The Trials of Arabella, If she were not so ill, she would go up now and supervise or help, for it was too much for them, she knew. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I had been careless, talked too much, said something weird. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

You too much stuff to go h-h-hunt up Mr. Oyster this weekend?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get compliments like that too much. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Summoning the storm earlier had taken too much out of him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mom always said people worried too much about their children. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Drummer, like Willie, would be small and thin and dark with nervous eyes which showed too much white. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody she recognized, but it was still too much for her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Probably too much for you,” the man said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though they haven’t met yet, Jo feels guilty that in the past wonderful week, I have thought far too much about myself and too little about him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She wanted to inquire, but Blanca was very proud or already too much of a woman and would tell her nothing, so Clara just stood beside her bed and caressed her till she calmed down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I manage to add, “Well, I think you’ve had too much wine, my friend.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Because dogs cost too much? Because they shed?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They drank too much and boasted too loudly, to her mind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And sometimes you need too much to know the facts, and so humbly and stupidly you stay. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so grateful that I asked her to marry me, though I found her dull company, ambitionless, too much of a shouter, a hitter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I am breathing hard, and I should have waited to knock so I could catch my breath, but No, I think, I’m in too much of a hurry. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without her still eyes bearing down on me, I did not pour in too much hot water, and the garri turned out firm and smooth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There’s too far to go and too much to carry. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We all care for each other too much to pull any of that stuff. If you don’t want to fight, nobody’s going to force you. We’ll just leave you alone forever.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the Conversat is less interesting, with too much writing, and some of it is only charts on the wall or looking through microscopes, which we can do whenever we want to anyway. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you want to do that, it’s fine with me. Nothing’s going to change too much.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Instead he straightened up and smiled, as if a thought had crossed his mind, and he said, “Ay cabroncito, your curse is that you know too much!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she said this, her voice lilted with sarcasm, as if this blunder, after everything else—after joking about the Holocaust and glancing at her test—was too much and she was done with me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to say too much about Delaney except that his mother was never home, so by the time we were seventeen his basement pretty much reeked. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to mimic the support of a corset without yielding too much in the way of flexibility. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was too much of an effort, just as we returned. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine that one of the biggest troubles with colleges is there are too many distractions, too much panty-raiding, fraternities, and boola-boola and all of that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you mind too much going to the mill?” she asked. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Priscilla, her mother said, was too much fun to say, tripping off the tongue like a favorite song. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The air itself was gray and heavy, thick with too much moisture. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We were sharing information about each other s culture, but I realized by the look on my mom's face that I had asked too much. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It hurt too much to hear him say “No!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Often he would lie from one meal to the next almost without stirring, sometimes asleep, sometimes waking into vague reveries in which it was too much trouble to open his eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Sleep and eat and ^leep again, and sometimes talk a little . . . but not too much, and only in whispers, just to be safe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Seems to me you put too much stock in the affairs of children. It probably didn’t mean anything.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But right now it was too much care. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Crispin,” he said, “for one so unwilling to see the world when first we met, perhaps you notice too much now.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much for me to get hold of when I was so scaredy already. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But the thought of losing the mechanical man was too much to bear. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mother told her not to expect too much. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s not reasonable to think you'll forgive me, but I hope you don't let my leaving hurt you too much for too long. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"Why, there's me, you, the king ... al-though, come to think on it, the king tells the queen much too much, and I'm less than certain about you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One simple line, but it admits too much. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Though my legs had not quite recovered, by shortening my stirrups and leaning back in the saddle, I could ride without too much discomfort. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it is too much, too much to contain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I live here because I am too much gorilla and not enough human. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I don't know. I think you're reading too much into it. He was just being nice.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The withdrawals were too much for me to handle.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We would stick it to the egg, apply too much pressure, and end up covered in yolk. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t dwell too much on my bronze medal result in Athens because there were still a few qualifiers left and I had to get to work if I wanted to be prepared. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Soon the nurses told Day he couldn’t bring the children anymore, because it upset Henrietta too much. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I got way too much to do to take on your chores, too.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

"I had too much to eat and drink. I've never really had champagne before." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But the war came, and afterward there was too much competition, and everything was lost. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Even though they outnumbered us, they were enjoying the game of taunting us too much to make a stand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I guess if you squinted up your eyes it might look like a bee, but not too much. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That Z guy doesn’t talk too much, does he?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of her dying alone in the hospital, suffering painful burns, is too much to bear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Samuel sat down quietly, and he didn’t trouble Adam by looking at him too much, and he didn’t trouble him by not looking at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Far too much. He can’t seem to come out of it. In some ways Tom is a great big baby.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a pronounced ridge in her top lip from too much filler. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then Papa said, “Amil, you can’t read. You play around too much and draw little pictures. You must be more serious or you will become nothing.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sight of a young woman drawing water was too much for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Already we are heavily overburdened by coincidence. Two people decide to stab M. Ratchett last night. It is too much of a good thing that each of them should select an identical weapon.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

So smart, so morally upright, but she talked too much, in a voice that came from too far down in her chest, and she was homely as a pig head three, like her father. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A few more days’ waiting, a few more days’ anxiety—it is not beyond enduring, it is not too much to ask. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But parties make me nervous, which makes me talk too much, and then everyone thinks I’m drunk, which I’m not, because let’s be real: no one’s ready to meet Drunk Arthur, not even me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“That was all to the good. Those Nazis were in too much of a hurry to get to Vemork to look right or left as they raced along.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I don’t worry too much about what other people think. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

That was altogether too much from a lad younger than herself, and Meg walked away, saying petulantly, “You are the rudest boy I ever saw.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is just too much, all you gotta do is sign that stupid card and that old fool Mitchell'll give you what you want! Too, too much!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for many people life proceeded without too much disruption, except in the regions where the pitched battles were fought. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The air is bad here, there’s too much musk, the overpowering scent of money. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“To be praised by the SABC, that is too much,” he said, shaking his head. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The staff noted that he was reserved and quiet and tended to keep to himself, but they commended him for limiting his interactions “so that he is not drawn into too much negativity.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The shirt was worn-looking, with a mismatched button, but it wouldn’t cling, or give out too much information. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It bother you too much to go on patrols?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just find out what her dreams are and so on. Explain the facts of life. But not too much of Freud.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Either they didn’t use ’em and they atrophied—or they used them too much, and they burned out.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

How soon before the fire reached the survivors trapped in this room or before they breathed in too much smoke? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We will soon have much to do in Erilea. Prepare yourself. And stop pushing your plan to use the Eyllwe princess—it’s attracting too much attention.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they thought your mama was going to eat too much, too,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, he thought, he was giving too much work to an aging animal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s too much togetherness. I just want to be happy with you guys, down here,” says Mirren. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn't getting a haircut either way, because I have braids, so it didn't matter too much to me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Reuben’s nephew, Tim, runs over and opens the front door, but the flames are too much. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

With all the people clamoring for his time, perhaps I was trying to take too much away from these Tuesdays. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was that last part a bit too much? I didn’t mean to offend you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The old ideas had too much authority, particularly because they were grounded in the Biblical narrative, simply to disappear without trace. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was all too much, especially the fact that I seemed to be included in Chiron’s we, as if I were part of some dub. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You brag too much, Hyperion. You are bright and fiery, but Percy Jackson defeated you anyway. I hear you became a nice tree in Central Park.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Rosa Vargas’ kids are too many and too much. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our long hot day in the sun was too much to contend with, and soon we felt sleepy and tired. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much commotion now. But don’t worry. I’m sure it can be fixed.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The idea of irrevocable death without the controlled hand of a scythe was too much to bear for a world that had conquered mortality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Long before dark they were chafing in the unaccustomed bindings of stockings and ill-fitting boots, reminding her that they had done too much. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He liked being back on speaking terms with Ron too much to speak his mind right now — but he somehow thought that Hermione had gotten the point much better than Ron had. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dimple began to say that the movies sounded fine, but the thought of this continuing silence, this hurt/awkward mixture of pauses and emptiness, was too much. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t graduate. I missed too much school after the accident.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Inej slid the Madman’s mask down over the guard’s face, and Muzzen threw his arm around him, holding him up as if the guard had been drinking too much. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Preacher waren’t seen for the next couple of days and that did cause some folks to worry, but everybody knowed he disappeared all the time so didn’t no one pay it too much mind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I could see a huge grin on his face, but I wasn’t affected too much by that until I remembered it later — I was just grooving on drummer autopilot. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the D train ran in a tunnel from Manhattan to the Bronx, but I had never really thought too much about all that river water above my head. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re not going to save too much money buying nice art books for your friends.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Her back has long since given out but she’s leaving now because she’s scheduled for knee surgery in a couple of weeks, the result, she says, of too much floor scrubbing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or he’d decided the weirdness was too much, and he didn’t want to deal with it anymore. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Was it too much to believe that the man was here for a meal and nothing more? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Mama, I’m learning too much tap. I’m afraid I’ll never learn to be a ballerina here,” I whispered into my mother’s ear one afternoon after class. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I rush to my room, because it’s too much. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s also this pride they have, so I kind of feel like I can’t let them down. And sometimes it’s just all too much. So, yeah, I get feeling bad.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She didn't take too much notice of that. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve drawn too much water from that well. Wait. Manhood is patience. Mastery is nine times patience. What is that herb by the path?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My teacher also says that it’s not good to eat too much red meat.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“The jumper shook his head. “‘Perhaps he ate too much for lunch,’ said one onlooker to another. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

My hands hover around my ears, in case it’s too much, but when everybody plays just right, the sound is nice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“We all bite off too much sooner or later. But some students don’t know when to spit their mouthful. They burn out. They quit, or botch their exams. Some crack.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I sound like someone who reads too much. Come on. We sit up front. My father will be down soon.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The radical generalization offered it, i.e., its existence, not as a particular object, but as a member of a general group, was too much for it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There is too much they don’t know and don’t remember. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There will be weekly home visitations from Social Services, and the coming and going would be too much. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I have too much to do,” Mama said, talking to herself as she stood in the middle of a living room full of boxes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I saw how his shoulders would predictably tense and curl inward like the hood on a cobra whenever anyone got to that point of having talked too much. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The combination of the northern winter and early rising proved too much for Descartes’s comfort-loving body. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I put too much peanut butter in, and my teeth find it difficult to wade through and locate the banana chunks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I want Uhmma to buy me a balloon even though we have already spent too much money at a place we should not have been. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I saw him too much. A great landowner. And arrogant. What he lacked in fighting skills he made up for in bragging, drinking, and killing. In that order.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

No, but this was too much, it was wrong! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Excellent. Also, if it’s not too much trouble, please prepare a eulogy.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Some of them survived, but you’re not supposed to water plants too much. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I grab a piece of toast from the plate in the middle of the table and start to butter it with a little too much enthusiasm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was now slicked down into two bunches — perhaps he had tried a ponytail like Bill’s, but found he had too much hair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The water is the color of coffee with too much cream. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Imam Malik shifts his weight as if the burden resting on him is too much to carry. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His voice is impossible to miss, the one no student ever wants to hear in the cafeteria, or anywhere else, really: grizzly, smoked too much over the years, always a few decibels louder than necessary. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He was at the Oriole Street dead end, but his instincts said no, not the street, too much open space. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta surprised me by saying, “Not too much money, Delphine. We don’t need candy. We need thirteen more dollars for the concert at Madison Square Garden.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But it was just that we were too much on opposite sides of the pole, that's all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Except for a headache. Did I—uh—drink too much last night?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I might not be around tomorrow so I’ll tell you right now. Don’t take too much of his time.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had too much to think about and felt lost in the bewildering welter of his thoughts. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

To hunt is to be hungry, but too much hunger can hurt the hunt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The Fugees were in a playful mood, laughing and joking with one another, trying, it seemed, not to think too much about soccer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

There’s a poem I read once, titled “The World Is Too Much with Us,” and I guess that is the best way to describe the feeling—the world is too much with me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Not from a distaste for fighting, but because I didn't care too much for the other fellows who were to take part. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had too much to decide, and too much to feel. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even if it led to Park deciding that she was way too much like a walrus to remain his girlfriend . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"Have I become one of those bores who talk too much about their children?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been too much to hope for names from the lapidary in Paris. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“A young husband would be after me all the time. It would be too much of a strain.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Usually the rats or bugs woke her when their curiosity became too much, interrupting her dreams and returning her to the darkness of the platform. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was too much in a year filled with hard things. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The net and the solar stills, which I had not entirely deflated, had filled the empty space and prevented the bags from moving too much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He said it would hurt too much without you there. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Now naturally, like many of us, I have a reluctance to change too much of the old ways. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you believe the gym they’re going to have?” said Ms. Prado, a lady who wore too much makeup and always seemed to be wearing workout clothes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But England did not change him too much—his hair is still shaved close on one side and long on the other, and his eyes are still bright. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was always a lot of discussion about it around Redding, and sometimes people in the tavern would get into arguments over it when they’d drunk too much whiskey. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it’s romance you want, don’t expect too much from our Feral.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“His clinic always has so much to sew, and my grandmother can’t do too much because her eyesight has gotten bad.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They have that look about them too: weak-eyed, stunned by too much light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Between last year and this year, you’ve been here for less than five months, Ally, and you’ve been to visit me far too much. You need to make some changes,” she says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Something was wrong with the whole deal, for Clifton was too responsible and had too much to gain simply to have disappeared. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you can never invest too much in making sure this stuff works.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I can go through with this. It’s too much for me. I can’t stand the way everyone looks at me. The songs, they hurt.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But White Deer says there are good demons and bad demons. But was he showing us something good or bad? Was it—” “You talk too much.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told me the whole story, which I pretended not to know too much about. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to lie to her, but at the same time I couldn’t risk telling her too much. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I like cheeseburgers too much to be a model. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said slowly, “Sir, I think General Ewell defers too much to General Early. He is . . . uncertain. I regret the necessity for speaking, sir. I would have preferred not . . .” “I know.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t mind too much because walking around in the dark with zombies and monsters jumping out at you is not my idea of a good time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile, but my face had too much basic integrity for me even to pretend I had heard something funny. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gods have their reasons, Percy. Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded like a jock amped up on too much juice and game adrenaline. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Pima spent too much time around heavy crews. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I even begged my mother to let me change schools be-cause people made fun of me too much. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The doctor who performs the extractions tells him he’s smoking too much and eating too little. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A joke I did not find all that funny, maybe because there was too much truth in it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Slack was the tailings of the mine, coal with too much rock in it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe this was their only assignment for the whole day, and it was already too much. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Washington State said that the treaty did not mean what the Indians claimed, and in any case that circumstances had changed too much for it still to be binding. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The directors thought this was too much to ask, given their struggle to boost the rate of paid admission. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to look sad and said, “No, ma’am, folks waren’t too much in the mood for talking.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t put on clothes; it hint too much. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re always catching colds when you come home. You must be eating too much yin. Let me get you another quilt.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my throat is closed and the ice has gone into my lungs and laughing hurts too much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped eating, and only when her feebleness became too much for her did she take a sip of water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was counting cards in my head, which was probably cheating, but it kept me from worrying too much. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that Narciso was exhausted, and the storm was too much for him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have too much shooting in them. Dad loves Clint Eastwood, though. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Hang ’Em High, A Fistful of Dollars. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Close enough, I supposed, so that God would definitely know we were there, but not so close that we appeared to be hogging too much of the Holy Spirit. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m defending anyone who’s treated like that for taking a slice of bread. Maybe it reminds me too much of what happened to you over a turkey!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Fine, how’s this? You shut me out because you don’t want me to find out too much about you. You think that if I know too much about your family, I’ll leave you.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I resist, ready to take the purple hat box and jet, but I guess the mystery is just too much. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Blessed be that part of us that protects us from too much pain and sorrow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me that I once commented that colored people attend too much church. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He knew only, once Buttercup was down at the ravine bottom beside him, that to climb out would take, as Prince Humperdinck had assumed, too much time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I didn't have too much difficulty at Elkton Hills," I told him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was almost too much sympathy for Arm after the bleak malice of Dead Man’s Vlei, but it healed him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was about a mother duck and a father swan with three baby ducklings who were bitten to death by the father because they quacked too much. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t mind too much, Wheeze. It means so much to me.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I read this article at school about how too much fast food is bad for you.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

To know that he could betray himself, betray his country again even in sleep, to know that—after everything she’d done—some sick part of him still hungered after her...it was too much. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some people were simply too much to bear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He complained that his new job took him away from his ranch too much. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t do that at school. It would be too much trouble for both of us.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"They might call you,” Eliot said eventually to Mrs. Sen. "But they might complain that you were making too much noise.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Thinking of the body as a civilian makes me think of Pa too much. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For them, white hatred and the grossly unfair nature of the legal system had become too much to take. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Poor Bors. I hope he was not too much of a prig about it?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It talked about taking time to feel your emotions, which George did too much already. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But weirdo me, I was bom with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting, and it only mucked up the works. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Colin the Englishman is distrusted because he talks not too much but too well. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa had rubbed in their good time a little too much. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got too much else going on to help you the way you really need.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “Oh, I know. I have too much darn friction.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

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

If that's what has to happen, watching it would be too much to bear. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is too much effort to press the girls up against the padded walls of the Ball Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Or without paying far too much for it.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of it was good-hearted, but it was too much for me to absorb all at once. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Granddad has had too much to drink after a long travel day. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

If he asked his mom and dad, they’d probably tell him too much. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He was talking to me before lunch, and he noticed my sweater and asked if I got a sleeping bag. And he figured that after nine days getting here I had too much SpagBol left.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Is it too much to ask that I meet my Redeemer with a healthy nose? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

This is the worst part of the bandage change: too much time to think. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But he felt that we devoted far too much time to it, that the words were something more than suggestive, and that the kind of dancing that went with it might lead to serious consequences. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became forgetful, concentrating too much upon trivial tasks. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think the ones up behind the dormitory would be safer. There’s too much activity down here.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gey and his colleagues had been complaining that they wasted too much time just making medium and trying to keep cells alive. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“More than I love to nap after eating too much turkey.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Everything is too much—the noise and the battle to concentrate make my brain hurt. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Giving them just enough of what they want but not too much.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I conceded that two names in one day would be expecting a little too much, even from a left-handed artistic genius like Cade Hernandez. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When too much rain pours down, the water has a place to sneak out. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“All right, boys and girls. Let’s get the scavenge off. I don’t want to share too much with Lucky Strike. Everything light and valuable, off the ship.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Regina felt Bobby was fairly independent, she was worried that he was home alone too much, and she had been seeking someone to childsit for him, to be sort of a companion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But I have too much homework to do...and I have to help my father after school,” he added lamely. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“There is entirely too much Chopin played in this establishment,” said Isabelle. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Where the penguins were concerned, nothing was ever too much trouble for him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He told me he usually skipped lunch because eating too much was unhealthy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it too much?” his mother worries, regarding herself in the mirror. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well I think Morris JJ's Pizza is lying out of fear. Fear of knowing too much. He’s protecting someone. And someone may be himself. Or he could be protecting something.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two worlds can mix as long as they don’t talk too much.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Is it possible to be loved too much? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was like her heart was being stabbed with the most immense kind of love, and regardless of its source, the pain was still too much to handle. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Father said, “Oh, we don’t see too much of them. We hear rifle practice on occasion.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there can be too much freedom and certainly far too much motion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even that answer seemed to leave too much unsaid, Brady thought. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed to take far too much effort to make a single word. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The scene was almost too much, too beautiful. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stay out too much longer,” she said. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She started up touching my hand too much again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe her parents have decided the hearing is too much. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I know I’m American because I order too much when I eat Chinese. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t pay too much attention until a truly horrible smell reached their nostrils. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

One night I read Dylan Thomas at the White Horse Tavern, the poet's favorite bar, and drank too much. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Tuesday. See if Scout can play on Tuesday. Is that too much to ask?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a little argument we kept up to keep us from thinking too much. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only, I wasn't watching the game too much. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The only trouble with his confession was that he confessed too much in too many directions. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Between them, she and Brigid coached several of the new spare hands, all of them wearing far too much clothing in the suffocating heat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I'd have achieved nothing and given them far too much information about myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But jeez, I think people pay way too much attention to The Sopranos. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When Castor died,” he says, “Pollux missed him too much, so he made a deal to share his immortality with him and that’s how they both ended up in the sky.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

That reduces the stress on the animals from too much heat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Father has boxed up most of his books, saying they take up too much space. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I was learning how a boy is supposed to live, learning our traditions, how to be brave, how to protect the cattle—and not to involve myself too much with women. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says she’s worn out nursing and feeding and changing and four boys is too much for her. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Everything true was too hard to write—he was too much to lose. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I guess I need to work on my piece more. There’s too much going on. And you being here—that adds to the too much.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They seem to me to rely too much on forms of life we already know. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was willing to seal it with spit, but that was too much for her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

A lot of the young fellows, not too much older than me, wear the most amazing billowing suits. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just that sometimes it’s just too much! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spend way too much time daydreaming, for starters. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I joined him at his station, and he showed me what to do—where to make the £ cut with your knife, how | to reach your hand into the 0 bird without tearing too much skin. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Several of the village boys, with too much ale and too few wits, left the celebration looking for trouble to cause. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack and I did what we could to protect our kids from too much exposure, declining all media requests for them and working to keep their everyday lives largely out of sight. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He shrugs but sniffs too much to talk. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it builds too much, she could die. And the longer we wait to relieve it, the more damage she’ll likely experience.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you smoke too much weed and Mom doesn’t love me. I know it,” I correct. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

This questioning on the part of the prisoner was too much for the major, and he stomped out of the room, saying, “Mandela, you talk to him.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chew on my lip, hoping it’s not too much. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my eyes open but the saltwater stung too much. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"Much better. Dignified, yet not too stuffy. Now, if you'd said 'Robert speaking,' that would have been too much." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Honestly, there is no sense spending too much time alone in the dark. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep talking to him. Try to get him to suck on a small amount of mango, not too much.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He may have ascribed too much free will to his mentor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tia Alicia considered the American films naive and overly optimistic but too much fun to resist. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Len, the man from the party who was drinking far too much tonic, walks in behind us fully suited up as well. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If he thought about it too much, it hurt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Seems a little too much like the “True Tales of the West” stories printed every week in the paper. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In her face, Bull read a history of too much caffeine and nicotine and too much of something else, but whatever it was, it was much worse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I actually didn’t mind too much that Gabriel had spent the past four nights in my room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I think I spend a little too much time thinking how adorable you are in emails and trying to translate that into a viable mental image for daydreams and the like. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

There’s too much litter, and too many people look angry. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Charles argued that “there seems too much misery in the world.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was just too much she couldn’t control. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some guys were running a full-court game but there was too much arguing and cursing going on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A mammoth corporation like this—it embodies too much experience. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you getting your hopes up too much, is all.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s concern was almost too much to bear because it meant I wasn’t hiding my anguish very well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The feeble attempt at magic was too much for Harry’s wand, which split into two again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Now, look, everybody says I talk too much when I’ve had a few but...” the Senator narrows his eyes at me, like we are old conspirators, “I want to tell you something.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Trying not to put in too much or too little, he trickled fine firing grains into the priming pan beneath the hammer lock and flint. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She loved me too much to get angry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words give me too much to think about. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A farmer cannot think too much evil of a good farmer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a reason I couldn’t define, I had a fear of knowing too much about him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Joon stands next to him holding the yellow bottle, squeezing too much dishwashing soap into the bucket. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Once he drank a little too much palinka, a plum brandy made in Hungary and Transylvania that is supposed to aid digestion after a meal, and he got drunk. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The e-mails and phone messages addressed to my former self come from a distant race of people with exotic concerns and far too much time on their hands. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s all too much for me to take in. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“So you agree,” she said, her real meaning as subtle as nutcrackers, “a little privacy isn't too much to ask? And if this record has a single scratch on it, you're dead.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I say “too much,” grandchildren, because one of the unwritten rules of war is to expect the unexpected. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she still lets me know with her eyes when I’m speaking up too much. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I reach for the knife and I hold it out in front of me but my head spins too much and I fall and smack my teeth on the boat seat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Pretty lady. Dark hair and blue eyes like Henry, mink coat, too much lipstick and stuff if you ask me. Awfully young. Henry’s her only chick and she adores him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Vannevar Bush balked at the sum, complaining that it was too much for the government to spend on equipment that would remain the property of the University of California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But that would take too much explaining, and the girl is already going back inside her house. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bathroom floor was slimy with too much dirt washed off too many bodies, and the toilet was thick with the smells of strangers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They don’t like Negroes, particularly, but they don’t take too much time to care one way or another what anybody is doing. That’s my impression, at least, from where I usually stand.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As his son later observed, “To my father any waste was too much!” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

“You take too much aspirin,” my mom tells me, and hands me a bottle of Tylenol. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There is too much information buzzing in my brain to focus on any single part of it, so I give up trying and let myself drift off. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At close proximity, I also noticed he had too much body hair for a boy who couldn’t be more than twelve years old. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A bomb means that there’s too much care involved, even if you mean to kill. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reading’s too much trouble. Mr. Jennings said I was too stupid to learn anyway.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he’s more a collector than anything else, loving the pursuit too much, easily bored. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, sometimes you talk too much,” said Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She became furious with herself for sleeping in the wrong position, for eating meals that were too spicy, for not eating enough fruit, for drinking too much tea. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"We don't have too much in common any more." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The lodgers seemed to push forward, eager to feel more warmth, and then pull back, afraid of feeling too much. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ruth May didn’t want to eat and said she couldn’t stand up right because she was sweating too much.The truth is, neither one of them was taking a healthy interest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lion seemed to know better than to open its mouth too much. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“A Fflam is always cheerful, but this is too much to bear.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But she is making me miss Rhiannon too much; I have to do something about it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I can’t walk any more dogs, it’s too much of a risk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” she said, “there is too much to say. You do not know where to begin.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Ernest presided happily over all this activity without bothering himself too much about the experimental results, notwithstanding the lesson of the deuteron fiasco. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t expect too much, son. They’ll think of something they want to do with the money themselves.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I'd be okay, so long as I didn't spend too much time like that. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Except they said it was because his car drew too much attention to him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Not even the disappearance of the big shepherd dog gave them too much concern. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drinks too much coffee, smokes too much tobacco, sleeps too little. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dr. Newman can decide that I’m too much trouble to keep here, especially with my track record. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow this, knowing that her husband was so close but that these layers of bureaucracy and incompetence were keeping her from him—it was too much. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I always figured it was because she didn’t know too much about them. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Ivy tried not to think about it too much, but right now, it was all she could see. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The fluorescent grocery-store lights, all the shoppers and their carts, the crying babies, the Christmas music—it would be too much if I didn't know exactly what to buy. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A great blue heron squawked at us for making too much noise and, indignant, took off from a nearby bank as we boarded my father’s boat. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The mule seemed to have adjusted, though, and I didn’t give it too much thought either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all too much—where was he? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was too much to do, too little time for storytelling. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy,” my mom said, “there’s too much to explain and not enough time. We have to get you to safety.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You can never have too much insurance” Lefty said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was too much of a hardship on Circe anyway for them to stay there, and if her white folks found out about them, they might let her go. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

How much better it had smelled when Mosca made spaghetti, even if he always put too much salt in the water and let the sauce bum. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean I didn't care too much when anybody in the family died or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to be noticed too much. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He struggled to sit up, but the pain in his shoulder was too much. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

David said that if you ate too much rabbit, your ears would grow longer and fur would grow on your butt where a tail might be. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Baaz seemed to genuinely not know what she was talking about, which meant he’d either inhaled too much smoke last night or had far worse plans for her punishment. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It made him feel like a fool driving Abel’s truck because the boy, frankly, had put too much time into it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had conceded too much ground—not just the mountain, but the entire province of our shared history. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was too much to be hoped, but . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I hope it's not too much to ask for. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He had thought about doing this himself, but he didn’t like rummaging around in the woods and it would take far too much time. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid my stomach has become unsettled from too much pickle.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He said he valued our relationship too much. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, Amelia, Mrs. Spitz was probably trying to help you not wear earmuffs too much.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

So I felt a little bit silly, as if I had made too much of it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Exposed to too much heat or pressure, the stuff would explode with devastating impact, and of course it was deadly to demigods as well as monsters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

From what she had heard described, they were endless work—feeding, rocking, bathing—and they cried too much. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I stare at the seed envelopes and it's too much. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

To stop Bessie who now knew too much would be easy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then again he didn’t look like he had too much. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was pretty spooky, and you could tell the two hot-shots I was with weren't enjoying it too much. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

His head, however, hurt too much to make any sense of it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

There was too much smoke to see anything at all, just Longstreet’s back, black, unmoving, and Pickett turning back through the smoke with joy in his face, and then the Union artillery opened up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It were just too much care for poor Clarissa, delicate as she be.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom went upstairs to investigate, then came down and explained that Erma was hitting the floor with a broom handle to signal that we were making too much noise. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’re making this too much work. After every toss, we have to measure. What fun is that? The fun is in the throwing.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

With the news finally coming, it hurt too much to stay. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After witnessing a mass shooting, Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, decided that guns wasted too much time and too many bullets. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She says singing takes too much heart and her heart is too heavy to give to God. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The final examinations were not too much of a problem to me that semester, and I made all A’s. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Both Emma and Charles found that London’s whirl of noise, dirt, crowds, and foggy, smoggy air was getting to be too much for them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The notion that perhaps she had offered too much information was only now dawning on her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Through the jolts of pain he could almost see, almost think and there was water everywhere, too much water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not too much later, a clean Ralph, with all-new clothes, left a deluxe model on the kitchen counter, with a red bow. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A contained way of moving; she seemed instinctively careful not to take up too much space. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell you, Mother, it’s just too much of a handicap to endure. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five dollars is not too much for a king. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Not exactly—because she had done too much lying of her own to mind about this. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother was too much on a roll to stop, though. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“They did not interest me too much,” he remembered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But let me not hate and despise myself too much for these feelings; I know them to be wrong—that is a great step gained; I shall strive to overcome them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can’t be right. I need a change, or something.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve found what we’re after! There’s some sort of shape in the stone down here. Trouble is, there’s too much rubbish on top of it. I think we need Foremole’s help again.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Samar has the look of someone who has seen too much. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I know about the shoebox. My mom says too much,” she said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Something must have gone wrong with the morphine: he may have taken too much. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They watched the harpies cautiously, but for all that, the lure of the warm flesh and blood, those strong heartbeats, was too much to resist. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only when we’re back home, trying to figure out what dinner would be good on top of too much ice cream, does he ask me who they were. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘But too much and you get a flood.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay on her side on the stretcher with a pilum sticking out of her armor—almost like she was holding it between her chest and her arm, but there was too much blood. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Girls aren't too much help, either, when you start trying not to get too crumby, when you start trying not to spoil anything really good. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“The weakness probably came from a bad weld that got jarred loose by the chain drive, or maybe too much compression from the Bimba cylinder.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“We took it off the tour this year. It was just... too much.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"But not too much, I guess. Not too much, I guess." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Some think we've brought too much "baggage," and they don't want to hear our stories. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She’d seen too much of her mother’s work to think that simply. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But that would have been to admit too much. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ama wished she could shut her ears: the gulping, crying, coughing, sobbing, pleading, retching was almost too much to bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You may remember from the first book that Kay was inclined to throw his tongue a bit too much, and he had got himself unpopular on account of this. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Is it because you love all of this too much?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

No, that was too much; they’d never even gotten to have that conversation before he was killed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“No, do not saw the air too much with your hand!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Oh, it’s too much to explain, and I know you’re tired. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take too much out of him—it would, in Leader’s words, spend his gift—and it would hamper their progress. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was probably too much to hope for the Apocalypse. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe it means you’re sympathizing too much with the enemy. Personally, I don’t feel the least bit guilty for sending a bunch of bullies on an emergency trip to the bathroom.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m old and this is too much for me. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“In our circumstance, he would have done exactly what we did. He’s just too much of a hypocrite to admit it.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"This resistor is way outside its parameters. It's letting about six times too much power through!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheer injustice of everything he had witnessed was too much. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not try to move too much just yet, okay?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Alec got off another couple of shots, but then it was too much. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

For one, he’s already got too much on his head. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Having me around to look at was too much for them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They now saw that they had, in fact, turned too much to the south. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You do me too much honor, sir,” said I. “I do not. You are a prince, are you not? And you are in the bulrushes.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Richie had been drinking all day again, so he was all kinds of festive at dinner—laughing too much and too loud. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The crowd jeered and screamed at Antaeus to finish me off, but he was having too much fun. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"The decree is just a temporary inconvenience. A few freedoms aren't too much to sacrifice for safety." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

For a while I tried to shine them with spit, but the mud was too much. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There was just too much time before the museum opened on Sundays. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People in my circle, they don’t look at food as, you know, too much fat in it,” Wilson said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. McEacheron, the P.E. coach, walked up and down the hall, trying to keep us from making too much noise. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The terrible truth of their helplessness is almost too much to bear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“If a Black person is ever gay, it’s because they’ve been around white people too much.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was too much to hope, but I called, “Mrs. O’Leary?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As in: Mom doesn’t want Dad eating salt, because too much of it increases the volume of blood, which can cause hypertension. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I do not want to intrude too much. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Was I too much my mother’s daughter, wired not only with the same taste, but also the same fears? Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

His face was abruptly severe, as if he were afraid that he’d accidentally said too much. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of the other guys, the one who was either a little fat or worked out too much, came in behind Kevin, sporting pleated khaki pants and a short-sleeve black polo shirt. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I let him drink for a long minute, then pulled him away before he took too much. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Luke suspected Coach was worried about giving him too much before Herrera. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It's too much coming from her mouth and the look in her eyes is too earnest and I'm too overwhelmed to answer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t worry about manners too much do you?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d take a notion that life was too much for him and start drinking heavier to forget it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She winks and I try to wink, but it hurts too much. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Wash tried not to let his voice betray too much interest or excitement. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re the one,” she said, frowning at me like I was soup with too much salt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Right! No, I don’t think that’s it. It would upset my mum too much, and my dad probably wouldn’t like it, either. Maybe Paddington!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Nurse Naomi tells me I’ll be here for at least another day—my head still hurts too much when I sit up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

But I think it a waste for either of us to spend too much time in sorrow over something we cannot change.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

That part didn't worry me too much, though, because I knew Mr. Antolini was very smart and that he could make up something to tell her. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to be dealing with no boys,” she says, but then maybe because she knows she sounded way too much like Momma, she sets her comb down and faces me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kleist talked too much when the Russians arrived. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s yours. And not a trade for the room. I bought it, but Mom’s paying the monthly plan. It’s too much of a hassle to return it now.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to reach out to grab his jacket, but it hurt too much and he was too far. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“First you appearing so suddenly and then, on top of that, the business of Vizzini. It was too much for me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I did consider telling Frances, hut that was too much to ask. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged it and ran over to the basket and threw it up, but she had been in too much of a hurry. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Gives them a good excuse to eat too much, drink too much, and make proper fools of themselves whilst dancing.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I spend too much time around you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“The journey was too much for her. She got sick.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Will didn’t pay too much attention to any of it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

On Christmas Day, totally hungover from too many drugs and too much sun, Kelley and Stringer shipped out on the same plane. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was crying but I didn’t know if it was because she drank too much or if it was just the everyday sadness of her life with me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t have a conversation, really: the cattle made too much noise as they tromped along mooing, and we had to shout to hear each other. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s an awkward silence where I know I’ve said way too much, revealed myself for the loser I am. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Doctors warn that young people are gaining too much weight from eating sugary snacks; parents learn that kids who drink too many sweet sodas can cycle between manic sugar“highs” and grinding sugar “crashes.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

If there had been music, it might have been too much to bear. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Nemesis stands for balance! When people have too much good luck, she tears them down.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Fifi spent too much time talking to Jorge and her skirt is too short and her jersey too tight, blah, blah, blah." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was unorthodox for Mr. Jenson to keep the children out of class to dry but everyone liked and respected him too much to protest. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doing that would make it feel too much like she was replacing James, and she didn’t want that. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Oh no, you’ll spoil her, too much sugar is bad for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

You say, “Don’t bother, if it’s too much trouble, but if you have a chance to look at this over the weekend, that would be wonderful.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She said, “Don’t let that Matt come up here. He eats too much.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked other people too much for that, and friends could help push away the loneliness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Between you and me, I don’t think your gram would have liked that service too much,” he says, one of his woolly eyebrows crooking. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The man was telling them too much, and not the right things. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Frank’s voice had too much reverb, like he was speaking through several layers of plastic wrap. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You done too much,” he told her gruffly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They were giving Brown too much cushion, laying off him six or seven yards. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"His Grace works late into the night and is up again before dawn. The man has far too much to do to be asleep at this hour." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Even though I only took a little bit of everything, it ends up being way too much food for me to eat. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I dared not offer him the walnuts in my pocket, for too much had been written about that boy living off nuts. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Bernard thought there would be too much of a crowd. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dunno. Probably just too much coffee, I guess:” She stood up. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But not too much, lest it be exhausted. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I almost reached for Maxie’s hand right then, but I feared it was too much too soon. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At 3:00 p.m., however, still 700 feet below the South Summit, the wind and subzero cold proved to be too much for them, and the Sherpas could go no higher. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It is too much for her to wrap her mind around, and she is not sure she wants to be able to understand it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Pita seemed to be in too much pain to talk, because she wasn’t complaining anymore. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had risked too much in the hopes that he might do something to match the deeds of his brother Mohammed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ve eaten too much of it today. I do not feel well. An awful weed. Oh, my stomach.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They aren’t cola experts, and to force them to be—to ask too much of them—is to render their reactions useless. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was so much else going on at the time, though, that we really hadn’t had the chance to talk about it too much. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so much a matter of hunting—there wasn’t too much game around, although some farmers occasionally got a deer or a muskrat for the pot. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, it was rather too much aglow, but Penelope was in for a penny, in for a pound, as they say. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But my suspicious mind kept telling me not to trust him too much, to be extra careful around him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The landlord drank too much and would yell at us about nothing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And then she wondered if she had said too much, and she colored a little in embarrassment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sam, I can't compromise. Not on this. There’s too much wrong.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You must be the fat man,” said Tock, learning not to count too much on appearance. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The others accepted this because they already had too much else to worry about. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The whole thing was altogether too much for a small boy to cope with. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It’s too much for this high school parking lot with beeping horns and laughter and buses idling by the curb. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was too much in love with him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But... there was just too much proof that this was my father! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It had been too much to hope for that he could trust the fairy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

You say I put too much on Mauve. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It hurts too much. Please, Maxim. Let’s forget all we said. A futile silly argument. I’m sorry, darling. I’m sorry. Please let everything be all right.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s too much to take in all at once—statuary and columns, balconies and staircases, oversized wooden benches. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were discussing his childhood with Tex John, and suddenly Perry, who had too much drink inside him, pushed her against a wall and held her there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that’s too much to explain to someone I don’t know. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I knelt by him he struggled to get away from me, and the effort being too much for him, fainted. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

All of this is way too much, and he wants to leave and never come back. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She told her husband not to call an ambulance; it would cost too much. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We wanted to be fly but not draw too much attention. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“All right. I accept your apology. But seriously. I can’t deal with the continued drama. I have too much to think about. So it has to stop, Dill. I mean it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And I pretend to be bluff Major Parry, stout fellow in a crisis but not too much between the ears, what. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“War broke Dapir’s heart. She couldn’t leave her homeland. It was too much for her.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I learned about love, how there's never too much. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had no time to waste, and it would hurt Booth too much to dismount and put weight on his foot. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an easy, sleepy kind of languid fever, and so long as he did not try to move too much or exert himself unnecessarily he could live this way indefinitely. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The briny taste of blood fills my mouth, and I spit it out on the floor, in too much pain to care what Aquilla thinks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then there were sounds of opening drawers, and giggles, and one of them saying, you put on too much. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Your Pa is gone now, and I just cannot take care of you kids. I don’t want you here! You are too much work for me! I want you to leave!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt found that if he lay perfectly still, his wounds didn’t hurt too much. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strauss: “And you forget that you’re not the only one with a reputation to consider. If we claim too much now, our whole hypothesis will come under fire.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Today we shall provide a much-needed public service,” Goddard told them, with far too much glee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember too much of what happened after that. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake opened the first book and, like a high-powered copy machine that drank way too much coffee, flipped through the pages in a flash. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“That on top of the exposure—it was too much.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It breaks too much of what we would like to think about ourselves, our lives, the world we move through and the people who surround us. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why, Blaine. I just didn’t feel up to it. I didn’t think you would mind too much.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Ai! You ask too much already! You can ask her because she is not an ordinary person.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t grow on trees. Plus, his grades weren’t good enough. He was always working too much to finish his assignments.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And yet it occurred to Penelope that the children should not be kept indoors too much at first; it might prove a shock to their systems and cause them to catch cold. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It definitely wasn’t ideal, but hopefully the guards wouldn’t fret too much over accuracy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sight, the sound, the stink are too much. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But there she was, smiling and proudly baring her body, as if she’d just had the operation and didn’t realize they’d sucked out way too much fat. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He worked on the mess late into the night, but there was just too much of it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

But we can’t be greedy pigs and demand too much before it’s ready, now can we? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't ride a horse or ski, the two things I wanted to do most, because they cost too much money. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now I’m the one flushing, because this is the most he’s ever spoken to me, and there’s a vehemence in his face that’s almost too much. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She puts a bit too much emphasis on the you for me to keep up my smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to have too much time at the end for her to call the nuthouse or ask me how telling her makes me feel. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Pointing at Harry with his black, withered hand, he said, “You are setting too much store by the prophecy!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His thoughts were churning too much about the gray sky and what Teresa—at least, he thought it had been the girl—had told him in his mind to participate in any conversation. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s important not to read too much into one study. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was super boring compared to taste-testing cupcakes, but I didn’t mind too much. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You passed out. The presence was too much for you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He’ll sit up and make a joke about eating too much pasta or swooning too hard over Anderson Cooper, and ask if I want to go get a late-night milk shake with him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I think that maybe Richard Nixon just wanted something too much. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the youngsters had too much energy to sit still for very long. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It's night, yes, but this moon gives off too much light for concealment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much Earth blood in me. I’ll have to keep after you.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had a fancy speech rehearsed in my head, but when I saw her there, all normal and ordinary, it suddenly seemed like too much and all I said was “Thank you.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she first came to America, her English teacher had admonished her, not for speaking too much, but too little. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt numb; this last revelation was too much, right now, to absorb. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lived a long time, maybe too much, in my own mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t try to help me too much like most folks do when they find that I am over a hundred years. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean he reads too much, and he’s always worrying about getting liver trouble and things like that. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to make too much of it; it was just a meal, after all. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You’re right. I do expect an awful lot of you. Maybe too much. I should have asked if you were okay with this.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“However, I sometimes think I’ve got too much self-control for my own good. I’ve been terribly nervous and upset lately, and I think it’s because I’m always holding myself in.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I can see that you won’t be here too much longer.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the afternoon had been too much for her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I surrender ” “No,” she snorted, tapping the plastic dome where Algernon had found his way into the goal-box. “/ surrender is too much of a clichd. How about: Life is just a box of mazes?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Almost everyone has it in the wrong measure—either too little or too much. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was too much face to be lost. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Borrowing from a friend seemed like the simplest option, but I valued my handful of friends too much to risk losing them over money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I must not think too much of this, or I may be tempted; a good cause might turn the scale with me, for may not I too be of an exceptional brain, congenitally? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was too much for me to figure out, so I went to sleep on the nice, warm kitchen floor. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What for you,” my mother would say, taking my face in her hands, “my last-born, my baby? Four dowries is too much for a man to bear.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He moves his hands too much,” she told them at the temple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Too steady, maybe. Too serious, maybe. He laughs when there’s something to laugh at, but he doesn’t play enough. He’s been with the king’s councillors too much.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The policy would also protect farmers from going bankrupt if prices fell too much. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I guess I was showing too much leg. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He had never told anyone this, not even Anulika; she had already told him he spent too much time around women cooking, and he might never grow a beard if he kept doing that. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then came another letter, this one to school officials from an irate fan who ripped into her for standing up too much during games and blocking his view. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selfish, self-willed, I eat too much, and I feel like the Book of Common Prayer. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My mother immediately protested: “This is too much for a small child. She will break it. She will lose it.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still hadn’t heard from Patrick or Sam or anybody, but I knew I would see them at graduation, so I tried not to worry too much. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The forest was deep green and far too much like the scene in last night’s dream to allow for peace of mind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“A drab has too much carbon in it. It’s almost steel.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You think too much,” her mother replied wryly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They say the very rich have too much power, and they favor the idea of class-based affirmative action to help those at the bottom. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Demigods never carried cell phones, because their signals attracted too much monstrous attention, and none of her friends would be sitting around checking their e-mail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I owe Mr. Donner too much to stand by and see him robbed this way. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I like Jesus and all, but I don't care too much for most of the other stuff in the Bible. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

These were all staples that would take up too much room in the small vegetable garden near the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy gazed at him with eyes full of astonishment—eyes that sometimes looked as if they had seen too much already. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was too much for him and he took off down the street, squalling like a scalded cat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got too much education. If we hired you, you might cause trouble among our obedient workers. We don’t want a mutiny; this is a peaceful country.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neat and not so green that it would draw too much attention to itself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the way back to the neighborhood Mr. Ray and I didn’t talk too much. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, for someone who loves African safaris. I don’t think you should think about it too much.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I laugh a little, but not too much. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Percy figured that she’d given up too much in her life already. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was too much, too awful, and for now we just wanted to recover and forget. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I found them,” I said, trying to satisfy her curiosity without giving away too much. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He answered through a haze that was alternately too much light and too much darkness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody laughs a little too much at his joke. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I remembered how sick I got last time I drank too much, so I told Joe I didn’t want to drink anything. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was that too much wine had darkened his complexion, and his white hair and brows and mustache stood out unnaturally white. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Celaena curtsied, restraining the urge to keep walking; if she had to deal with too much courtly nonsense, she might be better off back in Endovier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At odds with his parents, he spent many nights on Reggie’s floor, sometimes passed out from too much drinking. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The tiger is his sane mind, which goes to sleep too much, so that he never knows what to believe. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A big steelmaker belches too much smoke into the air? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Phenomena are too subjective: they are appearances, not realities; things and particulars are too much in the real world: none of them corresponds to that peculiar blend of reality and thought which is the fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was constantly second-guessing herself, reading too much into Jason’s expressions, his moods, his offhand comments. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I open the door to the basement, hoping I don’t reek too much of baby vomit. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I think you looked at the moon too much out there. Soon you're going to start living by your horoscope, just like your mother.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed too much to hope that the Riders had already lost their trail again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I figure it’s best not to bring up outer space too much, so I just leave it alone. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah well, one must not expect too much. I am well enough. But I did not come to talk about myself.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the education journals of the day, there were constant worries about overtaxing students or blunting their natural abilities through too much schoolwork. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And the rich people don’t want to change things; they’ll lose too much. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He thought: a man is asked to bear too much. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have left them too much to themselves, but where am I to find the time for them? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“As I lay there helpless, my life flashed before me. I realized that I had overcome too many obstacles in my life to just give up and die. I had too much to live for.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thinking all the time was too much even for Francis, and often when he was stumped by his equations he used to pump my reservoir of phage lore. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“You know, they mix in too much water these days, but this one is very good.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was far too much material to take out unnoticed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"Too hot, too noisy, and I'd drunk too much wine," the dwarf told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Very slowly and very carefully, Harry got to his feet and set off again as fast as he could without making too much noise, hurrying through the darkness back toward Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In New York, the sky gets too much competition. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cheryl didn’t; she believed that she had too much to live for. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, I couldn’t protest too much because we all understood that this was my punishment for hacking away at it, and only fitting, too. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Only if it’s not too much trouble,” Quisqueya said, folding her small hands in her lap. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge stood there scowling, his eyes bloodshot, like he’d been watching too much TV. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Just what I'd be, I didn't know; I couldn't go back to what I was—which wasn't much—but I'd lost too much to be what I was. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have cost Aunt Consuelo at least twenty dollars, far too much. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“He knew that he would be detained sooner or later. He told me not to worry too much.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can use some slang, but not too much slang, some attitude, but not too much attitude, so I’m not a “sassy black girl.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

So if the call of junk food leads to overeating and too much obesity, what does too much interaction with our device lead to? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s too much corned beef and white wheaten bread. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She worries the drive will be too tiring for him, that he will eat too much fast food on the way and not be hungry for dinner. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Though after all these years I've learned to not get my hopes up too much. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Gregor couldn’t tell exactly how much, but too much to make sense. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He likes to have his way too much. He’d use you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The skin beneath his eyes is puffy from too much sleep, and he's wearing a blue and gray plaid shirt and jeans that fit him way too good. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was too much promised of eastern Montana. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

We eat too much popcorn, we drink too much soda, and we dance. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

"One part in twenty, or thereabouts. You never know until you try, but the risk is"—his face dropped—"if you dilute it too much, it's basically just scented water." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much that you don’t understand. When there’s a lot more at stake than a championship, then, yes—it is just a game.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her own weight seemed too much for her. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And you’re reminded where the latrines are, and how you shouldn’t use too much toilet paper since there wasn’t a whole lot, and what the shovel is for—stuff like that. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“There it is, now! It’s in your face. You won’t let people tell you things. You rush too much. I’m trying to help you and you won’t let me.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, growing up, I never felt like I was enough of anything either, or too much of what I wasn’t supposed to be. Not Mexican enough, too nerdy.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I'm rushing to say everything, and I'm talking way too fast, and I'm probably saying too much, but I don't care. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they started munching on a few beer nuts, it was too much for Chester to swallow. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Her teeth hurt too much to eat,” I said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She seems to know everything that’s happened to me and tells me not to mind my mother too much. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew it meant certain death for him—he was too sick and his leg was in too much pain to fend for himself in the jungle. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

And now she complains that it costs too much. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t pay too much attention to him after that. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Not too much for me,” she said from the sink, her long back sort of slow-dancing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t exactly know what I’m saying. Just think it’s a little too much temptation for kids who have so little.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

No kid’s going to get kidnapped because they loved corn and lima beans too much!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If somebody ate too much, he could end up outdoors. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the midst of his panic, Winston was too much taken aback to be able to hold his tongue. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“My uncle was a spy. Thanks to you he’s dead. I found out too much so you knocked me out and brought me here. Where am I, by the way?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’d like to say we left the stuff alone, but there was too much cool junk not to check out some of it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Don’t waste too much of your battery,” said Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He walked with too much rhythm in his step, which suggested to her a certain fickleness of character. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He figured he was smiling like a loon, but probably no one would fuss too much about that—probably. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Very well, Percy. But know this: the Oracle’s words often have double meanings. Don’t dwell on them too much. The truth is not always clear until events come to pass.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There’d been too much rain, though, and the gnats and mosquitoes were worse by the water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you need some sugar. You’ll probably have too much tomorrow, with your birthday cake. But let’s get a cookie.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The elevator would have made too much noise, so we chose the stairs instead, pushing the door to the stairwell open, holding our breaths as we clicked it shut. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She does not want to die; already she has risked too much. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’d battled too much with my sisters on this trip already. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He leans in a little bit too much, and part of me thinks it’s on purpose. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Leo could admire the intricate workmanship, but it was too much, too bright, too flashy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Keto, training the squid was your job. Juggling, I said. Maybe a bit of flesh-rending for the finale. Is that too much to ask?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Those are some real good kids over there. Not too much trouble.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I only see a few more customers for the rest of the night, which gives me far too much time to think. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A lot of it was blacks against whites, and we didn’t talk about that too much, but we felt it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of guy who you didn't really say too much to, because you just assumed he wouldn't say nothing back. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s where we came from. I don’t know too much about it. I’ve never been there.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

During the formation of the federal government, they argued, individual states had been extremely wary about giving away too much of their governing power to any future president. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

However, we wondered whether it owed a little too much to the techniques of Mrs. Woolf. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I only get caught if I try to spin too much straw. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is the point in worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know...I’m afraid we’ve made too much noise already. We were supposed to surprise it, remember?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Had too much to wine, most of them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Their feeling, though they won’t bring themselves to say it, is that I might enjoy the date too much and ask the boy to come inside. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“The ointment does not help. There is too much sickness inside and it festers.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Funky and low-down, the kind inspired by reading too much Carlos Castaneda and Rilke and Robert Bly and dropping acid with a guy who claimed to be my cosmic mate from a past life. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Eliza and Mother didn’t say a word to me; there was too much work to do. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had hinted again, only that morning, that Aurelia was indulging in too much idleness and daydreaming. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“About what happened with the cleaner. And about how Forrest handled it. But I shouldn’t have run away. I run away too much.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she don’t lose too much. This I know. It look like many blood, but you have many, many, many blood inside you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And that part is true, so I don’t feel too much like a fibber. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I mean, in this dream the Nazis all looked like Darth Vader’s Imperial officers anyway, so it’s hard to put too much meaning into dreams. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The crow’s nest folk don’t seem to like when I hang around too much. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I know I’m too much, but I don’t know how to be less. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and I love you too much to tell you and that’s that. C'mon on. Let’s get back to the village. Before some kid sees us.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

If you ingest too much swainsonine you are bound to starve, no matter how much food you put into your stomach. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This Modesty was too much, & I urged him that he must reply. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I guess you guys didn’t miss me too much Friday night, after all.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“That poor boy is too much of a loner,” she said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They'd buy her little trinkets with the winnings from their after-school fights—flowers, chocolates—and kiss and flatter her to keep her from fussing too much. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His old belt holster tugged at his stomach too much. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I couldn’t come up with anything good for it....Thought ‘nuclear’ would be too much...” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying not to dwell too much on that fact. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not too much later, the twins were alone in their bedroom, snuggled under their thick comforters. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t fuss too much, love,” the young nurse said. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

It looks pretty effortless, and if I learned anything from Instagram rising star Harriett, everything that looks effortless requires too much effort. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But I can’t find the beach anymore—there’s too much road between us. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If he drank too much he came home a bitter man, then he was at war with everyone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was out too much at night to want to go to work! Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lie back down in my pod a little too quickly, hoping the snoring isn’t too much. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My mind definitely had too much free time, and it was getting out of control. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But like I already owned up to, lots of things were coming together to make me want to talk and not pay too much mind to who it was I was talking to. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Fishtail gave a little smile, but there was still too much sadness in him to laugh. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

August said, “You know what? You think too much. It would do you a world of good to stop thinking and just go with your feelings once in a blue moon.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fiona starts blinking like there’s too much light in the room, then says, “I...I guess my time’s up.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Others began to worry that Rutherford had now given them too much time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

There were more than 400 of them, documenting the voyage and ordeal of Endurance, but they weighed far too much to save all of them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

And then his mother had a psychotic episode and his grandfather died and it was just too much all at once. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It's so threadbare the pan's heat seeps through, but I manage to drop the loaf on the stovetop before it hurts too much. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When we teased her too much, Father intervened and reprimanded us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. Guzzled too much Lemonberry Fizz while I was recharging my batteries. Yertle the Turtle has also been banned because of its political messages.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He drank too much champagne at dinner and, when the band began playing, sought out the next best thing to the bride: the bridesmaid, Zoe Stephanides. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like them the last time around either: too much underpants. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You are talking too much,” the doctor said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I really didn’t want to find out too much about Joey’s boyfriend, because it made me feel really awkward. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And they said Hazel was the one who thought too much about magic. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“An old guy, trying to make a new start,” he announced not too much later. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then too much time will pass, and I’ll start to worry that I ruined our friendship. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But isn’t it going to attract too much attention? Won’t everybody stop and stare at such a small automobile?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

They did not mean for it to say too much overtly, and at the same time they wished for it to say everything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew what it was like, not wanting to talk too much about your past. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The craziest thing, the thing that makes me too much like him. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

TTie Night’s Watch took no part in the quarrels of the realm; some would say he had already given Stannis too much help. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It is only women that know too much Book like you who can say that, Sister. If people like me who don’t know Book wait too long, we will expire.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Well," Buddy grinned, "I'm stuck outside in a drift. The hill was too much for me. Is there anyplace I can borrow a shovel?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The little girl said, “Scott, you talk too much, let him sit down.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn't worried too much about whites as people. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve put too much into it and now we were playing our best basketball, and we are working as a team. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the horror of it is almost too much to bear. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not like to dwell on the past. Life is ahead of us. If we spend too much time looking backward, we can’t see where we are going!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’d done enough and too much of that the past year. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was reading too much into it, but it kind of felt like Samira was saying the whole bus thing was my fault. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Most galling to me was when she turned down an opportunity to go to an Ivy League business school after college, deciding that it would be too much work and therefore no fun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The grains in our village’s storehouses were almost gone, and everyone was careful not to take too much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was my favorite hot chocolate drink, even though Audrey complained it was too much work and too much waiting. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had to be careful though, not to speak too much like a northern Negro; they wouldn't like that. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basketball would be great if all you had to do was shoot foul shots, but most of the time you’re on the court with nine other people bumping and shoving and running way too much. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And if it ever gets to be too much, like it was for Robert Smith, we do that rather than crack and tell somebody. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama told her that she could take a nickel and buy a stale pie if she could get one that wasn’t mashed too much. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is too much to ask of you. It is, I know it is. It’s unfair and cruel and not how things should be.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He might be hoping for too much, though. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Too many tourists to dodge and so many blaring horns and too much heat beating down from the blazing sun with absolutely no shade. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This hadn’t been too much of a disaster up until now. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Joe and Marly carried the crate of chickens between them, trying not to jar them too much from one side to another. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to say, and too much to say. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But his mother wasn’t well, and a three-floor climb would be too much for her. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Moss fought an urge to shove her out of the way, but his body ached too much. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This girl is too much, and I5m way too far gone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She worries that her children are eating too much of the food her sister brings over for Enrique’s grandmother. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I had been given a lot of awards, and I started to feel that it was too much. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It kept her from missing Papa too much. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu sensed that Mr. Richard was talking too much, for his benefit, perhaps to keep him awake until the doctor came. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You have to think about that, Merci, because Dr. Newman can ask you to leave if he decides you’re too much trouble.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The effort of recollection was too much for him and he moved on. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just my running shorts, because I had been in too much of a hurry once I saw Annie run past O-Hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But then I realized I was kind of going overboard in imagining too much of a confrontation. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Not too much, or I'd have been called to the Commandant's office by now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

If it is not too much of an invasion of your privacy, I would very much like to look at the pathology report. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Of course you were apparently quite wild but I never knew too much about that. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there is food, there is too much of it and you must feast. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The men who had captured her group had killed all of the children—she had supposed because they were too much trouble to take care of. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one or that had too much of one element, not enough of another. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried too much of everything—too much food, too many books, tools enough to assemble a submarine. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had stained-glass windows, white walls, and roughly hewn wood benches that could give you splinters if you wiggled too much, and hurt your bottom if you sat too long. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I said, and I was not sure if it was for dropping the knife or for letting too much creamy white yam go with the brown peel. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And at the same time I fear to importune it too much, because I do not know what might happen then. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any food that reaches us in Kinshasa has to come over impossible roads in dilapidated trucks from the interior, so it costs too much even if you can find it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The liberation we’ve all talked so much about, which still seems too good, too much of a fairy tale ever to come true? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He added and re-added columns of figures, always eighty cents too little or eighty cents too much. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I care about this island far too much to put any more lives in danger. And so, my friends, I must leave.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Turkey and stuffing. Gravy. Disaster movies. My mom drinking too much wine. Green bean casserole.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I have too much to do here. No holiday for me yet.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did play with him for at least an hour each night, but a lot of times, neither of us was concentrating too much on the games. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bee looks like it ate too much of Sneaky’s candy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Tell Mom we ate too much broccoli this week already.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to seem too eager, or to let my informant know or guess too much, so, thanking him in the usual manner, I strolled away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like it when anyone paid too much attention to the emoticon scars on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

No matter how old she acted, some things were still too much for her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I have said too much, Your Grace. I—” “Gracious queen, well met!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I feel too out in the open, too much in the line of the gym teacher’s sight. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She’ll spend too much time rosining her bow, and not enough tuning the strings. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

This schoolmaster married a sweet, indolent half-Chinese girl for whom the fatigue of bearing a son was too much. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He wants to hear all about your big day. Try not to complain too much.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise I'm mostly my mom, with big brown eyes and a little too much forehead. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They were dribbling too much and not looking for the open man. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

There are pinball machines in the back and it reminds me too much of the bar where very bad things happened to Jodie Foster’s character in The Accused. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Until now he had been too much ashamed of his pale and meager body, with the varicose veins standing out on his calves and the discolored patch over his ankle. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Rani is the one who warned me not to hope too much. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The porters’ ladders offered too much temptation to the penguins. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much for the elevators to handle, so some was just dumped on the ground. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This is difficult because there exists, all around us, an apparatus urging us to accept American innocence at face value and not to inquire too much. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The dome was too much—not too tall to be built, simply too proud for its context. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I’d been First Lady for almost four years, and there had been too much killing already—too many senseless preventable deaths and too little action. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When I sit down at the table, I stuff my toe under the table leg to make sure it doesn’t jiggle too much. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sir Lawrence had had too much of Francis to be surprised that he had again stirred up an unnecessary tempest. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“No, Aunty, you already gave us too much.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much space in there, and it would be bad for the books in the long term. Hand lamps cost a talent and a half.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lifted her chin in his hand and said, “Don’t spend too much time daydreaming. You’re a big girl now.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were having too much fun, and enough people smuggled in liquor anyway. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Terrible deflection, by the way. You could have said, ‘Because I felt awkward eating too much at a family gathering with people I’ve never met before,’ and been done with it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Soon the aviator Charles Lindbergh, perhaps the most famous man in America, would claim in a speech that Jews had too much influence over “our motion pictures, our press, our radio, and our government.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

What if Mother told Dad, and Dad said, “No, no, that’s too much of a risk. I forbid it”? Luke wouldn’t be able to stand it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

As long as I’m healthy and happy and don’t talk back too much, they’re satisfied. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The neighbors would not see too much if they took Ignatius away during the night. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was there in the thirties, all right, but 1 didn’t know too much about a depression. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The office is packed with too much furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Watching those guys pummel each other so no one would suspect them of being weak was too much for me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. I just think you might be reading too much into a musical selection.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s too warm here, there’s too much heat on my face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

"Oh, no," he said, "I enjoy my way too much. Besides"–he gave a nod at the photo of his latest supernova and smiled–"I can still beat them sometimes." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bera-Bera talked too much, laughed too loudly, and sometimes sassed me, but still I loved him. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But if Mother was up we always began by playing on the porch until she said we were making too much noise, then we went out and played under the wistaria frame. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have a room filled with inebriated, frustrated men who were spending too much money on what really, in the end, was a pretty pathetic Plan B. Testosterone flowed like the watered-down drinks. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He told her everything, only pausing to catch his breath when it felt like too much. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I filled a glass from the tap and bolted it, a case of too much, too quickly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He said that,” and the girl swallowed in fear, “that you would be too much of a coward to confront him.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Art” was something that people with too much time and money on their hands did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Mom goes to rehab and you decide to swap her out for a new model? Is that what you’re doing with Grace, too? We’re too much trouble, so you decide to find something better?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I force a smile back, but I think I’ve already done too much damage. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Expensive hotels line the coasts, but the town center doesn’t cater to tourists too much. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Aristotle, and most of the other Greek philosophers, on the other hand, did not like the idea of a creation because it smacked too much of divine intervention. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes flickered to Edward again, wondering if he was giving out too much information. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It was too much I tell you, too much!” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Chandra Kilers, a cute girl who loved math a little too much, and who Alaska believed was the Colonel’s future girlfriend, collected Cabbage Patch Kids. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They are having way too much fun together. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t put too much stock in what Fulton said, given that the only man he had to compare anyone to was his slightly effeminate father. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

With the infusion of new blood from the previous year’s exceptional freshman boat, he was again faced with the dilemma of having almost too much talent out on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And each time they warned that they must not take too much, for it was to be for Doc. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sander and I stood just inside the door and tried to attract Nick's attention, but he was too absorbed in his ale, or had absorbed too much of it, to notice. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was too much of everything, and he didn’t feel like eating very much. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had had too much red wine, bread, cheese, bad coffee and grappa. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The other complained too much about the physical hardships—demanding that he be allowed to sit in a chair and be carried for the last two hundred miles. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether I had broken his nose, but I wasn’t about to lose too much sleep over it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He glances over the copy, but there’s too much to even begin to process. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But here, I think it’s some way of showing you don’t eat too much, that you are saving room for dessert. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You never get sick of too much knowledge,” he said. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was too much of a coincidence to be a mere accident. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She could let her go without too much pain since she knew she would see her again in heaven. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said I indulge too much in the detail of what happens to me here—an interesting record but not to the point. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

This was too much for both Aunt Petunia and Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It’s like he has too much to do. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

You don’t just leave your mother because she talks too much. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

In his memory, Baba’s body was broken, and there was too much blood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This was so unknown, in my experience, that I wondered if he was too soft, if he gave them too much free rein. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya couldn’t stop her forward momentum; her brain had been numbed too much by fear to make an intelligent decision anyway. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had too much spirit to obey orders, like my lady.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy dying, the Preacher getting killed, the smells, the way the chains rattled, and the naked folks looking so scared and whupped and tired, it was just too much. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He’s extra friendly to the customers and smiles too much. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Just looking. Most museums have too much stuff to have all of it hanging. So if it’s not hanging, it’s got to be stuck in a closet.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

And on Thursdays, when Joey was assembling everything on the computer screen, Cara often had to cut articles or features that took up too much space. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, the epileptic kid was thinking too much. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Anything might happen if I had too much. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 he put it, “I’ve put too much of myself into this mountain to quit now, without giving it everything I’ve got.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now her trip north would be delayed, and she'd spent too much of her money, and on top of all that, she’d left her passport at the border. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I make this noise when there is too much information coming into my head from the outside world. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

You clean it out, but if you leave a few pencils and an old spelling test behind, you don’t worry about it too much. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was too much to think about now, too much to consider and agonize over in a logical way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s April, and Sam has already missed too much of the school year. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Using this too much is uncool. cut to the chase. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean back in my seat, realizing that I am getting way too hyped and talking way too much. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I had stopped crying, but my lungs felt sticky, heavy, and getting in even an ounce of air was too much effort. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That was the problem with our people, Papa told us, our priorities were wrong; we cared too much about huge church buildings and mighty statues. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

These two jobs were too much the same, I thought with disgust. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say nothing when he tells me how he has texted the other Will Grayson forty-five times in the last twenty-four hours, and do I think that's too much. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She believed he had been drinking too much of Mr. Weston’s good wine, and felt sure that he would want to be talking nonsense. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It hurts too much to speak any louder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But there were too many people depending on her, and there was too much to manage to give in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was only able to get it up a few inches before letting go—the weight was too much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’s too much in love with himself, always drawing pictures of his own face. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was too much . . . he was not grandfather or uncle or father, nor preacher or teacher. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father hated them, saying they looked too much like high heels, but Candice liked how they made her taller. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Because if I tell you how Angel got involved, it will be telling you too much else.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another time he tried a new variety—Rainiers—that wouldn’t take because he used too much nitrogen: lots of green, plants high and fluffy, but small hard fruit, a piddling harvest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But maybe that was too much to ask. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was too much light everywhere; it needed some shadows. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At twenty-two, Nicholas is a burdened soul who saw too much too soon. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to leave, but was too ashamed to leave, was rapidly becoming too much a part of it to leave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain he would reprimand me for talking too much. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My question, it seems, came too fast and asked too much. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The smell, the sight of it, it was all just too much. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much information, too much talk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Inside, I try not to take up too much space or make any noise, because if I do, I may wake up the darkness, and I want the darkness to sleep. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But there is too much work even for two,” Ash objected. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that his people were already in arms and the still more ominous fact that the Rutulian Army had encamped before his gates were too much for King Latinus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was drinking too much, even I could see that. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the one wearing a green hat adds, “And she got too much attitude.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Pa said she spent too much money on the dresses and scolded her for bringing those teenage hoodlums inside his house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

This is still too much for her to carry. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re expecting too much of yourself,” said Professor Lupin sternly in their fourth week of practice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But if you thought about him just enough and not too much, you could figure it out that he wasn't doing too bad for himself. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He came home with a bouquet of flowers that she knew he had paid too much for. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit with him, but there was so much I wanted explained that I knew I would be too much of a distraction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s something—but nothing too much.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the weight of the bull was too much for him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom thinks that nothing’s going to change too much. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The jacket of his brown suit, the one he’d worn to my graduation, hung over him—too much of Baba had melted away to fill it any­more. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I tried not to think too much about how John would react tomorrow when I told him I was joining the other band. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Papa said the apartments here cost too much,” Hyacinth added. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Surprised, I almost told him the sum was too much, but one of the other women came up to him just then to ask for thread the color of the fruit of a mango. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like the ocean too much after I fell out of Mister Lochana’s speedboat, but with my dad, I always feel safe. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t dwell too much on that because I knew I needed to keep up my confidence, think about the future, meaning the competition coming up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Usually he was careful about locking it, but today he’d been in too much of a hurry. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Half as many is too much; get rid of them. Throw away that tent, and all those dishes,—who’s going to wash them, anyway? Good Lord, do you think you’re travelling on a Pullman?” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anne had tried to keep up a bold front, but the combined attack was too much and she burst into tears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manure was old and dry and didn’t carry too much smell. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time to change into better clothes, so I pulled my big wool coat over my cat-and-dog pajamas, and we tiptoed out of the house, careful not to make too much sound. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Leave the dishes, I can do them tonight. You baby me too much.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

To many persons around him, he appears too much the academic. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a ‘cultured American’ so that’s asking too much of me.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Men have repressed us too much. We're expected to pass up too many human things. But do you know another secret?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s always a few that enjoy their job too much, that like using their sticks to crack heads, so you got to be careful. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bent my knees and told myself I could carry the load, but suddenly it was too much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He was out of the house by eleven a.m., so no one thought too much of his absence. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re saying the check is for too much money? What do you want me to do?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I supposed it was too much to expect an apology from Ucho, the Hot Pepper, but at least he wasn’t speaking harsh words anymore. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was aching now—too many late nights and too much time with his weight on it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As he shoved the phone back in its pouch, he wondered if he was already texting too much. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

People who live on hills sleep so close to the stars they forget those of us who live too much on earth. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was too much, even for the equally hardened businessmen of the exposition board. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I walked through Arnold’s front door and a lady in a suit and too much red lipstick jumped up from the couch. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We none of us can abide too much longer this containment, trapped here as we all eat our diet of galling news and the smoke of ruin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Nah, man. You reading too much into this. This battle got you all jittery.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The idea of beating a soft, living head with a hammer was simply too much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago I might have found that question offensive, but now I spend too much time with Candor transfers to be surprised by tactlessness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure you won’t put up too much of a fuss.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to assign too much meaning to the sex, and neither, it seemed, did Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I had to break away and not go back home to her, because Bubeh reminded me too much of what I was and where I came from. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Opium costs too much. He’s never had enough money for a binge as long as this.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they weighed too much, he reportedly cleaned their pockets of their pennies so they couldn’t buy food or locked them up until they starved down to the right weight. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not attempt to walk on it—it hurt too much when I put it down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But there was too much blood for anything good to happen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had thought that it was healed, but the forced journey over the downs had evidently proved too much for the muscle torn by the shotgun pellets. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking, as she walked, of the way penguins cooled themselves, sliding on their stomachs in the snow when a thaw was too much for them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You worry too much, Nell. You probably just like thinking it was your fault.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the Sanchez brothers dug him up from the cemetery and hauled the body out into full view, and then it was too much to attribute to the Indians. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t write too much, oh! Don’t give away our secrets,” he joked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gingerly I climb the tree, trying not to jar the little bird too much. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's too much talk about ghosts. We ought to have left all this for daylight." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Pretending, because Babulya was too old to spend too much time in it, especially at night. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They were being beaten and choked, he was surrounded by chaos—it was too much to take in. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You have far too much energy for this early in the morning,” I tease. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moran knew he looked too much of a tit to get ratty. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just that they placed too much emphasis on sip tests. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The fat lord opened his eyes slowly, as if the effort were almost too much for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After this, I decide that the cost of upsetting them is too much. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then came a fat man and woman with their two small boys who were also fat, which probably meant they all ate too much convenience food and needed to improve their diet. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out too much hair, so the bangs are too long and my hair is starting to frizz already. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And Dad can’t eat foods with too much salt because Mom told him he cant. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

She saw women who smiled too much or drank too much and these were the women ordered to have a good time by their husbands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exhilarated by the sight of our paternal grandmother’s home, we walked hurriedly down the hill toward the pink stucco building within the corral-like fence, being careful not to jostle Pita too much in the stretcher. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I would have guessed that it was all too much and he'd lost his mind, but he seemed to be doing a good job of taking care of everything. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I might be too much in the negative for that, but I owe this to Millie. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Descriptions of how each articulation is done cannot be given here, because they depend too much on the particular instrument that is making the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t trust these speeding cars with too much road around them. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Before she could think too much about it, Percy inhaled sharply. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“My dad hangs around my house too much,” he said. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of years where we were lost, too much pain drowned in forgetting that came in convenient packages: bottles, pills, cubicles where we settled to move around papers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But the pain was too much for Roosevelt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Disease arose from an imbalance of these humors—too much of one, not enough of another. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

It’s not like she was a stranger; we had too much history for that. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This Sarah Ross. I like her stories. She likes to kvetch without complaining too much.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was too much thieving going on in Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it is not too much to say that she has one of the most superb contralto voices that has been heard in Philadelphia for a very long time.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“I know. I mean, I’m not surprised. I’m sorry about leaving the way I did. I hope I didn’t scare you too much.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I hoped I didn’t get the chance to do too much screaming and begging. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Our relationship wasn’t the best before the accident. And after, it was kind of too much and it didn’t work out,” Reggie says of dating Briana. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Three silly men who had drunk too much beer for lunch decided to climb over the high fence surrounding the pit, and of course they fell in. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just didn’t want to give you too much information.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Like me, my American friends are sometimes called upon to defend their country, usually at dinner parties where everyone's had a bit too much to drink. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

For one can assume too much sometimes, in fits of conceited self-blame. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You can’t go disappearing on everybody like this, Hazel. You miss too much.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see Taylor anywhere, and she was afraid of drawing too much attention. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I kept myself busy so I wouldn't think too much about Little Rock or about the dream of leaving there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But there is still too much to be ruined. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I did too much. I need to get back to Cuddledown. Now.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

There was too much that couldn’t be said, or asked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A few had genuine problems with their mouths or their ears, but the rest of us, we were sent there by the grace of either too much institutional frustration or goodwill. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the subject required too much truth, too many confrontations, and offered too little support to a failing ego. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was soon apparent that the lack of exercise, combined with the heat, might prove too much for them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Too much too quickly, too much too quickly,” wheezed the uncomfortable bug, between gulps. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We thought you knew too much already for fourteen,” said Evy coming out of the bedroom. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here in Ohio, my mother and Grace aren't afraid of too much air between words, are happy just for another familiar body in the room. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“That is a story I do not like to tell. But May Castellan saw too much. If you are to understand your enemy Luke, you must understand his family.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I do what he tells me, but my hands are shaking too much to be still. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then I went home and slept for a while because I’d drunk too much wine, and when I woke up I felt like having a smoke. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Most of what I say comes out very differently from the way I’d planned. Plus I talk too much and too long, and that’s just as bad.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Not too much, but enough for Maya to notice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Somebody is back to worrying about his figure. A little too much spaghetti this weekend?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“If you know too much, boy, your brains might explode,” a doctor said one day. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've got to get out of here before there is too much drama. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“How can you be sure you won’t get too much yourself?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Harry — would I be asking too much — but no, you wouldn’t want —” “What is it?” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But the temptation of having a hiding place that was truly their own, indoors and near at hand, had been too much for both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Like all writing decisions, the amount of signposting requires judgment and compromise: too much, and the reader bogs down in reading the signposts; too little, and she has no idea where she is being led. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Cameron, this is too much,” she called after me, but then I was out of the store, back on the sidewalk, free from her generosity or pity or kindness, all of it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

But I had seen too much today to doubt him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a flash flood had come through and just taken out too much soil. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't feel too much like trying, either. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not really hungry, either, maybe because I loaded up on too much rich stuff this morning or maybe because I’m so unhappy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“As principal of Riverview Middle School, it is my sad duty to report that I have absolutely no idea where our team might be. I think the pressure was too much. They caved.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever we found a little water, we’d drink too much at once and that made us sick. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Totalitarian systems depend on a monopoly of information and force, and too much information started to slip through the Iron Curtain, thanks to the spread of fax machines, telephones, and, eventually, the personal computer. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

And if they drank too much, they didn't care. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Houseman watched the electric clock on the studio wall, fretting that Welles had slowed down the beginning of the program too much. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The price was too high; he had too much to lose. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I think about the chandelier too much, though it’s gone now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if the stress was just too much? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Not too much, man, just trying to find some yarn," Noodles said. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“But I’m in too much of a hurry right now,” Mr. Trepid said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't think that would be too much trouble for you, would it?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ghohg the Protector would not see the elf on the first day, that would show too much eagerness. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I knew that if my Ups were frozen on something and everybody was shaking too much to pour water on them except for Byron he’d do some real cruel stuff to me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke and stench were too much for the horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I have to keep them switched off so I don’t attract too much attention,” he said with a slick smile. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to attract too much attention to myself, so I stay on the move, checking my watch constantly, trying to look as if I have a reason for being here. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s boxed up most of his books, saying they take up too much space. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was true, I took too much for granted; I trusted fate, back then. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even worse, even more like a hand on my throat, was how Mr. Kendall had slashed the paintings I’d loved too much for Osh to sell. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“But it might chill him too much. We’d have to ask Dr. Slaughter first.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s a little too much. You know my situation. I don’t have anything. Please try and come down.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn't talk too much, and if I was his size, I probably wouldn't say too much either. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

We went around again, this time trying to be more intelligently selective, but we still ended up with clearly too much. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“She makes a very beautiful corpse, sir. It’s quite a privilege to attend on her. It’s not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And that year it did in fact prove to be too much, at least for Mother, who called me, Lamar, Sul Ross, and Sam Houston in for a talk. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he replied, “I don’t worry about them too much when I’m this hungry.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Roosters have already brought too much bitterness to this house for you to bring us any more.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

At first I thought that this was what made my eyes squint, what made them take in too much light. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“You know, G’ma, if this is too painful for you, we can just go,” he says with maybe too much hope in his voice. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

There’s just too much what we need to ask afore you give him all that money and all that responsibility.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was not the result of eating too much food, she said emphatically. before. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it squishes too much, it could be rotten. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I stepped into the circle where Madam Mina slept, she woke from her sleep, and, seeing, me, cried out in pain that I had endured too much. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Your mother nearly tackled you to the ground she was so happy to see you. In other words, too much love can be a dangerous thing.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was too much of a city woman. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes, Jinjoo could sense their mother’s jealousy when they received too much of his attention. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There’s always too much light from the city to see the stars here. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This didn’t bother him too much actually, but when he heard Grover was being charged again, in a case with a different judge, he threatened to testify unless Grover bought the property back. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to be even-tempered and not whisk yourself up too much. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The only other white man on V-south at the time was Elliot Markowitz, a decaying old murderer who smoked too much, got pushed around by young gangsters, and was prone to depression. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Awful cheek of me, I know, but would you help me hold down this, er, just really need another pair of hands, if it’s not too much trouble.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

They were trying to take the bread out of my mouth, and I agreed with them too much to want to fight back. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was simply too much damage to repair, too much infrastructure to rebuild. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s thoughts she plainly saw were bent the same way, and she determined not to venture near her, lest she might hear too much. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I did not mind too much moving for the third time that year. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“OP Spizz was very cooperative with me, and it didn’t take too much work to get him to confess that he did all the poisoning.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"You presume too much, Lady Stark. I am the rightful king, and your son no less a traitor than my brother here. His day will come as well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Mamou thought it was too much driving to come here. To see this. But it’s important for you to know where you come from.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You worry too much. I don’t want some kids to find me swarmed with flies on a Saturday morning in Jefferson Park.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t make too much mention of the tree, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They must have given her too much of what?” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I try to contain my excitement, to not fidget or bounce too much. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

You think that would be asking too much. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My grandfather, who had two strokes and still didn’t talk too much, was lying near by. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Governments across America at the time, including state legislatures and the US Congress, were too much under the influence of big business for the workers to gain the benefits they hoped the strikes would bring. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The only problem was that we had used too much fuel in finding it, and that meant we might have to cut short some of our other plans for the next two days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Djo, the doctor think you got a little too much taste of salt. So drink water now. I will sing you to sleep. The rest of the story can wait till tomorrow.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Plus we probably make too much money to qualify for help.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re thinking about a burger too much instead of just eating it.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

From the moment we left the driveway, Dad was jittery, like he had had too much coffee. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She paused, feeling silly, a little embarrassed she’d said too much. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The agony of shame he felt had become too much to bear alone. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Whenever the biologists from the health department find too much bacteria, they post DANGER! signs up and down Thunder Beach—no swimming, no fishing, no anything. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even stand still without wondering whether I was holding my arms dumb or worrying about whether I was blinking too much. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In chorus one morning the irony of celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace suddenly seemed too much. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was entirely too much hip swaying and hair flipping in Carmen’s airspace. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t help it that I talk too much,” I said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because of too much Book, you no longer know how to laugh.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Strangely, though, I find I don’t really want to think too much. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That took too much time, especially when a player faced time pressure and every second counted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’d spent too much at Christmas, she knew, especially now that he did not let her buy the groceries. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Her eyes are a little too much,” said Bridget, unfurling a boingy strip of hair. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to take off too much,” he said vaguely. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I have that antsy, prickly feeling like I’m talking too much. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Those fool demons are using too much dynamite. They must have some amateurs on. Why, on the railroads we’d only have used half that charge to blast our way into a mountain.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He calls me Princess, which really is maybe too much polish for the jalopy, but he means it in the right way, I think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robot’s voice was simply too much for the skittish creatures. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They sucked me into another place when my real place was too much. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take too much, though. We want you to be able to run fast,” he said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he’s quite something, that’s for sure. But I tell you, Bud, I’m ready for it all to just die down and blow away—too much fuss.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's too much to be done in advance of the march we're organizing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Doing that would make it feel too much like she was replacing James, and she didn’t want that. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He drank too much of Aegir’s ale, drank himself beyond joy and laughter and trickery and into a brooding darkness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid that I have entrusted you with too much responsibility for someone of your age.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He felt that Farmer, with his communication and political skills, was spending too much time with patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When she hanged up, I said, “You worry ’bout that ole lady too much.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"There's too much talking out of turn," Ralph said, "because we can't have proper assemblies if you don't stick to the rules." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“They’re making too much noise to hear from the kitchen,” Lyra whispered back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I don’t really...I sometimes say too much. Or want to say too much. I didn’t mean to be insensitive.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“The last place wouldn’t let me in because I’m too much of a picky eater. It’s not like this place. You can’t pick your food.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It hurts too much to keep screaming, but it feels good to thrash about like a captured lizard. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Some blacks were able to cross over into the white markets in the forties if their talents were not too much connected with the blues or low-down black music. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

However, Ma also says that Keav has the misfortune to like to gossip and argue too much. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know what to do with his hands; he wanted to put them into his coat pockets; but that would take too much effort and would attract attention. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Fact is, it must have been done! Now then, gentlemen, let's make a start. Nobody's got a revolver, by any chance? I suppose that's too much to hope for." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s because I ate too much of it and I got seven cavities!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But next year Louie’s parents are going to send her back to her mother with a letter saying she’s too much trouble, and that is too bad because I like Marin. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily I'd made 70 kilometers out of the 90 kilometers I usually do, so it's not too much wasted progress. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not permitted himself to hope for too much. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’d also heard that television emitted possibly harmful electronic rays and he was skittish about spending too much time in front of the ubiquitous tube. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Here in the hospital I have too much time for questions like these. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The algorithm is a rule that protects the doctors from being swamped with too much information—the same way that the rule of agreement protects improv actors when they get up onstage. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Frank glimpsed a glowing green eye under one’s mane, and instantly he was hit with a wave of nausea, the way he felt when he ate too much cheese or ice cream. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Right now I was coming to the bottom of my soda and I was trying to slurp up the last drops when my mother told me to quit; I was making too much noise. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too soon, her youth and prettiness had frightened him, he was too much used to living without women—he did not know the reason. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Eventually I would miss her too much and I would take responsibility for the fight. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you break off,” she asked then, with her former air of being afraid of me, “because you hate me too much to bear to speak to me?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Another fob? Some cuff links or a nice watch? I spoil myself too much as it is. You’d be doing me a favor by taking it off my hands.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered if his talents had failed him, if he had, in trying to compensate for months of undertraining, thrown too much work at his horse at once. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No offense. Just thought I’d ask. And how do you know I don’t work for someone else? Don’t you think you’re giving the government too much credit?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When my parents get on my last nerve, or school gets to be too much, or I get really depressed, I can call her and she’ll cheer me up. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he lost, he was too much. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They always know when you need them too much and pick precisely that season to make themselves scarce. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What we did was terrible, but still I don’t think any of us were bad, exactly; chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henry’s, too much Greek prose composition—whatever you like. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I never liked it all that much, too many couples just the right side of forty drinking too much and casting around for something better, wondering if they’d have the courage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember too much: my gram’s ample bosom, her small dry hands, the dark cottage with a crumbling stone wall flanking its narrow garden. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And there were sweets and peppers and tea and wine and...and it was all too much for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, I know enough about the processes of the mind not to let this block worry me too much. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled too much and couldn’t break the habit. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he loved the lambs too much, he gave them up for chickens. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Finally, Suitcase marched over and bellowed at us in English, a language in which he was not expert: “You talk too much, but you work too few!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she neglected to ration her water, imbibing too much in the morning and staring with bitterness at the fountain the rest of the day. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t feel like a nap this afternoon, there’s still too much adrenaline. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

More of them feel that the rich have too much power and that there is “a lot” of tension between rich and poor. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Or have one of the guys check on him? Make sure he isn’t drinking too much?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

"I think you hit him with too much ooh. Like...smells more like eww," Candace joked, curling her top lip up under her nostrils. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I never really cared too much about that picture, but all of a sudden it seemed special. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I almost say, but it’s too much effort to talk just yet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His face was already too much of a mess to tell me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Theresa’s lashes caught at the corners of her lids; and as she closed her door and began to undress, something about removing her layers and hanging them up proved too much to bear. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t intend to stop too much until we reached South Dakota, and he was really looking forward to South Dakota. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A little honest loathing might be refreshing, like a tart wine after too much sweet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Some would say they liven up a party too much.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Before I can think too much about what I’m doing, I’ve got the big stick in one hand and my phone in the other, and I’m trying to turn on the little flashlight. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

And presume in the sense of “take too much for granted” gives us the adjective presumptuous. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. We have to reduce your bile. If the mother has too much bile, the child will lack vigor and disobey his parents.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Although some of his closest colleagues realized the value of his quick, penetrating mind and frequently sought his advice, he was often not appreciated, and most people thought he talked too much. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She might be imagining too much; he might just want a massage. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But I thought a father ought to know right away. The boy didn’t mean no harm. He’d just been drinking a little too much.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her locker was depressingly empty, but the second thing kept her from despairing too much: June’s mom had agreed to let her go to the dance. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No, this is too much,” Grandfather called angrily. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gilly was hungry but thought it better not to seem to enjoy her supper too much. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And that worked out fine, though it ended up being only Wednesday nights because Saturdays I had too much going on. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And it didn’t bother me too much that he spent the rest of the hour basically making fun of me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“All the other kids are too much smarter.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I know enough not to ask for too much at once. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta's face was covered with them; he didn't even try to shake them off—he had too much else to do. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to follow her, but she had too much of a head start. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were tall pines, the kind with no limbs until very close to the top, with a gentle breeze sighing in them, but not too much low brush. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s still for sale, but I think they want too much.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was wearing Giorgio perfume and far too much of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We sit on the top bleachers with Belén’s friends, a group of mildly attractive girls who wear way too much makeup. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine how terrible it would make me feel if Mom or Dad decided that I was “too much to balance.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He loved animals too much to be a hunter. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan wanted to spit at him, but knew it would hurt too much, and might even bring about a second beating. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But going back to the place where Annie had died was too much for Charles in his weakened physical and emotional state. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few more stings might have been too much for me. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horse weighed in at 1,070, twenty pounds too much. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I had too much stuff to try to carry it all home, so Manu, you know, Manu who be outside straightening up the carts? He told me to just take one and bring it back." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I can’t accept this; it’s too much. Besides, I don’t even have a record player.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s the exit. If it’s too much for you, then leave.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Didn’t Keegan tell us in the second paragraph that the problem with Clausewitz and his heirs is that they all put too much stock in culture? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I felt nauseous when I exerted myself too much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Interesting timing. You like the savor of a little humiliation, just not too much?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Do not tire him too much at first,” Ultima said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that hustle and bustle’s too much for me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody said anything, but I saw them look down at their plates with way too much attention. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking—there’s not too much to do around here during the hunting season. I’m pretty sure I can take care of things, so you just go ahead and hunt all you want to.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s too much work and being a prison guard is the exact wrong job for him. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max was on his feet, trying to say something; there was too much noise and Bigger could not tell what it was. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m hearing too much talk about ribs and hams and bacon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Without thinking too much about it, he drapes an arm around SJ s shoulders. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jay didn’t care too much about the learning part of it, but he liked school because he got to play ball and dominoes with the other boys at lunchtime. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was too much for the old priest’s intellects. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really hope this other Lou doesn’t miss it too much,” Volpe says with a mischievous grin when I ask him about it one day. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Not too much a little? Or not too much nothing?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He said that there was nothing wrong with my eyes, except that I had strained them by too much reading with too little light. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank sang the blues, and he drank too much. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“As I grasp the situation,” said the bard, “I think you’re taking too much blame on yourself. You had no way of knowing Gwydion wasn’t in the dungeon.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the same moment she felt it fill her body to the brim, she knew that it was too much—far too much—but she didn’t let go. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lucky for me, at my new school, everybody had to eat lunch with their same class, so I didn’t worry too much once I figured that out. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hope she won’t be in too much trouble again now—though she seems to have got away with it this time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Summer Dawson has always been a bit out there, but this was too much. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I miss being able to go outside and play with friends. My mother worries too much about us. She doesn’t let us do anything by ourselves.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Ha! Being immortal helps. But, yes, I wasn’t so old when I died. Not by modern standards. I did a lot during my years as a hero...too much, really.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No, Ash, we would never do that. But every time you get a letter, you go on a little high, then you crash, like too much sugar at a birthday party.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The referee was watching close and I knew he was looking for me to push too much and he would call a foul. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

One of my troubles is, I never care too much when I lose something--it used to drive my mother crazy when I was a kid. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He thinks he loves his art too much. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Like any more would have been too much. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Grossman worries a little bit too much about me,” he said, smiling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The wheels made too much noise for them to speak. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘I shall be very angry in a moment. We have had too much of that horrid way of talking. You had better go to your room, as Mr Hooper has told you.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It became too much trouble for me to go on listening and trying to understand, too much trouble to answer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But there was too much of everything—too many golden candlesticks, too many lamps, rugs, pictures, vases, china ornaments, silk flowers, gilded bells. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if laboratory mice have too much HLA diversity, Black told me, researchers can’t use them to observe the progress of an infectious disease. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It would be asking too much of her to serve Ripred and the roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the shame burning my throat hurt too much to answer. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So you talked too much, and the gods cursed you. Why did they stop?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Everything is on the tip of my tongue now, ready to tumble out—but I stop just short of saying too much. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was too much work that needed to be done by everyone, and he needed Julio to help. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

They stung like when I’d been at the beach all day and gotten too much salt water in them. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She had said one word too much; before I knew it, I had whirled and was staring at her with an open mouth and blazing eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never heard him speak of white people; I think he hated them too much to talk of them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way the guy’s scowling at him reminds him a little too much of The Incident. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“By my calculations, Michael will take up too much plaster,” she says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Mayhaps they’ve been at the October ale a little too much, Father Abbot,” said the hedgehog. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We like each other too much to become awkwardly involved. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s a good possibility,” said Habib, holding up his hand, “but let’s not get our hopes up too much.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“You’d better not move. I’d miss you too much. Who would help me with See Spot Walk? And anyway, I love your weird parents.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Now, this is too much! She has to start meeting people eventually,” Fozia said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“George wouldn’t do nothing like that. I been with George a long a time. He’ll come back tonight—” But the doubt was too much for him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It sucks, the way that her power is at times not enough and too much at others. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You know too much, vixen. You and your son played a dangerous game. Nobody outsmarts Cluny. I’ve won, and you have both lost.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I just love them too much to hurt them—to hurt anyone—like that. Once was enough.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was all too much, the monstrous woman and the monstrous fear. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The thought of continuing my life without my mother was too much to bear. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So he sits next to the dying man’s head, poking his finger into the blood clot every few minutes, making sure there’s not too much pressure on Lincoln’s brain. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The pain was too much for me, and I knew that, this time, if everyone left, I would not be able to run after them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She had always liked this image of herself as too much trouble, as different, and she sometimes thought of it as a carapace that kept her safe. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The weight on my empty stomach hurt too much. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was nebulous, too much of an unknown. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The thought of not getting a final glimpse of him was too much to bear, so I raised my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just too much not knowing and worrying and— Thunk thunk thunk. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I let it go again because celebrating my parents’ marriage after everything with his parents was maybe too much for him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Black didn't really say too much about Kim when she left, just brushed off Needles's neck and forehead, then sprayed the stuff on his head to make sure it had that shine. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was just a thought. I think your grades have slipped too much for that anyway.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t paid too much attention to the details. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we had come too far, hoped too high, endured too much, to turn back now. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starting in the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the gov-ernment began a policy to keep prices from rising or falling too much. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"I really, truly would like another mushroom," said Tristran, "if it's not too much trouble." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

We drink more tea, eat way too much ice cream, and then Emery has to leave. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As more and more people arrived that morning, the house became crowded and sticky, and the sound of people wailing became too much for Geoffrey to handle. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He’s made too much of an effort for her not to give him a compliment, but it’s true, too—he does look nice. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Those boys didn’t have too much reason to value life. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cooter said, “A hundred sound like way too much rings.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In the end, I believe the matter to be no more complicated than this: I had given myself too much to do. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to just ignore every thought that came to my head, because it brought too much sadness. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“With enough wind, not too much, up and back?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Finally the obstruction of the piled snow was too much for the thin runners of the sled, and he came to a stop. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But before I can think on it too much, the phone rings. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve just been reading too much. You know how I get with a good book.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Within a short while, though, the rent for the room became too much of a financial burden to carry. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even though black like them, he felt there was too much difference between him and them to allow for a common binding and a common life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Having arrived only the night before from Chicago, Barack was hoping to ride all the way to school with the girls, but he knew it would create too much of a scene. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was too much, truly it was too much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Danny found his father’s deliberate mistake easily, and I was able to follow the ensuing Talmudic discussion without too much difficulty, though I did not join in. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had better keep the fish quiet now and not disturb him too much at sunset. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark hoped their luck would hold and no one would give them too much thought. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He put away the handkerchief, saying, “I like to ride in trains too much. You never get to sit next to the window any more when you’re married.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If I could carve gems and do all those other things,” Taran remarked sympathetically to Doli, “I wouldn’t mind not being invisible. All I know is vegetables and horseshoes, and not too much about either.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

We burst through the tall front doors of Snowberger’s into too much noise and too many people coming and going, all talking at once. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And mostly it was all too much work. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your heart strains too hard, while your sphincter relaxes too much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A world where too much cleavage on a high school girl was still disarming. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln sits just a few feet away but is in too much shock to understand what’s been said. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Her real name is Miss Kuckenbacker, but she told us to call her Miss K, because calling her Miss Kuckenbacker would take up too much classroom time.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

When the flurry of motion became too much, she looked up ahead and fixed her gaze on a particular tree, following it as it slowly approached, streaked past, and then gradually receded behind her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He reminded Jason a little too much of a flesh-eating ghoul he’d once fought in San Bernardino. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The elevator made too much noise, use the stairs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, I’ll make you a deal. When things get to be too much at college, I’ll call you, and when things get to be too much here, you call me.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

What if I took off with too much power and stepped out of bounds? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But there was too much nonsense in Lily’s words, and my brain hates a mystery the way dogs hate cats, so before I can talk myself out of it I’m descending the stairs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I'm afraid of what will happen if I let myself think about it too much. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The men were making too much noise, laughing, joking to cover her terrible accusing silence below. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was such a thing as being too much alike and equally stubborn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"Come, you're not the only one needs sleep. I've drunk too much, and I may need to kill my brother tomorrow." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I thought too much driving had distorted my vision or addled my judgment, for the dark earth below seemed to move and pulse and breathe. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, he was sure he’d walked into a nightmare — this was too much, on top of everything that had happened so far. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But there’d been too much skipping this year for me already. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s too much effort for her to try to break through it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he cares too much about his cholesterol. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They didn’t say anything; there was too much danger of a breakdown if they talked. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image in his brain of Aunt Nancy tossing a table is just too much. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, uncomprehending; finally, I said, bravely, “You haven’t been eating too much, have you, Mama?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s one of those eternal optimists, which is another one of those cute Sahil things I’m trying not to notice too much. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We’re doing a lot of walking today. Is it too much?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He knows he talks too much, hopeless at moderating his feelings, which he usually hides under ten layers of charm, but he ultimately doesn’t care what Henry thinks of him, so he doesn’t bother. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When people got happy it was too much for me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to hang on to the handle up there so it doesn’t slide back and forth too much.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was a fairly rough voice, the kind of in-your-face tone that said I wouldn’t stand for too much nonsense either on the basketball courts or in the streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

If he thought about it too much, he didn’t know why he’d saved his father, either. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go somewhere, to some cool place to rest without thinking, but there was still too much to be done; plans had to be made; the crowd's emotion had to be organized. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This night was already too much, and I think Mrs. Menzer sensed that because she didn’t say anything else on the drive to my house. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She just wasn’t real to me, and anyway, I was enjoying myself too much. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dr. Noguera closed the window with the pretext that there was too much sun, and explained to him in simple terms that it was a patriotic duty to assassinate Conservatives. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His arm was around me tightly in an instant, and I stood as straight as I could so he wouldn’t loom too much over me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But one can have too much of solitude. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were too fat and they talked too much and they did not think twice of asking a man to die for them. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t really gripe to Ali too much. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I was offended, took it far too much to heart and was insolent and beastly to her, which, in turn, made her unhappy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She told me everything I wanted to know and too much. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I’m afraid it’s too much. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If he told us too much, it might change things in the future. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"I just want to see it! Is that too much to ask?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I know I should search the house, but just the thought of it takes too much energy. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We were seeing way too much of each other. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Use when appropriate, and don’t use too much. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hit it off and went on a few dates, and pretty soon the press was bugging her as well and that was too much. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cooter said, “I told him that, I told him it seemed like a hundred was too much for just five people.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They were hurting too much already; I might as well have been spitting on them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horses do too much shaking of your insides when you ride ’em and they’re a long way up if you lose your grip and fall. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that we had been through too much to not finish what we’d started. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

If somebody used too much coal, he could end up outdoors. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vincent looks back on the time when he focused on religion so much—too much—and sees his zeal as a symptom of his melancholic misery. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Don’t pester her too much,” Lydia advised, her eyes under hoods of bright blue shadow, her hair teased into a chestnut-colored globe surrounding a face that suddenly seemed too small for all that hair. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

All the while I was talking to the reporter, I kept our instructions in mind: Accentuate the positive—don’t complain too much. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to stay, if it hurts too much. Probably we can manage it another way.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cake itself was really good, very moist, but there was maybe too much fig. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Hear, hear,” says the boy who, if you ask me, says “hear, hear” too much. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to send “all brothers” to Comstock—it would conform too much to the upstate stereotype of Sing Sing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet. It’s a shame what kids can do these days with computers. I thought we gave you all too much homework. I mean, what jerk would find the time, you know?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I love the preacher-man, but I think he may be giving these brothers too much credit. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing back the blankets, he tried to sit, but the pain was too much and he soon subsided, breathing raggedly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But he looks like the kind of child who has seen too much of life, who's seen more than most adults. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

With Chapter Eleven out of the house and me growing up, Tessie found herself with too much time on her hands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Most of my friends' parents drank themselves stupid or yelled too much or had stopped loving each other a long time ago, and that was just the way of things, no big deal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was just a man—a man with too much power. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Lolly was a lumpy woman who spoke too loudly and who wore too much lipstick. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

We didn't really talk about too much before he took off, or have any sort of amazing father/son lightbulb moment, but the time we spent, to me, was quality. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Moss couldn’t hear—was it Mr. Jacobs?—because there was simply too much noise coming from behind him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

You are innocent when you do not know, my mother cried, but already you know too much about the flesh and blood of the Márez men. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really pay her too much mind, though. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The pain had died down, and Steven said he hadn’t lost too much blood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's a good person, he thought, but she thinks too much about herself. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘No one is going to be worrying too much about me. That place you took me from was the village orphanage. We are all orphans in there.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their father, as Mary Anne would say, was too much with them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the girls remembered our little talk about having Juanita and I “explain” things without giving out too much information. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know everything about her, but I discovered there wasn’t too much to know. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I like that I can drive fifteen hours from home without the world changing too much. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

You presume too much, priestess, the queen thought, but she swallowed her anger and made herself smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“That boy, him talk too much,” Father said sternly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's way too much whipped cream in that cup, Maya thought, then wondered when things like that had started bothering her about Claire in the first place. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t shake him too much. His head might be on a little loose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Everything is still and dark, and I have too much time to think. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I paid too much for these clothes to have them turn into moth food.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Only it has too much competition to ever win out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their breath brushes against my ear as they say, “You didn’t get into too much trouble with your grandma, did you, Princess?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And two, he ran his mouth too much. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Eddie must’ve been looking a little too much like his old self, because one of the COs said his name from across the cafeteria. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"My mom's always been really scared of it because she's always hearing about something bad happening here. She was afraid it would be too much like Afghanistan. I guess some stuff is hard to forget." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Too much reading and too much tennis is not good for you,” he said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t realize that it was cut up because his jaws ached too much to chew properly. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Don’t expect too much from life, Buttercup told herself as she rode along. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He just worries for me, maybe a little too much. But he’s a good brother...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t there too much blood there?” she said when I spread my drawing out. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Muamer was dribbling too much and not keeping his head up to look for open teammates. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Too late, he seemed to realize that he might have said too much. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It simply cost too much to care for them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She did not like us to socialize too much with the partying side of Daddy’s family. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He likes to talk too much. So he is perfect. Me, I don’t like talking.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Stop that right now. I’m afraid that you’ve had too much beer.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I've already wasted too much time,” he says, easing the car up close behind the one ahead of us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He had a nurse and a son-in-law, and he was prone to long, ponderous silences when he had not been drinking too much. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t too much longer before an old guy came from the other direction. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We’ve been using too much electricity and have now exceeded our ration. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Of course she’s lying. She’d lie even if it made things worse for herself, because she just loves lying too much to stop.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘And with a bit of luck, they won’t do you too much harm.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel her eyes on me, though, watching as I walk out the doors of a building that reminds me too much of things that hurt to remember. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He was no hulk like me, so not too much gold.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“It was my left arm that stupid dog bit—and you know I sleep best on my left side. Anyway, there’s too much going around in my head.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were always expressing concern that he spent too much time lost inside of stories, and now it seemed as if that’s what actually had happened. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"But—” "Percy,” Apollo said, "I wouldn’t worry too much. The last Great Prophecy about you took almost seventy years to complete. This one may not even happen in your lifetime." The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

That didn’t last long—there was too much pressure to act otherwise—but it gave us an excuse to be a little more reserved than we’d been in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m spouting too much sense for you to understand,” Bast said testily. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had never thought about it before—too much happened after my failed execution for me to dwell on the details of my rescue. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But it’s impossible to keep all of myself totally hidden, even inside Mobius, where showing too much of yourself can get you hurt, or disappeared. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As for Blanca, I didn’t want to think too much about her, for I might have broken down and started crying in public, embarrassing the hell out of myself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then we'd get the hell out of there before Hermes caught too much drag. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t move in with my grandmother because her boyfriend caused too much trouble. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dale Papineau still drank too much and had no money to speak of. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much debris in the water!” the man shouted. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Our bus pushed out of poor and black Oakland, where lines formed for free breakfasts and men stood around because there were no jobs and too much liquor. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is too much!” he said, angrily rising again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It was busy. You know, too much work.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Aware that in nearby villages women have been hanged as witches for something as simple as showing too much interest in “evil vermin.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I weigh too much, more than my frame can support, so much I should fall right through the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Nina is everything you say. It’s too much.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But two months out from under the steering wheel was six weeks too much. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She had let herself get swept up in all the excitement, but not too much. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Kainene raised her eyebrows, sardonic, as if his reasoning did not make sense to her, and because of that he was afraid to tell her that he sometimes thought he loved her too much. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

General Dreedle had wasted too much of his time in the Army doing his job well, and now it was too late. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He made it out to read, in cursive and black ink: The angels taught the humans too much. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"If it's not too much to ask," Venkat began, "what made up your mind?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the pressure was too much, and as the tears came, I looked around for something with which to hurt myself so that when Abuela asked, I could show her a reason for the tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Very true, my dear, that is exactly what I say. She is the sort of woman whom one cannot regard with too much deference.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was all in German, and my head ached too much now to attempt reading it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s living in an apartment until the house is done. Something about the demands of his career being too much to balance with a family.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

His father had abhorred waste of any kind, to the point where he complained to Ashima if a kettle had been filled with too much water. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was fast, almost too much for me to keep up with. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With Henry, there was too much danger, too much risk. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not too much. He lives by himself, so he’s not used to talking much.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Blood is the water of life. Your friend has been drained of too much of hers.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

First, I’ve told him not to call me “Cath,” because it sounds too much like he’s calling me a baby cow, and second, why’s it such a surprise I have a friend next door? Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke slowly and a little wearily, but they were too much interested to guess that he was holding back some news of keener interest. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know Umunnachi people well, they find too much trouble,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I felt nervous all of a sudden, like maybe it was too much or maybe she wouldn’t like it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

There is a lot of oversimplification here, and too much shorthand for modern purposes, but the essential myth is recognizable. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally, when an older brother asks this, it means a skirt is too short, or too much cleavage is showing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It had hurt her too much to be alive then, hurt even more to give birth to Jam’s mother, whose existence was the result of a monster’s monstering. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They didn’t talk too much around the store either. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Claudia didn’t really mind too much when she saw the snack bar. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking too much about it, I scratched the word “no” on the side of the tree. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't like it; the vet was too much a part of an experience which I was already trying to blot out of my consciousness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much to ask two little kids to sit still and pretend to be interested. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I asked with a little too much enthusiasm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nothing that would hurt him too much to remove. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I feel like I’m too much for one body to hold. Do you ever feel like that?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He had too much invested in the Erik Fisher Football Dream, and he just couldn’t give up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always say too much when I’m talking to you — that’s one of the problems.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He need only be careful that they do not seize too much military power and authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much—too much was happening all at once. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think I’ve said too much, but instead of telling me to man up and walk it off, Embryo says, “I thought your father died in a hunting accident.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He started walking back toward my house, and when the silence was almost too much to bear, Diego said, “You know that painting you like?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m getting ready for a huge piano recital called Pianopalooza—I wonder if the person who thought of that name had too much coffee that morning. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Once—God knows how long ago—I had worried that I was keeping too much distance between myself and this alien time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The frog kicks and is more difficult than the worm, it looks a little too much like a person swimming. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That which had made Helmholtz so uncomfortably aware of being himself and all alone was too much ability. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would hunt for on-street parking or pay too much for a space in a lot. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t have to wonder too much about her inspiration.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear found himself idle on occasion, with too much time to think. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I suppose I loved my father too much to escape being molded to at least some part of his vision. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of those brainwashed black convicts talked too much. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theresa began to talk about moderation, and how too much laughing upset the digestive process, but that was funny too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven felt like she was a balloon with way too much air in it and that any moment she might burst. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She drank too much, played field hockey in high school, and had had a series of boyfriends and one girlfriend, but never love. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A discarded pork bone, still redolent with fat, proved too much to resist. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They had finally escaped from the pack, but the open ocean had proved too much for their small fleet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Before he could reach them the water had deepened too much even for his towering height. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Wait here a little while, and I will bring you such answer as seems good to him. Do not hope too much! These are dark days.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They both cared too much about each other. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Geats are stones, and whether it’s because they’re numb with terror or stiff from too much mead, I cannot tell. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much for the poor beast. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t like to think about it too much. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mom says the bones in the chicken take up too much space and you don’t get enough meat for your money. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Mira, Pilar. I’m asking you as a favor. You could paint something simple, something elegant. Like the Statue of Liberty. Is that too much to ask?” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her posts sounded too academic, too much like him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

So by the time I found the address the girl in Peking gave me, I knew not to expect too much. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you don’t mind too much about me and Dallas being in Ruby Holler?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, except Grandma don’t really seem like she play too much,” Genie replied. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘You make that clearer with every word you say. It has got far too much hold on you. Let it go! And then you can go yourself, and be free.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tumult of horse and weapon made too much noise for voices to have been heard. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I would have tried my hand on the lathes and shapers, but the machinists were having none of that—this work required too much precision for my clumsy teenage hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had sailed too far and lost too much for Victarion to turn west without his prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t even like to think about it too much. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Too many complaints, and too much talk of the gold he was owed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I would have said you should come and help me in my business, but no, you are too soft, you speak too much English. I need somebody with gra-gra,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The wild delirium she felt might have been lack of sleep combined with too much coffee. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I drank too much last night and gave myself a stomachache. I want to see this tremendous head wound of yours. Are you going to have a scar?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wore too much eyeliner then, at age thirteen, and now, at eighteen, she wears so much black under her eyes, she looks like a slutty linebacker raccoon. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We can’t go walking around in the middle of the night with a shopping cart. It will make too much noise. Also, it will look stupid.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Pregnancy made her feel too much like an animal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He knows that I know too much, and that I must not live, lest I be dangerous to him; my only chance is to prolong my opportunities. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her time she whiled away riding plump thoroughbred horses, playing bridge and solitaire and Scrabble, and drinking too much champagne or beer or whatever else happened to be around and open at the time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some word formations are just too much for us to get our tongues around. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I read too much Dickens over the holidays. Scrooge, Marley, Tiny Tim.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

It might be because it reminds me too much of my father. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But a woman’s income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do not want to date /W-earning women, but once a woman starts earning too much, they seem to be scared off. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Never have they uttered a single word about the burden we must be, never have they complained that we’re too much trouble. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“We won't quarrel, baby. I love you too much. But don’t be a fool.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

No matter how hopeless I know it is, I like it too much to “extract” myself from “the toxic circumstances.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was too much like showing off to accept such a lavish present in front of Ricky, whose car cost less than my monthly allowance at age twelve. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Sure! Mom never lets me eat this stuff. She says there’s too much sugar.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lee knew that he was worrying too much, recognized it, put a stop to it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carla is also always asking about my diary, but it still hurts too much to read it over by myself, much less share it with somebody else. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Richard laughed too, but not loudly, because there was still too much pepper in his mouth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I still had too much time to go looking for Jess and Angela yet, and I definitely needed to get my mood in hand before I met back up with them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

All I wanted to do was pass through without being asked too many questions, without bringing too much attention to myself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The lady smiled and said, “If there is too much order, I will think I have caused a lot of trouble for everyone.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t too much traffic on Broadway that day, so he took the lane, drifting downhill smoothly, the wind cooling his face and passing through the air holes in his helmet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She did not want to hear or know too much then. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All three women knew that if too much heavy ice formed on the wings, the plane would become impossible to control. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The bar was next to the heart and by midnight when the band broke out again with "Happy Birthday, Poppy," everyone had had too much to eat and drink. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, lucky for you she’s not on the radio too much anymore.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But you do care too much about what people think of you,” she said, somewhat seriously. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But there was none too much, for threshers work hard and get very hungry. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked embarrassed and he put one finger to his lips again, as if he had just said too much. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to think too much about blame, though, because it would remind him of Master and Olanna during those weeks before Baby’s birth, weeks he preferred to forget. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Birdie liked people, liked when they did embarrassing things like talk too much when they were nervous, or act shy because they didn’t know how to hide it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’m freaking out too much to write anything else. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That will not do for a compliment to Darcy, Caroline,” cried her brother, “because he does not write with ease. He studies too much for words of four syllables. Do not you, Darcy?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But Harlan had always considered himself too much a gentleman to take up arms against a little old lady. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a time when he needs all his intelligence and energy to complete the second half of the perfect assassination, he is in too much pain to think straight. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tried to do too much too quickly, it seemed, and had run straight into a wall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I think your problem is you have too much spare time.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The magic was dusty and brittle, and if she put too much pressure on it, it would snap. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We had too much history, the three of us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The curiosity is too much not to ask. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was all too much, and he was alone. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In his last year at Princeton he read too much and took to wearing spectacles. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sister Martha kept them unlocked on purpose: she had no tools worth stealing, she said, and it was too much trouble to fiddle with a key all the time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Matt sneezed from all the dust in the closet, but Felicia was making too much noise to hear him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got into a huge argument, and he admitted that there'd been too much buildup to consummating our relationship. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

My bullet wound still burns and my ribs ache something fierce, but this time I'm strong enough to sit up without too much trouble. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She figured that Charles and Andrew had probably missed something important in the foreign languages room because they’d spent too much time talking to “these awesome mannequins” that told them all about their “American heritage.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He speculated that there was too much shade from the trees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried turning my head to look at him, but the pain was too much and I lay still. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She looks tired but pretty in a way that doesn’t call too much attention to itself, in a way that doesn’t say, “Hey, hey, look at me!” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Celia said the excitement had been too much for someone who was 140 years old. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No idea. This is Bijan’s train of thought. I haven’t seen any of them—too much violence for my moviegoing sensibilities. Now let’s hear a word from our sponsor, Zombie Killers Part Six.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The boy tried to carry too much and when they stopped to rest he’d take part of his load and put it with his own. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t needed to fight, or even to talk too much. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But lest anyone— and particularly the sophomores themselves—read too much into it, Ul-brickson put the boat far down the list that generally signified a crew’s status in the program. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“When I left, I never gave it too much thought. Now I think of it a great deal.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I see him. He is in a cave, sitting on a little step above the water. He is hungry and a little cold, but he has learned now not to complain too much.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the combined strength of the Keepers was way too much, forcing the condemned boy closer and closer to the edge of the Glade, just as the right wall was almost there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He had avoided the genetic predisposition many True Persians had toward using too much cologne. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But how to explain that to Cady, without having to explain too much? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

So I guess the humiliation of being stuck in the back row mixed with everything else that had happened these past few weeks—it was too much. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not too much of that,” Kvothe cautioned as he stepped into the back room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have to confess, I’ve never thought too much about giving lessons... Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere between the television saying "I thought you died in the car crash" and "I love you too much to let you marry him," I heard a key being pushed into the deadbolt. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I study my French and try not to bother him too much while he prepares the next day’s lessons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, there was just too much life to be living—making new friends, fighting with my brothers and sisters, wondering if I’d ever make it onto the football team, and getting into mischief. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I didn' t want Tracy—that' s my granddaughter—missing too much school. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel had said that Tom always took too much on his plate, whether it was beans or women. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t remember too much of that ’cause we were little. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But too much has happened for me to cry now. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You kids just would not stop and you, Loung, always start these fights. You get on my nerves too much.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As their stay at Grand Isle drew near its close, she felt that she could not give too much time to a diversion which afforded her the only pleasurable moments that she knew. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stubborn pride kept me from calling him back right away to apologize, and now it seemed like too much time had passed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not even thinking about Ainsley or the Excelsior Award, because I’m having too much fun thinking about all those rescue dogs making dozens of Mrs. Gilberts happy. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He thinks the hearing aids will get noticed too much. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to leave you, but I love you too much to stay.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He took off his sneakers so he would not make too much noise walking around. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tried to be cool but he smiled too much to be cool. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The only problem was that Betsy didn’t seem to want to talk to me too much anymore. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, he agrees there is reason to be wary of too much television viewing, largely in light of the opportunity costs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I turned off my light and tried to sleep, but the noise was too much. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that lady had been watching too much TV, and only thought she had a good plan. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I would end up paying too much for a dress I didn’t even like that much. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He answered carefully, not wanting to reveal too much of himself, she thought, until he was sure who she was. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He takes too much air through his nose, and it makes his nostrils flare. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was too raw, too real, too much. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It was because I thought too much, lived too much in the mind. It was hard to make decisions. I felt immobilized.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This didn’t matter too much if you were using the telescope to identify a ship at sea, but it was a major bugbear for the accurate work required in astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I think he put too much brainpower in it. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Much blood— too much blood—has been shed in this terrible conflict. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before, she might have laughed dismissively, and told her mother that she did not at all feel like a flower, but now she was too tired, it felt too much of an effort. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was almost too much excitement to bear. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The bounced checks were a result of too much money juggling. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

There was a little too much fog around the house for my comfort as we pulled into the driveway and my mother carefully helped Aunt Julia out of the car and into the house. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jack said that it could be fixed without too much trouble. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He thought about texting Lydia but it seemed like too much work. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I’m entirely on the bridge, trying not to move too much. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He would counsel me on the female graces, as he understood them, on the need to conceal certain parts of the body, on the gaudiness of smiling too much. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I barely see him. And it costs too much to fly out there very often.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You know what? You've been working awfully hard. Probably reading too much. You should take a long walk along the river. Have a nice relaxing, restful...” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Someone shouts, “Enough!” and I think too much and nothing at all. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was too much nervous energy compacted into too small a container. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And probably, one day, my guard would relax too much, I’d get old and slow and distracted, and I would die his death. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the hospital that Wednesday night, or maybe it was into Thursday morning already, I was enjoying the painkillers too much to open my eyes, but I heard Detective Barrone just fine. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, drinking was number one on her don’t list, and if my stepfather drank too much, she’d scream at him on the way home. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’ve already missed way too much school, so I tough it out, convincing myself that it’s important to stay. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

‘Poor old Bill! Wolves and snakes! But the snakes were too much for him. I had to choose, Mr. Frodo. I had to come with you.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Isaac gave Alice a look that said very clearly, You talk too much. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z