He would simply pick four or five of the Owsla and take them out to look for trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That will be enough, boys. There will be no more talk of war or the troubles leadin’ to war at this table tonight. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And surely, two people who have caused the Capitol so much trouble can think of a way to get Peeta home alive. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"If you do not believe in gods—" "—why trouble with this new one?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That day, we found Roosevelt University with no trouble and made our way up to what seemed like an enormous, echoing hall where the recital would take place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. My parents had their troubles, but they taught me to read and write and count.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is just asking for trouble,” the sheriff said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem that you describe is one, among so many others, that has troubled both my waking thoughts and those that intrude upon my sleep. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, who better to read about embarking on travel and escaping trouble than Cool Papa, who had sailed the seas as a navy man, and traveled the road, both home and abroad, as a bluesman? Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to give you my number at the office. Call me if you ever run into trouble, alright?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mom was wrong about Styx being a handful of trouble. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And the big trouble, obviously, was that we were only one among the many voices of black discontent on every busy Harlem comer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was awake, I usually pretended to be asleep so as not to get in trouble. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After we crossed the swamp, the real trouble started, because the rebels began shooting their guns at people instead of shooting into the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like to take a partner without money. I could lend you the money, but there’s only trouble in that.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked if there was ever trouble despite all the precautions. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man’s feet were bare, but the sharp stones and pebbles did not trouble him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

So I said, “Do not worry about me, good Elnora. My troubles here will soon end.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was the most troubling argument in Greece: Zeno had proved the impossible. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help thinking that maybe Padre de Jesus or Brother Daniel or one of the others would have an answer for me now about what was required during these troubled times. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mack and the boys seemed to be the node of trouble. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m right here,” contended Doc Daneeka, in a strange and troubled voice, darting an anxious look at Sergeant Knight. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It troubled me, but I said nothing about it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Practitioners of medicine and the analysts will be in trouble if they are not kept separate. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew the bag was trouble all along. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They looked troubled and hurriedly shut down whatever they’d been looking at. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

So, as much as she wanted to talk to him about the wheat, she didn’t want to trouble him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Despite these troubles, the Klan never completely disappeared, or at least not for long, from 1915 on. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice had taken on anxiety; behind the relief which she could not hide, I sensed her troubled uneasy mind moving from doubt to doubt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He intended the next word to be “Hallelujah!” but certain words gave him trouble. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And it wasn't that he had trouble putting words together. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can feel all the list of things I’m going to get in trouble for, mounting and stacking up, right on top of my head. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And Char was hundreds of miles away and mustn’t know of my troubles anyway. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I could try to use the methods Samantha taught me, but that seems more trouble than it’s worth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

The Chief will hear of it, and we’ll all be in trouble.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long before I knew we were in trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You do this, or you get in deeper, much deeper trouble—do you understand? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Even her brother told her, “The child belongs by law to the father and it is your place to submit. If you make any more trouble about it we’ll send you back to the asylum.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I have to hide the fuzzies and the card or else I will be in big trouble for lying. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Their initial time together had not been easy, and L.V. made many trips to the elementary school, where Boobie would get in trouble for fighting or talking back to teachers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also wrote about getting in trouble with my parents, and how Mom admitted she’d thrown away his past letters. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The trouble came when you tried to move. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked surprisingly plain, with mousy brown hair, tan skin, and average height, though Celaena had trouble not staring at his scar-flecked mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Zakariyya had been in and out of trouble with the law since he got out of jail, with various charges for assault and drunk and disorderly conduct. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

All but one person warned her not to cause trouble. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom was already giving me troubled looks when I needed to put my portable oxygen on just to pack. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I almost wished he had resisted more, caused me some trouble—I didn’t enjoy his servility. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to be in so much trouble!” she wailed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I caught me a few winks about a hour ago. Juju didn’t even miss me. If she did, I would be in real trouble. She says she don’t pay me to sleep.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was already well ahead with his fly business; and he had just started in the spider line also; so he had not been of any trouble to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you going to his house. It will only cause trouble.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, if you look at the stars long enough, they sort of shrink your troubles down to size.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have trouble remembering the details of her illness because she and my father kept it from me until they couldn’t hide it any longer. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I’m older and I’ve taken the trouble to get to know her, mostly through my aunts and uncles, I know she was none of those things. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I have to come. Who’s going to get you out of trouble?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said there was no call for them redcoats to shoot that highwayman, they are responsible for half the troubles of the world and they never had any pity on the Irish, either. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m guessing this isn’t the first time his little sister has caused so much trouble. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was disturbed to find that his hind leg was troubling him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some sort of a foreign accent there, something harsh and guttural, and she seemed to have trouble pronouncing the letter w. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The women sniff and pull their shawls about them, they have their own troubles. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But she didn’t hit him, right? I don’t want her to get in trouble because of me.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Nobody’s going to do what you say anymore, you know. Nobody wants to get in trouble,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At work he has his usual frustrations, and he is having trouble finding a place to hold the exhibition of Vincent’s work. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He fall in my nest when he was very young, very troubled. He have no one.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

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

I mean Gryffindor rooms are all well and good but the trouble with red is—it is said to send you a little mad—not that I’m casting aspersions . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

When he’d toweled off and turned around again, he seemed to have decided it was a lot less trouble to trust me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“At least I’m not in as much trouble as the baboon,” Nhamo said to Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So you've come back, have you? High time. That son of a scoundrel will be troubled to see the face of a Das again." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My grandparents can get into trouble as easily as a fly can land on a watermelon. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I can never repent it, though we hated to kill. Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made men the instrument of his punishment.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Privately I thought, Well, and what if we gave in to our troubles at every step! Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was keenly aware of his pinned-up sleeve, and troubled because it troubled other people. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I have no intention of causing trouble on the floor.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“TOM are the one who has trouble catching her breath,” said Yente the Cossack. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once, the music coming from the other side of our wall was festive and hopeful, with only one or two songs blaming women for men’s troubles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Only trouble is, I got just one bucket of herring. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have more trouble with the Klein bottle than the Mobius strip, probably because it’s a bottle, and I can’t think of a bottle that isn’t intended to contain something. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the holidays were only half the trouble. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dear Nettie, Well, you know wherever there’s a man, there’s trouble. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All I wanted was to be quiet, do my work, and not get in trouble at this school. I was invisible, and I was fine with that until you came along.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Kilrain brought some hardtack and bacon and he ate with obvious hunger, but his teeth were bad; he had trouble chewing the hardtack. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That man who caused the trouble in the store a while ago lives out west of Rose Hill— that’s on your road home, isn’t it?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t of been much trouble for Mama; all Grandpa ever wanted in the morning was four cups of coffee and some yeast bread, toasted hard and dipped in boiling water and then buttered. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The town roads have been plowed, so we have no trouble crossing Chokecherry. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He’d lived in New Orleans on and off for years so I knew we would do all right and stay out of trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoot, I had so many troubles that line was liable to fall right over. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“The trouble with you, Homer, is that you don’t know who your real friends are. When the company gets into trouble, it’ll throw you out like a dead mouse.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing she said was all that funny, but her trying hard to make me forget my troubles felt fine. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In so far as he had time to remember it, he was not troubled by the fact that every word he murmured into the speakwrite, every stroke of his ink pencil, was a deliberate lie. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I just want to talk to him. He ain’t in no trouble.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You listen to your daddy, Ben. Just do what he says, and you won’t get into trouble. All of you children do that. You hear Mamaw.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It frightened me and made me think a lot about how, if I got into trouble with white people, the folks I counted on most in my life for protection couldn’t help me at all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have trouble holding on to it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I can't stand looking at the other guy's face, is my trouble. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When asked to explain why her white co-workers and supervisors would have trouble understanding her brother’s incarceration, Ruth explained that it was not just incarceration but “everything”—everything related to race. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had trouble even telling himself; he got straight A’s, he put on a face. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had not helped matters that he had come during the time of the troubles, when the demons had roared through the Tang people’s town claiming the Tang people took jobs away from them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

No music I’d played all last year, including over the summer with Emerson, had given me any trouble. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mother began to bump into things, into table edges as if she forgot her stomach contained a baby, as if she were headed for trouble instead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other, and the guard’s dark brown eyes were troubled. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robert Finch was filled up with trouble from his dirty boots to the brim of his scraggly hat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I find out that you have been disrespectful to Mrs. Granger or any other teacher at school, then you really will be in big trouble.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that he is single doesn’t worry him, and yet he is conscious of the degree to which it troubles his mother. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy wanted to go after her and apologize for getting her into trouble, but Layla called her name and waved her over. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“When I left her, she was in trouble.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Early on, his fear was that Eric was troubled and anxious about not finding work. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured my clothesline full of troubles and saw myself pinning on another one. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was such a relief to be able to say what I felt, even in writing, without worrying that I might get myself or someone else into trouble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know what you're planning, now that you have my alibi witness’s name, but I hope you don't get yourself into any trouble. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

After all my troubles, wasn’t it my right to expect some reward in the form of knowledge or revelation? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Then I have a way you can help him avoid trouble and keep his runway,” he barked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me, one of those you’re not in trouble yet but you will be soon smiles that teachers love to give. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She pushed her way out of the crowd dropping a loaf which she had trouble picking up as there was no room to stoop over in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eliza wouldn’t go. She has family here and would have wanted to help. You know Eliza would never run from trouble.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one trouble with his new quarters. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The van driver is inside the shop having tea and a bun with Kathleen and it’s no trouble for me to help myself to a loaf of bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had come prepared to admire the grand achievement of Burnham’s army of workers but instead found himself troubled by what he saw in the stark frozen landscape. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Frog was in trouble, still in bad trouble even though the storm was gone. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you should take that off? So you don’t get into trouble?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I always try to do the right things. My mother always taught me to be nice to people because she said that way you won’t get into trouble and you’ll always have lots of friends.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I could sell it myself and save a heck of a lot of money and trouble.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Some have been in trouble with the law, have family disputes, or are just alone and have no one to turn to. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And here you got me worrying myself sick about you running away and getting in trouble over me, and you would’ve run off anyway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want men troubles comin’ in our direction. meeting tomorrow. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Like most people, he avoided anything that might cause trouble. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At other times spraying, while reasonably effective against the target insect, has let loose a whole Pandora’s box of destructive pests that had never previously been abundant enough to cause trouble. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But their conversation troubled her, as well, because it reminded her of whatshe had lost. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The American war effort had made Johnson’s Great Society a myth, King said, and had created a “troubled and confused society.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I am in enough trouble as it is. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever he did, Ranofer feared he might overdo it; then the gods alone knew what trouble would descend upon them both. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

If I got into trouble and really needed protection, it would probably be the network of phone calls initiated by Reverend Young that would set off a rescue and construct a web of safety. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble is that trout are not hungry when most people have time to fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And no, I’m not in trouble. He yelled at me, I apologized . .. that’s it.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s no trouble for me,” Mrs. Moss said deferentially. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They had no trouble finding Lawrence’s 18-centimeter protons, but only in the lighter elements lithium and beryllium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The trouble would be finding a way to eavesdrop on his office. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“As if I ain’t carrying enough trouble, you got to be from New York.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I was doing was telling the truth, and nothing I said was going to get me into further trouble. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"You know you in trouble, right? I mean, grounded. Big-time. We'll talk about it tomorrow," she said, her voice suddenly calm. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But then the auction would have been over before I got back, and I should have had even more trouble than I did. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a grim prospect for the Catholic Church, especially since it was beginning to have trouble with its subjects on even its own world. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I sure hope they don't ever decide to hang around here again. I'll really be in trouble. 34 • Jesus.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered to let me bathe, but seeing how much trouble it was to haul the water, I declined. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is something that has been troubling me for some time.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “If ever it transpires that I am in trouble, I shall indeed send for you.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I figured it would save me the trouble of having to cook for myself, so I accepted. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

None of them was hungry and one by one they settled down into a troubled sleep. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He learns quick and never got into trouble with the other kids. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was April’s imagination that made trouble when they got to the fence; because if she hadn’t been imagining she wouldn’t have been so nervous. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gotham maintained to me that if there was any trouble, pulling the radio’s emergency pin would be the wrong response, because “we take care of matters by ourselves here.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to point this out to Ron, but Ron was having trouble with his wand again; large purple bubbles were blossoming out of the end, and he wasn’t much interested in anything else. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But these days I have trouble getting through to people. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘It isn’t natural, and trouble will come of it!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“He’s had more than his share of trouble,” mused Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My chest feels tight, like I’m having trouble breathing. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Small trouble to me,” she said dismissively as she stood up and brushed off her knees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If God’s power was so great, why were their fives so troubled? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Although I accepted her thanks graciously and felt good about it in the moment, I had trouble sleeping that night. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Pappachi, for his part, was having trouble coping with the ignominy of retirement. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It keeps him out of trouble to keep him at the stove.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I believe they went to the trouble of putting an extra amount of garlic into our food; and I can’t abide garlic. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

His shoulders are tense, and I can tell he's troubled. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it troubles me more when people welcome those from an opposing team. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t she thought instantly that the matchstick-eater looked like someone with the word trouble written all over him in red? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You said you would work with me to get me out of trouble,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve never been in any kind of trouble here before, but you’re suddenly in danger of failing everything across the board. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite their size, Ranzi had trouble getting people to pay attention. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“When trouble calls”—Duke arched his left eyebrow heroically—“it’s Dog Squad to the rescue!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A Security officer throws a loaf of bread at the louder ones for their trouble. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘All I hope is that those murdering devils do not come to this House and trouble the sick.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He thought about calling out but knew that this would only cause more trouble. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sleep pulled him back down into its embrace, with no intention of comforting his troubled mind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

If Julius Caesar came back from the dead, he would’ve had no trouble recognizing Reyna’s troops as worthy soldiers of Rome. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They have trouble understanding his French because of his Dutch accent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“The engine started right up, sheriff? When you went to start it you had no trouble?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I try to return the favor but am having some trouble focusing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They’re doing more errands for us now and showing more of an interest in our troubles, though we certainly shouldn’t bother them with our woes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At some point they got themselves into some kind of trouble, documented only obscurely in Chuck Day’s journal: “Talked ourselves out of a coupla places... cops, etc.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You needn’t trouble yourself. He’s only a librarian.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was interested in David Hull’s troubles and I could see that Andrea wanted to talk about them, but right now I was more interested in the bathroom situation. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in their white sleeveless gowns and laced sandals, they had no trouble navigating the rocky path. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be in terrible trouble if you tell on us,” she said in as pitiful a voice as she could manage. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling must be somewhat similar in the military among troops about to be dispatched to faraway trouble spots: Some of us are going to get hurt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’d be trouble for arriving late to dinner, especially since I was so filthy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I had trouble following her example, with Grover snoring and an albino lion staring hungrily at me, but eventually I closed my eyes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

An admirable outcome, were this world one Fastness of the Handdara, but alas we must walk forward troubling the new snow, proving and disproving, asking and answering. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was my first glimpse of the trouble Ambrose could make for a person like me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You know who told me about the girl being in trouble and where she lived and all?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her reaction was even more troubling than he anticipated: she didn’t seem surprised. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“And with their one god Muslims are always causing troubles and provoking riots. The proof of how bad Islam is, is how uncivilized Muslims are,” pronounced the pandit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me a long moment, and very simply, she said, “I know you want to stay out of trouble, and I respect that.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The trouble is: Are there ghosts, Piggy? Or beasts?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His mother answered the phone, and I could tell there was some trouble over there. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“They sent two units after you. Did you run into any trouble?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He said he had stopped writing to her, so she wouldn’t have any trouble. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You know anything about that, son?" she said in that weird way that means I'm already in trouble. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I can answer your question,” said Fitzwilliam, “without applying to him. It is because he will not give himself the trouble.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Oh, maybe I’m just thinking up trouble, I told myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burning dead children had ceased to trouble Jon Snow; live ones were another matter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The trouble with miracles is, they don’t last long.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I hope you got something useful after all that trouble.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s probably in there talking to some kid about respect and kindness, just like he told me when I got in trouble for telling Mrs. Fisher that her breath stank. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

‘I -1 have had a little trouble seeing stuff from a distance lately,’ he admitted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And because he didn’t utter a word about his troubles, his beard began to express silently all the things he wouldn’t allow himself to say. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

By 1600 William Gilbert could complain that intellectuals were expected to navigate ‘so vast an Ocean of Books by which the minds of studious men are troubled and fatigued’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

During those bad troubles, my father’s family traveled north to a small village to stay with relatives. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As if all the troubles in the world were not already upon us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of us stopped to think about how she felt, Miss Lucy herself. We never worried if she’d got into trouble, saying what she did to us. We were so selfish back then.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Is that what troubles you, that some fool might call you craven?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Despite the close proximity and speed of the bats, none of the people had any trouble staying mounted. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t want to get into any trouble. Let’s go see the lions over there instead.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was warned that if anything happened to the package, he would be in big trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘Listen here, white man. It seem to me like you meaning to get me into trouble.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A cloud came over him, and he had a lot of trouble getting the next question out. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Your right flank is in trouble," he says, pointing. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She needs to learn that she can’t carry on this way. I mean, around us it’s one thing, but around some other people, she’s going to get in big trouble.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

So it looked as though I wasn’t going to get in trouble after all. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then, seeing the look of amazement on our faces, she said, turning from one to the other with a troubled look:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The boys among us had no trouble getting past the plain clothes and laying down plans. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Oppenheimer called Richard Feynman into his office, the twenty- six-year-old Feynman must have thought he was in trouble again. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re allowed to take the boat whenever we want. What could we get in trouble for?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every time you say that, we always end up in trouble.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It almost always meant that she anticipated trouble. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Unless she was trying to provoke trouble between us? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Somebody tell me you in trouble with a police. Is that right?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t put you to any trouble...” said Wednesday. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

What if he’d had more activities in his life, more things to keep him out of trouble? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to pay for telling on Castor. You told who sprayed paint on the wall, and Castor got into trouble. Castor doesn’t like getting into trouble.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them knew what to make of the dreams, and they too were troubled, all but one of them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Goldman said that he was a troubled young man looking for a cause to join. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

What had he done, to be delivered out of every trouble? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My troubles with his mother made him afraid of marriage somewhat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why had someone gone to the trouble of covering that dangerous hole? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Give your self up peacefully, and I’ll tell the principal and the teachers that you didn’t give us any trouble, and they’ll take it easy on you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like coming here. Something that’ll get you into trouble. I want to see you pretty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Plus, Rosaleen and I got in trouble downtown, and I knew if I didn’t leave, T. Ray was gonna half kill me, and I was tired of being half killed.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could be very useful to him. If he can get you on his side, the gods wall be in serious trouble.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Lannister paid them back in kind. It was no less than they deserved. I shall not trouble my sleep over it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need your permission to rent a room or do business in the street. Now get away from me or I’ll show you firsthand what sort of trouble my kind can be.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You can save yourself the trouble, Doctor. Everything reminds me of sex.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Your parents trust you to make good decisions. This is hardly the place they expect you to fool around or get in trouble. Just think about how disappointed they are going to be.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand, not even troubling to keep it concealed beneath the Invisibility Cloak, and said, “Stupefy!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For this aspect of their troubled genius Beethoven and his contemporaries had two irresistible fictional role models: Faust and Prometheus. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Ma spit o’er the side and said, “Good riddance. This place wasn’t nothing but trouble from day one. Where we gonna go, Charlie?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Me too. Glad to have you, Julius. I can always fling the oath around your neck if there’s any trouble. What do you say the new place is called?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked from one to the other, sensing trouble. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had enough trouble not saying anything stupid when I wasn’t looped. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Later, as Stanley sat sprawled across an understuffed chair, he tried to think of a way to tell the Warden where the tube was really found, without getting himself or X-Ray into trouble. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She had herself witnessed a scene whose disclosure could cause trouble. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Ain’t no need for all of us to get in trouble. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t want any books about English officers looking for salmon or books about people shooting each other.There’s enough trouble in the world without reading about people bothering fish and each other. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I doubted very much that he was out half that, but I certainly didn’t want trouble with the constable. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not in trouble. Everything is fine. I just really need to be down there when he gets inside. Okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But both girls have expectations made higher by the trouble they’d had planning outfits for the escapade. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had risked so much to be here, and he’d be in so much trouble. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

These days Leo spent most of his time poking around until he found trouble. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

To make sure that he doesn’t wander off again, or get into any trouble. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t realized until this moment the trouble he was in. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

To make things worse, he was having trouble finishing thoughts and thinking up solutions. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My father got into some trouble—a long time ago—before the Tiger King became emperor.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

That kid could outrun trouble—and he needed to, what with the company he kept. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I find the place with no trouble, delighted that the city and my map are in such perfect agreement, and spend an hour with one of my hosts absorbing cockatiel technology. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, Scoob’s been so indignant over the fact that he was the only person to get in trouble despite not actually cheating, he hasn’t given this part much thought. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He looked in the pool for his reflection, but his breathing troubled the mirror. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Within a few days, we had an informal online counseling service under way, trying to send kids who seemed to be in serious trouble to sympathetic parents or professionals. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, but I would rather you did not mention the subject to her; till the time draws nearer, I do not wish to be giving any body trouble.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

A troubled look came into the guard’s eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“May’s well go on with Shad and save the Lamb the trouble of redemption.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll get in trouble if Mom finds out I let him think the wrong thing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bedding was stuffed with straw instead of feathers, but she had no trouble falling asleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In his present trouble I hope it will not overcome him—& the noble newspaper trust. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Next season, we might be going to Paris! Seems something very suspicious is going on at the top of the Eiffel Tower that could spell trouble.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was confused about exactly what trouble he had in mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was sure the Gran would ask Valley if she was okay or if there were troubles at home. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She felt jumpy—anxious for the night, hopeful that no fiery disturbances would mar the darkness this time, and worried that her mother would find out she’d gotten in trouble at school. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I will not be the person she calls when she’s in trouble. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She reminded Park of a scarecrow or one of the trouble dolls his mom kept on her dresser. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

That was the rule that you never mixed up troubles at home with life at school. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

But two of the Pe-2s had engine trouble and stopped for repairs along the way. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He said to a little group of his assistants that he wasn’t going to talk about his personal troubles, “I don’t want that to be the reason for anyone to come to hear me.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She broke away to take Tippy home, to let me walk Feather the rest of the way around the block, and turned back to say, “Don’t get into any trouble around the neighborhood, Nate.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nobody wanted trouble, nobody wanted to make trouble, nobody wanted a showdown. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you would have used the pendant if you’d gotten into any real trouble. Self-preservation being your one skill.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That is a tougher trouble than my troubles. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I know I’m just a trouble and a burden to you,” she says, crying on the pillow. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused by all the moving and was having trouble with the classwork, but she would never help me out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually I understood this would only lead us to more trouble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Its weight, shape, and material are so different from a revolver that I have no trouble holding it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

His flesh could sense the steel that enveloped it was in a kind of trouble, an augmented desperation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was also wide in the hips and her knees gave her trouble all the time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“If there’s any trouble, get out of it,” he said, “and take as many as you can with you.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A chunk of rock crumbled in her hand, and she had trouble finding footholds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Or like last year when Dr. King spent a few months in town “stirring up trouble,” as the white folks liked to say. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Alys was troubled by this, for she knew by now that the girl was clever, and filled with knowledge of many things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a lot of trouble just for an Indian; maybe it would be too much trouble, and they would let him go. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our lawyers, who were based in Johannesburg, had trouble seeing us in prison and were unable to prepare our case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take off before Matthias and I get back, then you just decide to expand your search and leave Nina thinking you’re in trouble?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This was especially troubling for the Nurturers, like Father, who felt they had failed somehow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Long’s you two can stay out of trouble”—she grabbed the eel’s skin at the neck and pulled it all the way off—“I imagine you’re safe enough.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his death their troubles came to an end. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to dwindle again to an old grey man, bent and troubled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Despite his appearance, the child had no trouble in identifying him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she waited, the conversations with Shay in her head came back again, but they weren’t so troubling here. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There are opportunities in every circumstance—even a circumstance as complex and troubling as the one around me...but as I take everything in, I’m finding it hard to see any opportunity whatsoever. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At least he would never have trouble remembering which fish dude was which. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to be so much trouble so soon, sir.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, there’s been trouble, you know,” said Chervil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m the law around here. I didn’t like you before, and I like you even less now that I know you’re only here to make trouble for this decent little town.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She looks troubled, but she lets me go. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“So the trouble you kids got into with Billy Deel was actually a blessing in disguise,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But none of those could hold a candle to my troubles, weighing down that clothesline like a sack full of bricks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But her commendation, though costing her some trouble, could by no means satisfy Mr. Collins, and he was very soon obliged to take her ladyship’s praise into his own hands. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said, “I know you’ve been having trouble settling on a scientific question.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that Billy was in abominable taste, supposed that Billy had gone to a lot of silly trouble to costume himself just so. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I assure you, my invention is destined to bring peace to thousands—perhaps even millions—of troubled souls. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And she was now believing it all the harder because of the trouble he had brought upon her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know that we must be in really big trouble. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then they lost their edges altogether and became blurry blankety things that she had a great deal of trouble making any sense out of at all. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He turned to me looking very concerned and troubled. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been on the feedlot at Poky only a few months earlier, yet I had trouble connecting that place to my cheeseburger. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was hard to see how she had caused so much trouble. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even Penelope had to admit that the clothes were well worth the trouble the tailor and Madame LePoint had put them all to. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If they could make me laugh—and it wasn’t easy to hold back—I’d be in even more trouble. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

The two women found themselves teaming up to try to keep Mandela out of trouble. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Pick the boy who caused the least amount of trouble. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was moving but I couldn’t hear her since the tractor was so loud, but I knew why I was in trouble and I could already feel a little blood gathering under my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And soon enough, he was there in his mind, in the place where trails wound through the woods, and where a boy could throw anything he wanted and it wouldn’t get him in trouble. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

In exchange for the list and—if necessary—myself as sacrifice, I have already made Jack and Hoagland agree to keep her clear of any action or trouble. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed ahead, feeling almost at peace, as if here Djel could hear him and ease his troubled mind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If the potential hazards of the chemosterilants are not constantly borne in mind we could easily find ourselves in even worse trouble than that now created by the insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t change direction, but I would just let trouble alone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clicked through to his number and I knew—even as I hesitated, my finger hovering over the call button—I knew that I was only inviting trouble. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We should have reported it, saved ourselves and Mamá a lot of trouble.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Stanley had no trouble falling asleep, but morning came much too quickly. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

All these years teaching and she still doesn’t know that thinking is the trouble with groups. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It depends on the trouble. You are a South American?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Three sprightly figures whirled madly in her head—hours filled with Uncle Jack and Dill dancing to preposterous measures blacked out the coming of tomorrow with tomorrow’s troubles. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

In the interest of survival, the smart move was to stay on the fringe, stay out of trouble. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If Gottman observes one or both partners in a marriage showing contempt toward the other, he considers it the single most important sign that the marriage is in trouble. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But in the days of Bilbo, and of Frodo his heir, they suddenly became, by no wish of their own, both important and renowned, and troubled the counsels of the Wise and the Great. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that if the two halves were not aligned exactly, it would snap forward but would not lock, and then it would have to be recocked—a two-handed operation. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear you had some trouble today at school.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not angry. I just tell you, baby, for your own good. To save you trouble.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen storm troubles in New Orleans, too—flooding, a fallen tree, a roof blown off. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I have no trouble with the Irish, as long as you stay out of trouble,” he told us in his booming voice. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I won’t go looking for trouble. I usually don’t have to.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, one tends to avoid him, for the universal characteristic of children is to assume that they have a monopoly on trouble, and therefore a monopoly on you. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“John dragged me to some high school party. Our dad’s out of town, and John’s supposed to be watching me. He’s gonna get so in trouble when I tell on him.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As I pondered it, Ma called me out of the blue, smelling trouble. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald smiled at her and left, dribbling his basketball, wishing he could bounce all of his fears and troubles away. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Hugo as their champion, she could not picture anything giving them much trouble. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly, Jenna, but I think your friend might be right. All I know for sure is that he’s trouble.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Shortly before he met McCandless, however, one of his talents had got him in trouble with the law. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble with record breaking is that it can lead to Narrow Squeaks, and while we were still in California we had our first one. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he huffed, “Man, you gonna get us in so much trouble.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to get in trouble.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still, after talking to Papa and Uncle Henry, I decided I would do the right thing every day and leave trouble alone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only thing it’s good for then is to boil down and sell to factories to put in chewing tobacco. But it’s not worth the trouble.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, everyone has troubles. Minerva and I went through our own rough times. The important thing is to use a crisis like this to grow closer. Isn’t that so, mi amor?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not if I don’t open my mouth. I don’t think he want nothing but to make sure I don’t get him in trouble. I think if we don’t say nothin’, then we’s safe.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Grandma caught a chill the night we had the trouble in the house in Roden Lane and the chill turned into pneumonia. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You know, sweetheart,” Mrs. Reilly said to the young man, “me and my boy was in trouble today. The police tried to arress him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked very slowly and sometimes had trouble finding the right word, and the first impression of him around that gay and courtly camp was that he was rather dull-witted and not much fun. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Believe me, if I’d known it was going to cause all this trouble I wouldn’t have listened to that redheaded girl.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He watched himself carefully and in the dim light recorded, “The sensation of fear is accompanied by troubled beating of heart, sweat, trembling of muscles.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid to open my mouth because sometimes things just come out that get me in more trouble. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But that ain’t going to matter if she thinks Jackson is in trouble and I had something to do with it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Thus, when Mr. Sharpe announced his visit to the garret where I played, I was deeply troubled, foreseeing that even this species of expression might be withdrawn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My trouble, to be quite candid, is a lack of confidence in myself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, we figure the Titan’s army will have trouble getting up the elevator. They’ll have to go up a few at a time. And the giants won’t be able to fit at all.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“No hands on your ears during lessons, okay? As it is, you have trouble enough.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The enterprise had been interesting, but not that interesting; and besides, it was a good deal of trouble. You don’t know how many times you almost stumbled on us.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Do I look like I'm getting into trouble, man?!" Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t want you to have gone to all that trouble for nothing.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If the government did not give its people opportunities, he warned, there would be trouble. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

This question had troubled me since I was old enough to think about it. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Did she have . . . trouble breathing ... in the boxcar?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble was, the books we had at Hailsham weren’t at all helpful. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For them, the only way to explain the recent troubles was to roll out the old Southern chestnut about trouble-causing outsiders. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but we were teenagers. We were all emotions and roller coasters and secrets and trouble.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Billy was having trouble keeping his mouthpiece in. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His black hair, over which he couldn’t trouble as much anymore, grew long and lanky, so that it often covered his eyes, making him look younger. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My brothers knew not to hit me or my little sister because if they did, they could expect to be in a lot of trouble. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know the trouble he was walking into. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Beginning with that day when Goblin had tumbled Lieutenant Stranger in the mud, Johnny had no more trouble with the British stable boys. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s married to my sister Mary—and— why he’s a free man. What’s the trouble?” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a telling me something else. In the next valley there’s a village by a lake where the folk are troubled by a ghost.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Either that, or she was sure that Noodles wouldn't allow it, or I would lose my nuts and steer clear of trouble. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

This is exactly the reason why wherever people who are anything but white live in this world today, the white man’s governments are finding themselves in deeper and deeper trouble and peril. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geels and the Black Tips had been making trouble for the Dregs all year, encroaching on Fifth Harbor, picking off pigeons that weren’t rightfully theirs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Get into trouble. Get out of trouble again. Visit jungles and volcanoes and deserts and islands. And people. I want to meet an awful lot of people.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

"Max, I really don't want to get you in trouble. They're probably already wondering where you are." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If Camp Jupiter was in such bad trouble, he could only guess what Camp Half-Blood must be facing without him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Small boys can be very comradely when a member of their community has got into trouble, and even more so when they feel an injustice has been done. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Sleeper is gone, but not defeated. Who knows what kind of trouble he’s getting up to?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s the trouble,” said Dandelion, panting and rolling the whites of his eyes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We running, Clippinger ordered still that we affix our bayonets, which I did with trouble, the metal slick with rain, my fingers skirret-stiff with fear—and we found our van overtaken by the brutes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’d have kissed you just so we wouldn’t get in trouble.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care what you boys do. Just stay off my floor and keep the noise down, and none of us will get into trouble. Correct?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe she knew that I wouldn't have been able to focus in class, probably resulting in me getting in trouble for finally letting one of them fake hair flippers have it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The following night at dinner, as Tiller passed him a bowl of spaghetti, Dallas said, “You two sure go to a lot of trouble cooking.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Micah and I saw a flickering light in the stacks and we went to see if someone was having trouble with their lamp. We found him near the southeast stairwell with this.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, she’s the only one I have trouble with. She’s wily, that one. Always does her own thing, never roosts with the others. She gave me these.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“In spite of our troubles and losing sleep the whole party was in good spirits, for, at last, we had exchanged inaction for action,” Worsley remembered. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Some trouble he got into when he was thirteen years old,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that Rachel would have no trouble getting in. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

As things would turn out, though, there would be a lot more of both time and trouble before we were all in one room again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who would go to the trouble of writing things like that? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had the best time. Honestly, it was no trouble. The chocolates? They were perfect. Just perfect. I told Scarlett to tell you, any time you want a good dinner, you just let me know.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. One look at you and there won’t be any trouble.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No one realizes how much trouble we go through to make them,” she complained. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You asked for trouble when your terrorists attacked us.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

They must be good at escaping trouble, if some of them have been around for as long as four billion years. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of men who got out of prison—whether they were truly guilty or not—had trouble finding jobs. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said slowly, “and I’m not sure why. I think she’s in some kind of trouble, and I don’t want her to think we’ve noticed. Otherwise, we won’t be able to help.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Will it get her in trouble if I mention that she burned a few herself to get rid of them this time? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But by claiming that the Jesuits dealt in fairy tales while he dealt in facts, Galileo was storing up more trouble for himself in Rome. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“So why go to all the trouble to find us?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maisels then said simply, “We have no further mandate and we will consequently not trouble Your Lordships any further,” after which the defense team silently filed out of the synagogue. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what you did, esteemed guest,” Werfel said in Elven, “but if those soldiers see you, we are in trouble.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ally, maybe you can be a waitress when you grow up. But can you read the flavors of ice cream for me? I’m having trouble.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“How touching! My, my! I notice that it’s always me you come to when in trouble. But I’ve never heard of anyone’s heart breaking on my account. Oh, no. Who cares anything about old Templeton?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But in any event Odysseus himself would reach home and although he would find trouble waiting for him, in the end he would prevail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was to minimize the chance of trouble—it was chaos enough to have a gallery full of keeplocks at large. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to go looking for trouble in an airplane,” he noted, blinking his beady, brown, offended eyes myopically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Your mama said you were having a little trouble.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

So Cara said, “Neither. And I’m not in trouble. The newspaper’s not even in trouble, really. It’s just a difference of opinion about what should go into a newspaper made at a school.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

But my brothers begged and pleaded, promising we would cause no trouble, until finally Father brought some common reeds and cut them into thin spokes for us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then she and I would talk about what was troubling me and what I would like. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora had not returned to the railroad station since her arrival, but the day of her deliverance was so vivid she had no trouble finding the road. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought the railroad authority came out because someone was trying to cause trouble for Uncle Al.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The trouble is, as explained in Chapter 7, that the uncertainty principle means that even “empty” space is filled with pairs of virtual particles and antiparticles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the thought was troubling, and Doha began to worry. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

AltaVista led them to an updated map server that warned of major trouble near Salt Lake City. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mundín opens the door, his face so drained and pale that I’m sure the police have somehow tracked me down and my family is in deep trouble. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

‘If this nice friendliness would spread about in Mordor, half our trouble would be over.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mom was like a saint, friendly to everyone in the neighborhood, including the homeless, the troubled, random drifters. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then he caught up with the group, determined not to lag behind, not to complain, not to be any trouble to anyone. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem of God’s not handling things well troubled Lizzie, too. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Although we discussed reporting them to the police, we knew full well that might bring on more trouble. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hospital’s previous building for mental illness had burned down when an inmate set it on fire, so patients were closely watched to make sure they didn’t cause trouble. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If classroom behavior were a determining factor for making the team, Connor, you might be in trouble,” Mr. Dimming says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

However, once I got there, I had a bit of trouble getting plugged in. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now there’s more: mentions of trouble and reasons for not returning to Atlanta. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then we’d really be in trouble, as we were that time. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cease these complaints,” he begged her, “which only trouble us both.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Something big was troubling her enough to stir her far from home. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head thinking of Perilee’s trouble trying to trade in town. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If Stuart had not had plenty of experience on the water, he would have got into serious trouble with it. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was tired, and I hurt, and I didn’t particularly want any more trouble today. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The men...they spoke about trouble they were having in Krakow and Melbourne and Vancouver. That was you, wasn’t it?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Mama asked me if I was in any trouble in school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The Spencers’ crops didn’t do so good last year, so Mr. Spencer was having trouble paying the mortgage in Baltimore County. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that instead of watching him from the wings, as they should have done, the penguins got interested and walked out on the stage again to watch him more closely. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in retrospect, I realize that there were signs pointing to troubled times ahead. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I decided I would live until the greens came to the land, for I was of the opinion that since I had had nothing green for months, that was probably the trouble. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had trouble getting his bearings, but he guessed that was part of Hazel’s plan. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“The third man! R.C. Rydell told me he was going to make trouble.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

August must be having trouble getting her out of her car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Raji listened to my silence for a while and then said, “Something is troubling you.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed healthy enough and she had less trouble climbing stairs than he did lately. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I saw no reason to trouble them with the information,” said Griphook smugly, and now Ted and Dean joined in Gornuk and Dirk’s laughter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“What’s the trouble?” inquired Colonel Kom, moving leisurely across the briefing room with his hands in his pockets and his tan shirt baggy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

If Virgil’s parents think he’s with Kaori and she shows up looking for him, he could get in trouble, especially if he’s off doing something he’s not supposed to be doing. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He sipped the bourbon; the power of it, the authoritative strong taste and scent, had become almost unfamiliar to him and he had trouble swallowing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Though Greek gave him so much trouble, he’d actually studied it far longer than any of the rest of us, since he was twelve, a circumstance about which he perpetually boasted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My sisters and I weren’t supposed to bring trouble in the front door. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“How did you two get down here? You’re in serious trouble now, do you realize that?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

After all, how much trouble could a group of chained and shackled convicts be? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘Then all will be well, and you need neither borrow a horse nor be troubled by one.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She is looking at me waiting, waiting for me to explain it away, to go back in time, to fix it, to give her back her perfect daughter who never gave her a moment’s trouble. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But they can't erase your true nature. I can tell that you sympathize with Ampai and those dark forces moving against me. I'm troubled by this but not surprised. Not at all.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

That Prendergast was a troubled young man was clear; that he might be dangerous seemed impossible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The ground became more broken and walking was more difficult, but Gollum seemed in no way troubled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I thought of all the trouble it would be, having to tie up that Spot heifer, head and feet, twice a day, every day, for maybe a month or more. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some, for sure. Normally we have no trouble filling as many lanterns as we care to carve, but tonight might be an exception.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He never called me Francis, no one but Mom ever did, and then only when I was in trouble. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A man does his time, keeps his nose clean, doesn't get into trouble, and is released when either his sentence runs out or the parole board gives him a date. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"You'll have no trouble finding a husband. Take care of that lovely skin, keep it out of the sun." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That man. Never went before, but now that there’s trouble, he’s determined to attend.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was soon in trouble again, and, over the years, has experienced many vicissitudes. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had pushed out her lower lip slightly, giving her thin face a look of great satisfaction, which troubled Meggie much more than Capricorn’s mother’s usual dark looks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘I hope there are not many more hobbits that have become like this. It would be a worse trouble than all the damage the Men have done.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She need not have troubled with secrecy, for all Our Father noticed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s in trouble, thought Fred, hearing his favorite theme music in his head. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As the chief trouble of Compiling, Digesting and Correcting will fall to my Share, I must do myself the Justice to open the Work with my own History.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia had no trouble whatsoever spending her clothing allowance. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I catch the tail end: “...he might get in trouble.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I always did a good day’s work, didn’t cause no trouble, and there was always a disk waiting for him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the bolts that held the wheels of the King’s chariot, and the victory was Pelops’ with no trouble at all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On hearing his name, Franklin lifted his troubled, regal head from the recesses of the hatchback, and I saw the black-and-white markings of an English setter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That Joey Witter got in trouble for bringing his pet snake into class. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“His car hit me. He took my things. Why am I the one in trouble?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Nevertheless,” said Nathan, “they will be back; for you may be sure they did not take so much trouble only to leave a shell in our midst. Therefore it is well to accept these things.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The stuff doesn’t make a bit of sense to me, either,” said Sticky, “but I don’t have trouble remembering it. I can help you study, Kate.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hope she's able to enjoy it because as misguided as Effie can be, she has a very keen instinct about certain things and must at least suspect we're in trouble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the driver was thinking of taking a left turn on one of the dirt side roads but was having trouble in the low light figuring out which was the correct road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And yet it was for him, for Sonia, that his parents had gone to the trouble of learning these customs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But less than a month before the Coast Guard was due to return Dad’s license, more trouble kicked up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"If two people agree on a signal, they stay in range. Because if one of them doesn't answer, they're in trouble, all right?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He asked her to open her mouth wide and saw that a membrane under her tongue caused the trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You don’t seem troubled by their deaths, Miss Douglas." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He exacerbated his trouble by creating a pseudonym, “Mary Rosh,” to defend his theory in online debates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

‘One trouble after another!’ said Frodo, looking nearly as much alarmed as if Pippin had declared the lane was the slot leading to a dragon’s den. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Berlioz never flinched from reminding whoever would listen of his great troubles and adversities, nor from absorbing those torments in his music, much of which is richly rewarding to listen to. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“This is not an easy visit for me. We are having some trouble at school, and it appears that Nick is in the middle of it.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that when doctors said it wouldn’t hurt, that’s when you knew you were in trouble. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I yank my stockings up from sagging around my feet—the trouble of all fat, short women around the world. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"I built my own boat. If it leaked, I'd be in big trouble." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A doctor and a nurse ran out to find out what the trouble was. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was less troubled by the closeness of his cell walls with the naked light put out, less conscious that he was jailed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, Paul was neither troubled nor troublesome—not a whiner, ever. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy drew me to him somehow when he got himself into more trouble than he could handle. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“By night, or under cover of mist,” said Adam, “a whole army could creep over hill and through forest without being seen. ’Tis from the north and west that we look for trouble. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

"We've had trouble with all of them—" She rolled her eyes to indicate the kind of trouble she meant. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You won’t come back if you talk like that. I thought you were in real trouble.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Mama made this needlepoint sign that says, ‘If all our troubles were hung on a line, you’d choose yours and I’d choose mine.’” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And then the final trouble came to Singer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

At the same time, there were troubles at home. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Beauty returned to her husband full of grief, and noticed he wasn't sad. She discovered he'd troubled the skies over Orléans to lure her back, so she left him." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Momma says it’s just trying to stir up a mess of trouble. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They went to the emergency room, and now I’m going to be in trouble, but I didn’t even do... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the trouble with the AT—it was all one immensely long place, and there was more of it, infinitely more of it, than I could ever conquer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I knew I was going to get in trouble. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Your foot going crazy, Djo. Is not a good idea to move so. I am scared you will lose the IV, Djo. Oh, somebody! Come quick! We have trouble here!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, George, you stay where you are. Reynard, go and see what the trouble is.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to say anything because I didn’t want to get into trouble. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"And get me in trouble for hiding you?" she says in a loud whisper. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still, Beatrice had taken the trouble to go up to London and to buy the books for me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the desegregation battle had ended, he got himself into criminal trouble, reviving a past way of life that he had worked hard to bury. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carried a broom to the privy, to swat the cat if it gave her any trouble. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t want to get in more trouble.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

This was an unexpected solution to my trouble. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

After that it’s kind of hard to count how many warnings I got, because with the trouble I ended up in I must’ve had a zillion of them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This had caused trouble for dozens of places: some had been put off limits by the military; some had lost their state or city licenses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want no trouble,” he said plaintively. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at him like this, she thought, it was hard to believe that he had ever known a troubled moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One of the cops yelled, “You men know you can’t get on this train, just go on back to Shantytown and there won’t be no trouble.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was having trouble deciding what kind of candy I wanted. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Even now there are monsters roaming loose around the netherworld and beyond. They're causing a lot of trouble." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, young lady,” he said when I was done, “you have gotten yourself into a great deal of trouble.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who noticed the man Jack when he was about his business—and he did not like to be noticed—were troubled, or made uncomfortable, or found themselves unaccountably scared. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to give Momma any extra reasons to cause trouble. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We are told that the trouble with Modern Man is that he has been trying to detach himself from nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that practicing it involved certain sacrifices on Ron’s and Hermione’s part. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry,” I said, “for your troubles.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I am a delicate blossom and all that. A woman who goes around wearing a knife is obviously looking for trouble.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rufus had caused her trouble, and now he had been rewarded for it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Says, Don't get into trouble out there, Robert. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

They were only waiting to be dismissed, hoping the children would not abuse them or get them into trouble. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know I’m always here if you need anything. Or if anyone gives you any trouble.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“There will be trouble in Afghanistan,” prophesied the old woman. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Yet it is also true that the very same troubles that loom catastrophically large one day can seem like small potatoes the next, particularly if even worse troubles have popped up to take their place. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Why else would I go to this trouble? Who’d want to do this for the fun of it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

David Greybeard, for example, was a calm chimp who liked to keep out of trouble. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re in big trouble,” Mama said, but she didn’t sound angry. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Maria might have trouble figuring out some stuff, but she’s a real friendly person. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Shackleton also chose Tim McCarthy, one of the seamen who had remained cheerful and steadfast through all their troubles, and who was young and strong. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

What this means, though, is that children are going to have trouble with objects that have two names, or objects that change names. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the man’s real trouble, not the savage and uncanny civilizations he encountered—he kept forgetting what he had. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that coal silk wasn’t as warm as proper fur, no matter how much it was padded out with hollow coal-silk fibers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

If they lingered too long over the front page of the Times or the Post-Intelligencer, though, Seattleites could not avoid seeing harbingers of other troubles to come. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Roman relic or not, the scepter troubled Frank. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When her trouble had come upon her she had not talked about it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had always felt protective of him because of his clumsiness and his knack for getting into trouble. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I went inside and lay down, with the money tied to my body, and at last dozed off into a troubled sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of laughter and comments like “Somebody’s in trouble” from the press, and Peeta dropped my hand and sidestepped away from me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brother got in big trouble, and my sister was given a “serious talk” by my parents about bad influences. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it isn’t morning yet. You must go to bed, and not trouble poor Mamma. Then you can have the little cake with sugar on it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s fun, and he’s no stranger to trouble. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Instead he said, “Did you think of me at all, Nina? Did I trouble your sleep?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was having trouble dragging oxygen into my lungs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Yep, fifteen years. Seen a lot of trouble in fifteen years, but nothing quite like this. ’ Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not trouble. I just wanted to talk to you. Cal, I don’t want to go on at college.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only trouble was, the cold made my nose hurt, and right under my upper lip, where old Stradlater'd laid one on me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The three younger men looked happier at the moment as they seemed to realise the significance of her words; but Van Helsing and I, turning to each other, met each a grave and troubled glance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have gone to all that trouble, Mr. McAllister,” said Miss Love, real formal. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“But they said you were always in trouble. How do you explain that?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had seen trouble beyond compare, but in that moment as we marched along with rain streaming off the ends of our hair, it felt like we were out on a grand adventure together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Park’s two assistants are having trouble keeping up with the line. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Never mind, never mind. I’ll tell you when. I hate that kind of a guy. Look, Lennie, if you get in any kind of trouble, you remember what I told you to do?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope there isn’t any more trouble,” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I got a couple of them after Sherm got all the boys in trouble—I figure that was David Marcel, mad about getting suspended. But they really started coming after someone posted Patrick’s selfie.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

With Rachel, that is a deep-seated sign of trouble. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many young parents had trouble finding affordable child care. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was in trouble, his abdomen distended and his nose and ears hot. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can eat anything I want. I still got all my teeth and my stomach never caused me no trouble.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Go with Jhiqui and find me some clean sand for a bath, and trouble me no more with silly talk." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After checking with four doctors, I discovered that the trouble was up in my neck, where a bony growth on my spine was pushing against my spinal cord. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faced with trouble at home and pressure from abroad, P. W. Botha offered a tepid, halfway measure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some premonition of trouble ahead might have been gained by the failure to control a typhus epidemic in Spain in 1948. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was like flying blind, and not knowing where he was going—just where he had been—troubled him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jerrie, who often hung back in conversations due to her shyness, spoke up with her opinion about the plane, which the Soviets had been having trouble with. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if all this is what she meant, but this was definitely trouble. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was as if White were the one in trouble, not him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Bear must go south! Swear! Witch is troubled! True! Swear! Promise!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The air was full of flying dust and stone particles, part of the trouble lay in keeping one’s eyes open while striking. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked trouble as much as the next kid, but this seemed different. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Running with gangs and carrying a gun can create some problems, but being of a different race can get you into trouble, too, so I figure I might as well be prepared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some men turned their backs when Matt’s troubles were talked about in their presence. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She already knew, I could see, that anything connected with Bodega was trouble. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But I don’t want Daddy in trouble for something he didn’t do. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“She said that the Trepids call Dallas and Florida ‘trouble twins.’ Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They declined to invent the wheel because it looked like nothing but trouble in this mud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He goes, "If you argue with me, I'll get upset and they can tell on the telemetry. Then you'll get in trouble." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to the legal irregularities, I was also unaware of many other troubling aspects of my care. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Pretty low, don’t you think, trying to get me into trouble? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s good to see teachers get in as much trouble as kids do sometimes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I had to be here. I knew Percy was in trouble.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had nothing against the squires, but it troubled him to see Robert surrounded by the queen's kin, waking and sleeping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For as much trouble as it’s caused me, I’m so curious to know what kinds of things I can do with my magic. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They chewed over the rumors that had come into town, most of them troubling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man Jack looked up at the stranger, and it was the man Jack who was troubled. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She could barely move about or speak, but she gathered her strength, and after a long moment she said, “Boy, you’all are gonna get yourselves in a heap of trouble. You know better.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was amazing how calm and good-natured she was, considering the trouble we were in. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Me and my doggie, we be no trouble to you.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you know you weren’t worth the trouble. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She acts like them lunch ladies won’t cause her no trouble. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Spell ‘vegetable,’” he suggested, for it was one that always troubled him at school. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had trouble conjuring up these thoughts, and when I finally ventured into these memories, I became so sad that the bones in my body started to ache. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s bad enough without you lot in trouble an’ all!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then I looked at Howard with his eyebrows knitted together and a look of pure worry on his face and before I knew it, I was spilling those troubles out to him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Ron obviously realized that he’d gotten Harry into trouble, because he hadn’t called again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was that one woman I thought might make trouble, but I managed to get rid of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pippin lay in a dark and troubled dream: it seemed that he could hear his own small voice echoing in black tunnels, calling Frodo, Frodo! The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It would take the worry off. Lyddie and me aim to keep it standing against Papa’s return. Don’t make it trouble for yourself, though.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In those reactionary countries in which the deviates seem to be having some trouble in gaining control, we will send aid to them as rebels to help them in toppling their governments. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone besides himself was in trouble, for at least one of the twins was catching it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The cold troubled her even more than the sounds; even Theodora’s warm robe was useless against the icy little curls of fingers on her back. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I last visited my parents, I had trouble falling asleep, too big for the hills and valleys scooped in the mattress by child-bodies. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked past gangbangers, bums, and street hawkers, who looked at us like they were trying to figure if we were worth the trouble of mugging. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see any signs of trouble,” he said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He knows he’s in trouble when he takes a final step and a feeling like lightning shoots up his leg, but he catches her just as she collapses. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Sometime, I hear people say, “Why does Titid trouble with all these good-for-nothing boys?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeno’s troubling paradox was explained away by banishing infinity and zero from the realm of numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The first signs of trouble surfaced in interactions between the refugees and the Clarkston Police Department in the late 1990s. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Any other beer seller might hide in the forest and cause more trouble. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Kamaswami was upset, if he felt that he had been insulted, or if he was troubled with his business affairs, Siddhartha had always regarded him mockingly. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authority of the law loomed big in his mind; he remembered, “You and your family will be in serious trouble.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

That way, he had realized back during his short-lived schooldays, lay only trouble. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It troubled him...and those things that troubled Lord Voldemort needed to be rearranged.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think she called my house, because Mama later asked me if I was in any trouble and was I still hanging around with Frank. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Eet was no trouble,” said Fleur Delacour, setting the tray across Harry’s knees and then swooping to kiss him on each cheek: He felt the places where her mouth had touched him burn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But keep your sweaters on underneath, in case more trouble finds us.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It has to be a mistake. They went through all the trouble of getting you a visa. Why would they do that and then turn around and fire you?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Again, the Jewish boys in high school were troubling because I could find no point of connection between them and the Jewish pawnbrokers and landlords and grocery-store owners in Harlem. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

You hurry ’long and don’t be no trouble to him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brown and Mr. Leroy were standing on both ends of the schoolhouse holding on to double-barrel shotguns and looking ’round like they were ready for trouble! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And, above all, I wanted to avoid trouble, for I feared that if I clashed with whites I would lose control of my emotions and spill out words that would be my sentence of death. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy Maxwell, in trouble now, called on his boys to give him more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Love was not one she had in mind when she said what fam’lies are for is to hep in time of trouble. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Jorge came over the border and shot them. He got into a lot of trouble for it, too. He, uh, he saved my life, and I owe him everything.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His daughter had seen this book in the school library in second grade and returned home deeply troubled. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Since the hospital is directly across Tatarska, it’s no trouble for them to run home for a change of shoes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ella took a special interest in me right away—Hilda must have mentioned some of my troubles in particular, since she was always concerned about me being separated from the family. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studies my face, and I feel self-conscious, wondering if they’ve noticed I’ve only had two bites of meat and a quarter of a potato, and worrying I’ll somehow get in trouble. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sighs, rises heavily, and wipes her hands 207 with ostentation on her apron, to show me how much trouble I am. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can stay here where it’s safe, and we’ll come collect you later, when the trouble’s through. There’s no shame in it.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"That's good. I been having plenty trouble with it lately. Haveta bust it down and give it a good going over soon as I can get the tank clear." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sounds are murky—they’re having trouble making it through the pounding from inside. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while? Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry ignored her; he didn’t want to give her the satisfaction of knowing how much trouble the Witch Weekly article had caused. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Big Ma enjoys hearing about all the trouble going on in the world. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one has trouble reading it. I really do not care to change my style.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope we didn’t cause any trouble,” said the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had learned that sometimes when I was in trouble with Mom, the best thing to do was to adopt the complete-idiot strategy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Who knew how much trouble I was in? Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Don’t trouble it, don’t harass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness, don’t work against God’s intent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just going to speak up when Acorn saved him the trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble was, the forewarning was no use at all, not so far as the mice were concerned. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Forget about the trouble we were in, or who might be looking for us, or how, after this, it would probably be even harder to see her again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It’s just too perfect an answer for the troubles that face the Capitol today. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

How many of these people were here because of the troubles brought on by the drought? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

This time, however, we were in trouble, because I did not know enough of the crystallographic jargon. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Things most middle-class children wouldn’t trouble to notice, I studied. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are in a lifetime of trouble, Skeeter,” she hisses at me, her mouth like a fist. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He could never return, but it troubled him to think that she was destroying a part of herself for his sake. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“George’s right, you could end up in serious trouble for that.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oi heard they had some trouble up on Mauthen farm,” I said, keeping my information as vague and inoffensive as possible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She decided to close early, because it was hardly worth the trouble of keeping open on an afternoon like this. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, good. Because a coffin...that’s more trouble than I need right now.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

The trouble was, it was very hard to know where to begin, not knowing what Flamel might have done to get himself into a book. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Fischer, in effect, had honored the country of Iceland by playing there in 1972, and now he was in trouble. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve saved all that trouble and time, but do I live a more relaxed life? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he got m and n mixed up, but the only one that gave him trouble day in and day out was c. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that I had little trouble with the gulls. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if he were a changeling, a troubled child not so secretly adopted by the Icelanders, but with love and without foreboding. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And the trouble with France grew more serious every day. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s only a hat. Forget about it. It’s not worth stirring up trouble.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was having trouble with a subject in school, I’d go home and study it until I figured it out on my own. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Grover mumbled, “I bet Hades doesn’t have trouble with door-to-door salesmen.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t occur to any of us that he might be in trouble. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wanting to hear the whole history of a person, wanting to know their story, lured by the mystery of what you don’t yet know—it’s gotten her into plenty of trouble. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I hope you don't get in trouble," I said, but how could trouble find us? We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And the Warden of the Houses was troubled, and he spoke to Faramir. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Still, spur-of-the-moment jobs could land you in trouble. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d hardly finished before Ruth said in a whisper: “Why do you have to be difficult? Now of all times! I don’t get it. Why do you want to make trouble?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fernanda never found out, nor did she take the trouble to, whether that stony silence was a determination of her will or whether she had become mute because of the impact of the tragedy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But their parents have gone to great trouble and expense to book the newlywed suite. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the watchman was closing it, Bikitsha, who was a cocky fellow, said, “Why do you make trouble? I told you there was nothing there.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wouldn’t want to put you to any trouble.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are; you and your teaching. I’ve spent a long time at sea, but I’ve never had less trouble with a crew. So you’ll come? Supercargo—and all your time your own between ports?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don Apolinar Moscote had trouble identifying that conspirator in high boots and with a rifle slung over his shoulder with the person he had played dominoes with until nine in the evening. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The trouble is,” Tommy said, “I was a bit mixed up in those days.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always getting himself into trouble—as, for instance, by unhorsing the Orkneys at Westminster—through underestimating the wickedness of the world. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that sooner or later there would be trouble. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

President Eisenhower watched these developments and found himself deeply troubled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Be not far from me, for trouble is near: there is none to help.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That was what he told himself that first long night bereft of his books, and he had trouble falling asleep for wondering where they were and what Nero had done to them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Just let me look after you for a bit. Whatever the trouble is, it’s time we got back.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had some trouble. I’m not supposed to talk about it.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have trouble focusing on her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Worried because his friend was in trouble, Ralph peeped out from under the clock and saw Matt, unaware of the manager’s displeasure, enter the lobby. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you wouldn’t get into so much trouble if people explained things to you,” she said with a sigh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now it was a man named Yossarian who was threatening to make trouble over the sixty missions he had just ordered the men in his group to fly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Nuer and the Dinka had a long history of trouble. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In certain situations you could do incredible things, you could advance toward enemy fire, but in other situations, which were not nearly so bad, you had trouble keeping your eyes open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I get in trouble for you, you gonna have to move to another neighborhood,” Char is saying. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Rachel always had trouble breathing in the spring.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the horses, Nico was having trouble. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Those millionaires is biggest trouble,” he often said when he got home. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several weeks she troubled over it before granting conditional permission: ‘Just remember, you’re not a maid. I don’t want you wearing a uniform.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can live without your beard and earlocks with no trouble at all. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt after that about who was boss, and Aunt Anne had no further trouble with us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If there is anything troubling you,” he said finally, “you know you can come and tell me about it. I hope you feel you can always do that.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Dora was having trouble with her income tax, for she was entangled in that curious enigma which said the business was illegal and then taxed her for it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stop thinking about the trouble he was in, but he also found himself haunted by The Winter’s Tale. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t. It’ll just be more trouble and it don’t hurt that much.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If there’s one thing Momma hates, it’s me and Hana getting in trouble at school. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

If you have trouble, remove the lyrics and hum the melody. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

More troubling still, where did the singularity of the big bang come from? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Senior monitors started fanning down the aisles to locate the source of the trouble, but before the monitor was even with their row, Knapp's hands were folded in his lap; his lips, sealed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held her mother's hand through the pains and the pushing, helped to ease her troubled breaths. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I beamed, this time pressing 1 without any trouble. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We having trouble with salary as it is. Chariddy begin at home.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wind had begun to trouble the top of the spire and the smoke shifted and they could smell it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But if we waited too long, it would snow and then we would have trouble. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not a god, but the son of a Giant, and wherever he came trouble followed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only now do I trouble to notice what intricate differences separated home Catholicism from classroom Catholicism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no. It was only a figure of speech. I’d get in trouble if she knew I was reading these,” she said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell her some things. We don’t want her getting into trouble...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Later I heard there was trouble on the route I usually took. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's also the sort of line that's gotten me in trouble before. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At least he was not, as were most of the others, troubled by the mere darkness in itself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now it seemed as if he was just asking for trouble. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Woody ran after Wes to see what was going on, while White Boy ran back to his house to avoid getting in trouble. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

This troubling discrepancy was–and continues to be–mostly ignored. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Because,” Collins growled, “he sailed on privateers before he was knee high to a capstan. He knows guns. If we have trouble with the French he’ll be worth the rest of the crew put together.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Needs the toilet, worries he cannot hold it, doesn't want to think about the trouble that will cause. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

On that first day of class, Kappe also told them that the second goal of the mission was to "stir up trouble" to turn Americans against German Americans, Japanese Americans, and Italian Americans. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He also let me copy his homework once, though we both got in trouble for it after class. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The trouble is this warren wasn’t dug to be defended,” said Holly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t come up because I’m having a little trouble keeping it together,” he tells me, “and I promised I wouldn't embarrass you.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

How could I do that without getting into trouble? A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Claire could remember how troubling her own homework had been at times. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The care of one more book is little trouble,” Lorren said as he returned to his seat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Eat heartily, Matthias. No point in facing trouble on an empty stomach. Feed the body, nourish the mind.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I draw her all over my spelling notebook and get in trouble with my teacher. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As the hour drew to a close in Studio One, the Mercury mischief-makers were about to find out how much trouble they had stirred up. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

After much trouble Singer obtained permission to take Antonapoulos out with him for a few hours. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Come on. It’s the least I can do after all the trouble I’ve caused you.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

On the way, I tried to memorize the lines of the Declaration of Independence, but I had trouble concentrating. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe when you get in trouble enough times, it stops scaring you, but my hands are itching so bad, I have to rub them hard against my jeans. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t yelling but her voice was clear enough that when she raised it in the crisp autumn air I thought all of downtown could hear our trouble. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew who I was and they were searching for me, and I knew I was in trouble. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Patrick gave us a little something extra for our troubles but refused to join in when Richie and I grumbled about the girl's prizewinning idiocy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"Or might be he is. And that tastes of trouble too." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The train whistle echoed through the hills again, and she realized how much trouble she was in. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was so stiff and sore I had trouble putting my clothes on. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just have to figure out what you want that’s worth all the trouble.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Finn would have had no trouble picking Sean out of a crowd. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“That wand’s more trouble than it’s worth,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crying. Maybe you’ll be all right you two. But watch out you don’t get her in trouble. You get her in trouble and I’ll kill you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s no trouble,” I said loudly before my grandmother could interfere again. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nokomis,” said Omakayas, her voice soft and troubled, “I talked to my bear brothers. I listened to them like you told me.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Hudson telling me I didn’t have to study as hard for exams definitely didn’t help, but I’ve always had trouble focusing in class. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If he was in trouble inside the house, why had I arrived outside? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only for three months was he separated by more than a few small states from his father, a distance that had not troubled Gogol in the least, until it was too late. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Only trouble is that it don’t quite satisfy a lot of us.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is simply that he was hoping to weather the trouble by refining to become conscious of it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one aspect of her friendship with Emily would have displeased her mother, but she was not likely to find it out, and so Shirley did not trouble herself too much over it. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s when you get to thinkin’ on it that you get in trouble. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want any trouble,” the guard said, placing a hand on his walkie-talkie. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Pirithoüs was quite as adventurous as Theseus, but by no means as successful, so that he was perpetually in trouble. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wonder if we might trouble you to show us the dagger?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Back then, we all worried that John would be the one to fail the Trial, considering his trouble with reading. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

What fam’lies are for is to hep one another in time of trouble.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“And who knows where it will end,” muttered the Earthworm, “if you have anything to do with it. It can only mean trouble.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had trouble breathing because he suffered from tuberculosis. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The thing that had been troubling him since last night came into focus as he looked out and down and across the street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

At first Vanderbilt had so much trouble just making contact with War Admiral’s owner that he nearly gave up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Whatever it was, that Monday morning I wasn’t even halfway to Jefferson when the trouble started. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Two days after the incident at the social, Cora was still troubled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“The trouble is that it is less impersonal.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My granda always told me that fall’s the time to root up something you don’t want coming back to trouble you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As for strawberries and raspberries, we had similar trouble competing with thrushes and other berry-loving birds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Skeet was sent to Boys Republic, a residential treatment facility for troubled youths in Chino Hills, California. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I be seeing the look in his eyes and Jen saying, “He’s trouble, he’s trouble, he’s trouble.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The party badly needed people and Severo was anxious for a seat in Congress, so they had no trouble convincing the downtrodden voters of the South to choose him as their candidate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sibyl, too, had some cake for him and he gave them no trouble. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was kind of funny—or ironic, anyway—that Natalie was getting in trouble for telling too much, when really she and the Greystones were keeping a gigantic secret. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever seemed to have trouble with it when heading up to B Street early in the evening, but returning home full of liquor at 3:00 a.m. was another matter. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“This is a bad idea, Ana. What if trouble breaks out down there?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Our marriage . . . that makes a long tale and a dull one, Your Grace. I would not trouble you with it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You won’t help with our laundry service because you don’t want to get in trouble. How do you spell Boy Scout?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were troubled as he made ready to drive on. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the answer: because he was a child ... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t care about whether Piper got caught or Jimmy or Annie had any trouble getting the extra clothes by their moms. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed odd that Holmes would go to the trouble of moving to a second hotel, but Geyer knew from experience that making assumptions about the behavior of criminals was always a dangerous thing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The buffalo grass around Perilee’s house was tall but thick as moss; I had no trouble picking up the tracks of three barefoot children. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When he woke, daylight was coming through the glass floor, and a boy’s voice said, “Oh...You are in so much trouble.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I got in trouble with the bus driver because she caught me shoving Ryan. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracks a little, the way it does when she's anxious or troubled. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He blanched with trepidation when he guessed what was troubling Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

If Grandma told my parents now, the letters would end, and I’d definitely get in trouble for lying. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, all the consequences had to be performed in the middle of the night since just playing the poker game after lights-out would get the guys into a lot of trouble. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Milkman had no trouble letting his words snarl. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conquering Bear had done his best to avoid trouble. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

This apparently insignificant omission caused a great deal of trouble; it kindled the controversy over the start of the millennium. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She starts telling him about the baby goshawk and how I won’t keep her after all the trouble she has gone to. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it takes as long to know Jesus as it took to know you, I think, I’m in trouble. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My husband, similarly burdened, and troubled more than I was by flies and insects, had also to stop frequently, so our going was slow. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hell, I guess there’ll be no trouble about that,” Booth shoots back. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s like the opposite, like words can just pour out of me, the way they used to, when I used to get in trouble in class.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The castaway was to his mind an experienced sailor who, compass, chart and sextant in hand, knew how he found his way into trouble, if not how he would get out of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was just that ornery part of me making trouble again. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Of course we all know about Jerusalem—it’s such a big part of religious history and constantly in the news—but why do you think people have had so much trouble acting civilized over there?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are in trouble,” he said, “I can keep you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He concluded that at least part of the trouble was slipshod storytelling in the New Testament. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha was troubled by all that he heard. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He saw in Lanre a great darkness and a troubled spirit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

More trouble than ever was coming from her. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Bug boys were often remarkably small; Wad Studley was so tiny when he started riding—eighty-two pounds—that he had trouble lifting his own saddle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa Joseph used to say that if everyone put their troubles in the middle of the table, most would take their own back. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Since he was convinced that everything he uttered was interesting, the rest of the family had trouble getting a word in edgewise. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me,” he says, “have you been having trouble sleeping?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I told him that school would keep you off the streets and out of trouble, but still he was belligerent.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I hadn’t come to have any trouble or to fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As bizarre as that sounded, Percy had no trouble believing it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone else around the table had their eyes closed as if they had no trouble deciding. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“My nephew here just can’t seem to stay out of trouble!” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to help me like you help them. Because I’ve been to a lot of schools and I’ve been in trouble, but I’m really not a bad kid.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe you don’t have any trouble telling these apart, but I have to look them up every time. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas told me, “Bud, I know you can see your granddad has troubles getting along with most folks, right?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

There would be the risk of trouble at home while they were away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honk the horn three times for trouble,” I said, and slid the door shut. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Why had he gone to the trouble of calling, only to ask an obvious question? The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If there was going to be any trouble, I would just call my dogs and go home. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it is no trouble; I dare say your own hands are almost numbed with cold. Leah, make a little hot negus and cut a sandwich or two: here are the keys of the storeroom.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She means the trouble he has sometimes catching his breath, because of the way his insides keep growing faster than his outside, which hasn't really grown at all. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t want to get you into any trouble,” I said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Even though you have trouble reading, I think you read good. I hope that some day you will become a professional football player,” said Shauna. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was she about to make trouble for her and Salvador? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“There’s trouble brewing, son. This trial’s got people riled up, and no telling what some hothead might do, especially if he knows you’re on the potential witness list.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I studied his strong, handsome face and knew he would have no trouble finding a lovely wife. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“That airplane and runway are going to be trouble for your dad.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was in a heap more trouble than I’d ever been in my whole life. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Frey’s face was clouded and troubled, and Skirnir hesitated to approach him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

All those years of him being too small or too much trouble. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

There they could weep at leisure, unburdening themselves of their own troubles as they wept for someone else’s death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

First there was the service man and then the policeman and then the trouble about the license. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the bone tree and the shoe pile, Loo had no trouble whatsoever giving up his shoes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not buy trouble. One day at a time, my friends. Who knows what tomorrow may bring?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You got to get along with Piper. Otherwise she’ll make trouble for you and your dad.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m annoyed with myself for it, for wasting time thinking about that missing girl from the pantry, who I know nothing about, who could only get me into trouble. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

If the Court wasn't troubled by anything we'd presented, I expected an earlier ruling on our motion for a stay. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“His presence,” Myrta said, “was like oil on troubled waters, as mother often said to him. He was so kind, so gentle and thoughtful that we forgot our cares and worries.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

None of the city lights are on in this area, but the moon is bright enough that I can walk by it without too much trouble. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After my mom and Abel opened up the books on Mighty Mechanics and came to a full realization of what they’d bought, they saw how much trouble the company was already in. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Everything went really well with social studies and English, but I had so much trouble doing the math homework that Mom got me a math tutor. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her tongue seemed to have trouble forming words, but oddly, she felt more like herself than she had for days. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Victarion’s head had begun to pound, though whether from the sun, his hand, or the doubts that troubled him, he could not say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But he said he was going up there with some men because of that trouble at Bryant’s on Wednesday.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Probably I never would have had any trouble if I hadn't run into Brett when they shipped me to England. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She even called down to the office and got Cap and me excused from period one so we wouldn’t get in trouble. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed unlikely, but the possibility hung there, a persistent and troubling cloud. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They turned south, away from that troubling other-world gleam in the fog, and as they flew a question began to form more clearly in Serafina’s mind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way he was puffing, it looked like he was having trouble getting enough air. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a victory for him; he had outsmarted all of them—his parents, his older brothers, everyone who worked to keep him away from beer and out of trouble. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Amen Dear Nettie, Well, you know wherever there’s a man, there’s trouble. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spirits didn’t speak to me of any troubles inside her, just the two heartbeats. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I saw him trying to figure out how much trouble he would get in if he did hit me right there in the park in front of boys he barely knew. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I thought they were coming to welcome me back, but then I saw they were chasing someone—Zoe Nightshade, racing toward me like a cheetah, dodging campers with no trouble. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It is not too early to begin looking for trouble. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early 1930s, he turned his attention to a question that had long troubled astronomers: the appearance in the sky of occasional unexplained points of light, new stars. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Reyna was having trouble holding herself together, keeping up the image of the confident commander. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As if the expense and trouble were not irksome enough, all and sundry insisted on salting Ned's wound by calling it "the Hand's tourney," as if he were the cause of it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Your poisonous mouth behind me. That should keep me out of trouble, alright.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the keeplocks returned to his cell without trouble, but the second had other plans. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re...nervous. And I’m sure you get this, but they just don’t want me getting into trouble.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Twig’s in trouble. Well, not trouble-trouble—her parents donate so much to the school that she never really gets in trouble for stuff.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Songololo was the one I had to drug, but I had trouble judging her weight. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The gray of the wall drifted along in the left side of my vision—distracting me, troubling me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, “serious trouble” may have been an understatement. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They took their time and reached the hanger a little before dark, with nothing worse to trouble them than the discomfort of soaking-wet fur. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A dainty spot,” he said plummily, “fit for two such charming ladies; I shall, if you like, save you the trouble of glancing into the closet and under the bed.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When it came time to line up and answer the many questions posed by the emperor’s nosy men, the saying among the people was “Keep quiet and you will not get into trouble.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“As I recall, you had trouble understanding algebra. And if you didn’t understand algebra, Mr. Hickam, you’re lost, lost for all time!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Angelika took the trouble to make the tub full and the water warm and sweet-smelling. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mouse not make trouble for you. Nuts make King happy, you see.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’ve always been good at not thinking about the things that are really troubling me. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In either case, it gave her not a glance when at last she ran out of pebbles and sat down to tell it her troubles. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s them,” Mr. Turner said, and I knew we were in trouble deep. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing anyone said or did could make Harry feel any better, because they knew only half of what was troubling him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’d see those boys and think, Ah yes, they will come to Sor Mercedes in times of trouble and lay their curly heads in my lap so I can comfort them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wonder if I might trouble you for a drink?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t follow me there, not after getting in trouble for it the first week of school. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said Hazel, “I know there’s been some trouble, but the best thing will be to try to forget it. This is a bad place, but we’ll soon get out of it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then when I was feeling bad about myself or loaded down with all my troubles, I could open it up and breathe in the goodness of it and I’d feel better. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He would be the least of my troubles. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I warned you, child,” she said finally, in a sort of broken voice, “that your white friends were going to get you into trouble. Why wouldn’t you listen?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another one about hemorrhoids and how I had trouble putting the past behind me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old and troubling issues resolved into nothingness and night. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She was in trouble, and she was in the river. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I told him was, “If my father sees us, we’re in trouble.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one actually crosses the line, unless it's to start trouble. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He looked at the cars around us nervously, and said, “I’m just having trouble driving today.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He came over and said to Rainie, “What do you do? Just go around looking for trouble. What do you want, a fight?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the moment in March when the family moved in, there was trouble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Go and work for Gupta. It will bring him nothing but trouble.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They expected you to pay attention and work hard, and to sit still and not cause trouble. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Oakland High School, Kaprice served as a surrogate mom to the kids who needed one the most—the ones who had trouble just getting to school every day. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I hope you’re taking your cod liver oil pills and keeping out of trouble. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The close communication, the rapid exchange of information among the slaves, troubled and disturbed the masters. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after this he overheard the conversation between them that caused the trouble. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They all loved him very much, and revered him for taking thorns out of their toes, and came to him with their troubles at once. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why the Colonel, who literally couldn’t afford to get in serious trouble? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t be adding to her troubles just because I can’t handle a few bullies. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Why did you do something as stupid as this anyway? You know the rules about leaving the graveyard. Just asking for trouble, it was.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

‘If you trouble this village again, you will regret it.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think I could have done this—saved $800 to $1,000—at least if no car trouble or illness interfered with my budget. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who used the word didn’t seem troubled by it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re in trouble now,” the navigator tells me as I leave our cabin. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Boats are quite tricky enough for those that sit still without looking further for the cause of trouble. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And for that moment, the Vanderbeeker kids forgot their troubles and joined the adults in loud applause and cheers. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to act rude, but he certainly didn’t want to say anything that might cause more trouble for Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Stanchion was true to his word and managed to keep them all from coming at me in a mass, it wasn’t long before I began having trouble telling one from another. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“They went through a lot of trouble to bring us all this way. Were needed for something, so I don’t think they’re going to be so quick to kill us right yet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But for me, the reading is the trouble. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem fair, and I made up my mind to ask Mama what the trouble was with being a woman. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have trouble speaking your mind, do you?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I did not come to make trouble for you, Parky,” Jack tells me, taking my hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, when I am gravely revolving the matter, it is almost impossible to realise that the cause of all our trouble is still existent. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Chapman had seemed troubled as we left the courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, as Dr. Posner would later help discover, patients with lesions to this part of the brain had more trouble shifting attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’ll be on the trouble list for leaving early, but Jesus Christ, what’s worse, the wrath of Mother or the wrath of Hilly? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“He’d better be rich enough to be worth your trouble,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother to say “I told you so,” even though his awful predictions about integration causing trouble had for the most part come true. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fewer people came to him with their troubles than formerly, and he allowed himself a measure of gratitude for that too. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

One look out the window, and Frank knew he was in trouble. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And here you are, and trouble is not far off, seemingly.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was a stoic, a man who never burdened his friends with his own pain and troubles. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was this static view of nature that Darwin found troubling. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But his prying was going to get us in trouble in a minute. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s by a great musician named Marvin Gaye. He was very talented but also very troubled. In his song, he says, ‘There’s only three things that’s for sure: taxes, death, and trouble.’” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Of all the domestic extremist groups active in the United States today, the most troubling are those affiliated with the white supremacist movement. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In less than an hour, the fence-line telegraph had alerted the whole town that I was in trouble. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the memory of the fire on Penikese was warmer than anything, and I had trouble keeping my mind on my work. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Like I do when I get in real trouble and can’t figure my way out. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s always doing stuff and never gets in trouble. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I hope it’s us, making trouble,” Tally said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

With him alive, there would always be someone who knew the secret, while killing him would be no trouble at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All I knew was that I was in trouble again. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She says she’s sorry for Mr. Hannon’s troubles but we have troubles of our own and the last thing she needs now is a blind son stumbling through the streets of Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes someone with an ECG that looks perfectly normal can be in serious trouble, and sometimes someone with an ECG that looks terrifying can be perfectly healthy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I had trouble reading gods’ emotions, but I wondered if he had some doubts. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had not expected to see him that night, but the mildness in his voice told me he had not come to make trouble. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ethan pressed me, but I had no trouble defending, even without a shield. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Amazing,” she called out to Liyana in her bare room, “that Mozart could write this when he was six and I have trouble playing it when I’m forty.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here at least was one piece of luck, for he had expected to have trouble in getting on the roof. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And can we expect you to show up and stay out of trouble this semester?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Buttons and shoelaces and getting things on frontways gave Adam trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother had been sending a message to me that I needed to get myself out of trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, listen. I don’t wanna be here when they come. I mean, Ignatius is big. He might make trouble. I couldn’t stand that. My nerves is bad enough now.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As time went by, I found myself thinking of Dad more and more, and I was troubled. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to have to become a lawyer. Safa will need a team of them with the trouble she gets into.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Come away. There's going to be trouble. And we've had our meat." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Angola evolved over time to have some excellent programs for incarcerated people who stayed out of trouble, and many of our clients took full advantage. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous to visit the art rooms in case we get in trouble for interrupting a class, but it turns out I didn't need to be nervous at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If an animal killed one of the cows, I’d be in trouble. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Come, all ye disconsolate and sore of heart. Lay down your sins and troubles before the blessed feet of Him who died to save you. Wherefore goest thou, Brother Blount?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And that was the trouble with today: she had overscheduled it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is the world so short on trouble that you two crave to make more?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm had troubled him little, and he alone of the Company remained still light of heart. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even college students were having trouble finding decent jobs that summer, so Dad agreed that I could take the volunteer position at the adoption center on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was during a bitterly cold spell, and our boxy gas heaters had been giving us trouble. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Citra was ordained, she vowed to follow a policy like Scythe Curie, even if it got her in trouble with the selection committee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I suggest that we also make some trouble. I’ll take the ground if you take the air.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The first symptom of the trouble appeared when Madison studied Hamilton's proposal for the funding of the domestic debt. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s true. Your aunt had some odd notions. She taught the child herself. I disapproved, of course. Only leads to trouble.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dismissed the warning about the Soviet Union’s trouble with intellectuals. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “I didn’t know I was going to get into trouble. I like Wellington and I went to say hello to him, but I didn’t know that someone had killed him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had no trouble finding the bookstore, but it wasn’t what I was looking for. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it trouble you at all that Julian doesn’t seem to be showing the least bit of remorse?” said Mr. Tushman, squinting at Dad. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She’s just being awful, just trying to get me in trouble with a parting shot. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The trouble with getting your hopes too far up is: it’s a long way down. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt it, but maybe. Then again, she might take away one spell and give you another even worse. The trouble with Lucinda is, ideas pop into her head and come out as spells.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have any trouble finding it, because we had been studying maps for months and had memorized a series of craters and other checkpoints leading up to the landing site. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really don’t want to get in any trouble,” I told Margo back in the minivan as she used the bottled water to wipe the black paint off her face with the tissues. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yes, it goes right through him, but while it’s coursing through his troubled intestines, some of it must get absorbed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In a moment his fear would dissolve, replaced by something wonderful—which was far more troubling than the fear, for how could they work to defeat Mr. Curtain if they found his invention irresistible? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But before the boy could trouble his mind anymore, the man straightened up and began talking to him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll need your help if I ever have more porcupine trouble!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Put these on and draw them tight. They’ll help conceal you. If we run into trouble, stay close and don’t worry. I’ll die before I let harm come to any of you.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dante never had any trouble starting up conversations. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I was in a relationship. It was troubled even then, but it lasted much longer than it should have.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Did I think it would keep me out of trouble? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘But first, what’s the bad news ... I mean, aside from the statue being sideways? You said we had trouble.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’s going to be in so much trouble. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

The arms deal would be made with no trouble. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But today, as Roli lurches around the puddles in our driveway, I see there’s even bigger trouble at home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In other words, the audience will have no trouble reading him as soon as they get one glimpse at that room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky’s anxiety took its toll on him; he slept quite poorly, and all the next morning he had trouble staying awake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They never said anything like that to me; they always tried to shield me, to protect me even from the slightest troubles, but I could tell. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"You must show cookie here how grateful you are for all the trouble she's taken." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the white people ’round here are always trying to blame everything that goes bad on Settlement folks and we waren’t looking for no trouble. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And I must always, always, whatever I do, hold my tongue, because not doing so, apparently, is how trouble starts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A new long-distance flight record in a Soviet plane would make a fine political statement to the Germans: our long-range bombers won’t have any trouble reaching Greater Germany if war breaks out. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Although a slightly smaller plant, wild sweet pea looks so much like wild potato that even expert botanists sometimes have trouble telling the species apart. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give him the satisfaction of knowing that he’s still troubling you; put those thoughts from your mind.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But staying out of trouble, like not getting killed while living with Chas Becker, was going to be a full-time job, and I knew that before I even set eyes on him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Lot of trouble with wolves down in Georgia, you know.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were best friends in kindergarten—until I got in trouble for messing up her hair. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Without trouble we came back to the house. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She knows what she wants to say, but it’s like her brain has trouble sending the signal to her mouth. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Men had trouble accepting Ruby’s strength; they were flabbergasted by both her loveliness and her vitality. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the little jerks who’d sprayed his Crown Victoria realized how much trouble they were getting him into. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had apparently taken the trouble of transporting a dressing gown to Hyper Base with him, for he was sitting in it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I got a instruction book here in my grip, and you got plenty time to study it. You won’t have no trouble, son. You’ll drive jest dandy.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Rowan’s task was not as visceral, but was even more troubling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Always close enough to run back to the safety of District 12 if trouble arises. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’ve had as much trouble as I can handle for one day. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The docking itself went well, with just a slight bump as Columbia nudged Eagle, but then Eagle gave a wild lurch and for a couple of seconds I thought we might have real trouble. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt now as composed as ever I did in my life: there was nothing indeed in the gipsy’s appearance to trouble one’s calm. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No. I mean, I asked Hunter to send it to me, but he wouldn’t. He said he didn’t want to get anyone in trouble.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Silver-tongued liars. Gets us into a world of trouble, gets us out of a world of trouble.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And if I'm not with him, he may be in trouble, and he may need help. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What would you do if you got into trouble?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A prince would trouble Lucinda not a whit, and a squirrel prince would trouble her even less. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were slipshod and didn’t much care, so long as they kept out of trouble themselves. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m frightened, too, because if Tom decides to show' this to the police, I could be in real trouble. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shriek escapes my lips and I'm having trouble holding the arrow in place. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had trouble sitting down at the table because Bertha had made me wear a fashionable gown, and my petticoat was voluminous. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know. But you can’t deny that body was one of them. And if they’ve found us, the ladies are in trouble as well.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I have trouble getting excited about a star going supernova. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I knew what it was like to have trouble finding your voice, so I reached over and patted his arm. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was having more trouble on the ladder than Caroline, for, in addition to a large purse, she was trying to negotiate a huge shopping bag. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if having to do JT’s homework wasn’t bad enough, now someone else had gotten into trouble too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do we have here? Are you causing trouble again?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he has asked his parents to do precisely this, the fact of it troubles him, making him feel in that instant that he is not related to them, not their child. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I didn’t know that I was marching my sisters into a boiling pot of trouble cooking in Oakland. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, if I’m already in trouble, I might as well give you a freebie.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s making trouble. It’s a shame they got people like him walking the streets.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We still got to reach shore before nightfall, or our troubles have only just begun.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"They're set in America, and that makes them un-German. I don't want to burn them, and I don't want you to get in trouble." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

When we got there Mr. Leroy tied Jingle Boy out front and told me, “If they’s any trouble you light on out for this horse and go home. Just follow that road south.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Kept me out of trouble?” he repeated Max’s words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t fight them because I didn’t want to make trouble for you later,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And he had trouble breathing, which was why he couldn't hold his own night fishing with the others on the better section of the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Arthur looked at his hands, as he often did when he was in trouble. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not here to cause trouble, so it's probably best to remark upon a single detail. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The trouble is that he is usually not with me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell on him, or else I’d be in just as much trouble as he would. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d have liked a bath, but that would mean going to the rain room and filling the tub, then calling for Ruby to heat it, and that was more trouble than she could face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even Mrs. Harker seems to lose sight of her trouble for whole spells; it is only now and again, when something recalls it to her mind, that she thinks of her terrible scar. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And since everyone thought there was trouble between Bodega and Fischman, the latter would have taken the rap for Bodega’s death. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When Chuck Day sat down at the tables, Joe and Johnny both stood by, keeping a close eye on him, ready to extricate him from any trouble. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His thoughts seemed to be elsewhere, and his eyes were very troubled. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But it seems I went to all that trouble for nothing. This won’t be much of a fight.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some of us caught a glimpse of her, but most of us had trouble seeing around Tommie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A way that would always get her into trouble. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the kids who caused enough trouble to be dealt with off site. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a talk with Mr. Jenson, the boy could be counted upon not to cause any more trouble. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You e-mailed her that you were in trouble. That’s why she came back here, right?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was stronger than Alebelly, though, and had no trouble lifting Bran in her arms and carrying him down the steps. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, she’d gotten herself into trouble for the first time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Ministry wouldn’t presume to trouble you, sir, surely?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“How can I do that? I’d get in so much trouble if anyone found out I know where you are,” I say. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I always knew that lousy attitude was going to get us in trouble one day. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Here comes trouble,” my dad said when he saw Piper back. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boobie, under the glare of all those screaming, raging, madcap fans, had trouble holding on to the ball. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a hard thing to explain. Having a servant you can depend on in these troubled times...I find it reassuring.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you ever have any trouble from your troops after one of these performances?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a troubled, secretive expression, and after a few moments he looked up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, under Mercy’s friendly smile, the question that had been troubling her all the morning burst out. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he didn’t want to get us into trouble, too,” I tell her, but I don’t think Jasmine's listening. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“The trouble is that I don’t,” I said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"I have some advice for you, Prince of Compliments: You better think a little harder before you open your mouth, or else you'll be Prince of Insults and might get in trouble." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

As is often the case just before catastrophe strikes, that Chicago summer Sunday morning was like any other, carrying no hint of the trouble ahead. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The guards helped get books for Anatole, and went to a lot of trouble to get his letters posted to various countries. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My trouble was I hated the sight of blood. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

You had trouble remembering them, so I started thinking of tricks that could help. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She said it was because the light troubled her eyes, and gradually began to believe the light did trouble her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But my worry over her mother coming home and finding us there wrestled a million other troubling thoughts, and I couldn’t relax. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Am I in trouble for having a dirty shirt? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Why, Jane? I will spare you the trouble of much talking; I will answer for you—Because I have a wife already, you would reply.—I guess rightly?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She shuddered to think of what kind of trouble kids like Mandela might get into without the Fugees to keep them busy. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He is tolerated by the gods, perhaps because his stratagems and plans save them as often as they get them into trouble. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His voice wasn’t loud, but there was a quality to it that made Matt shiver even though he—for once—wasn’t the one in trouble. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then Gaea has already won. I’ll tell you this, Percy Jackson. The one who will cause you the most trouble is the one closest to you—the one who hates me most.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You wanted us to bring you the Fleece and save you the trouble of getting it.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I mean close emotionally. Ginny poured her heart out into that diary, she made herself incredibly vulnerable. You’re in trouble if you get too fond of or dependent on the Horcrux.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And she had trouble with directions like me and couldn’t find the way back here again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are we in trouble? You said it was okay!” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rowan turned back to look at Volta, who now seemed to have trouble keeping eye contact. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He didn't think Eleanor would want him to, and even if she did, he didn't want to get her in trouble. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Then you think there will be no more trouble?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

As if everyone trapped in this hole didn’t know they were in trouble. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She’d talked herself and Mini out of trouble, and gotten them new weapons. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We don’t need any trouble about trespassing or stealing. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In Snapfinger the oak grove became a troubled tributary of the Pearl River! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Trouble!” my uncle Juan whispered hoarsely, but his voice carried and I could hear, “trouble in town! Tenorio’s daughter, the one who has been sick and wasting away, death has come for her!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we are old and ill, and particularly in the coffin, It is no trouble to behave. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the deep end of the gym pool at school he had no trouble getting to the bottom and that was, he was pretty sure, about eleven feet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a good day for trouble!” he cried. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One I had had trouble with before, and I advised the officer at the gate to get his I.D. card on the way out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All my troubles be over if I could get my body sick stead of my head.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They get boys big into trouble. You know?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you girls will have no trouble finding dates.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had some dreadful troubles trying to borrow horses from people, and finally ended up on a groom’s hackney, can tering after Galahad as fast as it could go. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as he dug deeper into the Papers, another form of deception began to emerge, one even more troubling than the lies. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“She’s in all this trouble and she still busts my chops about giving me a ride to and from hockey practice? She’s got nerve.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s going to be trouble cooking at the rally.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If any of the teachers look outside at the wrong time, I’ll be in the worst trouble ever. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Grandma was standing the same way their mother did whenever they were in trouble. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We took delivery of enough potatoes to fill the bin in the cellar and had no trouble buying meat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed unnecessary, however, to court trouble by investigating the matter. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Life is tough enough. Let’s not have any more trouble.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lie being an ever-present help in time of trouble, I just said, “Gosh, I wish I knew!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Because there are no more geta to pay them with. It’s nothing personal—they have their own troubles.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Though the company had survived the command performance, our troubles were far from over. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now, stop this romancing and never let it trouble again—ever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My testing of the rules had gotten me into trouble several times, but I couldn't keep myself from crossing the lines that Grandma had drawn. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What does a boy like you know about trouble? I was in trouble afore you were born. I been in trouble you don’t even got words for.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a sight and a scar that’ll be with me the rest of my life, right ’long with that trouble twixt me and Mr. Frederick Douglass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

If I receive and shelter you, it is not for your tales but for your trouble, and with an eye to Zeus, who guards a guest.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He caused a lot of trouble,” Oppenheimer’s secretary said of Feynman. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he had discovered the first day, getting into trouble could both detain him after school and boost his popularity with the guys. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

‘His arm has grown long indeed,’ said Gimli, ‘if he can draw snow down from the North to trouble us here three hundred leagues away.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I have no trouble memorizing sequences of numbers!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The mountains are dead stone, the people Admire or hate their stature, their insolent quietness, The mountains are not softened or troubled And a few dead men’s thoughts have the same temper. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Last night I dreamed my head got stuck in a kettle,” he revealed, his voice low and troubled. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I know she needs me to babysit sometimes, but I hate when she tells me he shouldn’t be any trouble. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Mr. Carlos and Mrs. Pam said I can stay with them for my senior year. My momma said she’d be okay with that, if it means I stay outta trouble.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and hope nothing I say gets me in trouble. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m only going to get in trouble if you don’t help me.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you know that God loves you, and that you disappoint Him every time you drink and fight and cause trouble?” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe a little trouble. I can’t see any way around it.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He did not wish to trouble the manager, only to seek his advice, for which he would pay an appropriate fee. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“My cousin was here for a wedding,” I said, “and I heard there was some trouble.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Deep, deep trouble. Can’t rival the dead for love. Lose every time.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gage didn’t need spies to know that Boston was a trouble spot. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he had been in some kind of trouble in France, or perhaps he had been drawn to Kenya by the beauty of the country. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A city with trouble, where people argued over solutions. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He did not seem terribly troubled by his incarceration, although he complained of its injustice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Miss Celia, I want you to know—” But she walks right out while I’m talking and I know I am in some kind of trouble. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Only trouble is, we never know exactly where we’re going to end up when we go out. Be careful, Harry, they’re always patrolling the corridors at night.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But Chris says with a good load of that gravel on the low place, we wouldn’t have a bit of trouble. The county keeps the roads clear for the school bus.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Dancing with the field hockey team. He has no trouble finding saddles,” I said, a little bitter. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He told me to stay out of trouble and then left, and I been wonderin’ if he come talk to you yet.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Only that he could never bear to see anyone in trouble? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The commission concluded, “People of both races acted with such courage and promptness as to end the trouble early.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was having trouble learning the subject because he didn't have much interest in it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And she had trouble with directions like me and couldn’t find the way back here again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second day there was trouble with the back end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The full moon watched her with a warm and approving eye as she hobbled along, slowed by the injured foot, pained by it, but not troubled. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were some time acquiring a stove and when they did find what they wanted, a silver-scrolled monster with floriated warming ovens and a front like a nickel-plated tulip garden, they had trouble getting it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had been me causing this trouble all along. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"On Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962, shortly after 9:00," Bobby recalled, "President Kennedy called and asked me to come to the White House. He said only that we were facing great trouble." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The reading took her longer than usual, and when she blinked and sighed and came out of the trance, her face was troubled. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I can’t get caught on a coach, I could get into trouble on a coach, ’ ’ Malcolm X had said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The trouble with you is that you don’t have any real kindness. Not but one woman I’ve ever known had this real kindness I’m talking about.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You may as well say it straight: We were in deep trouble,'’ Riccio interrupted him impatiently. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When would she learn they weren’t worth her trouble? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Your biggest trouble will be taking out the ashes and sweeping. And keep track of how the coal runs; when it’s low, tell me or Mr. Dalton and we’ll order some more.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t think of putting you to trouble,” the Captain said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like if you lost a dollar, you might get in trouble, but it wasn’t a big worry if your father had another dollar to give you. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The trouble is,” said Justin, “it’s Mr. Ages who puts it in Dragon’s dinner bowl, inside the farm kitchen. With his leg broken, he can’t move fast enough.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even the most troubling parts didn’t seem to surprise her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He says, “I would like for that to be true. The trouble is, Mason, I have to draw all conclusions on my own. You were the last one to see your friend alive.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“No. If they get into trouble, we soon know about it from the people in town—or the police bring them back.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rower was Kaede, and she looked back with dark, troubled eyes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mom, I wanted to say, the Sunday paper is the least of your troubles. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to trouble you, my lord,” she told the god, “but actually we came here to get your advice. Please, we need your wisdom.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was the source of trouble and corruption, and should be avoided at all costs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s so good of you to visit us. But you needn’t trouble yourself to come in person. We know you’ve more important things to attend to than running errands.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Still don’t think genetic damage is to blame for any of these troubles?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A telescope sat mounted on a tripod, aimed out the window: Miss Wren’s lookout station, where she watched for trouble, and the comings and goings of her spy pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"I really, truly would like another mushroom," said Tristran, "if it's not too much trouble." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to get closer, but that’s exactly what got us into trouble in the first place. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was not without a certain wild pleasure I ran before the wind, delivering my trouble of mind to the measureless air-torrent thundering through space. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

You could get yourself in a lot of trouble if you listened to half the stuff Byron said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a world of trouble you’ll save yourself,” says Mother, “childbearing and child dying. ” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“You are among friends. Something is troubling you. If there’s anything either of us can do to be of assistance, you have only to ask.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Well-dressed people in flowing dashikis and wax-print dresses were passing through with no trouble...She resisted the urge to look down at her own clothes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Boy rides his bike from the community center to his home like he’s always done, only this time, before he even gets a block away, he meets trouble. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be in big trouble when Dada finds out,” called Emilia. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His round face was troubled, and he cleared his throat several times before he spoke. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I heard there might be trouble?” he said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Better yet, I might manage to make off with the theatre's copy, saving myself a good deal of toil and trouble. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not trouble yourself with fantasies, boy,” he growled. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The trouble with my family is that since we hardly ever see each other, we have plenty of time to forget how much personality conflict we all have when it comes right down to it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid we both would get in trouble. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I never had one moment’s trouble with any of them after that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if you cause any trouble, I reserve the right to knock you unconscious and lock you in an abandoned building somewhere.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Percy agreed, though once in his cabin, he had trouble falling asleep. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In time he confidently expected all the trouble would smooth out by itself... if only the soldiers and the inhabitants did not get to quarreling. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The troubled white audiences were confused, disturbed, felt themselves threatened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the troubles of the past months seemed to float away with the running of the brook and strength and power to flow into his arms. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Harrison and I knew each other casually, but there had never been the slightest trouble between us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mind raced back to the few happy times, and the many troubled times, we had shared together. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled through my grasshopper conundrum while he stared at me as if he was having trouble placing me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“My son is such a fan of Book Scavenger. Can I trouble you for a photograph?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

All apes show a keen interest in such social information, but they have trouble gossiping effectively. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ji-yong had been playing with his friends and had heard the trouble start. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m always on the trouble list nowadays for something. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Janice Avery had given him nothing but trouble, and now he was feeling responsible for her—like one of the Burkes’ timber wolves or beached whales. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And even if I did, I couldn’t help him. We’d get in trouble too.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Turns out he’s in big trouble with the goblins. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If there is trouble, it could start with one of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It seems like you don’t just end up in trouble but that you kind of ease yourself into it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was a chance- slim perhaps, but a chance nonetheless—that Zane could cut the trouble off at the pass. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You got me in trouble, boy. I might get written up. If you aren’t dumb, then you must need a lesson.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Anyone who does not follow this procedure will quickly lose what he has taken, and while he holds it, he will find it full of infinite difficulties and troubles. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“His Majesty takes great trouble with his cellar.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I think it’s to protect me—but no, he’s having trouble breathing and he needs me to steady him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But while he did not look at her very closely during the routine questioning, mostly about relatives who might cause trouble, something in Mr. Edwards’ body began to feel her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

To Lourdes, it seems as though every relative in Honduras who has money troubles thinks they can ask her for help. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

They were silent again, each of them preoccupied and troubled. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, kookie, move it. I don’t want no trouble with the cops.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mom got paid about seven hundred dollars a month, and the first time I saw her gray-green pay check, with its detachable stub and automated signatures, I thought our troubles were over. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kwang, it was easy to see, was already running into his first real troubles. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always have trouble remembering the long ones. How about ‘I am’? The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma’s got a nose for trouble,” he says with a chuckle. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Don’t you get smart with me and end up in more trouble. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

It could get him fired, or worse, cause serious trouble for his family. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t the word from the highest in the land just this: turn in deserters or there will be terrible trouble for you and your family? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Janus,” she said, “are we causing trouble again?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Assuming I made it to his class without any trouble. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know. Nico’s in trouble and we have to hurry.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The trouble was going to be to stop them from getting over-enthusiastic. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the ceiling for a moment, his face almost troubled. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The day I wandered into the coal shed looking for trouble I had the drum on my hip and two little dowels for drumsticks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Matt had trouble tearing his eyes away from the thing on the bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat captains in Seward had warned her it was three hundred nautical miles to the Hubbard Glacier, a hard, dangerous journey, but Arion had no trouble. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good...I thought we were in trouble.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the owners have come up to their country home to avoid the troubles in the capital. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“If you talk about things you haven’t seen, you will get yourself in trouble. You know what I mean.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re awful glad to hear that the people of Phippsburg will care for us in our time of trouble. But Sheriff, when was the last time Phippsburg sent their taxes our way?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If we got in trouble, we were definitely going to be punished for it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dari got this wide-eyed look of panic, as if Mikayla might tell a teacher what we’d done and get us in trouble. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Luckily, they came in and immediately Link and Marty started doing these gymnastics, and they got in trouble, so I could stay watching her without them being a mob on me. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to come up with something to say, but words failed him as he stood on the chemistry desk, looking at the guy who everyone knew liked to cut class and cause trouble. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Think of all the trouble it saves,” the man explained, and his face looked as if he’d be grinning an evil grin—if he could grin at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

All of Poseidon’s sons had the same power: they could run dry-shod on the sea as on the land, so the two followed her with no trouble. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell them,” Zola says, “not to steal anymore. They could get in trouble. We will try to get them what they need. No stealing. Stealing is bad. Okay?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Have no fear of them, nor be troubled. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you unleash all your blog fans on the people who give you trouble?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Have no fear, Jon Snow, I will not trouble your mountain savages and their dark gods. My place is here with you and your brave brothers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Strange beds have rarely agreed with me, and after only a short spell of somewhat troubled slumber, I awoke an hour or so ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had climbed down the kelp rope once before, but he would have trouble pushing even the smallest of the canoes off the rocks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were in trouble, Sohrab and I, and I knew it then. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

You, too, may know the troubling, expert power. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has trouble organizing her thoughts and her actions. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The moment I touched the shield, I knew we were in trouble. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He just has trouble figuring out what they are, sometimes.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A couple of gang members who were up to no good made trouble in my neighborhood and killed Natasha. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He was still having trouble with the Shield Charm, though. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was worried about finding it, since I’d never been there before, but I’m good at reading maps, and I didn’t have any trouble. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway I figured Leah and I could tell each other our troubles, since misery loves company, even though she has a husband that is still alive at least, which is more than I can say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as England thinks she rules the seas, we’re going to have trouble with her! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I can’t take credit for all your troubles,” the goddess said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even a master architect would have had trouble designing such a structure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the kid wasn’t trying to be mean, but he got in big trouble later, and his mom called my mom that night to apologize. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“No. My destiny is to help people in trouble.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The trouble was, I didn’t have the slightest idea what had really happened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We had absolutely no idea all the trouble they were going to cause. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“But please don’t go to loads of trouble.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

However, I don’t love how much trouble I’m having writing about my character. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Must I remind my lord, this trouble is not of my doing? And not all of us have had die opportunity to refill our coffers with the plunder of Maidenpool and Dragonstone.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Till then, I always figured it was just as well if folks never took notice of me because as much as anything, that could mean trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On the Grand Junction Canal. You keep out of sight, child. I don’t want to see you topside. There’s trouble.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had been having some trouble with his stomach; Helen thought he was swallowing air, but it felt more like fire. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t really done anything wrong, but as long as I had to be in trouble, it felt good to be in it with Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“There is a wounded animal in the barn, or perhaps more than one! I am going to see what the trouble is.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Fear of getting in trouble,” offered a young man in a white T-shirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Forgetting her troubles was easy in the Smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He lets me get the horse ready though I still have trouble getting on the harness. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even if they think she bought them, she’ll be in trouble. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart had bled itself white with so much sorrow and trouble. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes, there’s the trouble. It’s bound to be all truth or part lie. Well, I can’t force you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I don’t want to get in trouble this time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not here to cause trouble, mind you. I’m not here because of the price on your head.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She said that is trouble with her muscles. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

"Don't know. But if they're offering to replace it, a lot of people must have had trouble with it." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had faked deafness, rheumatism, and heart trouble. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They offer him sixpence for his trouble but he waves it away and they hand it to Mam because he’s too grand to be taking sixpence. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

This caused a lot of trouble when the theory of quantum electrodynamics first came out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to know a secret? I think Mr. Axelroot is trouble in his own stinking hat.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It says, You don’t get people into trouble by naming them, even if they deserve it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Even though he had gotten into trouble, and Audrey had handed Faraci his head on a platter, I was the one people would talk about. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I pushed back the covers of the bed, sensing trouble. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A weird and convoluted new personality type; no wonder law enforcement agencies were having trouble with the Nexus-6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The trouble is that with his savings moved and invested there, he can’t very well go back. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In turn, Dallas and Florida had come to think of most adults as trouble grown-ups, for that had been their experience, that most grown-ups they’d encountered were short-tempered, impatient, and quick to punish. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you just find you a nice yella girl and leave it at that? Never knew you to have trouble picking up the ladies.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You are responsible,” said my mother, which meant I was in trouble if anything was spilled, burned, lost, broken, or dirty. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing, Archivist Werfel. Please take no trouble over me. Remain seated.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

My eyes widened; I wondered if Digger’s father had let him have it, if he found out the trouble Digger was in and flew off the handle. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Much as Nancy tried, she could not break the habit of nibbling her nails, and, whenever she was troubled, chewing them right to the quick. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the upcoming test that troubled her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had forgotten his troubles and felt absolutely content. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tyson was having trouble getting our horses under control I had to talk to them a long time before they would settle down. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even after dozing off, his sleep was troubled. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I’d been so scared I was going to get in trouble. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It troubled me deeply to think of enemies so determined to kill us that they would give up their own lives. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world may have been in trouble, but friends are friends, and I wanted them close by. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Even though I can taste bile in the back of my mouth, I have no trouble answering. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He wants no trouble, just to finish his shift in peace and get a good night’s sleep. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I got in trouble and they're suspending me for the day, so I need you to come get me." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m terribly thirsty, that’s all. Do you think I could have some water? Would it be too much trouble?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was the first and only time he had ever been in trouble. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At last he cleared his throat in a hesitating way and said: ‘I was glancing through the afternoon paper just before you came. It seems you had a lot of trouble at your place today.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And I would have trouble in areas where they had no trouble at all. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would they get into even more trouble if they told the truth? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thought troubled him: when he went back? Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Mrs. Wheeler trying to sit up, but she seemed to be having trouble. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to cut his victory tour short, however, when troubling news arrived from home: his Egyptian subjects were in revolt. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

There was always a dark, far-off look in his eyes, a kind of sadness, as if he were troubled by something sliding beneath the story’s surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sneaking around will only lead to trouble . . .” Just then, there was movement at the end of a long aisle on the other side of the market. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But you are grounded, and not even cash can buy away your trouble,” she replied with resolve. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, though Planck’s formula was correct, its repercussions were more troubling than the ultraviolet catastrophe it solved. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It had, in my opinion, the signs of trouble: It was asymmetrical and it had flecks of red and blue on the broken edges. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was troubling, and confusing, to think about such things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The biggest trouble we’ve ever gotten into in our lives, we got into with Styx Malone. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They don’t get stuck in any of the stuff that gets people in trouble. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I scanned the page; I was having trouble breathing, as though the oxygen were leaving the room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged; he clearly thought she was making unnecessary trouble. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Anya nodded, knowing that the confession was going to get her in trouble. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

If I tried to escape, remove the anklet, or cause trouble of any kind, the device was capable of delivering a paralyzing electrical shock. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Besides, things were bad enough without borrowing trouble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was Lisa Greenbaum—in my grade, but not in my class—and Ari Marks, who played kickball every day at recess and was always in trouble for tracking mud inside. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I had trouble reconciling the definition of the word with the fact that we'd been living in the Bay Area for ten years. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long, hard week, and all I can seem to see is that I’m still having trouble walking. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was having trouble piercing the blood bag with the dull point and, growing angry, he thrust harder than was necessary and without the necessary control. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They spent a large amount of time speaking to each other on the phone while her son was out causing trouble. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sunny must’a been having trouble concentrating too, because she glanced up from her book and across the area at Big Rose. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There had been times in the past when I’d been in some kind of mild trouble with him and, uncomfortable as those times had been, they had always passed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She had trouble falling asleep, and her nights were interrupted by vivid nightmares. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I had an empty heat-eater ready for just such an emergency. Fire is the simplest of troubles I have prepared for.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He has trouble believing in any miracles, even the ones in the Bible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“So why did you go to the trouble of attending his concert?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You,” she says, pointing at me, “I expected. All the trouble with your aptitude test results made me suspicious from the beginning. But you .. .” She shakes her head as she shifts her eyes to Tobias. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Doubt does away with it with little trouble. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He bought into car and electronics dealerships, too, though it was known that some of the businesses had been troubled in recent years, going without his full attention. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the goose, “that’s not my trouble. I have nothing at all on my mind, but I’ve too many things under my behind. Have you ever tried to sleep while sitting on eight eggs?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I’m sorry things are bad for you. But what my dad did was not my fault. He got himself into trouble.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I thought about La Llorona then and wondered if she knew how much trouble this journey would cause. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The trouble began long before June 9, 1976, when I became aware of it, but June 9 is the day I remember. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You knew you were in deep trouble if you were caught, didn’t you, hog?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the war in Europe was only one part of Russia’s troubles. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

That was of course the trouble with trying to do the AT in day-sized pieces. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

If they couldn’t control things either, the Code Green would be called and supervisors were to send all available officers to the trouble spot. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest could return to the Slat and the Crow Club to drink off their worry, make some trouble, and spread word of the night’s events. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The method gave the right answer, but Newton’s vanishing act was very troubling. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The cabin was dark except for a dying fire in the fireplace, but the woman made her way to her bed without trouble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I remember waking up one morning having more trouble breathing than usual, and then I couldn’t stop coughing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I knew Loma was fixing to say “If only he hadn’t got Miss Love’s best friend in trouble and had to marry her.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Sit down, Malcolm. Don’t worry—you’re not in trouble. I want you to tell me about that woman who was here the other day. I believe she’s been to your school. What did she want?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s the trouble. There’s nobody in this town who knows anything; no spare teachers, no anything. School is supposed to begin in an hour.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“How much more do you need to see? Let me save you the trouble: Nothing that you remember has survived. Best to forget.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

That would be childish, and might get him into serious trouble. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hercules instantly declared that he would not trouble him with his presence at such a time, but Admetus steadily refused to let him go elsewhere. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

To this very day my dad has trouble speaking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My head pounded, I had trouble breathing, but I was starting to understand what was happening. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Skeeter a member a the club, wouldn’t be no trouble inviting her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Francie began using her right hand instead of the left after the vaccination and never had trouble afterwards. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pedro Tercero still had trouble reading, but his curiosity and desire accomplished what his schoolmistress had been unable to do with all her canings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the guidance counselor at Trace Middle School, Garrett’s mother was notified whenever a student got into trouble with the law. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a good day, you had maybe an hour and a half, which was hardly worth the trouble in the first place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Legolas stood before the gate and turned his bright eyes away north and east, and his fair face was troubled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We had no way to advertise we were in trouble, no radio to call the Coast Guard, no flares. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping I could trouble you for that drink we did not have in Prague,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘It’s like this,’ he began, hesitating and looking troubled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed incongruous that so many drafted men would be cheering on the defiant Guthrie, but it was GI humor at its best, a dark way of expressing anger without getting in trouble. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Pilate came to see Macon right away and soon as she saw me she knew what my trouble was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was to be expected. Tell General Hood that General Meade might have saved himself the trouble. We’ll have that hill before night.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look at what the weather radar is telling us: there’s trouble ahead. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Or she could mean the opposite, that we should remember to do what we are told and not get into trouble, because if we do we will be rightfully punished. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re well prepared in high school, you shouldn’t have trouble in college.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Listen, young lady. We have had nothing but trouble since you came into this house, and I am so over it. I mean it. I am so. Over. It.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Since everyone knows that trouble can be contagious, they were alone until Turner and his mother sat down next to them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But I can make things appear to those who want to see them, and small-town cops are always looking for trouble, aren’t they? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And she had even more trouble folding them up when she was done. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He got into more trouble over the years than all the kids put together, but we loved him just the same. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

‘But may I beg you to remove that rabbit you sent among us, for he troubles us with his foolishness?’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were just as mean on the inside, but they were scared of getting in trouble. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

His host commenced preparations for their supper with a lively cheerfulness that swept Jethro away from his troubled thoughts and back to the immediate satisfactions of the evening. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might even get in the car and come searching for him, a prospect that troubled Roy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t be too troubled. He’ll be all right — now. He left a packet for you. There it is!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The money they had mustered out with was gone, and they had signed notes in town and gotten into trouble. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, well, well,” he whispered, “we are in trouble.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

These aspirations are not, I think, irreverent, although they may trouble whatever gods may be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the trouble Old Petey’s missed opportunity had caused was being erased from existence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s so out of the the end, to save her the trouble of wading through it, he said. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had always had trouble doing nothing either physically or mentally. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Each time he got into trouble, he was warned to shape up because this was his last chance. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The ominous cloud of fairies had no trouble keeping up with him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

So Mama agreed and I spread a cowhide on the floor beside our bed and we shut Old Yeller in and didn’t have a bit more trouble. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are gray and troubled, like a dark-clouded sky, but there is no unkindness there. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sam never shut up and he had a fearless streak that sometimes got all three of them into big trouble. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hans Scholl found himself in trouble when his leaders heard him playing a favorite Russian folk song on his guitar. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some teachers were even warning us during class, implying that trouble was coming. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If he was happy to have Duck and Haldon back again, he hid it well, but he did not trouble to conceal his displeasure at the sight of Tyrion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Alex wouldn’t allow it, probably because he didn’t want to get in trouble if I went home in tears. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She had a way she looked when she saw trouble; she frowned, getting her answer ready for the old lady. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And that didn’t even count the bus driver, who didn’t give him any trouble about bringing Radar on board. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She’d never talked to him, but she knew the kind of trouble people said he was always getting into. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They were accustomed to boats, so they had no trouble getting into it quietly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You do not know me,” I said, troubled. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s troubles began the night she was born. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The idea that Carlyle is one of us troubles me, because what if he’s lying? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“If I must. But I say again, this trouble is not of my doing.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“How can you send them to Oakland? Oakland’s nothing but a boiling pot of trouble cooking. All them riots.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d spoken to the strange man at the London Eye and perhaps that was why we were in such trouble. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those lips will lead you into trouble, my pretty flame.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I must say, there are times when I’m troubled. But . . . couldn’t fight against home. Not against your own family. And yet . . . we broke the vow.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bled and hurt, but my other ailments were already causing me so much trouble that I let this one slide, which was stupid of me, because now I’m walking around with an infected toe. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I thank you for your trouble,” she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on. He’s only trying to start trouble.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first whiff of its scent had stirred up some memory which he could not pin down, but which was powerful and troubling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Make sure she don’t get in trouble, but I can’t breathe enough to go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If I don't go back, they'll get into trouble for letting me go on the Eye by myself. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Believe me, that creep is trouble with a capital T.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

After that moment it should have been clear, even to us, how troubled Miss Lucy had become. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scott Fischer’s team was a congenial and cohesive group; most of Pittman’s teammates took her idiosyncrasies in stride and seemed to have little trouble accepting her into their midst. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t deserve to get into trouble,” he went on. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not trouble to name her fool, but the cowbells on his antlered hat and the motley tattooed across his puffy cheeks made him hard to overlook. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You can’t do that. Mommy will get in trouble if you do that. You don’t want to see Ma get in trouble, do you? It’s not her fault that you’re adopted, is it?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too young, that was the trouble. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“One day, kid, but there’s like to be a spot of trouble ’fore this thing’s done.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"There is no need for you to trouble yourself." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Our children were no trouble to us as long as we were together. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahel thought of the someone who had taken the trouble to go up there with cans of paint, white for the clouds, blue for the sky, silver for the jets, and brushes, and thinner. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ear, Eye and Arm had little trouble walking because people edged away from them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just a trainee and not officially part of the Bureau yet, so I can’t get the Bureau in trouble for going after the key.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was no room in Katie’s crowded life for additional trouble and worry. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later he was up and to my astonishment for the next year or so he had no further trouble. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We mean only to rob you, but it would not be past us to harm you if you prove too much trouble.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“We keep the radio in case there’s trouble—serious trouble. Then at least we can call for help.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have trouble connecting this body with the woman I knew, the woman without a conscience. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he got to me he said now these here women you don’t have any trouble with. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

First mate angry; said it was folly, and to yield to such foolish ideas would demoralise the men; said he would engage to keep them out of trouble with a handspike. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before they can read their school primers, watermen learn how to read the sky and to head for the safety of a cove at the first glimmer of trouble. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Choked themselves2— thrashed and turned sick, after all the trouble I had plucking their grass and cleaning their muck and not one egg. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And this trouble was also her own, which she would never tell to John. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I m not going anywhere. I’m going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

How many of you are going to have trouble meeting the service requirement and staying in All-City? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen some girls at PM who came closer to getting into trouble over that rule than me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding me? I deleted everything. I don’t want no trouble!” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Even worse. I knew Daedalus. His inventions brought me nothing but trouble.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mother had trouble persuading me to carry one because I was a lady, but I now realized that a handkerchief was an invaluable tool for a counterspy—to erase fingerprints, and so forth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way he grab the hair of a smalL boy, or lock his elbow around my neck sometime, I know we are not mostly trouble for Titid. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in a lot more trouble than Sarah or Daniel or I ever were, so she’d need more help and a bigger moment of teachabilityness, and if that isn’t a word, it should be. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a place where, if troubles did not vanish, they were made bearable. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, Cecilia’s face tilting sideways as she leaned down to make out who was at the front door and spare herself the trouble of descending further, improperly dressed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was a world of trouble waiting for a man who sold his neighbor some sickly hobble, but what was the harm of swindling one of the filthy, thieving Ruh? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wished they didn’t have all these troubles in their shared country. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth had already gotten me into trouble and now I hoped he wouldn't turn it upon the white driver—that was apt to get us killed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart troubled, the father went to bed. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only logical conclusion was that we’d gotten into trouble and drowned. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might be injured, might be in trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I responded, “We will , have nothing but trouble.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then that was like—boom!—trouble, maybe the government was looking out on them or something. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to get hurt, and probably get the family in more trouble. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps most troubling of all, some people’s hearts hadn’t changed either. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to run, but I’d rather be in trouble with Mama than in jail. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It would stir up trouble if people knew that some are resisting the Council’s orders.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There’s some folks in this town always bent on stirring up trouble.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I just wanted a bite to eat without causing no trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set it on the table and then shove my hands into my pockets to keep them from finding any more trouble. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Now, at the sight of the river, Bigwig’s assurance was leaking again and unless he, Hazel, could restore it in some way, they were likely to be in for trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You ought to try Armstrong—quite a young man—but so clever—Pam had been to all sorts of people for years and he put his finger on the trouble at once!" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I know where she’s going with this, and I save her the trouble. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Carter had always been a troubled school, with test and performance scores that fitted the profile of an inner-city minority school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, and the very sound of those magic words made me forget my troubles. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart troubled, the father returned to his bed. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Though she will not complain, I know that a pain in her side often troubles her, making her breathing difficult.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I’m the one in trouble. Even if they don’t know my real name.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be foolish. You’re just a bit of a girl and have trouble enough with the one you do be having already. And your man is pretty but not the steadiest boy in the world.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Garrett may have mentioned it in passing. But don’t get him in trouble. I only bring it up to add evidence to my argument about your forgiving nature.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Matt really did have trouble breathing, but sometimes he only wanted to reassure himself that someone cared for him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait! Grandma says that bending rules isn’t that different from breaking them if the rules matter. Are you going to get in trouble with the Time Bureau when you get home?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"But first could I trouble you for a stool sample?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

George asked casually, “Been any trouble since she got here?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had trouble sleeping, yet that is all I wanted to do. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he knew that if he did, Prince Rainbow would come and they would end in more trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe trouble with time ran in their family. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But I can remember when we came to it with prayer, listening for trouble in our laboring old motors, drawing a plume of steam from our boiling radiators. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell I’m about to get into some trouble. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Y’all,” he said, “did I really make myself out so pitiful that you had to go to this much trouble for my birthday?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I declare, Frank Gilbreth,” she told him, "sometimes I think you’re more trouble than all of your children. Red ink! And you think it’s a joke to scare a body half to death. Red ink!” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I don't know. That digression business got on my nerves. I don't know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But are you going to get into trouble?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I heard him say, “It was no trouble, really....I’m glad it worked out....Please don’t hesitate to ask if there’s anything else I can do....Yes, I’ll tell him.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t fight then and don’t get her into trouble.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mr Breland shook his head like a little kid in trouble and sat down. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They reached the Gate of the City and entered, stepping proudly; and proudly the people of the City looked on them and cried their praise, and yet they were troubled in heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I’m not kidding and it troubles me that I’m not. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed like an awful lot of trouble to go through for “traitors to the Fatherland.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Audrey, that was then, when she was having trouble. We don’t leave you out.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And so the conversation veered again, awkward and constrained for a while, but it skirted all reference to the troubles of the day. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My gut was shaking and I was kind of having trouble swinging one leg past the other. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Jesus has trouble looking like a real baby because his arms and legs are too long and spindly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why atoms take this trouble is a bit of a puzzle. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

If trouble can multiply like rats in grain, then that is what our troubles do in 1609. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lie allowed his innate optimism to shine through, however, promising Tuve that “it will not be long now before we will have this trouble licked and will be able to go ahead satisfactorily.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In her view most of the troubles in the country sprang from the pages of books. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my mother knew I had gotten into trouble even before I arrived home in the afternoon! The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t fathom May taking the trouble of dying just so she could go to Ohio. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

So you see, I got my own troubles. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t speak for a moment—my throat tightened and I was having trouble breathing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Most times, knocking on somebody’s door in this neighborhood, this late, is asking for trouble. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Heaven help me, this is what we’ve come to. Take down my cell phone number. The very first sign of trouble, ye text me your coordinates and I’ll be right there, tracking device or not.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But worth the trouble if you’re like me—curious, inventive and well-informed. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I hope that the forgotten people will not have forgotten how to fight,’ said Gimli; ‘for otherwise I see not why we should trouble them.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The still heap of salmon troubled Art in a way he could not readily articulate, and so he looked at it wordlessly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead he seemed a bit troubled, but didn’t share why. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Long as you don’t get me into trouble.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Someone innocent or trusting or simply troubled might not see through all that, might not see that under all that calm he’s a wolf. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would all cause trouble later, but for now, the young pilots of the 586th were busy getting used to flying real combat missions—even if they weren’t at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Every faction is supposed to have holding rooms for those who make trouble, but I’ve never been in one before. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In silence the miner belted down the liquor, then belched, his eyes starting to water, and as he left he remarked: “What does that little jerk want to do, cause a lot of trouble?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are having a bit of trouble with our high speed protons,” he wrote to Swann. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There is sure to be trouble somewhere down the line. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Healways gets into trouble before things work out for him. There are probably highwaymen down this road!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss used to punish Luke by dunking his head in the bathtub, and one of the adopted kids claimed Mrs. Moss held her head underwater for several minutes until she had trouble breathing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And even though I knew I was going to get in trouble—I deserved to get in trouble—it still felt good to tell. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That the same young man who caused all that trouble last year for cussing someone out?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“True. And now, sir, my friend herself is in trouble.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much trouble Lissa caused, I wanted to please her, to keep her as a friend. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But experienced players can easily play very high notes that inexperienced players have trouble playing well. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Sala? She left a few minutes ago, didn’t you see? It’s after curfew. She was afraid of getting into trouble.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care how much trouble he was in. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

My filling up the spaces, however, kept me in trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Why,” asked JT, “if you went to all the trouble to steal the rest—why didn’t you take the last two sticks?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should've given them the freeze, after they did that, but the trouble was, I really felt like dancing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

‘Let nothing that dwells in Fangorn be troubled on my account!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I even started having trouble making up new space stories. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When my bilagaanaa teachers looked at me, they saw a little Navajo boy who did just what he was told, never got in trouble, and studied hard. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had just hit him that Holly could be in real trouble. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He sighed, “A bit behind the times, that’s the trouble with him. He clings to matrix mechanics as the all in all, and this problem calls for more powerful mathematical tools. He’s so stubborn.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I had trouble squeezing the last couple words up my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Frey was silent, and Skirnir thought he had once again sunk into a troubled silence. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The robot was heavy, but she was no trouble for the giant animal. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The heat was stuffy; one had trouble breathing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would I trade any of my troubles to be back in Iowa, never having known this sweet little girl and her family? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"At any rate there's no zoo on the island. He'll have a bit of trouble getting over that." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“It means everybody’s got troubles and some of ’em are worse than yours.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I’m having trouble sleeping, and it’s not just the drinking now, it’s the nightmares. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, it would mean X- Ray would get in trouble, too. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I did not want to get Mrs. Danvers into trouble or make any sort of scene. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The rest is for all the trouble,” Mrs. Trepid said, “and for transportation and documents and such.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

From the mayhem around us, it's clear that she's gone through considerable trouble to pull this off. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jon saw the start of fright on Sam's face as he lumbered up on his mare; doubtless he thought he was in trouble. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I thank you for your trouble, Mr. Fleming,” he said, reaching into his vest pocket for a coin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t happen to know what kind of crackers I should buy for stomach trouble?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I realize that it is easier now that Shay and everyone else know why I have so much trouble. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And maybe it was a ghost, maybe it was hungry, but if it was, the mare wasn’t troubled. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Moreover, Siddhartha’s sympathy and curiosity lay only with people, whose work, troubles, pleasures and follies were more unknown and remote from him than the moon. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staying out of trouble is pretty much what Calvin and I have in mind. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Also, I have blotted out some names as lam afraid of getting innocent people in trouble. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stirring up trouble between Mrs. Frank and Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For its trouble, the designated team was to be paid $2,200 from each of the other expeditions on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looks worried, as if he thinks he might get in trouble for not knowing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z