“I don’t know. Maybe they think that if they sit there, they won’t be victims, or whatever.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They could only wait for whatever was coming. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to be normal, whatever we have to do, whatever it costs.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Make sure you do whatever they tell you. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

No. It was whatever Dvorah had spoken earlier: half Hebrew, half something else. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And his efforts to ignore it, transcend it, seemed to work only when he spent his days looking for whatever was light-hearted and without grave consequences. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I reckon he’s the real thing—the Chosen One, or whatever you want to call it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now that the adrenaline rush of yesterday is gone, and whatever made me sleep has worn off, the deep ache and shooting pains of my shoulder are intense. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m not whatever it is you think I am,” I croaked. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to say whatever Big Ma would have said if she wasn’t squirreled away reading her gossip paper, but JimmyTrotter gave me a head shake. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Normally these doors are locked, but if you wait long enough, someone opens the door from the inside for whatever reason. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Or sensei’s pet, or whatever we were supposed to call it. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, but first those girls at school know that you have something that they want, then they bring you into their group just so you can teach them dance steps or whatever.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless traitors aren't holding lethal guns, only ones that shoot whatever it is they shot at us before, so they all scramble for their real guns. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Again and again and again, on whatever surface of skin he could find, Hayes drove his fist into Liam, like he could pound his fury into him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“That does not make it the exclusive property of Mr. Potter, whatever Dumbledore may have decided.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The temptation to venture into crime was too strong, and I decided to work quickly, taking whatever was in sight, amass a wad of money, and flee. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quiet and willing to do whatever anyone else wanted, she was often favorably compared to a shadow. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But if I were a doctor poet, I would spend all day with people who could not run past me, and then I would go home and write whatever I liked about their insides. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regarded no one thing in the room, but rather gaped at whatever lay before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was tempted to look over my shoulder, but whatever came out of that cellar was best not seen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was sure he would have continued down whatever mental list he was following, except for the blush. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Antoine had hoped to find something inside the locker— but whatever it was, it was already gone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Did this have something to do with whatever had grabbed me in the marsh? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She and that boy came back and soon said they were "in love"—whatever that means before you get married. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And what happens if you catch up to whatever made the tracks?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

More important, the very existence of so much healthy forest after twelve thousand years of use by large populations suggests that whatever Indians did before swidden must have been ecologically more sustainable. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The room was small, filled with shelves of bottles and boxes, and I couldn’t smell anything besides whatever it was Dr. Begbie had used to wake me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘We can at least follow the course of this stream, the Entwash or whatever you call it, and get out again the way we came.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Whatever family opinions, or whatever the world’s opinions, on that subject may be, Pip, your sister is,” Joe tapped the top bar with the poker after every word following, “a-fine-figure—of—a—woman!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

All of us banging drums or buckets or whatever we could find and then shaking hands and smiling and talking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I would find out what was going on with her and maybe help fix whatever she was going through. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: Okay, whatever was holding your brain together seems to have snapped. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Those who want immediate results, at whatever cost, will doubtless continue to use chemicals against the beetle. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe you got to order what you wanted, I thought you just sat down and they’d bring you whatever was on the stove. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He hoped that whatever Mr. Trepid had wasn’t contagious. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that whatever wages he earned would never reach his hand, but would go straight to the Nazi. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

At this time of day, she would usually be in the kitchen, preparing whatever rations we had for lunch, but that was no use now. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Only people with legal abilities are allowed. Besides, we wouldn’t want to catch whatever it was you gave the Crystal Ball.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She will eat whatever is inside one of the two cans. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nicole would tell me later that up to this point Dave was a sweetheart and a total gent, but that afternoon he was jacked up on too many Red Bulls or whatever, desperate. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It is the dull eventless times that have no duration whatever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once you see yourself in that mirror, whatever conversation we were having is over. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The phrase “do whatever you like” sticks in my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They don’t say any of the things they say to me in front of others, even other children: whatever is going on is going on in secret, among the four of us only. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever offers the most money gets whatever the auctioneer is selling right then. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must think that whatever Mrs. van Daan says will interest everyone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“We could take ’em but it didn’t matter how we did on ’em because they were going to give us whatever they wanted to.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would protect his friends and stop Gaea—whatever it took. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Shady moved into the opening, placing himself between Jinx and whatever or whoever might be lurking in the darkness as time crept on. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then she stepped outside, pulling the door closed behind her, knowing if she didn’t, her mother would eavesdrop on whatever this was about. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The roustabouts, having spent much of the day sleeping in whatever corner they could find, are dismantling the great canvas city as efficiently as they put it up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The space between nightmares was like the silence after the snap, when you know that whatever made it is holding itself still and watching you in the dark. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had one thousand five hundred pages and managed to convince his father and brother Jaime to pay for it, against whatever profits its sale might bring. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced up when he entered, but then returned her gaze to whatever it was she held. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The lord of suet was already dying from whatever hideous disease he had brought back from Sotho- ryos, it seemed to Tyrion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed we figured out how to make soup from whatever we could add to a pot and that was much better than just boiling things one by one. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I waited for whatever she had to say to be said so I could leave. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They sat there in silence, old-lady hands clasped, and waited for whatever dreadful thing came next. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The cold, wet weather and the lack of heating in the police barracks were making it hard for Don Hume to throw off the cold—or whatever it was that was lingering in his chest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe this boy could do Greek, whatever that was, but could he do something useful? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“What’s the matter with him?” he asked, with no interest whatever. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty certain they’d be along sooner or later, after they’d done—done whatever they were going to do with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever the outcome, I knew I would leave. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Khalid almost always won our race just to show he could, but then most times he’d let me watch whatever I wanted anyway. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was kind of strange, because whatever it was that was behind the couch seemed to work best on dogs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when he saw Cake, they said whatever they said, and then Wood gave him the blues.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then I could afford to catch a bus home instead of walking or save up to buy whatever. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hey,” he says casually, standing and dropping whatever was in his hand to the ground. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You have almost two million dollars and a week to do whatever you want,” she continued. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sent whatever she and other family members learned to her son Lieutenant Charles Darragh, who was in Washington’s army at Whitemarsh. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember how you said the pancake people could do whatever they wanted on that land if they had all the permits and stuff?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she’d brought three of her makeshift weapons, she’d found no trace of whatever had been growling and screeching last night. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He knew that indeed this man, whatever he was, was not what he feared: he was no shadow or ghost or gebbeth-creature. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Say whatever you want,” I barked at him. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Darnell's despair, his sadness in recognizing that they could do whatever they wanted to him with impunity, was utterly disheartening. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"However sincere the lesson, the result is likely to be grotesque. Still, I know what it is to love a brother, Lord Snow. I will give Bran whatever small help is in my power." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I hoped there would be room in heaven for that poor little girl, in whatever condition she’d arrived there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re terrible at this whole ‘telling me whatever I want to know’ thing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You have to give me a third of whatever you collect here,” he said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This dramatically changed racial climate has led defenders of mass incarceration to insist that our criminal justice system, whatever its past sins, is now largely fair and nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Strands of whatever it was stretched and folded like taffy as I rubbed it between my fingers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him it doesn't have to make sense, but then he said he still loved me and wanted to see if he could help me with whatever else I wanted to do. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The veterans were spending more time indoors and generally going back to whatever routines they’d had before the summer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A similar phenomenon had followed slavery and Reconstruction, as white elites struggled to define a new racial order with the understanding that whatever the new order would be, it could not include slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’d hug me close and hold up the little cat, or whatever toy I seemed to be interested in, so I could touch it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"You, listen. The beast is sitting up there, whatever it is--" "Perhaps it's waiting-" "Hunting-" "Yes, hunting." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She hated whatever that thing was inside her that made her invent such whoppers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’d asked me did I think God or whatever could see us when we were locked up and I told him that thing about Santa Claus. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Black, white, or whatever, they were the menaces of nature; they were the fire, the comet, the storm, which could—with no justification—shatter my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The mind builds itself like a sirrah’s nest with whatever is at hand: silk threads and stolen hair and the feathers of dead kin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I saw this expression on her face and heard that tone of voice, I knew that whatever I’d said was so far from the truth, there was no use trying to argue with her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Stub McMillin didn’t know what was happening, but he didn’t like whatever it was. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We’d run as far and as fast as we could, down strange roads, through the woods, whatever. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now, Isaiah will show you how words can do whatever you need them to.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They’d lost their drawstring eons ago and were baggy in all the wrong places, but whatever. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ten thousand amateur demons, with license to make whatever mischief they had minds to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Now is not a good time, Jackson. Give me whatever it is you mentioned in Baltimore and get going.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His older brother, Ernie, was luring the mutt to a cleaner spot in the yard with a big pot of leftover chicken, bacon, grits, greens, and whatever else was for doggy breakfast. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Apparently, whatever medicines they found in the Cornucopia have been ineffective. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, trying to imagine whatever was in there, flattened and buried for centuries in the dark. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll talk slow so you can write it all down. By the way, I don’t know how this drive became ‘sponsored by love’ or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was always a surprise to turn a corner and see him standing there, totally immersed in whatever he was curious about that day. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Farther inside Czechoslovakia, some of the villagers hung out of their windows to throw whatever they had to us—crusts of bread, half-eaten apples, raw potatoes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’d use red, black, and green paint, the same colors as the ink Cecile used for her poems and whatever flyers the Panthers asked her to print up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know exactly what he meant, but whatever it was, she regretted that she had come. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you think people will come out here now,” I asked Miss Maggie, “looking for whatever Mr. Kendall didn’t find?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Naturally, I had been going to that school for three years without ever being offered candy from that lady’s desk — but whatever. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost stories revealed how people who died wouldn’t let go of whatever they were holding. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most patients, whatever their condition, were forbidden to walk the few steps to the lavatory. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She understood people and she let them be whatever way they needed to be. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

On his travels in rain forests and tropical savannas, he ate with pleasure whatever the locals were eating. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad got to be whatever the hell he wanted, and still Tad thought he was trapped. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But for the person who thinks, “At the end of this year, I’m going somewhere to be free, a place without secret police, free to believe whatever I want and teach my children.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The curtain, or the sheet or whatever it was, didn't move. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“So, whatever money we earn belongs to all of us, equally, right?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘If you’re a god, you can look like whatever you want. If you had a twin -’ ‘I’d choose to look like anything but my sibling,’ Frank agreed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, the people who own the building or whatever.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He just walked whatever way he was pushed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you two ever going to just stop whatever is between you and get along?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Everyone else, servants, staff, lords, ministers, parliamentarians, guards or whatever, sleeps in another palace or fort or keep or barracks or house inside the walls. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the old Jansenist antiscience creed that was building up in him, but for whatever the reason, Pascal’s newfound devotion led him to abandon mathematics and science altogether. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you say whatever it is you need to say?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hoped whatever thoughts he was immersed in were leading him in the right direction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, I could’ve drawn something myself, but whatever was inside was what was going to come out, so it would’ve probably been another picture of someone getting slammed, or something like that. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was so glad I had some communication with a human being, I was just saying whatever came to mind. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone else had left by then, too, rushing off to see scary movies or pass out candy or go trick-or-treating or whatever they happened to have planned for Halloween. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her mother's jubilant voice seemed to conclude whatever had been the problem. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what kind of food he carries in that wagon, but whatever it is, I’m sure there is no fresh meat, or fresh anything. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The fields—wherever they were, whatever they were—had gone darker, the grass yellowing under their feet, the rides rusting, the candy apples moldering, the smell of rot and wet and damp assaulting her nostrils. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure that it was rather perceptive and incisive, whatever it was. I would imagine that it is rather difficult to comprehend her assaults upon the mother tongue.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already, he was being pressed to give input on whatever issues were under discussion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’m hurt by that—and suddenly, I have a feeling someone else we know has already taken a look at whatever’s in her notebook. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"Don't you two horses forget yourselves and start talking, whatever happens." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was just a lot of noisy kids trapped in a cage for twenty minutes to play a game they didn’t have time to play or enough of whatever they needed to play it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Each of us folded our hands in our laps, eager for whatever he was going to tell us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

That was typical of my husband: when he had worked things out for himself he would follow his conclusions at whatever cost to himself. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted her to say it, to put some kind of label on whatever it is they’d been doing the past week. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There’s a cute Mexican guy with hipster glasses sitting on a bench, nodding along to whatever song is playing on his headphones while he eats ice cream. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

‘Yes,’ said Frodo; ‘but whatever came into my mind then I will keep there.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was ready to do whatever he asked and she turned his companions at once back into men again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the moment, it feels right to go back to the source, to ask someone who’s seen whatever is in his eyes when a boy touches him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If necessary, the Owslafa could be alerted in almost no time at all and so could Captain Campion, or whatever officer might be patrolling the outskirts of the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tío Pepe says that Wimpy knows where we are and is doing all he can to ensure our safety, whatever that means. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The road or path or whatever stops on our side at the bridge and becomes rock and dense forest beyond. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Then that’ll be good. He can deal with whatever it is. I don’t want to get mixed up with no walking dolls.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ophie swore she could hear her daddy’s voice, even though he was still back at the house, waiting on whatever had put such a fright in him. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure whatever the issue is, it’s squashable, right? Blood is thicker than water.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And that killed the discussion, because whatever other lies they told themselves, Tick-tock was right. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or, you know, whatever the award was for costumes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Soon the leaders will notice that whatever signals everyone else is getting, I’m not getting them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Daddy watches whatever she’s doing on the computer, feeding her a grape every time he eats one. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

O’Dell said the judges were “Welch courthouse politicians,” whatever that meant. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine and I had decided this was the best course of action, a preemptive strike on whatever the sheriff had planned in retaliation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Vivian is like a mother figure to you. Grandmother, great-grandmother—whatever. She listens to you, she tells you stories, lets you help her out. She makes you feel needed.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Down south, explained one man, you “had to take whatever they paid you.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Until Michelangelo comes, that is, and then their curses are worse, because he just stomps straight over whatever they’re trying to sell. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Now Mom was reaching for the top part of her laptop, as if she planned to shut it and hide whatever it said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Not only was I shocked when it turned out she was to be our teacher, but there and then I instinctively knew that whatever the principles of proper teaching were, she did not possess them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had sense enough to not call Big Ma “Ma” or whatever she called her own mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I can provide you with horses, provisions, guides, whatever is required to get you as far as Deepwood Motte. From there you will need to make your own way to Stannis.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dylan and I promised to share whatever we learned, so that’s what I’m doing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There is no reason for you to try to become like white people and there is no basis whatever for their impertinent assumption that they must accept you. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Why had the Wood—or whatever was in the Wood—chosen to take him? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The bands were scattered around the fairgrounds, well back from the front entrance, and whatever they were trying for sounded like tuneless noise and echoing feedback by the time it reached us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Would they dare take the chance that she’d refuse this temptation, whatever it will be? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I exit Lake Shore—six minutes to go—he's slurring his words and bawling, going on and on about Facebook and the death of polite society and whatever. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She sat next to Mikaela, who was usually too busy aligning her many-hued highlighters to notice whatever thing it was that Hazel was doing wrong. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Every inch of it was built by my father and grandfather from all different kinds of wood—whatever they could borrow, barter, or beg for. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about whatever it was that upset you. Let me help.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

With her background and Boethian worldview, she would take a very stoic and fatalistic view of whatever sexual gaucheries and blunders he committed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thank him, and he heads back home to shoot his potato launcher, or dissect bugs, or whatever a kid like him does with his free time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And I was getting a devil that made me want to contradict whatever Titid would say. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we would support any strike of prisoners for whatever reason they were striking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to straighten my hair, but it always did whatever it wanted to do, anyway. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I've never known before what it feels like to want someone—not to want to hook up with them or whatever, but to want them, to want them. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s not here. I can tell him whatever it is, though.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And already I knew that this—whatever this was with Ocean—could only end in tears. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Though at that time men and women tried each other on, casually, like suits, rejecting whatever did not fit. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or whatever people used in this alternate world? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“People are down there hanging out all the time, smoking drugs, fooling around, whatever else. They sleep in their cars.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say a word, but I was desperate for her to realise I wasn’t with the girls behind me, and had had no part in whatever it was that had made her cross. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let's hang up now, okay? But you can call me back anytime. Or we can get together, like maybe go for a walk. Or whatever, okay? Anytime." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For whatever reason, you didn’t like that Blake Benson wanted to take this girl to bed. So you assaulted him?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This is darkest Africa, where life roars by you like a flood and you grab whatever looks like it will hold you up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, “slept” was a wild overstatement, and when the first low sun rays stabbed his eyelids, he’d awakened cold and wet from whatever dozing he’d managed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Toby tried to ignore all of this, to let himself be cool with whatever might happen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I said to Dad, “I don’t want you to become like a miserable unemployed alcoholic or whatever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, the immediate goal had been accomplished: after decades of struggle, black students had finally gained a toehold in the most cherished white institutions of power and prestige. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This must be it,” Charles Wallace said, “their CEN-TRAL Central Intelligence or whatever it is. Let’s go on.” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I took whatever my mom had in her dressing room.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Even though she didn’t know how to read them, Taryn loved to shuffle, shuffle, shuffle and then make Ivy draw one, proclaiming whatever card Ivy held in her hand was her destiny. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t that the point? That we’re all like—whatever? A team?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Now I know, whatever your burdens, to hold yourself apart from the lot of more powerful men is an illusion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can I get Max to trust me with whatever it is she's hiding? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The cricket took a downhearted leap into the cage and settled himself for whatever might come. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would clear her of any wrongdoing, and the true culprit would receive whatever punishment awaits a scythe-killer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure the snails and whatever else is in your aquarium will die without an intervention, but I don’t really want to become a guardian to your orphans. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He would cower in whatever hiding place he’d found until dragged out, snapping and snarling. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For you to write in, to see if you can get out whatever’s worrying you inside, so you’ll get better once and for all and join our singing and help us sew,” she said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very well, then, Stephen, what harms humanity? Economic dislocations most of all, from whatever cause. Wouldn’t you say so?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

At first, whatever lawlessness took place was relatively harmless. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was simply that he was too far removed from the people and from whatever was going on up there in Milagro— A car honked. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the thing beneath the hood, whatever it was, drew a long, slow, rattling breath, as though it were trying to suck something more than air from its surroundings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nhamo made a final breakfast and scattered some of her precious mealie meal as a sacrifice to whatever ancestors might be present. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura began, snapping on the overly bright overhead light, scaring off whatever shy passion Yoyo, with the blue thread of her writing, had just begun coaxing out of a labyrinth of feelings. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where Caleb is—researching whatever made him so distant yesterday, probably—or where Christina and Uriah are—exploring the compound, maybe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t want to hear the statistics or probability or whatever. That’s just how I felt.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was never left the shadows. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“We are going to place decorations with Velcro or toothpicks or glue—whatever works—on Sydney, our H-5 holiday snowman!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“So,” said Kyle, “for whatever reason, your uncle loves squirrels so much he has to hoard every single squirrel book he can find?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Clearly whatever was going on down there in the world of the very small was not governed by the laws that applied in the macro world where our expectations reside. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We have to do whatever’s in our national interest.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Patrick, a boy who is always doing his homework for the next class during whatever class he’s already in, said “Yessss!” and pumped his fist like a motor. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We would like to see whatever you do, especially if you were to write a short story or two. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The women lounge on wicker armchairs by the wall lamps, exclaiming over whatever there is to be exclaimed about. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

After a while I tune out the trainer and simply try to copy whatever Mags does. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And although we felt bewildered and awkward, we’d sit there willing her on to make whatever discovery was needed in her head. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Promise me that, whatever you do, you won’t let trying to find that thing be more important than your life. I can’t..He glanced at his feet. “I can’t lose you too. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I’m allowed to protest whatever decision he’s already made. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

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

Bailey wasn’t going to back me up, I could tell, so I decided to shut up and dry up and wait for whatever seeing Mother Dear was going to bring. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll do whatever I have to do to keep feeling equal all the time. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That woman is worth ten times whatever your wealthy father is worth. A thousand times what you are, whatever your enemies may foolishly think.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He might talk to me or bump into me or whatever, but when nothing ever happens when he walks by, he takes a little piece of my heart with him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Be it an animal or something else, you always shoot from the north to the south. Because, you know, north represents death. You could wear it, but whatever. Stay in here and mope.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bapi would do whatever he wanted, but they didn’t need to pick that scab tonight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The same ones she’s always doing out of mashed potatoes or Dad’s shaving cream or whatever when she thinks no one’s looking. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

That’s when Jacqui goes to a window, and whatever she sees out there makes her turn to me with bug-eyed concern—something I didn’t even know was in her emotional repertoire. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You can have whatever you want and do anything you want. Maybe you shouldn’t complain about that.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because we were always unsupervised, we finally had the freedom to do whatever we wanted, wherever we wanted, whenever we wanted. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Their wounds were patched or covered, and they were oiled and prepared for whatever was to come next. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With all due respect, I’ve told you on several occasions that I am not interested in your highfalutin boycott or whatever fancy pamphlet you’re pushing this time.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The people were gone, vanished with their scant possessions and whatever animals they may have had. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They all seemed to be sunk in their meditating, or whatever it was they were doing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also means that whatever gap remains can be linked to a handful of readily identifiable factors. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a lie, and Ophie just hoped it bolstered whatever pleas Penelope had made. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We actually might need the rope, and whatever other stuff he has hidden away in those pockets. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Okay, maybe she wasn’t 100 percent sure that they could handle whatever came next. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom said he'd have dresses and shirts and pants, and whatever he couldn't sell, he would bring home to her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

You can add them, divide them, square them; you can do whatever you want. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was literally the dust of the meat, the bits that fell off the cuts being packaged for the shop, the bits of fat and whatever’s left. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Behind this library or music room, or whatever you want to call it, is the kitchen, a narrow chamber with a gas stove, a water heater, and a sink. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I summon the last of my strength and launch myself at her, clawing at whatever skin my fingernails find, digging in as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I made believe I was interested in looking at the trees and houses and clouds and stray dogs and whatever—anything not to let on how lonesome I felt inside. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Still, there was a lot of chaos as the parents of the flayers rushed to their sons on the floor in an effort to protect them from whatever this onslaught was. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“We have never gotten along, my brother and I. He has always been too ambitious for that. And yet I had hoped…” He waves his hand around, dismissing whatever he was about to say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her anger, or whatever emotion it was that kept her head reeling, kept her feet moving as well. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, oh my god, sorry. Really, it’s whatever you two want. I don’t get a vote. Sorry.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He said it in a low hissing way that told you whatever kind of snake this was, you didn’t want to run up on one! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Her breath heaves now, as if she's having some sort of fit, but she barrels on, determined to get out whatever it is she wishes to say. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

People coming and going, enjoying their food, laughing or texting or whatever it is people do at restaurants. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But you see, I had to be sure, had to take whatever method that came to my hand to make sure. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alexandra reappeared saying, “Something about somebody asked him to call you—” “Tell him to call Hank, Zandra. He can tell Hank whatever he wants to tell me.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“If we dispose of Washington, Parliament will do whatever we ask.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better not let her hear you say that. Although whoever or whatever she is, she’s more suitable than where your mind’s been lately.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Preston clears her throat, distracting Miss Anderson from whatever she is about to say. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go outside, whatever you do,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And Mom, like she always does, dropped whatever she was doing to go help the Pullmans. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She gives my leg a kick, and casting assistant girl says “whatever” and shows me to my place in line, two people ahead of the pretty girl with the flute. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the monster, whatever it was, was even now settling itself down to hibernate for another fifty years. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But what he did like about Z was that Z would do whatever Mr. Trepid asked him to do, as long as money was involved. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Chaol didn’t know if it was because of Endovier, or just being an assassin; whatever the cause of that unyielding rage, she could never entirely leash herself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

You can ask me whatever you want, and I promise to answer honestly. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Often they bought whatever the local farmers had to offer. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Most of the gold imprint designating whether a given piece was a bishop, king, queen, or whatever had, from years of use, worn off. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then the crowd goes whooooop! as the other runners gallop past me, burning whatever gas they had left, barreling toward the finish line. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

From the twenties through the eighties, whatever else there hadn’t been in Odessa, there had always been high school football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two themes are related in my mind because I believe strongly in early intervention, whatever the disability. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I had that kind of intellectual...whatever it was she said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Starr-Starr, you do whatever they tell you to do,” he said. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He showed me each item, handling the strange machines as if he had tamed whatever demons were trapped inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought being quiet—speaking only when I absolutely had to—would help defuse whatever tension existed between us, but it only seemed to make things more intense. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Today they tested my blood to make sure it was clean of the painkiller, as the mixture of the two drugs — the morphling and whatever’s set my ribs on fire—has dangerous side effects. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She also showed Amari how to exercise inside the cell, to stay strong and ready for whatever may come next. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And whatever I do, I am going to need all the trust I can get. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

By the end, everyone felt they were ready for whatever lay ahead. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

We passed the time pleasantly, not in long conversation, but more often watching the scenery, saying whatever happened to come to our minds. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His fate is not known for sure, although he may have taken part in a naval campaign in Italy; whatever, his family never saw him again. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“That sequel or whatever to that book you liked.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Somehow it seemed as if they couldn’t have got through the day without that, for whatever their mood might be, the last glimpse of that motherly face was sure to affect them like sunshine. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once safe in the trailer, we slammed the door against the wind and rain and whatever else might be out there. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Well, people said I had his “strong jawline,” whatever that meant. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This time, I carefully stepped between the holes and made my way around the cottage, looking for whatever wanted to be found. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Malloy prays, “And heal her, Lord, from whatever is hurting her.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I ate whatever Mama put in front of me—grits or eggs, I don’t even remember. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ballet seemed then some terrible misuse of the body, and she was so anxious to please us, her very need to hold on to whatever she had been scared me away. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m whatever is needed. Ranch boss, stable boy, teacher.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She pried it open and pulled out several sheets of Bubble Wrap, but whatever had been inside was gone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Almost as an afterthought he said, “And we’ll see whatever there is to see.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

JimmyTrotter took a chance and ran through the pines and over the creek to check on Butter and to get whatever afternoon milk Sophie was willing to give. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Spend some time with Duke. Soak up whatever you can.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A few hundred others return because, whatever has happened, this is our home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I have to do whatever it takes to find him. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

DRACO: I didn’t want to risk her health, I said it didn’t matter whether the Malfoy line died with me—whatever my father said. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Victims tried to peel the flies off, but whatever type of poison those flying iron monsters carried, it was potent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ms. Byrd gave them whatever they offered for Cool Papa’s treasures. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

They're all hurt because of you, because of whatever you did with the candle... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Fifty feet high, a swirling demon of green flame danced upon the river. lt had a dozen hands, in each a whip, and whatever they touched burst into fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone got to bring whatever digital entertainment they wanted, and I was tired of listening to Johanssen's Beatles albums for now. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might even profit from this by challenging someone to choose whatever die he or she wanted, and you could then choose a die which would beat it two- thirds of the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let them take whatever it is they want and hope they'll leave? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was he scented or imagined showed equal cunning, and never appeared. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also knew that whatever actually happened drew its significance from her published work and would not have been remembered without it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I wonder whatever happened to him,” Talc said aloud. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

These young monks hadn’t noticed the children and were laughing about whatever young men laugh about when they think they are alone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She slowed her pace, then at the thought of having to go back to Miss Susan and whatever form of punishment she and her husband would have devised, she started running again. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a dress for a girl more confident than I am, who doesn’t feel insecure about eating whatever she wants in public. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As I hiked the slope, I prepared a defense against whatever accusations they were going to make. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

All the grownies had their plates and were sitting at the tables talking about horses or whatever. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, the girls return and report that whatever was out there is now gone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He refused to speak, doing whatever Garvey asked of him but no more. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He had cut everyone’s losses and just wanted to get home with whatever it was he could salvage. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

This was a place no one else knew about, where I wouldn’t have to worry about getting hassled or slapped around by my aunt or whatever loser she was currently dating. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She belonged to a generation that treated policemen as menials, whatever their rank. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I would act as if I had no idea whatever of what they were talking about—and I was grateful when they chose not to spell out what they knew. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to know that. He wanted to do whatever he could to stop them. He would have given his life.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

All the bullying, or harassment, or whatever I was supposed to call it, had ended. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The guys that play the blues with Cool Papa. The guys who’re usually here. Jack Rabbit Jones on keyboard. Big Mike on bass. Hector Santos on whatever he can hit. The Bluesmen.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“Here. Merry early Christmas, happy late birthday, happy Halloween, happy whatever.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

You don’t even know what “it” is, but whatever it is you’ll stop if you don’t have to be left here. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Humans, for whatever reason, encourage the reproduction of some varieties and discourage the reproduction of others. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, whatever it is, I hope it's something that's a credit to the race." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paintings, drawings, pottery; all sorts of “sculptures” made from whatever was the craze of the day—bashed-up cans, maybe, or bottle tops stuck onto cardboard. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mini kissed her stiff parents, hugged her immobile brother, and went outside, prepared to face down whatever evil she was destined to defeat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was convinced that whatever a Navajo could do, a white man could do better. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hide behind the door, wait until she comes, hobbles along the hall, bearing whatever sentence, penance, punishment, jump out at her, knock her down, kick her sharply and accurately in the head. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figure I have all term to work on it so I can do what Mr. Van Deusen suggested: write down whatever, then go back and tighten it up before I turn it in. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Nicole pulled into the lot at 3:38, when everybody was at practice or in chess club or whatever and she would have the lowest chance of running into anybody. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Is anyone staring at you? Are any of them sizing you up? No. Because you’re not real competition. Because you don’t stand between them and whatever freedom or wealth they’re looking for.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Within, its walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Citra wanted to be angry at Rowan for this, but she knew, whatever else was going on in that head of his, this was not his doing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

If he's sick or whatever, he'll call, so I know to go on ahead, but usually then I just skip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“This next one will impress them. When I call, start pumping the bellows, and whatever happens do not slow down, or speed up, or stop. There’s fiddly work involved.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But if he can deal with whatever it is that’s after him, and something is, then so can I. Or this is what I think. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there’ll always be some people who will do extremely well, and they will loudly swear to the efficacy of whatever system they’ve used. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, whatever the cause, I did not believe we could go on forever as strangers, knowing as little about each other. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I was beginning to think it would never wear off and I would have to leave you here to ... smell flowers, or whatever you wanted to do while you were on that stuff.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"If I took it away, no doubt I'd find a momingstar hidden under your pillow within the fortnight. Try not to stab your sister, whatever the provocation." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’d always had a hard time calling on my father, or.pray- ing, or whatever you want to call it, but I stepped into the waves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s whatever he pictures in his mind’s eye. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

My mother always paid great attention to whatever I said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Arm realized he had claimed her without thinking, and whatever spirits listened to such things had made it true. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many took whatever possessions and supplies they could carry including household goods, bags of rice, and bicycles. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And Daenerys Targaryen, whatever else she might be, was still a young girl, as she herself would claim when it pleased her to play the innocent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He told the boy to eat whatever leftovers he could find. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I waited for a gunshot, waited, waited—but then, for whatever reason, the rattling stopped, and whoever it was went away. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Anyway, why would you want to be that thing? The water bear or whatever. Can't nobody even see it. At least we can see boogers." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s like being outside blows away whatever she worries about. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Hence, whatever Snuffy and the other townsfolk wanted to do with those little Smokeys, God bless ’em and Merry Christmas and far be it from Buddy to interfere. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I light another joint while Jennica drains whatever's left in the flask. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m not in love with—” “Right, okay, whatever, here’s my proposal: We team up and split the reward.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He will do whatever he must to start the bloodshed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“In return, you fix Nico and Hazel. Let us go in peace. And—and give us whatever aid you can to defeat Gaea’s forces.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The stories still persisted—every now and then, someone would swear on whatever god they put faith in that they had seen a dragon in the river—but dragons were extinct. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Each house consisted of two compartments, and each family at Lebrun’s possessed a compartment for itself, fitted out with all the essential paraphernalia of the bath and whatever other conveniences the owners might desire. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is my house, and I will do whatever I want. I was going to donate these clothes to kids in Mexico, and look what I find.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He said he could tell that whatever I learned was bad, and he didn’t really want any badness in his life just then. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dad is probably ignoring whatever muted movie is on Channel 17 while skimming the day’s paper. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You are indeed in trouble. However, I believe I shall leave it to your parents to administer whatever discipline and reproach they believe to be needed. In the meantime, I need to dispose of this.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There was no black line between friendship and whatever might come next. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They can tell me about whoever’s promotion or whatever vacation after the show. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She told me whatever I decided was absolutely fine. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And a beer for—whatever the hell you’re supposed to be.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She seemed content with whatever clothes she found at the front of the closet, with whatever magazine was lying around, with whatever song was on the radio — content yet curious. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But that night, the first since the beginning of whatever this new' arrangement was between us — I had no name for it — I felt shy of him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those records are sealed, but whatever they contained led her to give him a sentence of only fifteen years out of a possible thirty. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The good thing is I have gym last period on Thursdays so I get to go home—well, whatever home I’m scheduled for—and shower. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Petey—or Belle, or whatever it was—fluttered in its jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, she thought calmly, whatever moves the alethiometer’s needle is making the Aurora glow too. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A gene, whatever it was, was capable of motion, transmission, and of energy-induced change—properties generally associated with chemical matter. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Cecile was right there, guarding whatever she was hiding in her kitchen. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meeting these spouses instantly put whatever hurt I was feeling into perspective. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

No attempt whatever had been made to assign quotations or authors to categories or groups of any kind. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Maya, whatever happened to that giant game of dots you were working on?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

If I ran a store like this I’d paint all the cubicles pink and put some money into the mirrors: whatever else women want to see, it’s not themselves; not in their worst light anyway. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He said he’d do whatever it took to get out of Sing Sing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eat whatever you wish,” he says, making it seem like an offer rather than a command. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But then again,” Alexander conceded, “I don’t have nice nails and I can buy whatever I want.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Soon enough they got used to their island name, whatever it turned into. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t like seeing your girlfriend or whatever disparaged like that, but these guys have been doing this for years. That graffiti was probably from last year or before.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stops moving, having come to whatever decision he needed to. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was pushing through the comfy den, heading straight for whatever was on the other side of the front door, when I bumped into Laura. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But all of them, whatever their age, watched her retreating view with interest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s your bike. You should get to pick whatever colors you want.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t quite remember the reason, but whatever it was, it hadn’t let him go. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You can ask it whatever you want. You can ask about your future.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could pretty much do whatever I wanted. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I know it’s wrong to think that way, and some people can’t help it ’cause of their thyroid glands or whatever, but I’m sayin’. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The soldiers made us run, beating us with clubs if we took too long to find new pants and a shirt, so we took whatever we could as fast as we could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I might as well have my own way to protect myself, so I don’t feel I have to rely on Kelton’s Krav Maga, or whatever other lethal martial art he knows. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Relativity, quantum mechanics—on such nights he seems happy enough talking about whatever Werner asks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, we can talk about it,” Sahil said, because he obviously disagreed with my artistic vision, which is a huge mistake, but whatever. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I don't know what exactly Salisbury is, but whatever it is, it's delicious. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“For the reasons you just read out, I suppose...to remind me what you can get if you...persevere and whatever it was.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Most of the stores were still closed, their steel gates locked and protecting whatever had survived the days and nights of looting. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“There’s a couple weeks’ worth of hardtack in there, that’s what the boys eat down south on the front, plus pterofeed in case you can’t find any wandering...whatever that thing eats.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Both depict indigenous people as passively accepting whatever is meted out to them, whether it is the fruits of undisturbed ecosystems or the punishment for altering them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rowan had no more clue than she did, so they shared whatever they could that might help them generate a theory. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even in the little adverts for videos or whatever tucked away to the side, I checked each model’s face before moving on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I do not think the wood feels evil, whatever tales may say,’ said Legolas. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“My father just let me read whatever I wanted, as long as I passed those tests the state makes you take.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But whatever his reason for saying it, it was part of the story now. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And with every step, whatever spell I’d been under at the Cramps’ broke a little more, until my thoughts were clear and I was running hard and fast. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Something glittered in his eyes at her words, and Dimple felt herself flushing at whatever was going on, practically rippling in the air between them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t even have time to say, “Hey, maybe don’t tell James I’m into him because I’m trying to play it cool,” and then I think, I’ve never played it cool, so whatever. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to violate whatever was going on between us, friendship or certainly the beginnings of it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Those were the words, but it sure as hell sounded more like just don't screw up—please, whatever you do, don't screw up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

So anyway, then my mom made him cry about his dad or whatever and the kid stopped drawing circles and presumably lived happily ever after. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Now the wheels of justice will turn. 299 Slowly but surely. Each of them will have to answer for whatever it was that he did. I’m not interfering anymore.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beat rapidly—from the performance, from running up the hill, from whatever it was I might have just seen. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t any rice, but Mama bought us whatever we pointed to: hot dogs, fried chicken, orange juice, and ice cream. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Petey pulled more paper from the tree trunks, the bushes, the flowers, whatever wasn’t strung up too high. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, squared his shoulders, and with a small nod prepared himself to meet whatever was coming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Remember, whatever you do or whatever happens I am still your mother and there is nothing I would refuse you if you wanted or needed it, and nothing would change it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She says to me, “Get whatever you want, okay?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What, he bought her mixed deli flowers or whatever?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Newton was an obsessive character who threw himself body and soul into whatever project was at hand. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

And when we went back downstairs Javier complimented Mabel's new outfit and kissed her on the forehead while she muttered "whatever" and rolled her eyes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Rupp family were Roman Catholics, the Clutters, Methodist—a fact that should in itself be sufficient to terminate whatever fancies she and this boy might have of some day marrying. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that whatever this was, it had to do with the stupid email, but I wasn’t sure how it had led to an eighty-person letter writing campaign. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Now everyone seems to get it—-not who I am or what I do—but that whatever I’m up to, the joke is on Ted. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were very difficult to see, because whatever they happened to be sitting on or near was exactly the color they happened to be. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“With all you know about psychoanalysis, you’re going to ruin whatever’s left in that head of hers. All she wants is to retire and sleep.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was in Mrs. Baker’s eyes, it told me that that might not be the right thing to say. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You want me to ask you something? Fine. When did Taryn start whatever it is she has with Locke?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We are about to sit down to dinner,” Chandresh says with a frown, “but you are welcome to join us in the dining room, to do...whatever it is you do.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were delightful whatever they meant, and all done by the power of photons, said the Librarian as they walked home to Jordan. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I saw now that my comrades were acting out a fantasy that had no relation whatever to the reality of their environment. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We will be free! and We can do whatever we want! The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Half at Erudite headquarters, half at Candor headquarters. What’s left of Abnegation is with us. Nothing much has happened yet. Except for whatever happened to you, I guess.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The old river kept on moving into the blackness under the bridge, taking with it whatever happened to be along for the ride. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I release him, and he drifts toward the objective, or rather to whatever the objective may be preparing for dinner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cast an apologetic glance at the darkness beneath them, whispered, “I’m sorry, whatever you are, that I can’t help you,” and then turned around and followed Two Step to a nearby squad of dactyls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but he thought he could do whatever he wanted. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The water had sucked away whatever warmth Hazel had given him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I hoped that whatever rock Vega had been carrying in him had just sunk to the bottom of the river along with his gun. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I nod slowly, certain I agree with what he’s saying now, but equally certain that I’m going to disagree with whatever’s next. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Foxes have small heads; this one is huge, whatever it is,” Polly whispered back anxiously. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

La Belle Sauvage sped like a dart over the mad river, down towards Port Meadow, towards the wild waste of water that was sweeping through Oxford, towards whatever lay beyond. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She still couldn’t explain it; she only knew that she needed to see this creature, whatever it was. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘Ambassador of Pluto, son of Hades... whatever you call yourself, you’ve been named an enemy spy. I’ve got orders to take you in for execution.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Annabelle wants to help him out, to get this thing done, so they can all get back to normal life, whatever that is. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I watched as the veins on his forehead became transparent through his flesh and disappeared as he absorbed the contents of the book or thought about whatever else was on his mind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His science experiments would nearly blow up the house because whatever he created, he’d leave it bubbling and boiling while he went to search for food, forgetting it completely. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. You and your brothers are something to live for, and something to die for, and I’ll do whatever I gotta do to protect you.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

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

The bar was half-filled, at whatever hour of the morning it was, with men in various states of hushed intoxication, heads bowed prayerfully over tumblers of amber liquid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe his anger had evaporated, but whatever he was feeling now was stronger than before, stronger than pain or frustration or fury. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My parents kept a notebook next to the fridge to write down whatever groceries we needed for the week. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’d scrape up whatever reading matter there was on board ship about the place we were going. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The membership requirements are kinda messed up, but whatever. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you just teach me? If you don’t tell Reynolds, I’ll learn whatever you want. Don’t cut me off your crew before I have a chance to start.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anya had pushed it there, then reinforced it with whatever she could move on her own. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jews, Germans, Russians, Spaniards, all races and nationalities were represented without any distinctions whatever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was, the twin giants became nervous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Assuming we can stop whatever Mr. Curtain’s up to,” Sticky said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And she says for me to tell you this: ‘Take whatever dang vote you please.’” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“And I’m tired of those Rude cows wandering onto my property. The deer, too. And whatever else is creeping around.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I want to know why you refused the trade to get my brother back. And whatever else you know about my brother’s disappearance.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My theory is that it allows blood to pour into the side of the brain you need for whatever bit of thinking it is you have to do. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Malfoy said nothing: He was still listening to whatever was happening below and seemed almost as paralyzed as Harry was. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Few farmers dare come into town. They charge exorbitant prices for their wares, and get whatever they ask,” he said bitterly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture the scene: the drunken old father, in a three-piece suit, swishing his Scotch or whatever it was he drank around in the glass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A whatever as long as I can be in the same room as that music. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And it sounds like she’ll do whatever she has to do to protect her people. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I knew then that I could handle whatever needed to be done while Papa was gone. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweet. Let’s each start writing from there and see what we come up with. Then we can combine, share, whatever,” Tanasia says. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, our stomachs jellying and our necks burning, we listened, avoided each other’s eyes, and picked toe jam or whatever. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's the coldness of the snow, yes, but whatever mix of herbal juices my mother has added numbs, as well. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Just what we buy and whatever we track in on our boots." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Using only my fingers, I can make the black and white keys dance together and do whatever I want. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

But whatever he's done in the arena, he must have the audience convinced it was to keep me alive. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He said, “I just center the subject as best I can and lop off whatever hangs over on either end.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We stopped doing our chores and ran wild and did whatever we wanted when we should have been taking care of her,” I pointed out with disgust. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Call that place whatever you want, but you are not to set foot over there. Is that clear, Maxwell dear?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he emptied his backpack, then he might be able to carry whatever he needed to bring with him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Crime shows come on late, and I sneak to catch whatever Big Ma falls asleep watching. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that if such a wind hit the Frog with all her sails up for whatever reason, she would be driven over and down and sunk in seconds. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason she’s thinking about waterfalls now, I’m glad she is. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just her and whatever was around her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Going for this, going for that, going for whatever Brooke needs to sing and sound her best. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“As it takes to change whatever it is the secret's about. Miss.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, whatever. Fun enough to make out with her,” I bragged. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The shorn hair falls on my feet and shoulders, itching whatever bare skin it finds. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

You can imagine what it looked like, against a pale blue satin crinoline, or whatever the dress was. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Noah, I’m going to tell you how things work in the real world. It might make you mad or sick to your stomach, whatever—but I want you to listen closely. Okay?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Do whatever you can for him, and I'll be grateful, he says. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

On her birthdays, she would test for whatever license she was finally old enough to have. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go in with her, to face whatever was behind the door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Is she scooted out the door of her house while the robbers remain inside, free to take anything they like, break anything, do whatever they want? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The one I had used for years, searching for whatever I could find. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Time stopped in this small grove of trees, and he wanted to believe he could spend the rest of his life sitting here drinking soda, eating whatever he wanted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She can offer me a job now, but first a little “survey,” on which there are no right or wrong answers, she assures me, just whatever I think. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to need you to focus. Best not to waste your time on any political movements or whatever is going on over there,” he said, nodding in Stephanie’s direction. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But whatever they want me to do, I don’t have it in me to do. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And of course whatever had chopped off half of Rumpy’s tail. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would simply smile, nod her head, and continue on with whatever she was doing, knowing that she had saved the bird in some small way. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was, no one wanted those tiles to come down with whatever was bulging them out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’m still comfortably full of the rice, but whatever Mrs. Park is cooking inside smells delicious. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I therefore set out on the first fair morning to search for whatever wreckage the waves had washed ashore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged and gave him my best whatever will you do now pose. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Jake,” she said, “we need to save the school and whatever my ancestor buried underneath it.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Do NOT use It again, not for any reason whatever! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Chances were Milkman didn’t even know what a doe was, and whatever it was, it wasn’t his mother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, since the Harlem idea of seduction is, to put it mildly, blunt, whatever these people saw in me merely confirmed my sense of my depravity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Throughout the breakfast rush, she would make sure whatever food was needed was in the kitchen for the cooks. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hand Peeta my knife, since whatever weapons he once had are long gone, and he slips it into his belt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I took pictures of the stars with Grandpa’s camera, and in my head I connected them to make words, whatever words I wanted. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well, what was it?’ said Frodo, knowing that Sam would not settle down until he had told his tale, whatever it was. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Vincent is a jack of all trades: he supervises shipments, keeps the account books, runs errands, and does whatever other odd jobs need doing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“That reminds me,” Camel says over his shoulder, “whatever you do, don’t mention Ringling in front of Uncle Al.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The wind angel—or whatever he was—whisked in and out of the pink granite windows, then disappeared on the other side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I look at her face to see if whatever is in that envelope is good news or bad news. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Toby thought about saying whatever they needed him to say. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“This is stupid, Owen. You have five seconds to tell me what happened, or I’m going to head right back home, and you’ll be on your own for whatever happens next.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I mean, we get all the movies that go to theaters. We have a screening room, and we...just pay for them or whatever. I actually don’t know how it works.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once she found it again, she could command it to do whatever she wanted. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I knew that my situation, whatever it was, was a crisis of some kind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed I could hear all that was to come—whatever the disclosures might be—with comparative tranquillity. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the milk made us hallucinate. Maybe they were holograms. Maybe you just keep telling us whatever you think we’ll believe.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She’d hit him with her fists, or whatever she had close: shoes, chairs, sticks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Right now, he was probably reading whatever clue was etched into its surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Never in my life have I ever been considered one of the “popular” girls in anything, but that summer in camp, for whatever reason, I was the girl everybody wanted to hang out with. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I can say whatever I want,” she said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was too small and weak to fight whatever drove Celia to abandon him each day. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying not to. I hate the way whatever the hell they give me makes me feel.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be the same,” I said, trying to indicate that I had no imagination whatever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s where she puts her things now, the extra magazines to cut and the string and marbles and buttons and whatever else she finds on the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Mann was fully engrossed in whatever he was listening to. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I could be good at the simulations, if I mastered whatever force helped me break the glass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I spent a lot of time riding around among the farmers buying whatever they had. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he got used to this and would lie all day and watch whatever I was doing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s cool, it’s whatever,” I quietly replied, looking down at the ground. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They could have phoned the police or whatever, I know I was taking a chance, but like I say there wasn’t any choice. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then hold my breath for whatever comes next. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was welcome to whatever solace he might find between battles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the absence of skill or knowledge, I must have scribbled down whatever occurred to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Get to her before she does whatever it is she’s planning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the letter, I had promised to work for him after school at Tuttle’s Toys as a janitor, or whatever, until the money for the stolen Legos had been paid. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’ll probably have some big successful baking company and Albert will...do whatever in the world Albert will do. And I'm just hoping to read a menu in a restaurant.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The thing to do, I thought with a smile, was to give them hints that whatever you did or said was weighted with broad and mysterious meanings that lay just beneath the surface. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because this library had true champions, intellectual freedom fighters who would do whatever it took to protect it: Mr. Lemoncello, of course, and all the library lovers from the first-ever Library Olympiad, plus Andrew Peckleman. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I knew that whatever was about to leave Chubs’s mouth would not only be sharp, but cruel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You can stay or whatever, but I’m starving. See you later.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I look at the page and beg my eyes to see whatever it is their eyes see. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw regular parties for the family, forcing everyone to talk loudly over whatever he put on the stereo, because the music always dominated. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he peeled the top off the coffee can and poured whatever was in the bag into the can. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Now I am an American woman—I can wear whatever I want!" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I promise you,” Ben says to my parents, glancing toward the window again, “I’ll do whatever I can to get them there safely.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Blacks wanted life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—whatever that meant to each person individually. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Frowning at whatever he saw, Arwyl picked up one of my hands, pressed the tip of my fingernail firmly, and watched intently for a second or two. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

People cannot live without this sense; they will do anything whatever to regain it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The fact that America had accused us, or excluded us, or imprisoned us, or whatever it might be called, did not change the kind of world we wanted. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did the things parents were supposed to do, but they’d generally let him do whatever he wanted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s getting light enough now. We need to find any sign of what path they took—broken branches, footprints, cleared undergrowth, whatever. Start searching.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Families everywhere hurried away, carrying whatever they could save of their former lives. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I scan the surrounding crowd to make sure no one is watching, then unsling the bag and begin to pass it to Mina to remove whatever she needs for the lady. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I figured whatever it was, it wasn’t one of God’s creatures. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore couldn’t cure Mrs. Norris, and that makes me think that whatever attacked her might not be — well —- human.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

All little Willy wanted to do was grow potatoes, but he respected his grandfather enough to do whatever he said. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take him to the museum, let him choose whatever he thinks may aid him on the journey. Ah, here is the delegation from Troy!” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That we needed to stop this, whatever it was. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t nod. And whatever you do, don’t go the wrong way and step forward instead of back. I’ll count you off. On three.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She could hate me for whatever reason she wanted, I thought. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun and Nasser brushed whatever dust they could over their hands and arms and neck to cleanse themselves, and they prayed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Chronicler quickly decided that whatever the man was cooking in the iron pot, he wanted none of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tell a story, or, if you were an Anansesem like me, bring a story to life in their presence, and they’d drop whatever they were doing to get at it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They had sent patrols out to investigate, but so far they had learned nothing: whatever it was that hung there had wrapped itself in impenetrable fog. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

From now on, there would always be Coke, and soft beds and showers and whatever else we wanted. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And whatever I read I read for extra credit. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he lost his job altogether, he would go out in the morning, scrounge around for money doing odd jobs, bumming or whatever, and come home to drink. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in Flatland has width and length, but no height whatever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back home they probably would have had the decency to whisper, but here they felt free to say whatever they wanted, face-to-face and in a normal tone of voice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He has to be skilled enough to draw accurate pictures of machines, houses, furniture, whatever people need. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I could read now, play ball, swim, do whatever I wanted, just so long as I didn’t try to stop a fast ball anymore with my head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he led him to Bacchus, who, delighted to get him back, told Midas whatever wish he made would come true. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I’m a damsel in distress,” she said, “and you are a knight in whatever. A really dirty car. You know someone wrote Wash Me! on your rear windshield?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Needing distraction from the news on the radio—it was getting worse every hour—she stopped periodically at whatever stores or restaurants were open. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She told me that she felt anyone could be whatever he wanted to be, Holy Roller, Seventh Day Adventist, or whatever it was, but she wasn’t going to become any Muslim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever it is, help me to get through it, please. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his pen and turned back to whatever he was writing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Text me with whatever I’m supposed to tell her.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Soup ingredients were whatever had been scrounged up: turnips, potatoes, beets, spinach. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed he had been pleasant in his way, but he had also seemed vain and, whatever he said to the contrary, much too surprised that a Muggle-born should make a good witch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, whatever. I’m not really in the mood to sing anyway.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re a jolly useful chap whatever happens. You just stay and teach me, or be the librarian or something. Don’t you leave an old man alone, after the children have flown.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A romantic comedy or whatever they call it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There are two ways for mortals to become permanent subjects of the Court: marrying into it or honing some great skill—in metallurgy or lute playing or whatever. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, get whatever it is off your chest. Don’t carry this around all day.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He read it from cover to cover, then reread his favorite parts, memorizing whole sections, practicing with whatever he could find around his room. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then I ask, “Do you think whatever’s inside could get him in trouble?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I thank God for that, and I feel more determined to solve my problems or get over my sadness, or whatever. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Plus whatever dactyls we can rustle up,” Mapper added. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Brannon, now bound to play out whatever mad charade that Odum wished, dutifully and with utmost gravity began to consume his cigar after he had carefully extinguished it in his water glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever magic made them does not last. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We once played this game where I would close my eyes, he’d take a spoonful of whatever flavors were available in his freezer, and I had to guess which ice cream it was. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. I think we already did whatever it was we were supposed to do, and now we have to wait.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He launched into a long speech about how he had volunteered to be on the program committee for some principals’ conference, so he didn’t have time to nursemaid me through Finance 101, whatever that was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He had to work quickly, or the creature, whatever it was, would be upon him before he knew it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of Grandpa Portman’s photo of the girl “trapped” in a bottle, only whatever darkroom technique had been used wasn’t nearly as fake-looking. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then, as our drinks were placed before us, Brother Jack came alive, his mood changing as though in the instant he had settled whatever had been bothering him and felt suddenly free. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been nice, working at Jimmy’s with you guys, eating whatever I want and not having anyone look at me funny or lecture me.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: We won’t stop him—whatever you force us to do—we know he needs to win the tournament with my dad. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure I want to offer myself to them to solve humanity’s problems, whatever that means. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Others were physicians who happened to be close by and came to offer whatever help they could. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It lasted just a moment, whatever that is. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve cried a few times, but mostly I’m empty, as if whatever makes me feel and hurt and laugh and love has been surgically removed, leaving me hollowed out like a shell. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They’d shout, speak their piece, make a suggestion, and then sit down, the crowd roaring to life whether they disagreed or agreed with whatever someone said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The delivery person would place the parcel, pizza, or whatever inside the air lock and step back. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sitting back on their haunches, they were a good six feet tall, and their legs, arms, whatever you called them, bulged with muscle under their gray fur. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seems like we would work and work and then one day, sometimes even in the middle of the day, they would say go home, come back in three or four days, whatever. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pick your favorite hair color, eye color, whatever. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shephard says my idea touched a lot of hearts, and companies have reached out to Mrs. Priest because they want to donate whatever they can to make the room nice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

You just go along with whatever they say. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He knew who he was, everyone did, and he knew he was my closest friend, which is why I think he kept whatever he felt about Noodles to himself. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Master Underwood!” the council member on the right shouted, cutting off whatever Grover was trying to say. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I hoped Mom would be in charge of whatever the power of attorney thing was. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to be a creep, but it’s really hard not to look in an open door, and most of the patients on the floor had their doors wide open for whatever reason. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Free to feel whatever he felt—fear, guilt, shame, love, grief, pity. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The past, she wrote, whatever it was, ought to be shoveled fifty feet under and left to rot in the earth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Mom says cats think for themselves. They do whatever they want.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The people financing these elections are largely unconcerned with whatever modest differences exist between candidates on crime, but punishment gets the votes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hope the leaves of the fern or whatever will conceal the package. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three times a day, no matter what, I had to stop whatever I was doing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my brother could find nothing better to do, he would jot down the lyrics to whatever song was playing in his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

That his arrival was a matter of no importance whatever? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude, you can play whatever you want next year,” Elijah answered. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Leave your apartment because your brothers are being too loud or whatever?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Again, Mahler is all-present in the first and subsequent movements, but this time there is no doubt whatever as to the sincerity of the triumph with which the finale concludes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I closed my ears to whatever Father was saying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Why, whatever is the matter with her? Is she about to attack?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If Jackson is still poking around for whatever he needs from the sheriff’s office, he’s on his own. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This presented no problem, however, because for a very small consideration Joe was more than willing to fix whatever broke in whatever he had sold you. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relief that Stella gets to wake up a few hours from now and have at least five more wonderful years, filled with whatever her to-do list has on it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Madame Bee was still cackling and spinning around in circles, or whatever it was asuras did whenever they were gloating. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Please," he told them, "do let me be of service, in whatever small way I can." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He feels a twinge of guilt that on some deep level, he’s thankful for whatever tragedy has occurred, because it’s forced them together. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Except doing whatever he could or had to, to make her happy. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She had to survive this, she had to go home to her mother and Jabir, and she’d do whatever it took to make sure of it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

No, whatever was about to happen had nothing to do with the Carutherses. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Cain’s access to the Otherworlds, to the In-Between, to whatever all that nonsense was, had given him the ability to see into her mind, her memories, her soul. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If anyone was carrying a bag, the men opened it and took whatever was in it. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They keep trying to give me whatever I look at, and finally I accept a celebrity cookbook. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just don't want to know about whatever it is she keeps hidden in it’. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

And whatever extraneous influence the tannery may have exercised, the calamities of the land belong to it alone, born of wind and rain and weather, immensities not to be tempered by man or his creations. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s obvious to me that were at an impasse. We’re not going to solve anything by, like, fighting and”—she gestured at them—“whatever you guys were about to do.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But because of what they’re putting him through, I don’t have any reservations anymore. About doing whatever it takes to destroy the Capitol. I’m finally free.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure what he had just realized, what might have clicked in his head, but whatever it was, it didn’t look good. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But finding that it was an invitation to further abuse, I had learned to refrain from tears, whatever the provocation. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, first of all, we have to get more people to agree to whatever plan y’all come up with,” Esperanza said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When Sydney the Snowman comes out of whatever box they keep him in during most of the year, the teacher has to keep Willy at a distance because he’ll knock the wobbly thing down. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"They can call it whatever they want to call it. I have a perfectly good pot in the kitchen and some beans that are fresh enough for anyone." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Let me die. Let me follow the others, ” I beg whatever holds me here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It says, “Class 5-A,” whatever that means, and stamped on the card’s back is “Michigan Local Board No. 19, Wayne County, 3604 South Wayne Road, Wayne, Michigan.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around for whatever they were eating. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Already late, I’d run to join my morning classes—math, English, biology, whatever. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Hobbes’s point is not that expertise is whatever the sovereign says it is; it is that non-experts can be competent to select experts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Turner, whatever were you doing with that Negro girl?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Their parents made them put most of it away for college and “the future,” whatever that meant. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

So spellbinding were the broadcasts of this station, that each time something interesting came on, I would abandon whatever I was doing to listen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the sensation that the man was too emotionally wrought up over whatever it was that he had lost. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, we can reject the null hypothesis and tentatively accept that, for whatever reason, people do seem to wait until their birthdays to die. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shark was headed to Guam, and the biologists would never get to look for whatever it was that they looked for inside of a dead shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You go on. Go shower or whatever. Maybe I’ll see you around later.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sekani’s next to him, nodding along to whatever Daddy’s saying but looking sad. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She was prone to exaggerate, and also believed whatever was told her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand there waiting for whatever it is he’s here for. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You just knew whatever he told you was pretty much the truth. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never ate all of it, no matter how hungry he was, and brought home whatever he could. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then the minute we find some bread or whatever and scarf it down, we immediately start thinking about the next thing we’re gonna put in our stomachs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, the letters are kind of big for cupcakes, so it can only be three-letter words. Spell whatever you want.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When the teacher hesitated, she added, “You said it’s my day. I get whatever I want.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Because they will have to go through whatever awaits them, without me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I can do whatever I want,” he said haughtily. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And whatever that fin belongs to is huge. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“If those captains found a way to leave their monsters behind, they deserve whatever peace they find. They deserve resolution. And the beasts...well, they deserve each other.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

For weeks, she had tried to ignore the complaints; her plan was “to say nothing whatever about the question” and try to keep it out of the press. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Emmett asks, like this will delay Aunt Nancy from doing whatever she wants. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Not much at all. Fight the Grievers, punch in the code, escape through the door. Then we deal with the Creators—whatever it takes.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They know how to do their hair and makeup and dress themselves because they’ve probably been taught by parents who understand they shouldn’t just copy whatever the white celebrities and models are doing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But when, beginning with the passage of the Volstead Act, criminals realized that most Americans would pay whatever it took to get around Prohibition, everything changed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“We ate whatever Mama could scrounge up,” he said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I started reading all the posted safety information on drinking and driving, texting and driving, speeding, and whatever else could happen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

What I am about to do, whatever any of us are forced to endure, it is for them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He just leaned forward in the chair and stared past me until he’d seen whatever he was waiting to see, and then he started talking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I rolled my eyes over something last week, she reacted like I’d taken my bat to her great-grandmother’s bone china, but whatever. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I would simply order “the same thing,” or put on my plate whatever I’d seen others put on theirs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“How’s it being married?” he might ask, and he’d nod at whatever she answered with, and he would not say a word about how he’d almost won the Silver Star for valor. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If an advanced civilization were to arrive in our solar system, there would be nothing whatever we could do about it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood at attention but braced myself for whatever was about to go down. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It feels like I’m going to get trapped in here with whatever little oxygen there is. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“They have eyes. They can see whatever is between them,” Nathan said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Just start by telling us whatever your boy told you,” he said to my father. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

If one is continually surviving the worst that life can bring, one eventually ceases to be controlled by a fear of what life can bring; whatever it brings must be borne. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

And whatever had Pa going to town on a Saturday didn’t please her any. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

They never went out or nothing, but Q was like, whatever you need. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Once in a while I arrange double dates, through whatever boy I’m going out with. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fruit or whatever are like little shriveled dots but sweet and chewy and I’ve finished the whole pack in half a minute before I notice Manchee begging. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’d jump double Dutch or try to fall into whatever banter was going on. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With so little housing for so many people, landlords could charge whatever came into their heads. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Each day, I do whatever I can to help. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And yet, given what she’s saying now, whatever made her cry this afternoon has nothing to do with me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if all of us were afraid of attracting the attention of whatever creatures—gods, dragons, or demons—had caused the earthquake. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So you can see it would be handy to have chickens and a cow and whatever flour comes from. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She told whether they had gotten a fright from a snake or whether a witch had put a curse on them or whatever. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Funny you should ask about my mom, sir,” I shout, and Garret stops whatever he’s whispering to Monica, who is, clearly, about to cross my name off her list. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief insane moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If he placed his faith in Christ and used whatever brain cells he had left, the solution would come to him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Atalanta’s father, whatever his name was, when a daughter and not a son was born to him, was, of course, bitterly disappointed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t no way to start these conversations, you get me? We don’t kill shanks like you here, I promise. Just try and avoid being killed, survive, whatever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In my lunch group, we dissected whatever had gone on that morning at school, any beefs we had with teachers, any assignments that struck us as useless. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I smiled politely and said the sum seemed very fair and I would return the next day at whatever hour he wished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be slow. Painful. If you don’t bleed out on the floor, your insides will rot from whatever you catch in the hospital, if they’re not rotten through already.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But whatever they called him, they called him fondly. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

From the hot heart of whatever hell I sent him to, he thrusts his steel into my hand and twists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And he was determined to do whatever it took to destroy it. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get back on the waiting list, accept whatever they can get for us. They say by Monday, even...” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Getting the flu on top of whatever she already had was not good for poor Annie. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, whatever,” said Jasper Jr., spearing me with a bony elbow. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tally rode into the growing darkness, her eyes peeled for any signs of the next due—“Four days later take the side you despise”— and for whatever other surprises the night would bring. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The typical lunch menu varied, but all had one thing in common: whatever the bill of fare, it was dominated by foods salty enough to make customers as thirsty as possible for another beer. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He said he would cover whatever was needed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say anything. My lawyer did all the talking. Basically, she did whatever we said.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which was fine—Maya wasn’t about to start telling someone what they should do with their body or whatever—but being next to someone that perfect made Maya just want to be messier, dirtier, louder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

By then, of course, Izzy would be long gone, leaving no one to defend her, and people could—and did—say whatever they liked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So, whatever, we’d shopped for fudge, we’d looked at wind socks, and finally we went into a tourist shop and tried on the tackiest bathing suits we could find. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It’s this activity where a group of friends draw names out of a hat, and they are supposed to buy a lot of Christmas presents for whatever person they choose. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I can hold my own in a fistfight, but I'm not about to get shot to save some corner store fifty bucks in loot, or whatever this thug pilfered. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Quite often, even in bad spells, Hangman'll let me say whatever I want, even words beginning with dangerous letters. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Not lies exactly, but—” “Fictions, whoppers, paradiddles—whatever terminology you like. When did you realize Abraham was telling you the truth?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It’s almost as if the way you imagine my dead self says more about you than it says about either the person I was or the whatever I am now. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, whatever,” says Sneaky, his mouth already stuffed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Besides, he knew whatever was making his father fidget and look around to see if anyone was too near had to do with something his father wanted, not something he wanted himself. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used his remaining funds to buy two expensive suits, on the theory that whatever he did next, he had to look convincing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I pressed my ear against his chest, closed my eyes, and prayed, really prayed, for the first time in my life, to whatever god was listening. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Water monster, I am lost and am trying to get back to my paternal grandmother’s mobile home. If you help me get back, I’ll do whatever I can to heal you.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“He may not have actually died for whatever information you were referring to,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever he might have said he held within. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My mother looked up at me, her eyes big but tired, waiting for whatever disappointing blow was about to come through my lips. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

From whatever angle you approached them, they looked the same. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Dolores had a sinking suspicion that whatever was in that envelope was not going to make her happy. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He just signs whatever I ask him to sign. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I guess whatever “wires” are mixed up in my brain are responsible for all sorts of strange things. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In the evenings we would watch whatever television show Grandpa wanted to see while Adele crocheted or sewed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t care what a Jew is professionally, doctor, merchant, housewife, student, or whatever—first he, or she, thinks Jew. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, that wouldn't make it very anonymous, would it, miss? The donor asked not to be identified. But please order whatever you choose.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But whatever he said, he came home with a pretty good shiner, because pretty Mr. Culross turned out to have hands even quicker than my father’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We all went to bed to wait for whatever was going to happen to happen. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The music—the noise, whatever it was — came from the hootch beyond the fence. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Periodically Connor would hold something up for us like an old boot or a handkerchief and say, “Check this out,” like whatever he was holding was interesting, when, in fact, it was not. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Too tired for whatever is living and flowing around her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She had been charged with ensuring Nicole Castro’s eventual return to the Hollows and her transition back to normalcy—whatever that could be with half your face burned away—went smoothly. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Donald had provided aid to slaves his whole life, whenever possible and with whatever means at hand, ever since he was a small boy and misdirected some bounty men who badgered him over a runaway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Do whatever they tell you to do, she said. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He hesitated just long enough for the Ancient to add quickly, “A fig or whatever else you care to barter.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I will call that thing whatever I want to call it,” Aloe snapped, and Jam shot a worried glance at Pet, expecting it to react to the hostility in her father’s voice. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At my next supervision, Professor Steinberg said that when I applied for graduate school, he would make sure I was accepted to whatever institution I chose. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He takes in whatever traces of blood I couldn’t wash from my nostrils and my teeth, whatever sweat I couldn’t wipe away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was just doing whatever he felt like doing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Ruthanne,” my grandfather said, “I’m sure that between the two of us, we can make a good dent in this splendid meal, but whatever we don’t eat, you can send with him on the train.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And you can’t protect us. I might be under eighteen. I might legally be your property or whatever, but I’m my own person. Cilla was her own person.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“They would steal from the Vietnamese that they killed, or whatever,” she said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Wash made a point of knowing every pretty black girl within walking distance from Egypt Town—knowing in whatever sense he could get away with, biblical if possible. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It is not to be thought. Your Grace, whatever follies Renly has committed—" "Follies! I call them treasons." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s as much of a thing as your ‘social awareness society’ or whatever you call it. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

His arm seemed to be battling with whatever was in the hole. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want them to know I’m okay. No mystery over if I’m dead yet or not. But I can’t keep texting them until whatever happens finally goes down.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I feel protected by her, like I can pretend to be mashed potatoes or crème brûlée or whatever I want to be if I see myself through her eyes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Besides, was it possible, when you were actually suffering it, to wish for any reason whatever that your own pain should increase? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He was eager for whatever experience would come next. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry clenched a fist as he kneeled there, waiting for Brer to finish whatever he was doing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’ll set me up in a market on market day, sing songs, juggle a little, whatever it takes to make a penny or two for a poor boy like meself. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so,” he said, “but whatever little chance of safety there is, I want her to have it.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or would the noise of the motor spook whatever it is? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They could not bring most of their things, so they had to make do with whatever was at hand. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we finished with the trash, it was chill-out time, where everyone just did whatever they wanted. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to lead a normal life. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the parts are played by students in whatever high school they’re performing at that week. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their leathery corpses sway from belts around their necks on whatever is sturdy and tall. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you let these kids go? We can just chalk this up to a mix-up. You finish doing whatever you’re doing with that book, and they can forget any of this happened.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a criminal power, to be feared but not respected, and to be outwitted in any way whatever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Only that whatever made contact with his head—whether it was moving toward him or he toward it—was flat, narrow, and hard enough to fracture his skull.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Indeed! I had you pegged as a Northbrook, but I was prepared to talk you out of whatever other ideas you may have had. House Tanaris? House Wolfric? Who knows how people think.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Valerie thought nothing of speaking her mind in a roomful of opinionated men, often managing to deftly bring people around to whatever side she was arguing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Like having our throats ripped open by whatever is waiting for us out there. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Give her a kiss for me in whatever hell you find her,” Victarion said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was not quite tall enough to reach things around the kitchen, but she kept a small box in the outhouse which she brought in and stood on in order to get whatever she wanted. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I said, but she was so caught up in whatever was happening she didn’t even answer me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The past is whatever the records and the memories agree upon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A short man, he had a great dark cloak about him, hiding whatever clothes he wore. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was as good as whatever Ugwu cooked, she was sure, but, except for the chalky pills, she had been unable to taste anything in so long. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For one thing, she was now inclined to say whatever was on her mind right in front of God and everybody. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really, I want to ask if I can sleep in her bed tonight, if we can watch whatever she wants until I fall asleep. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was no question whatever about his being simple. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

All sitting around a blanket my parents had spread out over the grass, eating whatever it was my dad was grilling. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Uncle Cotton swallowed whatever curse dangled on his tongue, and suddenly the smooth, polished smile was back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But whatever she intended to say next was interrupted by the appearance of the Elefante station wagon. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Were it not for the anxiety, an Election Day might qualify as a kind of mini-vacation, a surreal pause between everything that's happened and whatever lies ahead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Anastasia feinted at me, hurling sticks and leaves and dirt and whatever else she could manage to grab. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My father laid this task on me, not you. Go home, if that is what you want. By whatever means you like. I am staying.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They pounded on the sides of the vehicle as if they wanted to get on, wanted to escape whatever horrible lives they were living. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I spread it out flat and filled it with smaller pieces and bits of ash and whatever dirt I scooped up along with them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, well, whatever. I’m not going to show anyone,” he says. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

At least people would know we weren’t dead or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“From a totally other dimension—or alternate world, or whatever it’s called? No.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t wanna make peace with this—maybe if I had a gun pointed at me before I met Mateo and got my Plutos back, yeah, whatever, pull the trigger. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I stood in my socks, facing them, waiting for the news, whatever it was. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When they bound Shadrack into a straitjacket, he was both relieved and grateful, for his hands were at last hidden and confined to whatever size they had attained. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He and the handful of other blacks who lived in this town of thirty-eight hundred people could do whatever they wanted inside that wall; no one really cared. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And undoubtedly would continue so, whatever they intended. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She carries a small box and holds it like whatever is inside will break easily. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And the time she let me use her dolls to make up plays or let me watch whatever I wanted to watch on TV. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The houseboy at the end of the street with whom Ugwu went to the market did not decide what would be cooked, he cooked whatever he was ordered to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was more or less used to saying wife, to being called husband, whatever that meant. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

That way I don’t have no mowing to tend to and she let me pick whatever I need, save me two or three dollars ever week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You mean ... I can design whatever I want?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But they would go through whatever hardships they faced together. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I'm black, sometimes white, sometimes olive or brown or yellow or red or whatever else they can think of. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stessman was making them all memorize a poem, whatever poem they wanted. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Look me in my eye, so that I know whatever you are about to say is the truth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The argument, of course, is silly, because “biggest” is a vague word, having no value whatever in arguments, if one is serious. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed inconceivable then that the war could last that long, for God was on his side, he had been told, and God, he had also been told, could do whatever He wanted to. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘Fine, whatever. Just rest, kid. We got you covered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Right, but surely you must have thought about what happens to them, I mean as characters, I mean independent of their metaphorical meanings or whatever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

We rarely locked the doors so whatever was on that trailer must have been top secret. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I will bear whatever sentence they wish to rain on me, all the volleys of their prayers and curses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted? Just like that, and it didn’t mean anything. What then?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

But, as a kid, I never fit into the costumes and was always left with whatever we could scour from my mom’s and Lucy’s closets. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But then again, he looked so happy about whatever was happening between the two girls. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The King’s English and whatever his people spoke in Zambia. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And if all they believed about death was true, soon ! will join them in whatever comes next. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t see how putting on a suit and singing in a foreign language makes you that, but whatever. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I am baby to cry. All for the best, whatever happen.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, whatever Shostakovich did next was going to seal his fate one way or another. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He took one last look at the branches, hoping to see whatever it was again before he returned to the firepit. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“That’s a phenomenal idea, Frank. Speaking of which, whatever happened to that last book you were working on?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Except for the mishap with Tin Man—or whatever the name was going to be—I saw no sign of the buffoon Abigail had described. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s fine,” I say, ignoring the Bubble, whatever. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Idaho isn’t famous for many things, so I figured I’d have heard of whatever “Ruby Ridge” was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Billy Steen, who bore no resemblance whatever to a football player but had become one through sheer will, fighting off an offensive lineman four inches taller and fifty pounds heavier to sack the quarterback. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And twelve more white men had stopped whatever they were doing to listen and pass on what happened between Janie and Tea Cake Woods, and as to whether things were done right or not. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Now grab the sign and run back to the house, back through the tunnel or the spinning room, whatever takes us back to Ms. Morales....That's all you have to do! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

How it can “undermine her credibility,” whatever that means. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My dear prince,” she drawled, examining her nails, “you’re alone in my rooms. The hallway door is very far away. I can say whatever I wish.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You know your daddy. Get whatever you want, baby.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes, and the umbrella—or the bumbershoot, or whatever it was—had vanished. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"Take whatever you want. Now that I've got a bow and arrows, I can get more. Plus I've got snares. I can show you how to set them," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And ultimately, I can’t imagine that giving her identity away will change my fate much, whatever it is. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But whatever they were talking about must’ve been super interesting, because they kept on talking. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“As if there was something more admirable about Lemuel Johnson because he was 100 percent American—whatever that is.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

There’s a sharp squeal, and then whatever was growling inside the tin in her bag grows quiet. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, for whatever reason,” said Francis, “he’s done us a tremendous favor.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was not nearly as steep, and it curved halfway, so that whatever was near the bottom of it was quite out of sight as they stood at the top preparing to go down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you will be Jenny whatever happens, and I must e’en be Lancelot.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what he was talking about, but whatever had hit him must have passed, because the color came back into his face. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

That decided Matt.There was no way he was letting Tom take Maria by herself to see whatever horror he had stashed away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her we didn’t have to do that, but she said even if she lived in New York now she wasn’t a daredevil, whatever that meant. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

However, he did tell them that whatever chemical they had used to reveal the invisible ink had smelled awful. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I know I should probably hate that about interstates and yearn for the halcyon days of yore, back when you could be drenched in local color at every turn— but whatever. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was, it seemed to be coming closer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, of course, at the same time, I was being spat on and defined and described and limited, and could have been polished off with no effort whatever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, not since whatever it was smacked me in the head.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There were times—whenever, in fact, the Lord had shown His favor by working through her—when whatever Sister McCandless said sounded like a threat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Surely the SunTrust Building has, like, a security guard or whatever,” I said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I imagined we would cross before sunset, reach whatever town lies beyond the hills, and find a guesthouse. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

How easy it was for her to tell Mom and Dad that she had a date or whatever. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Most people ignored us, jostling each other and craning their necks to see whatever was at the center of the furor. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s whatever, Natalie. I don’t care anymore. And I know what happened, by the way. With you guys breaking into the lab—which is seriously stupid.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We’d kept hoping that the heifer Spot would get over whatever was wrong with her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean don’t provoke them. Don’t respond to anything, don’t do anything. Just...act like they’re talking about somebody else. Don’t be getting all on Tweeter or whatever, making comments.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At my age, you take credit for whatever you can. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Kingston,” my mom begins, and I know when she uses my full name, it’s serious, whatever she’s about to say. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

We could do whatever I wanted because I was a certified professional—it practically said so right there on my paycheck. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A luggage carrier strapped to the roof was piled high with trunks, suitcases, and whatever cargo Bull deemed necessary for the first few hours in their new house. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he wanted to do was keep up, be ready to shoot whatever the game was when it appeared, and look out for an attempt any of them might make on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, you’re doing whatever chores you do at a fake farm. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He likes to make jokes, but what if that’s all a cover-up for whatever struggles he’s going through? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever spell she was under, whatever sacred moment this was, I didn't want to risk breaking it. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Let go and let God,” Libby says, “or whatever.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was so good at being a kid, and so terrible at being whatever I was now. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Mr. Daniels begins, “as I said, you can ask whatever you want.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Boss tells them they can have whatever’s left above that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

God wants us to love our neighbors as he loves us—all our neighbors, whatever their walks in life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t come in cones no more. I can give you a—” “That’s all right. Give me whatever it comes in,” she said to the man. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Usually, that was where Dr. Zinchenko and her staff worked, helping people find whatever information or books they were looking for. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But whatever they are, they get off the bench and start moving in my direction. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Out in the world, they used whatever bathroom had the shortest line, whatever bathroom was closer, or whatever bathroom was least conspicuous. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I suppose even a simple slogan can be twisted into whatever shape we want, like a balloon animal—we can even make it loop back around on itself, becoming a noose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Everyone just had to make it so clear that, whatever you were thinking or feeling, you were totally alone. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I shrugged and looked at that spot on the wall again, the boomerang or cocoon or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Do whatever you wish, esteemed guest,” said Werfel bitterly. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I nod, but there’s not a chance in hell I’m not having whatever it is that’s filling the house with this supernaturally awesome smell. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She needed to get a grip on this thing, whatever it was, before it got out of control. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Do whatever you can. Steal a car if you have to. Go south.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

We also attacked civilian villages to capture recruits and whatever else we could find. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m ready for whatever, whenever,” she says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It’s noisier now, as if whatever he fixed has gotten worse. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But whatever Thyon’s point was, it was apparently not gratitude for the part Lazlo had played in giving him his “key.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I will build whatever you ask, so long as you watch over it and preserve it from the fire!’ Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A competent soldier, but a man who works with an eye to the future, a slippery man, a careful soldier; he will build his reputation whatever the cost. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to do whatever I can, but who are we going after?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I have handled a number of business matters for Monsieur Lefèvre of late and I have put in a strong recommendation, but you should do whatever is needed to secure the position.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Fine, whatever. Just follow me, and don’t steal anything.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“We won’t reach it before night,” Minli said, “but I think there’s a cave up ahead. Let’s stay there for the night and tomorrow we’ll try to reach the village or whatever it is.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But we’re a family, and we can handle whatever is coming together, right?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At six years old, I know I am bad and deserve whatever low life-form I will be reincarnated as in the next life. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something I was beginning to learn about Miss Sadie was that whatever she said could mean more than one thing at a time. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened afterward, whatever success, or failure, or happiness, or horror, it could not be forgotten. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to apologize to me, Sparrow. It’s your session, you can do whatever you like with it, including leave.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be included in whatever was happening. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

And besides, if Elena wanted her to be the King’s Champion so badly, then she couldn’t spend all her time hunting down whatever this evil was. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In general, as she understood it, lawyers took a long time to do...whatever it was precisely that they did. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like whatever was in there hadn’t been disturbed in years. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Walking to school and eating cheap sandwiches while talking about whatever was a highlight for me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I told myself that whatever was meant for me would never miss me, and all I had to do was keep my head down and continue to grind. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We got this new kid pitching, Modjelewski, or whatever his name is. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Middle of the night, I imagine. Brought a lot of customers here. Some were cool, others thought they could just take whatever they wanted.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

All that morning he had lurked behind his curtain of indifference and looked at things, snapping and glaring at whatever had tried to make him come out into the open. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever happens, I will never forget Donoghue or our eighth- grade class. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His whole body hurt, but he was alive and his father was in the distance and whatever lay ahead, it had to be better than what lay behind. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But with all due respect to Carl, I can call it whatever the hell I want. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The minute you stop going down the Hill, into whatever it is you do there.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and whatever you do, don’t eat okra or sweet potato leaves.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I think I would like whatever Cal Price called me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Milgrom did not have to stop whatever she was doing, for she did nothing to begin with. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Whatever it takes! I mean, believe whatever you want. That’s fine.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He braced himself for whatever was coming and stepped to the door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I have to admit that whatever interest you can get people to take in you doesn’t last very long. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Johnny, in turn, wanted nothing more than to meet his father’s often very high expectations, whatever they might be. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Just get whatever Dr. Cable wants. And don’t you dare touch one of those hoverboards.” she said, and snapped the fingers of both hands as loudly as she could. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She expected the dragon wouldn’t return during the day, and this knowledge turned off whatever inside her had been keeping her awake. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“So I scrubbed steps,” Marian recalled, “and I would get five or ten cents, or whatever. I did steps for four or five dif-ferent people.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“They’ll believe whatever stories the priests tell them. Here it’s different. You can go to college and learn to think for yourself.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The hose appeared to be connected to whatever was making the drilling noise inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Taking an extra five or ten minutes to finish whatever art project I’m working on. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I had wished to live modestly during the trip and send whatever money I saved home, but everything had already been prepaid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

That some time in the last hour he became so annoyed at something—maybe the juggling brothers threw a ball at his head—that “the creatives,” whatever that means, had a meeting and decided E.T.: Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He goes to the fridge and puts away whatever it is he bought. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And what’s the connection between whatever’s hidden in the cupboard and whatever’s inside the box from Madagascar? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His method consisted of identifying whatever made her frightened. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For whatever it is you rather be eating. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, individual Cherokee took on temporary taboos - maybe to cleanse their spirit, or because they knew, from listening to the spirit world or whatever, that the taboo was important. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I bet it was whatever has Grandpa and Lena,” Seth said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“If I pass out you may do whatever you wish,” I said firmly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The structures along the river were now nought but torrents of fire, liquid and rushing; whatever features as remained—lintels, doorframes, and roof-trees—were sketched with dark charcoal smudges in the midst of red activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Even if one was not, Mrs. Moss could do whatever she wanted to me for the next two days. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I told him that whatever debt he felt he owed me was now most definitely paid in full. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“That means you can draw whatever you feel like. It’s a great chance to explore your creativity and find out what you like to do for leisure! Leisure is very important!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t seem like we have much control over whatever bubbles to the surface from our unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know, but we have to do whatever is best for your son medically right now. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting for whatever it was he had to say. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As mass media has grown corporatized—with journalism, publishing, moviemaking, and the music business getting sold and merged into fewer and larger monoliths— geeks feel ever more entitled to take whatever intellectual property they want. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy,” she called, “whatever you’re going to do—” The lion roared and swatted her like a cat toy, sending her flying into the side of a Titan rocket. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My idea of joining whatever club the others chose might not have been great after all. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

With a movement that was too quick for someone his age, the man covered whatever it was with his cape. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not while he was there, always there, a benign presence laughing with warriors or doing, gladly, whatever needed to be done. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Still, game or not, when it came to the mat, Luke was a single-minded killer put on the earth by whatever gods were in charge of taking dudes down, and hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mostly they were in debates where he scored a telling point over his enemy or whatever you call them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope that, whatever happens, she doesn't change one bit. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I asked, and mentally tried to brace for whatever new scheme my father had dreamed up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know how to get their way, or how to “customize”—using Lareau’s wonderful term—whatever environment they were in, for their best purposes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

So we always marked my birth on whatever midsummer day felt right. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Tell them whatever you like. It doesn’t matter, as long as you’re there tomorrow morning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I hope people feel empowered by my fight and know that they have every right to demand a place at the table of whatever life is offering. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Whatever we knew, whatever we learned, we shared, and by sharing we multiplied whatever courage we had individually. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I know, with the newfound clarity of being in a relationship myself, that my own parents were never happy together, and probably never would have been, whatever the circumstance. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The pastel jungle gym, or whatever was left of it, was stained black and twisting toward the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could tell by his squinty eyes and tucked-in chin that whatever he was thinking about was more important than my next chore. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My mind wanders while I’m on dates, or I get too touchy with Jupe at school, or I slip up and call whatever girl I’m with Jupiter. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Yes, I could see there was charcoal for cooking it, and shriveled red pili-pili peppers for spicing it, and calabash bowls to put it in, but where was the it, whatever it was? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not to mention whatever untold horrors lay in wait deeper in the city tonight. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Matt helped himself to sushi, tamales, pakoras, blintzes—whatever the people in the Big House were eating. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Use whatever they think of us to our advantage. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“School stuff, I guess. Math, a little science, some reading—depends on whatever books we were able to scrounge. It’s important to the boss that everyone gets the basics down.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Look, if you have the formulas for those jelly beans, you should be able to figure out some way to stop them from doing whatever they’re doing inside my brain.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Some were there to hear Tea Cake pick the box; some came to talk and tell stories, but most of them came to get into whatever game was going on or might go on. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

With his size and his speed and his ability, he was worth the special status at whatever cost and whatever effect it had on the dynamics of the team or his own development. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can call your guitar whatever you want, just as long as you practice." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They are all better off without my intervention, in whatever they do. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they don't, then I go back to the big list and call another hundred, another two hundred people—whatever it takes to see whatever there is to see. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could send messages from your own email address to other people with email addresses, and whatever you wrote came to the other person in a matter of seconds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In class, Mrs. Burroughs quizzed us one student at a time, holding up a series of large manila cards and asking us to read whatever word was printed in black letters on the front. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If David’s parents had been here, whatever was left of them would be easy to find. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Until you figure out what you want to do or whatever. You know my parents already, so it wouldn’t be weird.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He would return from a long day of work, empty his pockets of whatever he had been able to get, and then collapse into bed. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I didn't want Patty to see whatever might've been showing on my face. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I wait, and leave myself open, passive, to whatever this experience means. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think the bagginess was a style like with Pachucos; they were probably wearing whatever was available. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I sit up, pick up my backpack, and say, “Yeah, yeah, whatever, time for English.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care about Canterbury, or whatever Grovener was yapping about. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t told her we’d broken up or whatever, but she wasn’t stupid, either. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If Gabriel was being very quiet, it meant that whatever he wanted to say, which would have been the truth, was inappropriate. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

For fifteen minutes, they ransacked the apartment, taking whatever the first band had left. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But whatever I said would be a self-indictment; others would have to fight for me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a phantom I have to behold and be held by, in whatever crevices it lies, under whatever branch. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should have written about a prince raised by wolves after he lost his father to the woods or whatever, something less transparent, because teachers always thought everything was a cry for help. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Man, just get whatever alcohol you have. It'll have to do," I said to Noodles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was ready for whatever "You don't know about me and my brother" trash he was about to try to kick to me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The prints of whatever creature had left the holes were unmistakable. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Is this what living people do? thought Bod, but he knew that it was not: that this, whatever it was, was special. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

So whatever you were thinking might have got ahold of Leah out there, snake or leopard, you couldn’t say anything out loud but string or spotted cloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood next to Håkon, munching on whatever got close enough. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

According to William Woods, the geographer and archaeologist at the University of Kansas, Monks Mound completely covers whatever habitation these people had before they built Cahokia. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But more importantly, leaving Annie at the mouth of the drive protected both her and Toby from whatever Luke would find. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean to offend you, Petra or J. T. or whatever, but my mom says that’s against nature and God.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But he did say that whatever track they were on, he was pretty sure it wasn’t the right one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A rider who lost touch with the saddle became a projectile moving at sixty feet per second, and whatever he hit became a potentially lethal instrument. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have a good day at work. Don’t let the grease splash you or whatever.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She has to have a reason for her ways, but whatever those reasons are, I don’t know them at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With luck, there would be no warning whatever. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his fingers across his lips, indicating that he wouldn’t do again whatever he’d done. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

It’s like, if someone came up to you and said, “All right, now whatever you do, DON’T think of the color red.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever, dude. Break the Number One Rule, kill yourself, whatever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Then what did you think I was doing in there? I’m pretty sure whatever you were thinking was terrible. But you want me to believe you’re really a nice guy.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I think you had to go tempting whatever it is about this county that keeps us so fricking busy. You got your wish. We froze time.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tonight she will invite friends to take whatever might be useful, lamps, plants, platters, pots and pans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about how the Indian schools work, but I’ve heard they’re less focused on teaching folks how to kill the dead than they are civilizing them, whatever that means. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Second: whatever is inconsistent with the facts must be discarded or revised. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would eat later, off whatever scraps Lord Ramsay thought to send him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, he unscrews the metal lid and drinks whatever it is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I could see something was wrong, and whatever it was, was a whole lot bigger than having your friend rat on you to your teacher. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure that happens.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

So, we haven't exactly laid out the terms of this blackmail arrangement, but clearly it goes something like this: Martin asks for whatever the hell he wants. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And whatever decision he’s just made about me can’t be undone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“John Wayne is always prepared for whatever happens,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Would he stay out of trouble long enough to become a man, to realise his dreams, whatever they might be? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow that would get us past whatever waited inside the fearful dark cloud, get us past the heat, and the rattlers, and a great deal more. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he came in at dusk, tired and hungry, he was ready to face whatever tomorrow would bring. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the OASIS, you could become whomever and whatever you wanted to be, without ever revealing your true identity, because your anonymity was guaranteed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I just figured that was something wrong with me and I didn’t have whatever I needed to fix it.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I already looked forward to the day I could pass whatever wisdom I picked up to the next First Lady in line. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Cooke, under a lot of emotional stress, Sparrow tends to check out from whatever situation she’s in. She might physically be in one place, but mentally she’s pretty far away.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So Will knew that all those things were part of having a dæmon, and that whatever his dæmon was, she, too, was left behind, with Pantalaimon, on that poisoned and desolate shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We figured whatever happened, we would not be staying another night aboard the zombie cruise ship, even if they did have million-dollar bingo. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tired of defending his honor from ridicule and gossip, Esteban allowed his son to take whatever name he wanted, provided that it not be his own. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank down in my seat, praying that everyone would go back to whatever they were doing before. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The Spencers will be very thankful for whatever you and the kind women of your church have to offer.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Time to eat, work on personal projects, conference—Rae’s big on that. You can do whatever you want.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It was as if all the people in New York had simply decided to stop whatever they were doing and pass out. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘We may not shoot an old man so, at unawares and unchallenged, whatever fear or doubt be on us. Watch and wait!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He has no freedom of choice in any direction whatever. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, whatever it is you’re doing, you can tell me. I’ll understand. Max will, too—he just doesn’t know how to say it.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As she’d expected, no one paid much attention—except Lexie, who briefly closed her eyes and whispered a silent thanks to whatever deity had made this happen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I ignore him and attempt to steel myself for whatever is coming next. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Still, whatever the reason, organic and beyond organic food does cost more at the cash register. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But despite the explicit and exaggerated drawings, I can’t muster any interest whatever in Mr. Big Studio Director boning the skinny would-be starlet with the horse face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He’d told Guitar that he didn’t “deserve” his family’s dependence, hatred, or whatever. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He divided everyone up into whatever their specialty was. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When I get back to Dana’s room, I let the towel drop and leave it there, then put on whatever clothes are nearest. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe whatever caused the power outage has finally begun to calm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“No. I think whatever grievance you have with your future brothers, you should offer forgiveness, and ask them for theirs.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘I wish we could feel sure that he made the marks, whatever they may mean,’ said Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So whatever the sheriff has planned for me, I have to believe that everyone's survival was worth it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Bring me whatever book may have been his favorite, or perhaps the last book he had read, and we’ll start from there, okay?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Do whatever it takes to remind myself that I’m still here and have a say. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So she wouldn’t have to suffer alone through whatever punishment was in store. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He put down whatever it was he was holding, went inside, and came out again almost immediately, carrying something else. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to be hopeful but grounded enough to manage whatever the court decided. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You know as well as I do that from now on you’ll do whatever I want,” he said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He says they should reach out to each other, see the other’s faults, and “forgive them & try to nurture whatever is good and noble in one another.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“But if you want to stop or slow down, I completely understand. You can do whatever you want here.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was because the most frequent thing heard when near Russell Quitman were the cries of whatever prey he was putting into a headlock or holding upside down or tripping in the hallway. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Scene: After an uneventful Thanksgiving dinner, the three friends retire to Jupiter’s bedroom to while away an indeterminate number of hours while the parentals embark on whatever it is parentals embark on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe to find whatever it was he was looking for. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But most of the Russians have long since parted with whatever things they had. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, I take a few deep breaths and steel myself for whatever will happen next. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“To find yourself a bounty hunters assignment all of a sudden. Or whatever it is you are, Deckard.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He put the platter behind his butt, said a silent prayer to whatever Roman god oversaw stupid sledding tricks, and jumped off the side of the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe there really was a glitch with the Crystal Ball, and this will prove that whatever happened back there was a mistake. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wanted to do whatever her family was doing without her, even if it was just looking at all they had lost. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Dylan said whatever it took to make you out to be the bad guy.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

To just let me heal, let me leave the hospital, let me go to court, let me do whatever stupid community service they wanted me to do, and let me go back to normal. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In examining their deeds and their lives, one can see that they received nothing from Fortune except opportunity, which gave them the material they could mould into whatever form they liked. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever his fortune, whatever the cut of his garment, there would always be the hem—the tuck and fold that hid his raveling edges; a someone sweet, industrious and loyal to shore him up. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I want to make it there as fast as possible to ease whatever problem she has. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She tried to see past the beauty, to find whatever was behind Shay’s wide, perfect eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You heard me. Or did inhaling that polish kill whatever helpless brain cells you had left?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

One of the benefits of being the athlete that is often overlooked is that it forces you to work harder, to keep your head down, and grind through whatever task lies ahead. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Kindly escort Mrs. Chiltington and her disruptive son out of the building. And whatever you do, don’t let that woman anywhere near the nine hundreds room!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I really do understand if you don't find me attractive or whatever. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She's at the counter, going through drawers and looking for spoons or whatever. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

That way, she’d know where to find it if, for whatever reason, she needed the book again. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“He’s clearly all up in whatever that whole strange world is. Shadowshapers and all that.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The two kids would try to get the animals to do whatever they wanted. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She deserved to hurl whatever was available, to keep us moving, to speak in counterpoint to the deadening strings of my pyrrhic feet. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to get a look inside Colin’s bag, to find whatever would—or wouldn’t—be waiting for me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And spacks grew their clothes right on their bodies, like lichens you could trim away to whatever shape you needed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I crept along the path, Shriya beside me keeping an eye out for whatever we needed to keep an eye out for. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But in any case an elaborate mental training, undergone in childhood and grouping itself round the Newspeak words crimestop, blackwhite, and doublethink, makes him unwilling and unable to think too deeply on any subject whatever. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She seemed to listen all over to whatever it was she heard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“The hammer smashes the enemy’s skull; the machete cuts them. When you have to protect yourself, make whatever you have into weapons,” Met Bong shares with us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your Grace, whatever my traitor brother has done, I had no part. You know that, I beg you, please—" “Get her up!” A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This snake—or fish, or whatever monstrosity it was—was red, and it had a row of spines along its back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Koder was deep in conversation with Gretel and whatever he was saying must have been terribly funny because she was laughing loudly and twirling her hair around her fingers into ringlets. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we can talk him out of whatever it is he’s planning to do next.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They repeated and repeated, drowning out whatever the small group on the other side of the rink said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alex doesn’t hear whatever Nora says next because a rush of movement at the doors of the Palm Room near the edge of the garden catches his eye. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They used whatever strength they had left to cry. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just wait there for him, taking down shots of whiskey and whatever they offer me that’s cheap. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that spider hunting has made me really hungry, and whatever is cooking in the kitchen smells great. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The waves were close to swallowing up whatever was left of the shark, the remains of muscle and organs that were already being picked apart by isopods. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“No cards; no emails. I got this machine that reads me my emails. It’s awesome. I can change the voice’s gender or accent or whatever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to bed. Get over whatever problem you have with Misha and figure out how to keep the Nightingale from stealing Ivan’s magic. Or else...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I know what I did was wrong, Mom,” I said in a bid to preempt whatever she had in mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought if you saw I could take whatever came at me and still smile, you would see that I was worthy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

You can only love or despise whatever living was done in that room. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hyenas attack in packs whatever animal can be run down, its flanks opened while still in full motion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a strange feeling, whatever’s bubbling up in me now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Mom, whatever you owed for your teeth has been paid off for a long time.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But I decided that whatever happened on day two of the Grand Prix I would simply remember my mantra, “You can do this!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We’ll do whatever we have to do. You have to stay in school until you transfer, though. That’s going to be...until the end of the year at least, I think.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Look. You can talk to me if you want. I can tell you what you need to know about—you know—sex, or whatever the problem is.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“But...I don’t understand. Even if he took payment in, uh, whatever, how does that make everything belong to the bank?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She had simply landed on an answer and run headlong into whatever mess awaited her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It meant the money I made was just for me, and whatever I wanted to spend on Willy. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I knew I was with friends and whatever I chose would lie okay. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black men, white men, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Jews, Poles, whatever—all were inadequate and weak, all came under their jaundiced eyes and were the recipients of their disinterested wrath. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as if we’re three kids out after bedtime and we can say whatever is really on our minds but don’t have to. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“A guaranteed—and equal—place in whatever government forms after Erudite is destroyed, and full control over Erudite data after the attack. Clearly—” “What are you going to do with the Erudite data?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As for Yoren, whatever his feelings might have been, the black brothers were sworn to take no part in the quarrels of the realm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Dallas, whatever happened to your backpack? And your sleeping bag?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

All I hoped was that whatever they called her, she wouldn’t sound too good. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure your friend isn’t still angry with you, either, whatever happened when she was alive. You’re a top-notch, excellent person. I can tell.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I nervously threw a stick at the animal, and it didn’t move, whatever it was. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Call that the Deadheads. Graveyard’s back in that corner, in the thicker woods. Ain’t much else. You can go there to sit and rest, hang out, whatever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

So he hadn’t forgotten: and Dicey knew that, whatever anyone wiser or smarter might say, she didn’t want him to forget. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would have to be loyal to El Patron, or he would dump them into the arms of whatever police were looking for them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It almost killed her to tell Mom she would have to leave, and she offered to do whatever it took to help her get reestablished, but Mom insisted she’d be fine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When, at last, the loose stones and broken bits of things had been cleared away, Egypt looked clean and bare and ready for whatever might be going to happen. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was very upset, pacing back and forth, saying whatever came into her head, and she still hadn’t gone upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“That was awkward. Now can we go get this Lucinda chick out the sea or whatever?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Pretty Boy was singing away in my room right now, so I was pretty sure he had lived through whatever misfortune had befallen him. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sally often came back from the market without meat or vegetable, and we all fell to eating Dr. Trefusis’s diet: biscuits and whatever broth could be won from the bone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Whatever essential thing the other Jude has, whatever part that’s unbroken in her and broken in me, that thing might be unrecoverable. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Well, whatever, The Baron liked me for what I was, and I appreciated that. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got mad, he would bang his head against the wall or the table—whatever was close by and bangable. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean”—he shook his head, laughed—“I don’t mean because of your scarf or your religion or whatever. I just mean I don’t think you see yourself the way other people do.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted a quick escape in case . . . well, whatever. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We need to keep low until Lucky Girl’s people show up. Then we can do whatever we want. We let people know now, and they’ll come after our scavenge with everything they got.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Bran, I promise you, whatever might happen, I will not let this be forgotten." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You can come to Iowa with me and Luke. And Annie, I guess. But whatever—it’s perfect. Cheap. Closer than Seattle. And then you don’t have to worry about the cigarettes or anything.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Travel to London through whatever year it is here?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to open it,” said Harry, “and you stab it. Straightaway, okay? Because whatever’s in there will put up a fight. The bit of Riddle in the diary tried to kill me.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Whatever our table looks like, whatever we do on that day of rest or any other day, if I have music, and I have Lev, I'm home. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Always is their thing. They’ll always love each other and whatever. I would conservatively estimate they have texted each other the word always four million times in the last year.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

There’d be no sneaking up on whatever was waiting for us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

If Commander Lewis were here, I'd do whatever she said, no problem. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s always profit-taking or the federal deficit or something or other to account for a bearish turn, and improved corporate earnings or interest rates or whatever to account for a bullish one. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They let Will do whatever he wanted, a final display to show him, Mercer Day, and the crowd that he never made us better, on or off the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

They would watch me all the time I was at the pool, following me whatever I did, and when I said something, they would move around in a very funny way. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever we could, we’d coordinate our schedules, meet for meals, and go sightseeing in whatever city we were competing or training in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, mostly the flutter of nerves in my gut, I let him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With that, everyone scattered, the Champions murmuring to their trainers about whatever competitor they deemed the biggest threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And what do I even wear tonight? I showered and everything, but like...I mean, whatever I put on is probably coming off, right? Oh my God, he’s totally going to see me naked.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And he could never know that Charley’s interest in him was purely courteous; if he did, he would be hurt in his misanthropy, for Charley has no interest in cats whatever, even for chasing purposes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a couple of people randomly give me these huge smiles in the hallway, whatever that means. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Nervous, fearful, impassive, serene—whatever the individual’s nature, hope shouted from the face of every man, though not one spoke of his desire. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Katherine counted whatever crossed her path—dishes, steps, and stars in the nighttime sky. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I would simply have to ambush it with whatever sense I had left, or it would trap me in its stupid cage for fifty years without any sense at all. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tony’s face was usually a mirror, reflecting back whatever greeted him—a smile for a smile, a frown for a frown. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was, it must have been good. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before he had always known and done whatever occurred to him because he was certain that whatever occurred to him was right. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the only one there, I'd get first pick of whatever the surprise was. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Just before the overhead bulbs exploded, I saw Zu’s face as she came out of whatever trance she had been locked in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Before he could comment, she asked, “What about you? Why are you here instead of off doing whatever it is football players do?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe the real reason we didn’t complain none is ’cause secretly, unconsciously or whatever, we thought we deserved to suffer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sitting here, talking about whatever, he’s not intimidating like other popular kids. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“It’ll fade. Go back to what it would be normally, whatever that is.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We should expect her to attack us as soon as she’s free. If not, great, but I brought salt, whatever good that will do.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Had they kept him down here with whatever troops were posted in lower Djerholm? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was a chance her plan wouldn’t work if the information she needed Redemption to see, whatever it was, ended up in her pile and not in his. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And I realised that for Ruth and the others, whatever the boys chose to do was pretty remote from us; whether we approved or not didn’t come into it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enoch said, “You mean things other than rats and cholera and whatever sorts of mad trolls live beneath crypts?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The last line is “He’s not, because we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving,” but that sounds like something from Little House on the Prairie or whatever. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The soldiers were quickly assembling their guns, ammunition, and whatever they could stuff into their sacks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran through the forest of tentacles, dodging and stabbing at whatever target she could find. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She's got a text-to-speech translator on her PC, so whatever I type into a message window, her PC says out loud. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or Bacchus—whatever. You made this victory possible, even if you weren’t here. Your enemies trembled at your name...or your Diet Coke, or something. So, yeah, thank you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But what if...what if Nehemia unleashed whatever creature she controlled at the ball? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I also might go to the park—how come I never go to the park?—and throw a ball around with whatever kids are out there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ben’s written the other town’s name underneath, but–well, whatever. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But, I persisted, cautiously, and in somewhat different terms, this twenty billion dollars, or whatever it is, depends on the total economy of the United States. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“You’re a history buff; I assumed that whatever you were scared of would come from history, and Nazis were pretty scary.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Bassam weighed whatever you wanted on an antique scale that looked as if it came straight from the Bible. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands under my thighs and sat up, trying to picture catacombs, whatever they were. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seen Mona?” he said without any inflection whatever. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For guidance, they read whatever cryptography manuals they could find. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Poor whites from west Texas, her family was so badly off sometimes she’d come to school with no lunch and no money and we would split whatever I had brought along. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you always have to copy whatever he does?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you’ll be able to get through whatever life hands you,” Gran said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He had seen many strange cars in familiar driveways over the years, all of them with backseats big enough for a boy and a trash bag filled with whatever stuff he could manage to grab. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, whatever your sweater is, Mila, can I please have a hug?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They would give the strangers whatever weapons or pigs or cattle they’d saved from destruction, and the strangers would give them an outbuilding, the worst of their food, and some straw. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the noise stopped; whatever, whoever, it was had disappeared. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I imagined people asking whatever had happened to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened to you, whatever else went on in your life, you could look down at your hands and think, I play the piano. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I had grown numb to what might happen to me, to whatever my fate might be. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

This is one lipstick that can really stand up to whatever life throws at it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But maybe until I figured it out—whatever “it” might be—I should be more careful. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was certain that his Assignment, whatever it was to be, and Asher’s too, would be the right one for them. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Twice already, the head librarian, Dr. Zinchenko, had said, “The library staff is here to help you find whatever it is you are looking for.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

They grabbed an arm or leg—whatever they could get hold of. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I thought about how the white people could come into our community and do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Up to now I've been focused on whatever mischief Jackson is getting mixed up with, Mr. Redfern's inscrutable glare, and the food everyone has been eating. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“The magic staff of kings and lords and wizards and...elves or whatever.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The mulefa, practical and anxious to find out, offered at once to build her whatever she needed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ll teach me. After...whatever it is you do with this one. For an hour every day before supper.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He puffed out his chest a little, hoping that made him seem older and better prepared for whatever Natalie was going to say. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The closest match was this guy in the Civil War who jumped off a battlement, whatever that is. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“But supposing you find out that you can’t rescue ’em without some women in disguise as guards or nurses or whatever?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored whatever I was trying to do with the reins and followed Nicole’s horse into the trails. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Could be anything—fire in the big top, stampede, whatever. Aw sweet Jesus. The poor rubes probably don’t even know it yet.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“They can do whatever they want. They already are. It’s a brave new world.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He dropped the remote onto the couch between us and asked, “Do you know if it hurt or whatever?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She prayed to the Goddess, to every god she knew, to the Wyrd, to whatever was responsible for her fate, that she wouldn’t have to use it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Whether to unfold her arms and let the rage out to do whatever it might, or . Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The company will sign anything and then go do whatever it wants to do. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh, no. Because she’s rich. Her parents donate a bunch of money to the school every year. She can say and do whatever she wants,” Sam says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Did you guys feel that . . . whatever it was?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I just thought we could talk about... whatever this is before you go out of town.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

For as long as she could remember, Pearl had understood the hierarchy: her mother’s real work was her art, and whatever paid the bills existed only to make that art possible. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t scream, but, for whatever reason, they both instantly radared in on me standing above them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“How long have you been feeding him girls for whatever this fool scheme is?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“The Creators want the best of us for whatever it is they have planned. But we have to earn it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Before the Maafa, whatever that is, captures us with the bone ships,” I finished. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As we have seen, Maxwell’s equations predicted that the speed of light should be the same whatever the speed of the source, and this has been confirmed by accurate measurements. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erik is a part of whatever it is that I need to remember. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess they’ve had to fall back on a melange, whatever they could scrounge or salvage. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each has a submachine gun slung ready, for whatever dangerous or subversive acts they think we might commit inside. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Extra clothing, medicine, tooth brush, pens, paper, whatever. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

May we look at whatever he brought here with him? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Is it really a good idea for us to hear whatever Ms. Morales is going to tell Natalie? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. You know, the children was reading me something th’other day. Say folks dream about whatever was on their mind when they went to sleep.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever they went, whatever they did, what greeted them was my absence. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Hooks and chains were scattered across the circle of gray for securing whatever did land. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The object, whatever it was, was not on the way to Big Thumb but off to the right. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

‘While you’re at it you can cross off the one about spontaneous explosion or whatever it’s called.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have something cold to drink. Soda, iced tea, lemonade—whatever you want.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Quinton didn’t put anyone’s name on it. Just asked me to keep it hidden. Said whatever was inside was never meant to see the light of day.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Things, the word she used when whatever it stood for was too distasteful or filthy or horrible to pass her lips. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns back to her notebook, but I can tell she isn’t really focusing on whatever it is she’s working on. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

To his way of thinking, the Klansman was the CEO of the poor white community, and Becton needed him on board—to whatever extent that was possible—in the upcoming fights. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many people just drape whatever they can find over their heads to protect them from the sun. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the free companies, a man could call himself whatever he chose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was just saying, If there is a choice, dear God or whatever you are, here’s where the odds should be placed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the day before we were to meet, the South African government took a step that sabotaged whatever goodwill had been engendered by the Commonwealth visitors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, knowing that the step of the bus would be too high for him, Stuart seized hold of the cuff of a gentleman’s pants and was swung aboard without any trouble or inconvenience whatever. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“All 1 hope and pray for,” Fructosa groaned, “is that you stay out of it whatever happens.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no reason for you to try to become like white people and there is no basis whatever for their impertinent assumption that they must accept you. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Now you rabbits do whatever rabbits do. And, White Rabbit, you get ready to rack up the assists this winter, you hear?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The palm fronds on the hut rattled; whatever it was, he was pounding it into the hut Having finished, he went away again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I couldn’t take it back because of the etching, but whatever. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you want to be stepsister to the queen and make her give you whatever you like?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She answers immediately, confident that, whatever bills are waiting in the mailbox, she’s rich in the one thing that matters. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was ready—or thought I was—for whatever would come next. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose that I would like to become myself, whatever that may mean, but I knew that Elijah’s meaning and mine were not the same. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

With a cry, the prisoner fell to his knees and began to lick up whatever traces of the soup he could find. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their courtship or friendship or whatever it was went underground. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He groped for it in the darkness and quickly pointed its beam at whatever was hovering above him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She worked night and day, cleaning and cooking and doing whatever she could to stay alive. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be paying for my young friends here. And whatever they order”—he leaned in with a conspiratorial wink—“make it a triple. All around.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

All he asked was that they do their work; beyond that, they were free to do whatever they pleased. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The room smelled of metal shavings mixed with whatever grease was used in the lathes and other implements that I never learned to use. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sure, you can do whatever you want,” he said, giving me an odd look. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“So he was . . . bitten? Stung, whatever? Is he going through the Changing?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A part of me that wants to see whatever comes next. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"She has no one to play with now. She looked up to him so much. She was always going, 'Tariq does this’ and 'Tariq says' whatever it might be." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A bronze lantern hung from the ceiling, glowing at whatever brightness Piper wished. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And they would stay for whatever came after war. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

That everything had changed, but nothing had changed, that whatever Mami had been looking for when she brought us to Brooklyn was not there, just as it wasn’t in Puerto Rico. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But after watching her get picked on, he was sure of one thing: whatever else happened, he was going to help her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

This was why teachers passed him when he should have failed, and why the gym teachers let him wear whatever he wanted to gym. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Talk them out of whatever they thought they wanted with me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Whoever has a shooting license can do just whatever he pleases. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They will not make for the river, whatever mark they aim at,’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Neither of them told me what I suddenly understood—that whatever it was, whatever the reason, it didn’t really matter. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“And then she freaked out,” I repeated, “and went and got the tulips while we were getting the fireworks. She saw the doodle, remembered whatever she’d forgotten, and then freaked out.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They’ll just say whatever stupid thing comes into their head, no matter how true it is. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Ash,” she said, “I would do whatever I could to help you. How can I make you understand that?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the village, some of the people ignored us while others came up and begged for C rations and whatever else we would give them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some said she was enjoying a long session of her special privileges—whatever those were. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in the boy’s nest room, this grief-yearning scent was so strong that it overpowered everything else, and yet his boy made no move to acquire whatever it was he wanted so badly. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The mores of suburbia now dictate that crabgrass must go at whatever cost. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what the questions are going to be, but I want to make sure I’m ready for whatever they throw at me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every new political theory, by whatever name it called itself, led back to hierarchy and regimentation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Surely, it would be the talk of whatever his vicinity happened to be. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“In case you were wondering or whatever. Also, I’ve never had white asparagus.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

An inward face—whatever it sees is its own self. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since the Party is in full control of all records, and in equally full control of the minds of its members, it follows that the past is whatever the Party chooses to make it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Before even checking with me first, Mom had said, “Yes, of course, whatever we can do to help!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I log off and leave him to whatever mischief he has planned. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if whatever happened in the barrio was conveyed in the breeze to be picked up by whomever was alert enough. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Stick it out, son,’ I told him, ‘give it a chance’ and before you could spit it was Henry this, Henry that, he’s changing his major from whatever the hell it was to ancient Greek. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Because he's a bad person. Just . . . trust me. He's the kind of bad that tries to kill anything good. If he knew about you, he'd do whatever he could to take you away from me." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care. We need whatever we can get. Even plumbers would be a help.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was like, Okay, sure, fine, whatever swings your string, and she was all, Babycakes, you swing my string, which is a nice thing for someone to say to you, especially before you use mouthwash. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of those things everyone had an opinion about—that it was what you had when you didn’t have anything else, that family was always there, that blood was thicker than water, whatever. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not really interested in seeing it, whatever way it is now. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olympic sprinters and weightlifters, cyclists in the Tour de France, football linemen and baseball sluggers: they have all been shown to swallow whatever pill or powder may give them an edge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Alby had made it clear they could take no chances: they’d make the Homestead their fortress, and must do whatever it took to defend it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They rounded up the Indians in camps, the women and children and whatever they could carry on their backs, and marched them west of the Mississippi. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, whatever,” I answered, deciding it was better if I didn’t tell Ellie I had spoken with Jack. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Probably some sappy saying about friends or sticking together or whatever. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I told them I didn’t know a thing about it, that I hadn’t had a thing to do with whatever they were talking about. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. B! Make sure you get this young lady whatever she wants. It’s on me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She catches my eye and raises her fist next to her shoulder, giving me a small, kind smile before she boards a bus to whatever life awaits her. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The government forbade any trafficking in Indian antiquities and had given the priest a general concession, authorizing him to catalogue whatever he found and hand it over to the museum. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had something in mind in this visit, it was clear, but Omakayas decided that whatever it was, she didn’t want to confront it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

As if her presence legitimized whatever was hap­pening between us—though certainly not to the same degree that the general’s would have. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes get big, but he recovers quickly, which is good: I’m sure Coach would try to stop whatever's coming if she'd seen it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

If her birthday fell on a school day, Mom arranged for whatever teacher Ivy was with at that time to slip her a note and a little piece of chocolate at exactly 10:33. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We were used to pilfered beers or vodka mixed with whatever juice was in our friends' pantries. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Just seemed like the kind of sport you just win ribbons and medals or whatever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In addition to the three standard weapons—the M-60, M-16, and M-79—they carried whatever presented itself, or whatever seemed appropriate as a means of killing or staying alive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you had to face terrible odds, whatever form they came in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Cecile was in her kitchen doing whatever she did in there. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I weren’t a little steamed at him for always taking Vonetta’s side I would have said black people have the power to be whatever they wanted. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She would always hide from him whatever it was she was reading, as if embarrassed by it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He sits back in his seat, though, and watches intently as everyone begins to move slowly to whatever song Gabriel is playing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You have the feeling that something—whatever it is—is going to happen soon?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have already been whatever you can say or imagine, every version of the newcomer who is always fearing and bitter and sad. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most significantly, there are many who are still willing to risk whatever medical consequences might occur by refusing to be vaccinated in order to preserve their personal liberty. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Momma’s voice had risen to a shouting pitch, and I knew that whatever wrong I had committed was extremely serious. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now I know there isn't going to be any treasure, but still this is pretty cool, recovering stuff that Blade's gang ripped off from some little old lady or whatever. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine that back in college or whatever, he did not imagine that gavel use would be part of his teaching career. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Noodles would read his comics and draw in his book, and Needles, who at the time was still known as Ricky, would kick freestyle raps about whatever he saw on the street. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Any smudging of the line would kill its protection, leaving us open to whatever was out there. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“People might do whatever they can to survive, but once they don’t have to worry about that, they’re different.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean ‘whatever I was doing’? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The mother and children can reach for whatever they want, but we have to wait until it is given to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure we shall all like whatever you wear,” he said in his most pompous Frank-ish voice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We’re not supposed to think; just write whatever comes to our mind first. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth again, but whatever was going to come out got caught in her throat. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

You will also find that you might make friends more easily with other internationals, Koreans, Indians, Brazilians, whatever, than with Americans both black and white. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could step into that alley, stand up for Flassan—the way he’d stood up for me all those times in the past—and accept whatever would happen to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

June hugs him, and he shoves on his sunglasses and a hat and jogs out the door and toward whatever way this is all going to end. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But no, whatever was there was tan, not red. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You assaulted my battery or whatever they call it.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“He assaulted me. I didn’t want to do anything, but he just pressed me against the tree and did whatever he wanted. I said no. I said no so many times.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear whatever’s fun this time of year.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You should have seen it, when the order came through to destroy the stores. Twenty thousand cigarettes. We took whatever we wanted.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I remember when I was small enough to sneak past to whatever room Poe was in, my head still a good few inches from clearing the desk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When we had all sat down again, Ms. Fender asked me to play a random interval—a C followed by whatever other note I wanted. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, like ladies-in-waiting. They feed her, bathe her, keep her warm or cool—whatever’s needed. You can see them always circled around her, fussing over her. I’ve even seen them caress her.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better that than whatever the hell is off our island.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He did whatever he could that he liked, and he liked womanizing best, drinking second, and abusing Eva third. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, whatever the reason, I just really can’t handle it right now.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And the man smiled again and it was a very funny kind of smile, and he whispered, “I can give you whatever you want. It won’t cost anything. I’ll just ask one thing in return.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Like the time he joined the Navy, or the time he moved us all to Grosse Pointe, Milton did whatever he wanted, confident that he knew best. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He liked the smell of the New Testament under his cheek, the leather and ink and paper and glue, whatever the chemicals were. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

You repeat the prayers for nine days in a row, and by the end you’re supposed to see a merciful shift in whatever situation you’ve been praying about. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I braced myself and prepared to ignore whatever was coming. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She always told me to follow my dreams, too, do whatever it was that made me happy. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’ve done this lying down or whatever, but this is it,” she said. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“River’s still high,” said Tom, who was a faithful follower of whatever Malcolm said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“When you get a job and start paying for the groceries yourself, you can buy whatever you want.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Everybody got that thing they keep putting off, for whatever reason. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I get very litle help from my mother on the fashion front, because whatever I wear she says it looks lovely, as long as it has no visible rents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could bounce the apple off her knee, her elbow, her shoulder, whatever. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We talked about superficial judgments, how people look at you and think they know who you are, what you are, how they put you in a box: jock, china doll, whatever. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When the time comes, you can have whatever you want. But—” “And satin inside. Please. And a pillow. Like here. Page eight. Number five. Pay attention! And tell Georgie leave my glasses.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He resolved right then to help Ethyne in whatever she wished. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But whatever the reason for flight, the means remained hidden. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some man told her that maybe there was no Mattie Mahony; it was just the name they gave to whatever man was head of the organization. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Judge Quinzy remained neutral—which is to say, whatever he was thinking, he did not let it show. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The tyke smirked, chewing eagerly at whatever he had picked up from the path. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, I want to hear this news alone. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Bantu speak of “self” as a vision residing inside, peering out through the eyeholes of the body, waiting for whatever happens next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pumps him for information over dinner every night, and he tells her whatever she wants to know: Arthur and Paige Bauer are the yellow Stuart with the brick front. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just want the grown-ups in my life to act normal again—whatever that is. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Supposedly everyone has them—you look out from over a bridge or whatever and it occurs to you out of nowhere that you could just jump. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You thought of me,” Joaquin said, trying to keep from laughing or crying or whatever that reaction was that was bubbling up in his chest, pressing down on his lungs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

To be able to pay your bills on time and buy whatever you want? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On Yahoo’s front page there are news stories, tailored to your postcode or whatever—God only knows how they know my postcode, but they do. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing she knew was that whatever she had set out to do a year ago, things had changed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The magician had tapped the wand three times and was about to say “Abracadabra!” or whatever Clayton imagined magicians say as they pulled off their magic trick. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

"I have Shae in a manse near the Iron Gate. I want you to go to her and keep her safe, whatever may come." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Your listeners aren’t finding their seats, putting down their forks, wrapping up a conversation, or whatever. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever had happened with Cain, whatever had happened at the duel...that would haunt him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I talked to him a little before, when they were doing the bandages or whatever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He began holding required meetings in the schoolhouse to inform them about vitamins and to let them know, in passing, whatever news he managed to pick up on his crystal set. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My point is . . . whatever Draco says—the things you said to Albus ... Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

There was little space left for walking, and none whatever for pacing. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“So, Ms. Reporter,” I say, “and anybody else who wanna call ‘On the Come Up’ this, that, or whatever the hell else. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had just landed his big-time business job doing whatever he does with numbers and money and ROI, and was going to help my mother open up her own therapy office. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Downtown, he paid the two dollars, or whatever it was, for a regular city peddler’s license. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would she have gotten over whatever weirdness sat between us now and have even just fallen asleep on my shoulder by the candle fire? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Dell Duke looks at me, and whatever my face is doing seems to be working, because he shrugs and says: "Okay." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you whatever you want to know,” I said wearily. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mama puttered around doing whatever she usually did on Sundays: preparing her lesson plans, ironing a few shirts, running lots of water in the bathroom for some reason. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The first man I met in prison who made any positive impression on me whatever was a fellow inmate, “Bimbi.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman looked young, but like all the women was fully dressed in dirty and bloodstained clothes so whatever funny business you expect in a war hadn’t happened here other than murder in cold blood. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were going to try to get to America, whatever it took. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Chiron and Zoe exchange a nervous look, but whatever they were thinking, they didn’t share it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well, I just lay there with my eyes closed, and I thought whatever should I do, and I thought, ‘Well, I’m just thankful that my daughter doesn’t know the plight I’m in.’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I talked to my dad and he said they can build whatever they want on that land, long as they’ve got the legal papers. There’s nothing we can do.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Ohio put her hands up in a “whatever” gesture. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Once Du Barry turns her back, I move close to her again and touch her hand, wanting to fix whatever just broke between us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

For the next two days, Shin scavenged around the outskirts of Bukchang, eating whatever he could find on the ground or in garbage heaps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When she put on her puzzled look, I abandoned whatever point I’d been trying to make and said: “Ruth, there’s no way you’ve forgotten. So don’t give me that.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And rather than say she was kidding or whatever, she exploded in front of everyone in the caf and said I did say that and that I was lying about never saying it.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In another life, one before whatever had happened to her had happened, I was pretty sure she would have been just another girl I was scared of. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, his nightmares didn’t bother him as much. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The one who might drink too much wine while wearing Mom’s fineries and spill out whatever I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think just because you give me your paychecks that you can do whatever you want,” he said firmly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I am fairly certain the Ormaie Gestapo HQ will be my first stop on my way to whatever prison I end up in. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Since I’m the one who reads all our mail to Mama, I can leave out whatever Minerva marks in the margin with a big EYE. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning it on its side wasn’t harmful, so I was okay with that test, and then it was our chance to feed it whatever we wanted. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Being...whatever he’s starting to suspect he might be, is definitely not universally appealing to voters. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She’s always looking straight up now, paying attention to whatever the teacher is saying, like she’s afraid to miss a word. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

However you looked at it—whatever the ijji had been, and whatever had killed them, angels or not—this mound of bones was an epic mass grave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He smiles, almost in defiance of whatever force of the universe threw such obstacles in their path. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Some part of me wanted Terry to talk, to spill whatever secrets he carried. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Over the past several days it had grown from a pale streak on the horizon to...well, to the Cusp, whatever the Cusp was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Just apologize for whatever you did and get back together, okay? You’ve been moping around for weeks, and so has she.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No matter what the work or whatever the pay, I did my best. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I must. He’s upset and overwrought and it’s not light yet. There may be elil, whatever Strawberry says.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if Frank was a little slow giving it directions, it might start killing whatever was in its path, including its master. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As the elevator car ascended, the Doors shook and tried to open, threatening to spill them into whatever was between life and death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to order pizza every day, and tomorrow I can get you whatever you want.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She is still unsure who her opponent is, but whatever move has just been made, it has rattled her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, a strange feeling of calm had come over us. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant that they’d been out there long enough for the ghost to do whatever it was that they did to sweets. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jak generally did whatever Oz did, ten seconds behind the older boy. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Ah...it wasn’t a new gift, just an ordinary command. Don’t be happy about being obedient, Ella. Be whatever you feel about it.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And fix my hair or maybe shave or whatever, since you think I need to start doing that, and I’ll be down in a few minutes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He winced again and brought his hand to his throat as if to clear whatever was blocking his voice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not ready to come right out and say whether this is conjuring or the Lord, but whatever it is, it sure is unnatural for a boy to be tossing stones like that.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Her words made whatever remorse he felt disappear. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Talking to her, he realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He decides not to say whatever he was going to say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

However many dreams she had navigated, whatever chimerical fancies she had witnessed, she had never interacted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I might have been ignoring whatever was growing between us, but he wasn’t. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Not now that I know they’re MY manners and I can do whatever I want with them. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll take two of whatever,” Byrd says, walking up, Dr. Martin just behind her with an empty basket. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His gang of friends must have come to get his body in order to give him a proper Hells Angel burial, whatever that might be. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jesse’s voice was muffled through the paint and whatever else covered my head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They might have been going to arrest him whatever happened. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But it was not the core, whatever Dr. Leavis said in his lectures. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Some kind of monster—someone who could do whatever you wanted, because no one was capable of stopping you? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When her mother came up to see her, she did not seem to notice any change whatever, but said to me gratefully:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ginnie was, in fact, slightly put off by this information, whatever its degree of truth, but not to the point of sentimentality. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Water trickled down the walls, and the stone became slick with whatever fungus had grown over the centuries. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Beneath the dress, they placed anything.that could collect whatever rainwater fell through the fabric’s pores: empty coconut shells, high heels, and a jewelry cleaning unit they’d rinsed four times with seawater. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She presses it—whatever it is—against my thigh. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I d had multiple conversations with teachers who had no idea I was only half hearing whatever they were saying to me, and for some reason this made me happy. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t in with her chicks.... Mom found her dust-bathing under the blueberries. She never did anything like...whatever they did. But Mom shut her in a crate and told Gregory she has to go.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was a minor piece of luck, but I was glad for whatever I could get at this point. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I lied to him again, saying it was at home, or in the wrong folder, or whatever I told him today. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Fruit of Islam men thoroughly searched them, as everyone else was searched—their notebooks, their cameras, camera cases, and whatever else they carried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We should also know that the lockers in the break room and whatever is in them can be searched at any time. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breaking the long silence, I finally said: “I’ll have whatever you have.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was determined to wipe out railway competition by whatever means necessary. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

They’d eaten roasted seaweed and whatever grasses or tubers they could find. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But he thought that whatever happened he had something, an inner strength or resolution that Hooper lacked. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Or whatever other magical creatures the tsar had stashed in his secret dungeon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

If this was real and not illusion, he’d escape whatever trap these creatures had set for him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It made me mad the way they wouldn’t listen to me and kept on believing whatever they wanted to believe about Gloria Dump. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was extremely unpopular also and she had nothing whatever to do with any of the women she worked with. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I doubt her African and Taino ancestors feel like it’s ‘whatever,’” Tee said. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

No good and much ill could come from boys worrying too much about whatever Royal Brougham at the Post-Intelligencer or George Varnell at the Seattle Times might be speculating about on any given day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She had hardly gotten used to the idea of being a Spare; now she’d have to deal with whatever the impossible task would be. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

If only a river could go uncrossed, and whatever lay on the other side could live as it pleased, unwitnessed and unchanged. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just go up to the dude and see if we can talk a hole in his ego or whatever else it takes,” she said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t strike me as particularly sweet, but whatever. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There are chuckles in the Kremlin these days....What is needed most is enough law enforcement, whatever the cost, to put down any further rebellion.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I only know that whatever waits in the middle of the square is meant for me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

According to Park's mom, everything Eleanor was doing with her hair—washing it with whatever, brushing it, tying in beads and silk flowers—was dead wrong. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Those people might have much better things to do than to loiter about Levy Pants, such as composing jazz or creating new dances or doing whatever those things are that they do with such facility. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, they had no purpose whatever and no means of forming one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was determined to do whatever it took to save his father’s life, even if it meant risking, or even sacrificing, his own. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He grinned broadly, as if whatever the curtain concealed was going to torment the hell out of them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You have my permission to help yourself to whatever you want, as long as you promise not to tell Justin or your mom,” he says with a grin. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“They will find whatever button will make you dance, and dance you will, no matter how hideous the tune.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Apparently he didn’t like whatever the horses were saying. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She either didn’t notice the odor or pretended not to, shirking the responsibility for cleaning after whatever rodent’s nest was up there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We kids read whatever Mom brought home from her weekly trips to the library. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad lost a cousin in a drunk-driving accident in the fifties or seventies or whatever, and there is a zero-tolerance rule in our house. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The others threw in whatever they could chance upon, but it seemed as if Sam and Lige and Walter could hear and see more about that mule than the whole county put together. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"When last I saw Renly, he was a boy no older than Bran. I do not know him. Send someone else. My place is here with my father, for whatever time he has left." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He knows how to delete browser histories and whatever, he can cover his tracks perfectly well, but I know' that I turned the computer off before I left. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This way, instead of every mechanic and armorer having to wait for their own plane to turn up, people could work efficiently on whatever needed to be done all night long. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care about the Slytherins, he could stand whatever they threw at him now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was so much in that word: strength, resilience, luck, along with the shadow of whatever crime or cruelty had been survived. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"The little bird repeats whatever she hears. Going, yes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Listen: I’ll fly to London right now and pull you out of whatever pointless meeting you’re in and make you admit how much you love it when I call you “baby.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But if you will trust me, it may be that I can advise you in your present quest, whatever that be — yes, and even aid you.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He’d poke and poke and poke—standing at a distance, of course; he wasn’t stupid—until the snake raised its head and hissed, or whatever snakes did. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“If those men want the book that badly, then whatever Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt leads to must be valuable. He wouldn’t want those men to have it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I guess whatever mood she was in when she invited Emery in has passed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I figured it must have some important meaning or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I took Zu’s workbook and pencil out of his hands and flipped the page without looking at whatever he had been writing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I manage to take cover under a stone outcropping just as the vomiting begins, and I lose my meager supper and whatever water has remained in my stomach. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Love was what you gave up when you became—whatever she was now. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, watch out for everyone, because the place feeds on gossip and whatever you say will be public knowledge in a matter of hours. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice, or whatever effect of wind and waves it was, faded. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She avoids my stare, probably because she knows I'm imagining they are lasers and whatever I look at will be forced to spontaneously combust. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Well, I had a track meet," I threw out there, out of the blue, not like I really wanted to talk about that, either, but I was willing to just try to connect or whatever. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her Ladyship, whatever she was, made a series of violent hisses like a tire being slashed repeatedly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to rally up the energy because this attorney, a young woman named Maya Whitmeyer, was definitely there to talk business, or law, or whatever, but I just couldn’t. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The valley, which has been home and shelter for my whole life, seems now to threaten me wherever I go, whatever I do. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Don’t matter what kind: he’s got white girls, black girls, Mexican girls, Asian girls, whatever you could think up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We simply walked into the empty shops of bakers and butchers and grocers and took whatever we pleased and walked out and walked home. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And not just their beliefs about God and whatever else is out there, but about right and wrong, about selflessness? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m your mother, so I get to call you whatever I want. Sweetie.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Anyway, whatever they were, I figured they were just a bunch of ladies talking about lady stuff and knitting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And whatever it was that had been protecting them from the flames was beginning to break. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just write your ideas, or whatever you want to tell us, and give it to me.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t touch a filthy little blood traitor like her whatever she looked like,” said Zabini coldly, and Pansy looked pleased. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t have time for whatever his problem is. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Answer me! For you will not escape what is due to you, whatever you do!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Because whatever the emergency was that might cause her to blow the whistle, there was no saying that whatever answered it wouldn’t be far worse. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

"There's more than one of them, whatever they are," thought Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ma closes her eyes again, but I keep my eyes open in case whatever’s moving in the bushes is hungry and sizing me up for a snack. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He did not speak aloud his thought that whatever it was that dwelt in the lake, it had seized on Frodo first among all the Company. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And when it was finally time to scrimmage, Coach asked us to play hard, and he let the point guards call whatever plays they wanted. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

What struck her most was their attitude of fatalism, as if this was how it always turned out, whatever the initial promise or potential. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a start, Leo realized that yesterday—last night, whatever—had been the Fourth of July. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I told him I would do whatever he needed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They can pump whatever they want into my arm, but it takes more than that to keep a person going once she’s lost the will to live. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was captured prisoner by the blackhearted, southron, faithless King of the Dragon, and then, in spite of it that she had three beautiful daughters already whatever.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood, but I still missed him, still thought maybe I was missing my last chance to see him, to say good-bye or whatever. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Thereafter, Joe’s Beanfield passed whatever time he had to spend outside either on Pacheco’s knee, or in his front shirt pocket, or else sometimes perched on his head or on his shoulder. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is my chance to step back and stop whatever this is from happening. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I used to think that had to do with his learning disabilities or whatever, but now I’m not so sure. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The snow, or whatever it was, was beginning to fall harder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to have already crawled through my escape hatch into whatever world lay beyond. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Frank had decided that whatever his fate was, he wouldn’t worry about it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, whenever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready to do whatever you care to suggest,” he said quietly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Look, whatever is up there it’s better to know about it than to not know. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t want you to blame yourself, whatever comes. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to stay with Papa for a while. Keep on talking or doing whatever you were doing.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And wherever this girl came from, whatever she was, it had to be better than anything else he knew. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We are to lay it across the twelve o’clock beach and drop the metal spool, with whatever is left, deep into the water, making sure it sinks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped, though, that whatever it was would loosen some of the knots that had tightened inside him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t used to having to stop his brain from thinking about whatever it wanted to think about. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take you. You do whatever it is you need to do with the cigarettes, and then we’ll go to the match.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I have to control my body to keep myself from rocking back and forth like those kids you see in the Orphans of the World infomercials or whatever. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He turned away with a shudder: whatever this new world was, it had to be better than what he’d just left. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Roosevelt was showing signs of malaria, he wasn’t going to let it prevent him from doing whatever he could to help. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The owner gave him a paper telling the Captain to give him every facility in doing whatever he chose on board the ship, and also a similar authorisation to his agent at Varna. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But feeling hungry myself, I reasoned that it would be pointless to waste whatever little energy I had left in scatting them away, for they would soon return. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I know whatever we are that it’s great because we kept jumping through the hoops in the first place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The moment came when most of the tenants, Pentecostal, Catholic, or whatever, got together to pray in the lobby. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had to leave South Africa somehow, somehow I had to get to America, the Promised Land, where I hoped to find the freedom to use whatever talents I had. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have felt sorry, sure, would even have put an offering on the Scavenge God’s scale to help her get on to whatever afterlife she believed in. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We would never be more than this—whatever this was. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could smell his shaving cream and whatever else he wore. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to go downstairs and find whatever he’d written for me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, a place, a room, a person—don’t worry about it too much. Just write whatever comes to mind.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Excepting whatever that lawyer writes, which probably won’t see the light of day unless they resurrect that little magazine.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How is this happening, Mr. Benedict? These messages—whatever they are—how are they being sent?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But, most important, whatever was going on with Abel, I didn’t have to be involved. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Hello again, Barry, or whatever your name is,” she said to Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Is this about you and Hassan? I know there’s something going on between you two, but whatever it is, you have to deal with it, not me. I’m staying out of it.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So beer cost double for us, but whatever, we were seventeen. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They were small things—a cotton scarf, a book, a glass paper-weight—but whatever he brought, it was exactly what you would have picked out for yourself. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But I’m okay that Webb said something, because I know whatever he said was what I wanted him to say, even without my knowing what he said. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

That is, he let his mind slip into whatever cave mouths of memory it chose. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wish my father were here now for whatever it is my mother is about to tell me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He can say whatever he wants. But please come.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I was fairly sure that it wasn’t the money per se, but the principle of it; I was also fairly sure that whatever tension existed, Bunny was oblivious of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t remember this lake, or wide place, or whatever it was, but if it was two miles long it would take two full hours at least to cross it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cable would never come here now, and no one could ever take her away from David or the Smoke, or do to Tally’s brain whatever the operation did to pretties’. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I am so horrible. Now I can believe that God might love the world, whatever it was like, because of himself.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They're unnatural, these creatures, whatever they are, and they don’t belong here.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was prepared to reveal whatever was required for him to take me seriously, which would have probably been significant given how tattered and desperate he thought I was. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew he didn’t want to, that he touched her breasts because he would do whatever she wanted, whatever would make her better. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Look, Brij, whatever you want to say, you can say it in front of Sahil. Just...can you please make it quick? I have to go do something.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

What really counted was the possibility of escape, a leap to freedom, out of the implacable ritual, a wild run for it that would give whatever chance for hope there was. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

At the temple the priest—or priestess, he added graciously—would pass the paper over the sacred fire, and do whatever other stuff he could think up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected complete obedience to whatever rules he laid down at home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The garden in the center of our apartment complex does not need the approval of elected officials to be transformed, but I want whatever I submit to the bank to appear very professional. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I nod, though she can’t see me, and we keep moving, the flashlight beam bouncing, our shoes scraping, the moldy air rushing toward us from whatever is on the other end. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was still nervous, but knowing that he wouldn’t have to do whatever Kamau had done during his rites of passage was a small comfort. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He also thought of Reggie as the son who tended to do whatever his mom and dad asked with no protest, the kid who cleaned up after himself. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Trying out for field hockey or crew or whatever boarding school kids do. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was hard for me to listen as they talked about prom, and about how Lacey was feuding with Becca or whatever. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Right. Ideally, we want our text to show up on the rover screen, and whatever Watney types to be sent back to us. That requires a change to the rover's software." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile and swipe right to accept the call, almost getting blinded when the bright sunshine of whatever pristine beach they’re sitting on bursts through the screen of my iPad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“All right, whatever. Let’s say she got angry. Was it when she got angry she started to say this other stuff? About how we weren’t taught enough about donations and the rest of it?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellis is sitting next to him, watching whatever is on TV. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s had to work very hard for whatever he’s got. I’m very proud of him.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z