it’s part of a bigger experience I want.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The apartments might be bigger and cheaper in other places, but one could never count on their old circle of friends making the long trip to attend a birthday party. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Worse, the plants themselves grew bigger than is usual in Japan— nobody knows why. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Sometimes little things are symbols or triggers for much bigger issues in our lives. Think about why that particular moment caused you so much distress.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Things have happened since that are bigger than what they can do. I know what they can do. Things have gone beyond that.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But if she was, I couldn’t find her in the crowd, which well before train time had swelled bigger than for our Southern Independence Day Parade on the Glorious Fourth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A remark of Gebu’s sprang into his mind: “...him and his paltry wineskins! There are far bigger birds in the air than Rekh the goldsmith.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “So I know folks in this other bigger place, but the good thing about this one is they’ll get you a work visa and start your green card process.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a small gesture, but the message was bigger: If he trusts the water, then so can you. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then, when Mrs. Arable complained, he was moved to a bigger box in the woodshed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “I have to keep your secrets. Some day you’ll be bigger than I am.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The problems get bigger and bigger every day, every minute, and every second. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The field was filled with playing children, some a lot bigger than us, but Ruth led the way through them very purposefully, always a pace or two in front. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need a bigger ball,” I tell Dad. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As the mountain Imbabura grows bigger and closer, I try to remember my mother’s and father’s faces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks that heard me tell that story claim the fish gets bigger every year. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I travel farther south, the rocks are getting bigger and more plentiful. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This day is way bigger than Crick could know. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He used to bully everybody, even kids who were older and bigger. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or we help the county build a bigger animal prison,” Levi says, and Windy glares at him. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The door to the bigger one was ajar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A bigger cheer went up—for the war games and for dinner. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “The bigger they are,” she said, and wrapped her arms around my waist, “the harder they fall.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There’s something about tinder and kindling and oxygen, then she’s arranging some bigger hunks of wood that came from who knows where, and pulling a box of super-long matches out of Scoob’s bag. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I step behind the tall metal shelves with cans of pickles and ketchup and relish that are bigger than my head. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Phoenix is three times bigger than Seattle — just in population. In physical size —” “But apparently,” he interrupted me, “your number wasn’t up in Phoenix. So I’d rather you stayed near me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was in a lot more trouble than Sarah or Daniel or I ever were, so she’d need more help and a bigger moment of teachabilityness, and if that isn’t a word, it should be. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The arrows grew bigger the closer they got. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The box was bigger than the others, a so-called “He-Man” size. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Mixed in with them were fifties rock-and-roll singers with greased pompadours, and Mexican singers with big mustaches and bigger hats. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I say, “I don’t know a reason for plumbing pipes to be that big. What you’re showing me is way bigger than the flushing hole of a toilet, Calvin.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Those claws were way bigger with the added dimension. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She pulled a long silver chain up over her head, and the last thing to reveal itself was the black circular pendant, a little bigger than the size of my thumb, hanging from it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She usually kept it pinned up so the bigger kids wouldn’t use it, because when they did things tended to get out of hand. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Our Lady of Chains looked so different late at night, her face older and darker, her fist bigger than I remembered. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But overall, the teenage share of the population wasn’t getting much bigger. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They were huge ragged rodents, bigger than any he had ever seen. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Everyone on their team was bigger—in height and weight—than everyone on ours. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Even from up high, they all seemed bigger than I’d imagined. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Nobody wants to think he’s being a racist, but maybe it was a bigger problem, like everyone was just ignoring it, like it was invisible. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His smile would get wider, his teeth bigger, and every year the estimated heights of his climbs—written in ink at the bottom of the Polaroids, along with the date—got higher. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But when I got bigger, I just never felt like sleeping anywhere else. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Well, look at the size of him, Marv. He’s bigger than Mama Grape, for Christ’s sake!” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But the monsters perched like statues on the walls of the citadel’s heart were bigger. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Todd might’ve been a lot bigger than me but he’d better be ready, this wasn’t going to be a bird’s nest sitting on the ground for him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Bigger and bigger grew the peach, bigger and bigger and bigger. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Charles pulled out a roll of bills that was bigger than when I saw it before. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe even bigger than that ranch they always talk about in Texas.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The bigger man obliged, bending his arm so that RiRi dropped suddenly to the ground. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “I want to get a bigger apartment with someone...someone like you, maybe, and...I want to hide them.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They look bigger here than they do in Seattle. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The louder he sings, the bigger her eyes get. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And finally, I’m settled in a pair of tight black pants and an even tighter denim shirt that makes my breasts look much bigger than they really are. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She showed the smaller animals how to arrange the kindling, and she showed the bigger animals how to arrange the logs. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My bigger problem is figuring out some way to be a Sunshine Buddy this week until Miss McDaniels cuts me loose. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "No problem," I said, struggling to get a grip on the sides of one of the bigger cardboard boxes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Although Doña Ana’s house was no bigger than ours, its sturdy concrete walls and roof made it safe and cozy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z So she merely implies it—perhaps by telling you about the much bigger, nicer, newer house down the block that has sat unsold for six months. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z If so, he hoped it was bigger than a mailbox. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Doha raced after Gunwoo, catching up with the bigger boy fairly quickly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It was just a big metal ball floating in a bigger metal room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Our side was getting bigger and bigger and the other cops started looking nervous. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z His seat is gray and seems bigger and shinier than the ones in the back, which are blue and don’t look as comfortable. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She doesn’t need a laptop, a smaller class, a teacher with a PhD, or a bigger apartment. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “If it happens, I’m saying. We can’t waste anything. If we get enough meat in the water we’ll have a good shot at drawing the bigger fish.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When they looked into each other’s faces, they realized that their noses were now much bigger than they had been before, and this made them jeer. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Then that toe Got bigger Than my real Big toe, Like a balloon On its way up. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like a betrayal, and for a moment her need for Wash was bigger even than her grief. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The ground was a long, long way down, and at the bottom, Ivan stood with Håkon and two other, bigger figures. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A direwolf had a bigger head and longer legs in proportion to its body, and its snout and jaw were markedly leaner and more pronounced. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She poured the honey wine for both of us, drinking hers in a series of dainty sips from a silver beggar’s cup hardly bigger than a thimble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Most of the hoops had bigger guys around them, but we found one at the edge of the park where a group of guys were leaving. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He was bigger than his brother, bigger of bone, heavier in the shoulder, and his jaw had the square sterness of Adam’s jaw. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And is it just my imagination, or are the spots on my elbow getting bigger? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was difficult: She was a lot bigger than he was. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And they progressively got bigger, older, and right in the middle was the ultimate image of a strong soldier. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Aphros looked like his brother, except he was blue instead of green and much, much bigger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s also customary to drop the final s when forming the possessives of ancient classical or biblical names that already end in s: Whose biceps were bigger, Hercules’ or Achilles’? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z You had to actually look up to realize you were part of something bigger than just the hole you were digging. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The dining car waiters and Pullman porters knew it too, and they faked their Uncle Tomming to get bigger tips. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Our 1,600 ships were the largest armada in history, and the number of our troops was even bigger than the force that landed on the beaches of Normandy in Europe. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the hallway, a huge book, bigger than a dictionary, contained the names of the 103,000 dead from the Netherlands in the Holocaust. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z So for the bottom rows of the bigger feathers, I drew just a few lines and curved them in, and I think it was right! Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The bigger boys tossed wet dirt balls at each other, while the younger ones made mud snakes and threw them at the girls. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s taking an even bigger toll on him. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Dunbar’s argument is that brains evolve, they get bigger, in order to handle the complexities of larger social groups. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked bigger and heavier in his layers of fur and leather, the hood of his cloak pulled down over his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That, Bundy said, or an all-out invasion of North Vietnam, which would probably draw in the Chinese army and turn into an even bigger calamity. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Brother Jack and the others talked in terms of "we," but it was a different, bigger "we." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger clans actually held a yearly competition called “Eighty-Six the SuxOrz,” with a prize for the clan who managed to kill the largest number of them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was also part of a bigger plan. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z "I knew you'd be a bigger nuisance than you're worth. You have a knack for wasting my soldiers' time. Not to mention the soldiers of several other commanders." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My parents slept in the lone bedroom, while Craig and I shared a bigger area that I assume was intended to be the living room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Every creature bigger than a bluebottle was sheltering from the heat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We tried to ignore the feeling or to fight it off by building more things—bigger rooms, fancier furniture, carpeted hallways, things we did not really need. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I guess I’ve got bigger issues now than clinging to an old crush. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z To distance the thought he made himself count the two or three soldiers in the circle he reckoned bigger or stronger than himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I got a nickname like the others, but it was bigger, like T said. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As Lawrence had perceived toward the end of the war, peacetime offered the opportunity to make Big Science much bigger. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z All four of them were bigger than he was, but they did not scare him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But then I heard a bigger thump and something breaking, and I hurried into the hospital and up the front stairs without another thought. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It was bigger than a textbook and squishy. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But today, as Roli lurches around the puddles in our driveway, I see there’s even bigger trouble at home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She'd always claimed her old nose was much bigger than mine, but I didn't see any difference between them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Just enough to make her blue eyes look bigger. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Charles went into a little anteroom, no bigger than a closet, and I heard the sound of running water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was too busy chewing gum, blowing bubbles bigger than her cheeks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was huge, bigger than most grown men, even though he was only sixteen. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The stone grows and grows, bigger than my heart. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The giants were bigger, stronger and more numerous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They were the two I had been teaching, and they were no bigger than they had been when I saw them last. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s bigger than our old school, first of all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “No, I was freaking out about, like, much bigger things. I was having kind of a crisis, and I wanted to reach out to somebody who understood.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We had to be careful in that boat, though, because sometimes bigger boats with engines carrying tourists would zoom by and almost hit us like a speedboat hitting a manatee. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All of the landscape, the air, the trees, the animals, the water, the rain, all seemed to be part of something bigger. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They're all six or seven years old, but three are bigger than she is. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Seems he moved on to bigger and better things.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The boy finally had enough and, after the final play of a drive, stood toe-to-toe with Wes, bumping his chest against the bigger boy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Boots had grown bigger, but also fatter—Aurelia loved to feed him and she gave him more than he really needed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Those times I had tried to talk to something greater, something out there in the world bigger than me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I’m talking giant like bigger than the fountain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “So? I’m going to live there for a long time, right? And because of me, we’ll have to buy a bigger house than we would otherwise.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the adults themselves noticed that their noses were getting bigger and that they were growing hairier. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It isn’t big compared to some houses in Springfield, but it’s certainly bigger than our little brown house back home. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He was even bigger up close—at least a seventh grader. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I tug at my hair like it could make my head bigger and some smart could get inside. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If I was famous, maybe I could have a bigger apartment too, like Erlan’s family did. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I had expected to see a carp the size of a river carp, perhaps a little bigger and slightly orange instead of brown. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All they’ll do is point out how much bigger you are, how unfair it is to your little brother. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Vastly bigger than any river in Europe or Asia, the Amazon contains a fifth of the earth’s above-ground fresh water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Mikey is fourteen now, bigger than any of us and strong from his job delivering coal. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was a military craft, far bigger than any other boat Zeitoun had seen since the storm. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Chacho told each of the bigger boys to give him a spoonful of theirs, so he wound up with a full bowl anyway. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You might be bigger than me now, but I’ll still lay you out.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It would be just like Pattillo’s conference in Atlanta, she said, only bigger. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We were ushered into a large hall, bigger than any room I’d ever been in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Having a bigger staff with very talented people made meeting the new challenges created by our much broader docket seem possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The house was actually bigger, inside and out. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In the case of a light universe, the balloon of space-time could expand forever, getting bigger and bigger. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I fed him small bites of rice, then bigger. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was bigger than a horse or buffalo and it was a dark, dusty green like the color of sand dirtied from ocean foam. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I want them to understand that the world is so much bigger than Eugene Field Memorial Middle School, and how much there still is to figure out. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Just having a place to crash at night is a bigger deal than most people realize. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I feel mostly relieved and a little embarrassed, because I feel like I made it into a bigger deal than it needed to be. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “What if I told you that there was a place where there are extraordinary things, things with great power, things that could give you your heart’s desire, things much bigger than this small, small world?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They usually ended up in a heap with Mom, because she had the bigger body, and they were cold, too. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “An old cork and a tiny wooden baby doll, no bigger than a thimble and all painted up in bright colors.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He ran through in a clump of runners mostly bigger than him. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Good thing she didn’t have, like, a mermaid back there. He would have needed a bigger piece of wood and more skills.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Marland, the oil baron who found the Burbank field, had built a twenty-two-room mansion in Ponca City, then abandoned it for an even bigger one. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “A new ship for Father—bigger than the Polly. And then presents for everybody else.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m a little heavy—well, bigger, I guess. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z It was a yellow cat, ordinary-looking, no bigger than a usual cat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He is an adult man, bigger than most men in the village, and much fatter. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These bigger changes result in the creation of new species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Stone Fox looked bigger than ever standing next to little Willy. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As we approached, she held up a sign, a huge cardboard sign bigger than a basketball backboard. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It was one of the largest stars you could see in the sky, hundreds of times bigger than the sun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I am the one who is stronger and bigger. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I guess you don’t have streetlights in the middle of farms, but maybe I should save up for a bigger flashlight. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But the next week, I held another Harlem rally that was even bigger and more successful than the first one—and obviously this only increased the envy of the Chicago headquarters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He battles me for it before cutting it in half and nudging the bigger piece toward me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The DD cups looked bigger than my head. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I could see something was wrong, and whatever it was, was a whole lot bigger than having your friend rat on you to your teacher. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The boys in our class were bigger pests than they were rough and rowdy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I don’t win these fights: Stephen is bigger and more ruthless than I am, and I want to play with him more than he wants to play with me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead I say, “If you want this done right, sir, I’ll need more polish and a bigger rag.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In 1941, Leningrad had a population twice the size of modern Manhattan; Moscow was bigger than Los Angeles is today. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I say, “Hey. Looks a little small. Isn’t our tube bigger?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Marly couldn’t think what the difference might be with those numbers, only that one was lots bigger than the other. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He’s a bit older than me, taller and bigger anyway. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Though all of them were several years older than me, I was bigger, and I actually looked older than most of them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There were bigger issues to deal with, like how to hide our contraband candy and stop other kids from stealing it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A giant-child stepped forward, so thin he might not have been there, not much bigger than Loki or Thor. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But Keith’s work area stood out, for two reasons: He had a bigger cubicle, reflecting his status as a senior analyst and lead engineer, and his space appeared to be a mess. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This one was wild, and much bigger than the one in the zoo and it was right there. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d gained weight since I’d seen him last, and his heavy gray wool pants and thick blue down coat made him look even bigger. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Maybe I’m making a bigger deal of this than it is. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After about an hour we decided to head north toward Denver, thinking that maybe a bigger city would be more likely to have a Labyrinth entrance, but we were all getting nervous. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z As I stared, the cut seemed to get bigger, blacker, worse than it was. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I have one, but I need a bigger one, to cover me when it is freezing atop The Beast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Quang-ha acts like he couldn't care less, even though his single seed sprouted and already looks bigger than the others. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I’m sure there will be an even bigger party when my episode airs, she told herself. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The clouds grow darker and bigger in the sky and seconds later he feels droplets of rain on his arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria envisioned a big book—bigger than her earlier caterpillar books—emblazoned with prints of life-size Surinam marvels. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The more they gave him, the bigger the world felt, and Joaquin needed a fence, an edge, something to keep him from falling off the face of the thing. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There, Coyote found an infant, no bigger than a fully grown sheep, and kidnapped it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There is a crack at the bottom of the boat that looks as though, if it gets any bigger, it will split the boat in two. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z My first opponent turned out to be a giant, so much bigger than the toy general I used to peep at. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a fire, and it seemed a whole lot bigger than that cross. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z From this close I could see it was bigger than I’d assumed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One thing is certain: If we do get to six million—or even two million—we’re going to need a bigger warehouse. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The most recent were also the smallest; a matched pair no bigger than mastiff's skulls, and oddly misshapen, all that remained of the last two hatchlings bom on Dragonstone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Closer I get to home, though, the bigger the grin on my face, and when I burst in the kitchen, I got a smile from ear to ear. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby had been avoiding bigger questions about his and Luke’s “plan” for months, mostly because Luke told him not to worry. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He leaned across the table conspiratorially, as if the three were criminals planning a heist, and dropped his voice to a whisper: “You have bought into something that is bigger than either of you are.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As long as they were no bigger than a football, he could deal. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I put my head down and swam all the way out there with the bigger swells, where I couldn’t touch anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Across the street the crowd was getting bigger and Ice pointed to it and started off the stoop. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She stooped to pick up the bigger pieces and drop them in the waste can beneath the sink. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I look around for smoke and flames, but instead of a fire, I see a grinning fireman descending from the truck carrying a big wrench and an even bigger radio. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But after everything that had happened with my parents, Thomas, Tamika, and Sir Fig Newton, I realized that it’s okay to believe in something unknown, something bigger than myself. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Suddenly they can get access to the same advantages of scale that the bigger guys always had.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The dread in my chest grows bigger with every step I take. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Funny that you need a key to unlock a chest that just gives you a bigger, better key. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The cloud is getting bigger; it’s darkening, filling up my spirit and cell. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A much bigger city, La Venta, was going up on a swamp island about forty miles away. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Once the feathers are plucked, it's no bigger than a chicken, but it's plump and firm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z What shall I destroy next? it asked, stepping over to the second monster, and in a terrible blurring of the eyes, they merged together, making a single monster who was even bigger. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Not a bit, and you never will. You’ve grown bigger and bonnier, but you are the same scapegrace as ever.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought the platter to the table, and we oohed and aahed, bringing a bigger smile to her face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a coal chute, like a sliding board, that went up to a metal hatch like a bigger version of a mail slot where the coal had been delivered. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I take a bigger bite out of the sandwich, and crunch on the plain potato chips like they’re the best thing ever. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Seeing the United Nations get a whole lot bigger feels awesome. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z If you cut an orange into three pieces the slices are bigger than if you cut it into nine pieces. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They were the men who had spread the name of Salem so far and wide that natives of some distant islands thought Salem was a country—near the United States—and probably bigger. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She asked him to show her the Boys’ Quarters, marveled that it was bigger than her hut, and, later, insisted that she was well enough to help in the kitchen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The food stalls and carts look bigger, cleaner, and are painted in brighter colors than what we had in Cambodia. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You can see my little handprints grow bigger, like a time capsule of my life. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I did not want to wrestle with Horse; he was tougher and bigger than I. But my father had often said that a man of the llano does not run from a fight. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will be bigger than what went before?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I dust off my skinned knee, and I’m too angry to worry about Bernard being so much bigger than me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He’s not big for size, but the longer you fight him, the bigger he seems to get. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so big it was like lashing a much bigger skiff alongside. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The preserve stretches for many miles in some directions. Much bigger than you would suppose.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “And if the victims are rich and white and their fathers are important, the story is even bigger,” Tad added. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Helena smiles, then smiles bigger, and when I come home from work the next evening, her brown head is next to Max’s dark one, poring over a dental textbook. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His eyes were locked on the small mound no bigger than a teddy-bear bump under the covers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “We don’t have to be friends with her, but we can’t shut her out. We have to be bigger people.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z In my diary I wrote: After three full days inside Central, I know that integration is a much bigger word than I thought. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How it was so much bigger than sibling rivalry, like I’d thought at first. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was bigger than a three-ton lorry, with horns the length of my father’s arms and points as sharp as daggers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Little drops of sweat covered her nose and it made her freckles look bigger. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He steadied a log upright on a tree stump, and with an ax that looked bigger than he was, he gave it a whack and chopped it in half. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And her dialect was that of a bigger city—very much like Ivan’s. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The bigger girl was beating her every time, but Bianca didn’t seem to mind. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Under the nearest hydraulic lift, which was holding a ’98 Toyota Corolla, a pair of legs stuck out—the lower half of a huge man in grubby gray pants and shoes even bigger than Tyson’s. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I watched the bigger roads give way to the highway, and I thought, Goodbye, South Grove, Massachusetts. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It rests in the crook of the tree on a smattering of sticks no bigger than a bowl of pasta. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z How could none of them have thought of making their wheels bigger and more useful? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘We don’t want to interrupt your crazy time. Maybe you can just finish this conversation with yourself and we’ll come back later, with, um, some bigger weapons and possibly some sedatives.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A bigger house had been set on our roof and was imperceptibly pushing us into the ground. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came summer, a long, magical, thirteenth summer, which he spent keeping out of the way of the bigger kids, swimming in the local pool, reading library books at poolside. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z My eyes look bigger with eye shadow and mascara, which does seem to make my forehead look smaller. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A long high scream of orders, and the force divided itself into two: one to keep off the witches, the bigger part to overcome the bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach, mijo,” he had said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The harder I tried to get out, the bigger and taller the trees became. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The hole in the wire grew slowly bigger, until the white mouse said: “I think that’s enough.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Black bugs, like ants, but bigger and blacker, crawled over it in a frenzy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When I got bigger I was allowed to stay in bigger areas. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The tree was a lot bigger than I had expected. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely it was even bigger tonight than ever before? James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Elsewhere, the students have tangible advantages—better theaters, bigger stages, parents who buy them private voice lessons and put them in expensive theater camps. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But this reference to our getting “bigger” reminded me of my original mission. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The second lodge would have to be bigger than the first if it was going to fit Broadfoot the bull moose. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A dilapidated vessel, bigger and more horrifying than any bone ship, split the surface, growing larger and larger. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Maybe the demons had good reason, because as I watched, the felines' hisses and purrs deepened into rumbling growls and they grew bigger, becoming...big cats. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Was this what it felt like to be truly angry, or was it something bigger, more complicated? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was off to Florida’s Hialeah Racetrack, where he was greeted with near hysteria, generating a bigger stir than any Florida visitor save President Roosevelt. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She grew rounder and rounder and bigger and bigger. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Not only was Chicago alive, not only was it going to rebuild, but many people predicted it would be bigger and better than before. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps he does, perhaps he does. But it would be a much bigger ‘bird’s wing on my hat’ if you won that scholarship. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The unnamed peaks towering over the glacier were bigger and comelier and infinitely more menacing than they would have been were I in the company of another person. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I'm going to have to go around something a lot bigger. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that if he ever told a bigger whopper than the ones I used to tell, she had yet to hear it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z First one hole, then another, no bigger than a finger’s width, until the water eroded the sides and the outlets grew large enough for two fists to go through. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Its eye was black and bigger than any marble in my collection. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He kept a much bigger pile for himself. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was such a pipe that made South Africa the most productive diamond mining country in the world, but there may be others even bigger that we don’t know about. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “But you’re all missing the bigger picture! We can fix the tear and everything else once we build...you know.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She was so flat you didn’t have to be big to be bigger, and Miss Love Simpson was definitely bigger. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I took out the last square of the chocolate bar and broke it in half, giving Jenna the bigger piece. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “We have bigger things to worry about than dances.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Concentrate on making those clouds—the ones over there, in the west—making them bigger and darker. Think gray skies and driving winds coming down from the arctic. Think snow.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then he noticed something between Nico’s feet—a small collection of glistening objects no bigger than baby teeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z These whole neighborhood sections were way bigger and more complex. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Their mom’s second fancy wedding had been a bigger hit than her first. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But perhaps nature is bigger than our concepts and it is possible for the lady to be a hostile, fiercely independent, passive, dependent, feminine, aggressive, warm, castrating person all-in-one. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya suspected that if she had been dating a boy, there would have been a much bigger scene involving yelling and threats and being found dead in a ravine somewhere and teenage pregnancy statistics. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We just sidestepped one argument so we could dive into an even bigger one. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "It's easy to get lost in here—it's bigger than it looks." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The bigger the fire, the quicker it would draw the draccus close. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I might have — er — moved on to bigger and better things.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Just like how not talking about things can make stuff feel like a bigger problem, and even more confusing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z If Sophie spreads the word, we might need a bigger room. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Up close, he's not much bigger than I am. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Cold moved over him when the headlights turned, bigger now, visibly weaving down the road; he could hear the hum of the engine now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z These conflicts lie in the past now—as Tessie paints her toenails— overshadowed by a much bigger conflict. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But she lived big. A lot bigger than we do,” Poe says, smiling. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “You better find a bigger jar fast, Callie. It’s going to bust out of that one.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “The bigger they are the harder they fall.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Soon I’d like to dance the role of a Party Girl or Marie, but when I get bigger I want to dance the Arabian and the Sugar Plum Fairy,” I answered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Integration was a bigger word than I had thought, a huge word with fire all around it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I reached over and picked the bigger pieces of debris out of them as I mulled over our predicament. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The rats were bigger than Mrs. Frisby, and could be, when necessary, dangerous fighters, but they were no match for Dragon. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z That said, Dasch still wanted to do and be something bigger and better. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Half her length, she sways her heads in air, outside her horrid cleft, hunting the sea around that promontory for dolphins, dogfish, or what bigger game thundering Amphitrite feeds in thousands. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The father blew out his cheeks and made a monkey face to show how much bigger. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Osh moved his pail into a bigger wedge of shadow so the fish would stay cool. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Started taking bigger steps back in hopes of steering clear of those floppers. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Although kestrels seldom prey on anything bigger than a rat, they will sometimes attack young rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s bigger than the Olympics and more than the population of Springfield. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Inside, the tree house felt bigger than it looked from the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The Parsonses’s flat was bigger than Winston’s, and dingy in a different way. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There was nothing left of the bag bigger than a handkerchief. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Inside, the room was bigger and lighter than the previous two. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A bluefin tuna ain’t a whale, but still it’s way bigger than me, and a million times stronger, pound for pound. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He held out his arms to make himself look bigger and stormed the men, barking loudly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Ginika was much thinner, half her old size, and her head looked bigger, balanced on a long neck that brought to mind a vague, exotic animal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “He has to stay with the nurses until he gets bigger,” she explained. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was the biggest discovery of his life—even bigger than Bunker 9. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In so doing, they found an even bigger surprise: the mightiest and most extensive mountain range on Earth was–mostly–underwater. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They emerged from the storm like a troop of wraiths, big men on small horses, made even bigger by the bulky furs they wore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With only a small battery of ICBMs powerful enough to reach the United States, and none of them completely reliable, Khrushchev felt that he needed a much bigger bargaining chip with Kennedy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After the preacher helped with reading the papers, he showed Papa where to put his X. Our little farm had gotten bigger. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It starts with the bonfire but...bigger and there’s nothing containing it. Like the whole courtyard is on fire, there’s a loud noise and this heat and...” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I called out the next time I found something bigger than a pebble. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Over the summer, he got a lot bigger and taller. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because she switched to a bigger school or maybe because she got her first boyfriend. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It had about the same coloring—brown eyes, brown hair—a bigger nose than mine, and more ears, but a very assured face. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled, and licked his lips with a tongue bigger than a human pillow. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Way down at the end of the street the man looked normal, but as the sled got closer, the man got bigger and bigger. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like I’d been hit by three successive waves of heartbreak, each one bigger than the last. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She thinks I’m much bigger than I am. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Brookhaven settled for a cosmotron rated at 2.5 billion volts, though it received the GAC’s explicit promise that it could come back to the well for bigger machines in the future. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We have a whole house of our own, way bigger than anyone’s apartment, and a barn too, and a place that’s sort of like a garage for tractors. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They must have only been taken from the bigger camps, not the smaller ones that had been cobbled together farther west. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I follow the concentric circles of the fake wood as they get bigger and bigger. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z My and his eyes both got pulled back to Ma and the pistol; it looked five times bigger in her hands than it did when Pap helt it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “I think we just need a bigger car.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s bigger than I thought, now that I’m closer. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were going to need a bigger travel budget, and I could use a hundred more satyrs.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Assuming things continue much as at present, the Atlantic Ocean will expand until eventually it is much bigger than the Pacific. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The rashes on his face seemed to have become bigger and flatter, less defined, so that they made his face look even puffier. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But mostly the work cycle took over and I kind of missed the bigger picture. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She walked up to Travis, whose eyes got bigger and whose face got redder and redder as she came toward him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He’d learned, the moment he glimpsed what lay beyond the Cusp, that the realm of the unknowable was so much bigger than he’d guessed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Every time the United States launched a satellite, the Russians launched one bigger and better. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The dragons—bigger than the last time I saw them—strain against the plastic, whining pitifully. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The prosecutor offers him probation if he agrees to plead guilty to both charges and to snitch on a bigger dealer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z An agoraphobia rose in her, speeding higher and higher, bigger and bigger; she would not be able to contain it; there would no end to fear. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even wearing heels, she wasn’t any bigger than I was. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was the biggest bug I’d ever seen, bigger than two giant pink erasers stuck together. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z And an even bigger one taking Toby back to her apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Inside, the pages are soft and the writing is bigger than in books now. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A fall would have been a much bigger deduction than touching the beam, so I was determined to stay on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The customers definitely left me bigger tips, but that could’ve been because I wasn’t staring at them like they were bugged. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of iconic song that is bigger than geography or languages or religion. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z One of them, Mrs. Frisby noticed, was bigger than the rest: her friend Brutus. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I think: Thank goodness, the tree trunk isn’t bigger. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I had seen her eyes grow bigger and her teasing voice become smaller whenever the handsome delivery man arrived. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, the Rad Lab was humming with excitement over experimental results, not merely from the achievement of building a bigger machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The fire flickered and threw strange shadow patterns on his hands, making them seem bigger, then smaller. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The event included all the big ideas and some of the same players as Reggie’s trial, but played out on a much bigger stage. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I miss my best friends, Jessie and Ethan. And my house. The guest room we have at home is bigger than my uncle Milton’s bedrooms.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The cell was little bigger than the one I had been confined in. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, we are lined up and brought to the main butterfly garden, which is a clear plastic tent set up inside a bigger room. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z If the stair had been made it was for bigger feet and longer legs than theirs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With a stick broken from a nearby willow she searched through the reedy water, poking around and around the spot where the bag had gone down, working in bigger and bigger circles. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The swan had been no ordinary bird—the skin belonged to a creature bigger than Hazel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z With the workpad, the map and the things they knew about the people on the Berg, it was clear there was something bigger going on. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Idiptu stuck his head through the bigger opening and his tongue rolled out, searching for the dead bolts. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They looked like crows, but puffier and shinier and much, much bigger. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z At recess they’d made snow forts and had snowball fights and Jack was a master—his fort was bigger and thicker than everyone else’s, and his snowballs seemed to have targeting computers on them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I tried to talk him into going fishing once in a while, but he said he didn’t think he’d have the energy to reel in anything bigger than a minnow. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Then Oz comes next. He’s a bigger version of Jak, as you can see, and even louder.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The bigger asteroidal pieces, along with the comets, are mainly responsible for the recent craters on planetary surfaces. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, a much bigger part of me felt certain that I needed this hallucination—this dream—this thing—to disappear. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We passed over the bridge at the Calawah River, the road winding northward, the houses flashing past us growing farther apart, getting bigger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He has become bigger and older, all of a sudden, when I wasn’t looking. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But because it was much bigger than the pond, the clay of the lake- bed still held water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t understand that his own brothers—older, bigger, stronger, smarter—were rivals for Lula’s affection. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z This was an astounding discovery; the universe was millions of times bigger than previously suspected. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We had a huge meal late in the day, much bigger than usual, because Timothy said we might not be able to eat for several days. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just getting closer and bigger, but sort of sliding out of the way too, out towards the edge...as if it’s just going to float past and behind my head.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “What a sly fellow Laurie is! I said I wished bigger hats were the fashion, because I burn my face every hot day. He said, ‘Why mind the fashion? Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z This time it pulls forward with a bigger lurch. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His domed head was much bigger than a human’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "Then what was it? I've spent all this time telling myself that what you're going through is so much bigger than you not talking to me. Sometimes it works. But sometimes it doesn't." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Being with Pearl made the world feel bigger, even as being with him made Pearl feel more grounded, less abstract, more real. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Perhaps the boy promises bigger than he can deliver.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Much bigger than the rich fish factory man’s house in the village. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z You have to be strong and show that you are bigger than the problem. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the terror of deportation is bigger than a disappointment I’m becoming used to. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But then that tiny voice returns—bigger, louder than ever, daring me to give it a try. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I keep running my tentacle along the window, making the cloud bigger and bigger until there isn’t any condensation left to draw in. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It was not much bigger than a good-sized clothes cupboard and there was one small window in the back wall with a sink under the window, but there were no taps over the sink. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “I have been striving for over sixty years for a little bit of justice no bigger than that, and yet I must die without obtaining it....It seems so cruel.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The bigger kids came around too, for other reasons. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was bigger now and except for the occasional shooting, it was quiet. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The bigger the spell, the easier it is to resist. If you want to sleep millions of mortals, you’ve got to cast a very thin layer of magic. Sleeping demigods is much harder.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “There has to be a bigger reason for not ever leaving your apartment,” Oliver said. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He even generously offered them the bigger of the two bedrooms. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Like his father, Don was a fighter who didn’t think there was anything irrational about mixing it up with kids who were a whole lot bigger than he was. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the planet is far from the Sun, it covers a much smaller arc in the same period of time, but that arc corresponds to a bigger area because the Sun is now more distant. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It just feels like a bigger big deal than he knew possible. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “About the army getting bigger as it marches.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Somewhere in this world—in China or India or a remote section of Africa—there was probably a bigger dork than me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “The bigger the sums, the better, and never a thought of paying it back. Of course, he’d rather die than get a job.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s holding me by the hand and saying, “There she is. You mustn’t touch her because she’s very little, but when she gets bigger you’ll have a sister to play with.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Holding a plate in midair, she looked at me kindly, smiling that big wide smile as if this was no bigger problem than getting the stove hot enough to fry the croquettes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Like my body is suddenly bigger than I believed it to be. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The cotton gin meant bigger cotton yields and the iron tools to harvest it, iron horseshoes for the horses tugging the wagons with iron rims and parts that took it to market. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He writes again, asking for more money, asking if he should rent the bigger place, asking Theo to please write and say whether he’s received the drawings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z First little breaths, then bigger ones, then finally I could feel my face and my back hurting, and I had my wind back. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not very convenient, and each time I filled it I mentally designed bigger and better pockets on my deer-hide suit-to-be. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re far bigger on the inside than they appear to be on the outside. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s no bigger than the doctor’s pinkie finger, but when he pulls his finger away, the result is like a cork being removed from a bottle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It was bigger than our shed, but still, once inside it felt familiar to me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Moon Squadron use them for nighttime parachute drops, the Hudsons being bigger than the Lizzies, not so suitable for short field landings. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It used to be that girls would pin them to their shirts, but, like most things in Texas, they’ve only gotten bigger. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Since Rollie and Lillie are twice as big as the other two dogs, Nora and I decided to split them up and each walk one bigger dog and one smaller dog. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The red glows, contracting, then growing bigger than before. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The fire was growing bigger, stronger, and angrier. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The old woman, shrunk by age and time to little bigger than a child, held on to a stick as tall and bent as herself with palsied and swollen-knuckled hands. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He likes to paste lots of paper scraps together with flour and water to make a bigger drawing space. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s still there and bigger now, but less round. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Although he was pleased to have such an extensive collection, Charles was thinking about something bigger when he looked at his fossils. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was bigger and my hands were freer than his, so he conceded me the den. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My left shin looked no bigger than the bones inside it. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z My youth quickly made me a much bigger drawing card than my father. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Victoria has a mustache bigger than mine. I don’t want to share a razor with my wife.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As the flame grew in heat and height, Nathan added bigger and bigger pieces of wood. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Suggs pressed his face so close to hers that she could count the blackheads on his nose and said, “The crowd will be even bigger when it’s you squirming on a stake.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They’re bigger than us, and I set my eyes on the massive one Marv had been talking about a while back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Real or not, they all saw the same kid: not much bigger than Arnold Jones, raggedy, flap-soled sneakers, book in one hand. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s true. The Sprague kid seen them and he says they ain’t no bigger than this and they got little hands and feet and eyes.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They told of wild “savages” with completely different beliefs and customs; plants with magical powers; and fantastical beasts, bigger and fiercer than any known in Europe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Like a Magic 8 Ball, she thought, only with much bigger consequences. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My room is so much bigger and better looking than this dungeon. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She is not much bigger than I am and with one hand on her hip, she peers at the riverbank in frustration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Julie Andrews starts off as a speck on the hill and gets bigger and bigger till she bursts onto the screen with her voice like cold water and her breath like peppermint. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He sometimes kidded me about being so short, but I always had an easy answer: “Bigger guys make bigger targets.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw something glimmering in the darkness below, growing bigger and brighter as it rose toward me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was shady and luxurious, with tall shutters and a big, cool porch—everyone from Rudyard Kipling to FDR had stayed there—but it wasn’t much bigger than a big private house. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The bonus room is practically bigger than the whole downstairs of Annabelle’s house. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Inside the blanket was a whole flask of spiced wine and a loaf of fresh bread nestled next to a turkey breast bigger than both my balled fists. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the pile of dirt grows bigger, I keep thinking, I’m never going to stay up late reading again. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “No, that you shall never be. But it is not Caer Dallben which has grown smaller. You have grown bigger. That is the way of it.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z And, sure, all of my teammates were bigger and faster, but none of them could shoot like me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In my view, this wasn’t just a reconstruction campaign; it was part of the bigger vision for reconciliation in our city. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He tried to shout insults, but the words wouldn’t come out.They stayed inside, getting bigger and bigger until he was sick to his stomach. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather was the kind of man who had goons, bigger guys in suits that don’t fit, with sweat stains up their backs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Amazonia," by contrast, refers to the bigger region bounded by the Andes to the west, the Guiana Shield to the north, and the Brazilian Shield to the south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z What comes is this: “You’re going to be bigger than me.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was scarcely bigger than a large doghouse. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess we’re all still grieving over Papa, and any little sadness brings up that bigger one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The holes in my jeans look even bigger than I remember. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You need to take some time for yourself before you burn out, kid. You need a bigger support system. “Stop calling me ‘kid,’” Alex says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “The army has bigger fish to fry than you and your sister.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She is as tall as Ma but much bigger and more intimidating. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Derek each had a knife, the kind that folds like a pocketknife but is bigger and is worn on the belt in a leather case. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The world, she had found, was so much bigger than Bumblebee. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z George Dasch was thirty-eight years old and wanted to do something more, something bigger. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Even his hair was bigger—a massive globe of blue-black frizz so thick that his lobster-claw horns appeared to be drowning as they tried to swim their way to the surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Alex bites down a smile that feels bigger than the sentence has truly earned. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Once I started school, however, I discovered I had a much bigger problem than just falling out of my chair. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It was much bigger and more confusing than the plaza in Bayamón, although it carried pretty much the same types of things. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As unexpected as it had been for him to be sent home, there was a bigger surprise when Shin got there. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Every one of them is made up of a huge number of stars, hundreds of times bigger and hotter than our own sun. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Every so often they’d start jumping, trying to escape some bigger fish that was prowling for lunch. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The next morning, after a good night’s sleep by all, Theo writes again: he decides they will rent that bigger apartment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But the reality was so much bigger, darker, and more treacherous than I had imagined. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A cork, a fishhook, a silver dollar, a fancy key, and a tiny wooden baby doll, no bigger than a thimble, painted in bright colors, with a face and everything. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It gutted him, and buoyed him, ripped out his hearts and gave them back bigger. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If I had truly paid attention, I might have realized that our tiny country had absolutely no hope of defending itself, not when bigger countries like Poland had already fallen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z If a product or enterprise doesn’t constantly reinvent itself, it is superseded, cast aside, abandoned without sentiment in favor of something bigger, newer, and, alas, nearly always uglier. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Some have slipped out of sight, buying bigger and more lavish homes in neighborhoods increasingly insulated from the rest of Americans. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Any bigger and she couldn’t have made it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He leaned against one of the bigger rocks and looked out toward the ocean, said: “And that’s where he went out in the water.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When Luke came home seven months later, he was not much bigger than one of my dolls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Instead I saw a petite lady, not much bigger than Hand Clap. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I made a bigger deal out of what happened. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Manchee jumps out with a waxy squirrel drooping in his mouth, bigger and browner than the ones from the swamp. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The railroad had taken that sassafras down some years earlier to make room for a bigger depot platform. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He also knew that Willis, who was a head bigger than he, would tuck into him faster than a ball screaming down toward first. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z As the Jürgen Eichman looms ever larger in the night sky, as big as the moon and then bigger, people around the world realize something is wrong. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But the blaze in her eyes was not focused on the woman; she was angry at something that was bigger than the woman before her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The bigger the crime they claim, the more cred they got in the system. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “That’s why I had to drop out. It was only two thousand people. I need a bigger audience.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A bigger staff, bigger cases, and a bigger docket also sometimes meant bigger problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was bigger than the rest, wearing a lion’s cape like a Roman standard bearer and a plastic bib with a lobster on it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But as the sugary treat dissolves, I realize we have an even bigger problem now. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z They could stand back from their immediate experience and contemplate the bigger picture. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z However, the bigger problem is that someone is still scribbling racist messages on our flyers. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “If you do, you’re an even bigger weenie because it’s harder to take a punch than to give one.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Brother Jack and the others talked in terms of "we," but it was a different, bigger "we." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On the contrary, she believes they have it within their power to build a bigger, better and more beautiful world, but that they occupy themselves with superficial things, without giving a thought to true beauty. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We were fooling the other day about whose were bigger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t think it was possible, but the man’s eyes got even bigger. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It looked like it was getting bigger, but she knew that couldn’t be true. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She looks at mine, lifts it up to hers, and says, “Yes, but yours is a little bigger.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She opened the bag and took out a roll of parchment no bigger than her pinky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The flames grew bigger and wider as I drew back, fearing what was going to happen. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z All his life, it seemed, Jim had been jumping at the next new thing, the bigger and better thing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Beckendorf s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. You have scattered the invasion force. New York will be safe for a time, which frees the other Olympians to deal with the bigger threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He cut a small opening first, no bigger than his hand, and looked through. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to tilt my head back to look at the airplane, which is bigger than I expected it to be, and silver-white. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It is bigger than the sun, bigger than the moon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Father is entitled to a bigger lot, but he has no one to help him.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Dee lets the door slam behind her, and it sounds even bigger than it does when it opens. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “There are too many for the bunker already, and I don’t think I can make it any bigger, not without undermining the house or falling into the cellar.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I regret that my grandparents hadn’t been a bigger part of my life until now, but Mom and Dad had their reasons, I guess. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It must’ve been young, because it was small compared to most—no bigger than a grizzly bear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A large number of males, some a little older than he, some older than his father, and many in between, worked on a chaha’oh that was much bigger than Nali’s. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure Ruth would approve of that. Not unless you got her a bigger one.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a few blue lines, like waterways, and one glowing green dot, no bigger than a seed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “But I’ll keep the ring I wear about me member. Much bigger than those little things. On you it’d be a torque.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Getting bigger and bigger as it marches on till it’s so big how can anyone stand against it? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Lord, he thought, watching one swim close and away— Lord, it is longer than the boat, bigger than the boat, my home, all that I am, and it is bigger. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If only they would not look at one so—What great misery can be in two such small spots, no bigger than a man’s thumb—in their eyes! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not replace you and Jenna, but just have, you know, a bigger circle of friends.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z In jazz, the shift in emphasis meant bigger bands comprising more structured families of instruments playing well-honed, written-out arrangements, with occasional well-defined solos emerging from the texture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I would say by the second spring since the farm got bigger, we traded some ribbon syrup for a couple ol milk cows. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For President Truman and his national security advisers, the situation demanded only one answer: to build more and bigger atomic bombs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t look much older than I am, and wears large round glasses that make her eyes look bigger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Jack took a step back as the spinning column got bigger, and part of him wanted to run, but it was only a small part. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But why should God leave a huge empty space, at least hundreds of times bigger than the gaps between the planets, between the outermost planet and the stars? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The other man is bigger and maybe taller, but he is slouching, so he looks shorter. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I’m not too proud to know when a problem is bigger than I am. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘At any rate . Antinous turned to Jason. ‘We have gathered now for a much bigger prize. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I grabbed a bigger screwdriver and tried to unscrew the hinges, but there didn’t seem to be any screws involved. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The boy who punched Wes was still trying to maintain his strut but seemed to realize that he might have made a mistake by punching the bigger guy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I suppose that’s part of why Perrington is so infatuated. She arrived here in a litter bigger than most peasant huts; it was carried here from her home. A distance of almost two hundred miles.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I take hold of her hand, not much bigger than mine. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z But he’s already doing me a bigger favor than he realizes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I’ve seen more and more store windows getting broken, and crowds are getting bigger at the protests. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I even understand why it’s helping him mentally—keeping his mind off the bigger questions. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I’m alone on the road and the world outside seems so much bigger than it ever has before. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the bigger house on the right a large heavy figure appeared against a light in the doorway. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But that left her with a bigger question. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Will and Christina slap hands, and then Will claps me on the back with a hand bigger than my shoulder blade. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I’m still bigger than you, boy,” said Mr. Dalton. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can solve this. Just don’t let those boys pound on you! You said you’re bigger than they are.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Everything was messed up, a bigger mess than before, and she felt all mixed up with fear and anger. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The moths were no bigger than the startled mouths of children, and even dozens together could only pluck at the strands of her darkening hair until their wings sagged, sodden with her blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mine was just bigger, more effusive in its feelings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead of approaching them from a wide staircase or through an arched gate, you pass from an enclosed corridor through a pair of solid-metal doors, neither one much bigger than your front door at home. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bigger backpack, with lots of her special stuff in it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I thought it would be bigger than this. I knew it wouldn’t last, but I did think it’d be bigger.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This year, watching some of the Christmas shows on television as we decorated our tree made it seem like an even bigger party. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The bigger sticks caught fire, and I smiled. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z This had to have been caused by something else, something bigger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But I did not worry too much about that because I carried a bigger load—the worry of making sure I came first this term. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s bigger than mine, painted white that’s faded by the sun, with a big garden full of weeds and rocks. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z A living animal bigger than all that I am. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They packed sand around the edge into a high wall, stretched the evening gown, which they had ripped open to make it bigger, across the hole, and weighted the dress’s edges with rocks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Everyone in my homeroom is bigger than I am. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Oksi, the falcon and the first hatched, was bigger than the two tiercels. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We might have been all that was left, but we were still a part of something bigger. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The train grew bigger and bigger, and Gum Baby cackled louder and louder as we got closer and closer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We stared out atSnapfinger Cemetery, and the blacktopped Rural Route 2 that stretched out to bigger roads across all of Mississippi and beyond. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It is these aficionados, these rêveurs, who see the details in the bigger picture of the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther. The first time I came here through Forest? The journey seemed forever.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I felt a pang of envy, but I felt a bigger pang of responsibility. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But first she bathed him, gave him a scented cloak, and put on board a skin of dusky wine with water in a bigger skin, and stores— boiled meats and other victuals—in a bag. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel the stone in my stomach get bigger. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I tried not to be too disappointed—surely our bead sales would pick up again once we had a bigger stock of necklaces to show. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant started back in the 1930s and has only gotten bigger and more ridiculous with every passing year. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In grades five to seven we had our own classrooms, our own lunch area, our own teachers, and our own deputy principal—our own little world inside the bigger school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The real numbers are a bigger infinity than the rational numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He thought of the disapproving way Kamau sometimes stared at his fingers, the way other boys at the temple had laughed at him for using bigger words as a child. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I stretched my smile even bigger, proud that he understood my rough Spanish. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished the posts for the bed and was looking around for a bigger ash to fell and make slats for the springs when I nearly jumped out of my shoes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When we do these things, jellyfish blooms grow bigger. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was not so much taller, but bigger somehow, foreign. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z My mother, trying to cut the tension, began digging in her church bag, which was way bigger than her normal bag. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The ripples spread out as a circle that gets bigger as time goes on. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The skiff was barely seaworthy, but it had survived the trip to the island, even through the wild currents that wrecked much bigger boats. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The group got a little bigger with each passing day. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need a bigger gate,” Tormund complained to Jon with a sour look up at the sky, where a few clouds had blown in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well, I see her as kind of naked,” Tab said, clicking the picture to make it bigger. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z This guy's a bigger weakling than his son. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Like he’d told the ghosts at Ithaca, his family had just got bigger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t much bigger than the one they had in the trailer, but once again it was very neat and very nice. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But while Washington attempted to transcend the ideological wars of the 1790s, Burr seemed disposed to tunnel beneath the warring camps, then pop up on the side promising him the bigger tribute. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Once there was a man named Haiyi who was as strong as a dragon and bigger than an ox. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I have bigger things to worry about than revenge. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He took out another machine, something like the first one but bigger; after that he pulled out a black, round thing: it was an earphone, with a wire dangling from it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I stacked bigger and bigger branches on the flames as they grew, until a basketball-sized fire snapped and glowed on my little island. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Everything was waving in the current, feeding on microscopic plankton, growing bigger by the minute. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I had bigger problems to think about than some stupid girls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We drove about a hundred miles to the vineyards, where the grapes were so ripe they were about to burst on the vine in bunches bigger than my head. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t become a bigger jangle of nerves than I already am. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was a fin, it had to be, a massive fin, bigger than anything Jinny could have imagined. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A well of rage and fear opened up inside her, bigger than anything she could imagine or understand, bigger than that brachiosaurus that had helped them, bigger than the world. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Well, I naturally felt older—I began at that point the emotional examination to note how far my convalescence had gone—I was taller, bigger generally in relation to these stairs. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The east dance floor, the bigger room, was lit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The white spirals of storm have gotten bigger on the TV map. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “There’s a pig in the next pen and he’s enormous. I’m afraid he’s much bigger than you are.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The fire, fed with the bigger branches, burned brightly in the darkening air. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d never seen him angry before, let alone wrathful, and it made him seem bigger somehow, an altogether different and more dangerous species of Strange than the one he had known all these years. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She tried to think of some hero out of one of her books, someone whose skin she could slip into, to make her feel stronger, bigger, braver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We were wrapped up in things that were so much bigger than ourselves. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One bedroom was bigger, but the smaller one had more windows, so that’s where I dropped my stuff. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Those boys were older and bigger than he was, and anyway, he wanted to play with the boys he’d become close to over the past two years. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The colors are bright and it’s way bigger than I’d imagined. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Then a wolf spider, startling in size and hairiness, streaked over the gravel, either chasing something smaller or being chased by something bigger, I couldn’t tell which. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z High up in the corner of the rec yard is a guard tower no bigger than a one-man ticket booth. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no bigger than my open hand. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The time she had been here before—that was for Timothy, too, when he was only a baby, scarcely bigger than a marble. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I picked his plate up off the floor and tried to scoop up some of the bigger bread crumbs. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The magenta and white tent is a little bigger each time I look up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The auditorium was even bigger than I imagined it would be— bigger even than the one at Via’s school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The piles were a lot bigger than his hole was deep. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It is bigger and uglier than Gatlinburg, and has better parking, and so of course gets more visitors. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And I think this possibility grew bigger and bigger in her head, until it killed her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Alec. And 1 think we have a much bigger problem than these losers.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The bigger man raised his eyes to gaze at the intruders in distaste and said something in die tongue of Old Volantis, too fast for Tyrion to hope to follow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shani was much bigger than the other girl and was used to wrestling with me, but she didn’t fight back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z 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 That’s a huge number, much bigger than merely saying it would lead you to suppose. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But my world is also a whole lot bigger than I could have ever imagined, because now it holds Rani and Jay and Lakshman and my grandparents inside. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Good. Well, I hear that your farm is bigger now. People say that you been working to improve yourself.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so popular with the rest of the world, and European nations in particular watched uneasily as Germany suddenly got a lot bigger. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Outside the glass room, he had a setup much like Tuske- gee’s, with massive vats of culture medium, only bigger. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was bigger and heavier than any coins he’d used so far. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I moved what I had been building into the living room and it got even bigger. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Making them bigger makes them take less mass per kilowatt hour of storage. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody wants to belong to something bigger than themselves, and everybody wants company in doing that. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I learned to hunt small with wires, and bigger with that gun. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Skirt around the edges of the garden. Go up the mountain. As long as I am a bigger threat, he should ignore thee.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “That is the bigger reason why you are grounded.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He seemed to grow another inch that afternoon, walking around with his chest puffed out, his smile brighter and bigger than usual. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The marchers down south didn't just up and start their marching—it was part of a longer, bigger plan, that maybe belonged to God. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It's like he felt tougher whenever he started blabbing about it, gassing his own head up, turning the story into a much bigger deal than it really was. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z By second period, though, I realized that something bigger was going on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to grow bigger with each step he took. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Livingstons results with the bigger magnet dispelled the clouds. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And here Tateh wanted to divorce her so he could marry his fat girlfriend, this woman who was bigger and taller than him and who wasn’t even Jewish. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He amused himself by provoking much bigger boys into fights, calling his “Golden Glove brother” to the rescue, and laughing as they ran in terror. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z NOTE: Although percussion specializes in "noise"-type sounds, even instruments like snare drums follow the basic physics rule of "bigger instrument makes longer wavelengths and lower sounds." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Except for all the things that are just plain bigger. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z But this feels really wrong; Rufus and I have bigger things to worry about than getting somewhere late. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “He suggested my manhood was bigger than yours,” Annie said, yawning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As it gets bigger it molts several times, splitting the old skin with its head and wriggling out, revealing stretchy skin underneath. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You know our biggest expense is food, and it gets bigger in the winter.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of us was a hill much bigger and longer than the others. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The swastikas are big news and getting bigger. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z An even bigger crowd waited outside on the courtroom steps and on the sidewalk below—more supporters, more reporters aiming microphones and cameras. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was a big guy with a bigger voice. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He led them this morning to a small wooden shack, not much bigger than an outhouse, hidden in a thicket of trees. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even assuming this account is exaggerated by a factor of two, what was left would still have been bigger than anything Alexander commanded against Persia. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The impacts began on July 16, 1994, went on for a week and were bigger by far than anyone–with the possible exception of Gene Shoemaker–expected. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Our tribes got much bigger, and we spread across the entire planet like an unstoppable virus. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The old tight-buttoned fool never realized he was only making Cade out to be a bigger, more martyred hero in the hearts of his classmates. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z "They will be bigger still before they are grown," the young male said, watching them with eyes large, green, and unafraid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Abel was bigger and faster, but this was my neighborhood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It got bigger and bigger as he walked farther into the mountain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I get a bigger glob from the pot and slap my hand down on the page. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z If the governor of Georgia was coming in, he wouldn’t of drawn a bigger crowd around the Cold Sassy tree at the depot than Grandpa’s surprise. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The bigger they come, thought Johnny, the harder they fall. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mostly roaches. Though there ain’t so many in here since I caught her. She’s getting bigger, too, you know. Want to see her eat?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In one room there are glass cages with snakes in them, snakes bigger than any we’ve ever seen before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think I’ve come for a much bigger gift,” he said, and handed us a letter from my father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked just like buttercups now she was close, only bigger, with the same bright shine on their petals. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And my feet keep getting bigger and bigger. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “He wants to build the Tipped M into something even bigger than the Circle Ranch.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She was bigger than last time, and her fingers were longer than any I’d ever seen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He used to do that when we were little and fighting because he was bigger and his arms were so long that I could kick and hit and only catch air. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z You said I daren't go into the copse, but this is much bigger, I bet you never thought I'd dare come in here by myself.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They had cut the corn, and burned the stubble, and the field seemed much bigger, the trees on the edge of the wood looked a long distance away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “So he got all drunk and tried to make my ear a little bigger.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the dad, who was there with his family, thought the other, bigger man would back away if he identified himself as being from Ohio; like Aimee was from California. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Father opened the bigger of the white boxes. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe in a bigger house this blast would be mistakable. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Below the dirt strata with these objects, though, was a layer of quite different artifacts: bigger, thicker, and not as beautifully made. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Of course most things in life are bigger than I am, but I’m learnin ’ to live with it. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her animation was exaggerated, as though a bigger smile and a quicker laugh, each ego-burnish shinier than the last, would ensure that Chief would help them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A gray station wagon stood on the gravel in front of a house that was bigger than the school Meggie had been attending for the last year. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were no bigger than ordinary rings, and no one could help noticing them because they were so bright. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The library was the smallest one I’d ever seen, and the community center wasn’t much bigger. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In the comer the executioner blew on his nails, standing close to the brazier from which he would take the fire for his bigger blaze. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny jumped to her feet before she could make a bigger mess and ran next door to the store cabin, where she pulled off her stained pants and tunic. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z |
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