“Changes for the worst,” he repeated many times. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the worst part about going crazy is that when you’re not crazy anymore, you just don’t know what to think of yourself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had but we were getting used to strange circumstances and it wasn’t the worst either. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That boy was always in a hurry to get into the worst possible situation, she thought. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As I lay there in my white hotel bed feeling lonely and weak, I thought I was up in that sanatorium in the Adirondacks, and I felt like a heel of the worst sort. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was the worst kind of air for me, and I told myself it was just the air when the walk from his driveway to his front door felt infinite. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

At Down, with a gap in the letters, Emma feared the worst. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the worst slaughter of the year. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Not sweets. My grandmother usually makes sausage. Bratwurst is not the worst!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Everyone knows that turkey brains are the worst.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“That was the worst thing I did,” she said again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, they’re the worst,” I start to say, but then my bedroom door creaks open. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that could happen was to flop a joke right now. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Like my worst day is better than his best day. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I beat you, you can expect the worst practices ever.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But if the very worst happened, we at least had a plan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The worst part is that no one else seems to notice Erin’s not around. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bad and worse and worst makes a beggar’s choice. My lord had as well present us with a pack of wolves and ask which we’d like to tear our throats out.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Of the nine pigeons that live on our roof, Billy is the worst. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You could say it’s my best and worst quality. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The North’s liberals have been for so long pointing accusing fingers at the South and getting away with it that they have fits when they are exposed as the world’s worst hypocrites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not rant and rave; he was quiet and brooding, and we knew that was the worst kind of drunk. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m the worst thing that could have happened to you. Either of you. Don’t you understand?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“And sad, too. I remember when the mayor was first starting out. He has always been foolish, but not always wicked. I’m sorry to know that the worst side of him has won out.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I lived through some of the nation’s worst atrocities. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the worst such pogroms on record. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But others, probably overcome with smoke, escaped the worst of the flames and now lie reeking in various states of decomposition, carrion for scavengers, blanketed by flies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I think my mother’s English was the worst, but she always thought her Chinese was the best. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess once you’d had a taste of the worst, pretty bad isn’t all that terrible. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And the worst thing is that I loved it, too. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Although the pain had brought the sweat out on his forehead, the worst of all was the fear that his backbone was about to snap. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The worst part of being on punishment isn’t the cleaning up and washing dishes and raking leaves, it’s not being able to go over to Suesetta’s house after church. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

You caint see it be even worst when you call it out?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And maybe worst of all is, you’re not sure if there will ever be another god to fill their place. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

At worst, the two of them might get into trouble. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand it because the language was almost as hard to understand as French, which is my worst subject at school. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst thing in this time was that there were demons walking the land. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

These, the regular injections of poison I was gifted from strangers, were definitely the worst things about wearing a headscarf. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was giving Luke a stare that even Toby couldn’t have pulled from her in his worst moments. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I moved forward only, thinking each morning anew that we were leaving the worst behind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine is probably the worst word to describe sex,” she said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was the worst night of my life, and afterward he never even spoke to me again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now I feel like the worst person ever. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“That was the worst singing ever,” I say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Middle school is supposed to be the worst. It’s like a giant hazing for adulthood. We all gotta go through it.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the pledges and myself thought the worst was over. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The three of them stand there as the sun rises high enough to confirm their worst fears: every soldier they can see wears blue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Those were your worst fears? Why do you only have four...” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When I finally regain enough sense, I roll the leg back and forth on the ground, which stifles the worst of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My first day of school was the worst. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was the worst kind of coward; I seethed in silence and never said anything to anybody. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You guys get the worst stations up here.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even when he was feeling his worst physically, Charles’s ruddy complexion made him look well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really? It’s the worst situation of your life?” my dad asks. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

That’s the worst thing you can say to any Catholic in Limerick or Ireland itself because of what happened in the Great Famine. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And on Wednesday, I think I’ll come off worst in a fight.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The hip-hop music cuts off abruptly, followed by quiet applause, and I say too loudly, “If Mom has already disowned you, what’s the worst thing that could happen here?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m starting to think this is the worst idea in the history of bad ideas. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Bobby dragged himself to the phone, and Kissinger started off in his deep, German-accented voice, “This is the worst chess player in the world calling the best chess player in the world.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s leagues away, dead or dying. Let winter do its worst. A few more days and the snows will bury him and his army both.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But Bull’s voice, at its worst, was reassuring and soothing compared to the D.I.’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment its bottom touches the edge, I can already see the worst-case scenario playing in my head, but it isn’t until he lets go of the Comet that my worst fear materializes into reality. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The battle we win over the worst in England shall benefit the best in England. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have no animal parts stuck on him, nor no parts of other people growing out of him that would invite staring, he had something worst. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The worst nightmares seemed like glimpses of the future. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The lump on my head seemed to be the worst of the lot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then worst, he held on to it like he was fixing to stab something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My thoughts, as well as my feelings, are re-created into my worst fears. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His beautiful dreamer’s eyes were like burnt-out holes, and the worst thing was: He wasn’t looking at her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Amá even chose the worst color imaginable for my skin—peach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I peeled off my wet shoes and socks, and a wave of relief swept over me, like wet feet had been the worst of my problems. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Confirming the radio listeners’ worst fears, a downcast voice lamented, “They wrecked the greatest country in the world.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

And who gets handed the worst of it in a Flannery world? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Humbaba had the worst case of irritable bowel syndrome known to medical science. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I looked away, and she put her hand on my arm, which was the worst, because it was the consolation prize. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The worst part is that she almost lived, you know? She died weeks away from liberation.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The worst thing in that Chamber of Horrors was Jack the Ripper,” said Paolo. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And, worst of all, his uncle refused to even look at him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The pilots all looked like that in September of ’40, during the worst days of the Battle of Britain—the vicar’s lad looked like that, running out to his plane, the day he was killed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted, in the worst way, to consult with Bimbi about it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too tired to hunt down three andys, with the worst of the eight calling the shots. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

That earthquake of 8 October 2005 turned out to be one of the worst in history. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Bob and I believe that the worst course of action is to continue in this essentially passive role which can lead only to eventual defeat and an invitation to get out in humiliating circumstances.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Every one of those bees could have descended on me like a flock of angels and stung me till I died, and it wouldn’t have been the worst thing to happen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The giant, spectral dog that haunts churchyards! My dear boy, it is an omen — the worst omen — of death.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“He said panic is the worst possible thing. No reason to panic, he said.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think maybe coming to J.L.’s was the worst idea ever. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed like Lucky Strike had collected the best of the worst for his protection. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And she seemed to bring out the worst in him too. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I told her I didn’t want to be in any math club, because math is the worst subject out of any subject in the school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That’s about the worst thing you can do to an Indian guy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, I feared the worst: that he was an outlaw, perhaps a traitor or someone exiled from the church, a person to make me even more ashamed of myself than I already was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing Luke call Chiron his son was weird enough, but Kronos put contempt in his voice, like son was the worst word he could think of. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sharing his secret crush hadn’t been the worst of it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And since we don't wear no suits, that's like saying the worst thing is a dude with a fresh haircut, wearing a wack outfit, which we agreed could not be us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She smiled and said, “Well, you know, servants are the worst snobs of all.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe this surgery wasn’t the worst thing after all. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And then there is the worst look of all. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you’re conforming just as much as everybody else, only in a different way.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Actually the worst thing that happened to me had nothing to do with the revolution. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marigold had the worst suspicion that she’d just mailed off her little brother to New Jersey. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sitting around for a day or two sounded like the worst idea possible to Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The last part was the worst: a rocky slope where it was easy to miss your footing and slip. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But everyone was looking at me so intently, wanting me to join in so much, and I realized that sounding bad wasn’t the worst thing in the world that could happen. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there’s someone hanging on it at least you know the worst. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam says that’s the worst thing that could happen to any family. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Horrible things. The worst kinds of torture. You drowned me slowly. You burned my heart from my chest. You blinded me.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Percy hoped so, but the Underworld seemed to bring out the worst in everyone—monsters, heroes, and gods. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I mean, everyone says long-distance relationships are the worst. Like, it’s just an idiotic way to go into your freshman year at college—attached to someone.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But she’d seen friends do terrible things before, and it had become safer for her to believe the worst. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid Ignatius is in worst trouble than just a picture in the paper,” Mrs. Reilly whispered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or, worst of all, when she and Julie spread a rumor at school that Soojin’s parents served dog meat at their downtown Milwaukee restaurant, Park Avenue Deli. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was a surreal comic of my life, and I pictured the worst possible Outcome: “Annie. Would it be okay if I sat down with you for a minute?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Examining his frozen hands and feet, which had a dull whitish sheen like a dirty bathroom sink, Kamler observed grimly, “This is the worst frostbite I’ve ever seen.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The car ride that day in March is forever imprinted in my mind as the worst fight I've ever had with my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The worst sort of scoundrels took up the chase. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, take Leontes in The Winter’s Tale. He tried to poison his friend, he threw his own wife in prison, and he abandoned his baby in the wilderness. So he’s the absolute worst. Right?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the worst thing in the world that my best friends don’t live near me, and therefore I have no one to ride the bus with. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And then the next worst guy is down here. Like, the dentist who killed that lion. He’s right here.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The worst had happened, and it hadn’t been that bad. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“President Herbert Hoover is taking care of things. The worst is over.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Asha herself was spared the worst of it; she was the king’s prize, after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The worst time was when Mack’s father called the cops because he wouldn’t come down from the roof. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who think dying is the worst thing don’t know a thing about life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was that Phoebe didn’t even know yet that Mrs. Cadaver was Mr. Birkway’s sister. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The worst aspect was one that she did not like to discuss but that she could not completely ignore. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was the worst first kiss in the history of first kisses. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The last few days have already been the worst I’ve ever experienced. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s grown people who always believe the worst, she thought, confident that her contemporaries believed no more nor less than what Jem and Hank had circulated. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The worst part is the joy blooming inside me from the fruit, blotting out the terror. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Here is the very worst thing I can do to you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And of all the weather it creates, the weather the Antarctic creates for itself is by far the worst. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Probably the worst thing about being so hungry is I don’t even have enough energy to read my new book: The Stranger by Albert Camus. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As her family prepared to leave New York, the storm that hit the city the next night was the worst I had ever seen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet even as he embraced that bleak understanding, on this, the worst day of the winter, he recalled something he’d seen on the worst day of the worst heat wave of the summer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst news was that the youngest of the hunters—a boy of twelve—had not awakened from his injuries. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I thought I was ready and braced for the worst. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the worst moment of my life,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the worst part is knowing it could have been the most epic birthday ever. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The column was well under way, so he swung wide around the village to avoid the worst of the congestion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her face throbbed like she’d just gotten the worst sunburn of her life. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Knows that crying would be the worst thing in the world to admit to. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The worst thing I experienced was heat rash, tiny bumps on my skin that itched at night, along with a handful of mosquito bites. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She had to admit that being a tattletale was the worst thing you could be at school. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s about to get knotted up in the worst possible ways. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Shoot, you can buy a bottle of the worst whiskey for five dollars. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He says,That’s the worst thing that can happen to a priest. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I figured Ob had given up there on that porch in Putnam County and I was preparing myself for the worst. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

In many ways, running a zoo is a hotelkeeper’s worst nightmare. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it was that food was already beginning to get short. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had one of the worst tantrums of his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t disturb my concentration,” I told in her in my worst fake-serious voice. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, Cara thought, “I would know that I am the biggest, fattest, weakest, lamest, chickenest coward who ever lived.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Because the worst thing that could ever happen to Noah has happened. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

That the poorer areas of Philadelphia—those mean, narrow alleys with their run-down, airless houses—had suffered the worst did not escape attention. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

My heartbeat quickens as I dial into my voice mail, bracing myself for the worst. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Used to be at Wendy’s but they gave me, oh, man, the worst shifts, so I switched it up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Dames got it the worst. You know what dames understand?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fuzzy Bandits carried in an old turtle named Crag, who was in the worst shape of all. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was easy to think the worst of humanity when all I saw was brutality and selfishness, and these people showed me there was still good in the world, even if I rarely saw it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was lying there wanting my mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve already been through the worst part of your life,” Pop says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is so pale and seems so weak—it is the worst I have seen him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But the worst difficulty is maintaining silence when thirteen people are arguing all the time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr Wormwood discovered that the worst thing about having a permanent hat on his head was having to sleep in it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“As the sword was cutting me down,” said the ghost, “I thought this was the worst I would ever have to endure. But I was wrong. The worst is on the other side.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably the worst thing about your trip will be that those steel plates will cut off your view. You won’t be able to see a thing, so you better take a last look now.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was pretty much the worst one she’d ever had. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“BOY! YOU THERE! BOY?' Boy was not the worst of the things that Jon Snow had been called since being chosen lord commander. He ignored it. “ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s time to be the worst best friend. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At best such men are regarded as eccentric; at worst, mad... Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The worst, the very worst thing you could call anyone was a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst of that day was the long trip back down the mountainside with the cart full of wood. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what to say, so I go ahead and say the worst possible thing. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

If I prepare for the worst, maybe the hurricane won’t come. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The fact that the factory wasn't ready wasn't the biggest surprise or the worst one by far. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“We might be drenched and lost and heading for the worst rapids you ever saw, but at least we’re going in the right direction, don’t you think, Tiller?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘The worst is now over. Stay and be comforted!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At worst, it is a path to madness. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The worst part was disease: if anybody got sick with anything serious, everybody on the ship was liable to get it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know”—he groans as he sinks into his chair—“I really hate going back to work after holidays. It’s the worst feeling ever.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I knew that this, the worst possible thing, would one day stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to say that her secret to life was that she “hoped for the best, was prepared for the worst, so anything in between didn’t come as a surprise.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst of them claims she might replace the king, or use another man to father her bloodline. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The worst thing is having to kill time,” James wrote in his diary. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s still not the worst thing. And we’re not supposed to question our coven or be ungrateful. If you don’t remember that, our circle won’t close,” Thorn warned. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I think the worst thing that could have happened,” Ivan said, “is that I could have lost either of you. But I didn’t. We have a long journey home, but we’ll manage. We’ll make it.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I feel like the worst person on earth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The way they’re looking at him and gritting their teeth, you don’t need to speak the language to know that they’re calling him gay in the worst way possible. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A lot of those people were suffering from asthma, because Chicago has one of the worst asthma problems in the United States. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The worst season of the year,” a voice was grumbling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around, taking it all in: this place that he only knew from his worst nightmares. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I watch as kids crowd around Matt and the envelope waving their money, but all I can hear is those three words: worst thing ever. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You know the worst thing about all this?” he says quietly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I have not told you,” he said, “the worst part of what I did.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie glanced over at them and tried his best not to give them the worst ice grill ever as he slowly pulled his hands away from the box. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She went up to Pete Wells because he was the worst of all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The fact that she has to ask makes me feel like the worst best friend ever. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But Clayton didn’t know the worst of it until it happened. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“The boy moaned. The crowd waited, hushed, expecting the worst. “Jambo led his troop away. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

But the worst was when Rich criticized my mother’s cooking, and he didn’t even know what he had done. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It suddenly struck me that the two worst social situations in middle school — dances and dodgeball — had a lot in common for guys like me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is her worst nightmare—gossip about us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So I went on to the worst part. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I mean, we definitely had a moment, even if it was caused by the worst possible situation ever. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I actually thought that this conversation at the pagoda was the worst that would happen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The worst news was that the crime-scene technicians had found something unusual in the charred rubble of the casino boat—a fireproof, waterproof lockbox that was packed with cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Zohra and I took a ton of silly shots, and I’m surprised he didn’t delete our worst selfie fails. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I dig my fingernails into my palms as my face comes up, expecting the worst. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But the worst part was that those words were living inside me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The worst part about doing something inexcusable is that you can never take it back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The worst thing in the world is to go into a lavatory after a man that had a feed of pig’s feet and a night of pints. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Dad was tucking me in that night, the night before the worst day, I asked if the world was a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably best to assume the worst, at least seventy miles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The worst part is not the dying, it’s not knowing when or how. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But, perhaps worst of all, he insisted that Dasch and Burger "were not living up to the orders" given to them in Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

As if tall girls and cakes and clothes were the worst things in the world. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What do you want me to say? I hurt all over,” Harry cried, “inside and out. This is absolutely the worst thing that has ever happened to me!” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

And I have let you down the worst possible way. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Ms. Laverne said every day we should ask ourselves, ‘If the worst thing in the world happened, would I help protect someone else? Would I let myself be a harbor for someone who needs it?’ Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If Percy is telling the truth about the skeleton warriors,” she said, “we have no time to argue. They are the worst, the most horrible . . . We must leave now.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Seeing Mama worry when she almost always had an answer for everything was the worst part. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X’s manner during all of that session suggested that his worst doubts had been confirmed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Observable Fact: I am the worst singer on earth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their relationship was professionally tolerant at best and a bitter rivalry at its worst. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jackie had been numb all day at work, knowing the worst was to come. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were galloping in a pack, their necks craned forward, their arms bent at the elbows, and worst of all, their stomachs bulging. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the deals that Aaron Giebel had made from his base of operations in Midland during the boom, the hardest part, by his own account, was figuring out which one was the worst. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy kept his word, and whilst the shaking was still worst than it would have been on Old Flapjack, it was tolerable better than the ride to Windsor. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The family was still struggling financially, but most of the kids were back in school, and it seemed as if they had survived the worst of the destruction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Nazis had forced us into impossibly crowded conditions designed to bring out the worst in people. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Why do you have to be a hero at the worst possible time?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Bobby Thomson hit a home run off Ralph Branca to win the National League pennant at a time when I needed the Dodgers to win in the worst way. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep ... and had my worst dream yet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It helped people feel better for a while. Until the worst wave of the influenza hit just a few weeks later. The deadly one. Then it was beyond what any elixir could cure.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For Livermore, this was the worst of all possible worlds, for it gave new life to a campaign to end nuclear testing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There were a million ways to ask what I wanted to know and I chose the worst one when I said, “What in Sam Hill are you going to do with a doggone rock?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We ripped up our slips and bandaged the worst. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He propped himself up on his elbows, more himself now that the worst part of the story was over, and peered into my eyes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was my worst fear coming true, but at least it settled one issue. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the car knew that this was probably the worst idea my dad ever had in his whole life. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She married for position, and my mother’s position, I later learned, was the worst. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everest was the worst experience in my life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Imagining that the worst had already passed, I began to walk away from the bus and the girls stuck their heads out the window and spit on me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The few instances of it that I’ve had the misfortune to witness are among the worst memories of my life. And let me assure you, I’ve lived long enough to see some truly dreadful things.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Any effort they made to defend the territory was clumsy at best, and hopeless, at worst. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was a cruel kind of thievery, stealing into someone’s worst memories. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Better to prepare her for the worst than let it blindside her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Time to change partners,” a voice says, and I look to see that it’s the worst person possible: Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I found some rags in the car and we got the worst of the muck off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave my knee a squeeze and for a second I kind of tensed up, fearing the boy-fondled-by-drunken-depressed-widow worst. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the waiting room, Mother took one look at my red eyes and ashen complexion and assumed the worst. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I had done the worst thing, the very worst thing. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It can’t be as bad as all that. Max is overreacting. The worst is probably over.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was the worst speaker, the worst ambassador ever. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Am I the worst of all the boys, Father? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

If seeing the guns waren’t scary enough, the sounds I was hearing were worst. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The helm reached into my mind and ignited my worst nightmares, my most secret fears. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“At the second make the worst mistake,” she murmured. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It was a teenager’s worst nightmare,” someone else shouts. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck’s suspension absorbs the worst of the bumps, but it can only do so much. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m a failure. I’m—I’m the worst satyr in the world.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"And I don't know why. That's the worst part. Day. I don't know why he died. Why would someone want him dead?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Of all the dangers the men had confronted so far, this seemed to be the worst. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The worst part of the day was roll call. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Lunch was the worst. All the conversations crashed together.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then came the heaviest snow of all, a storm Mr. Chris said was one of the worst in history. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You think the worst has happened,” he says quietly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got the worst voice I ever heard in my life,” Matt said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Reillys were getting the Night of Joy’s worst service, the treatment given unwanted customers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel ashamed for having thought the worst. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Father was right. This is the worst school in the district. Maybe the entire state.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

In a strange way we seemed to be vying for the worst experience. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The regent believed Justice and I brought out the worst in each other, or at least Justice’s penchant for adventures and high-jinks influenced my more conservative disposition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The event would provoke the worst crisis in the long partnership between Ernest and the University of California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Those blankets were so scratchy, I wondered if the person who designed them thought: How can I make the world’s worst blanket? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The last moment in her complete life was going to be the worst by far. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It is the worst kind of pain to me, but I have never experienced anything like this. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If worse comes to worst, and you end up being extraordinarily uncooperative, I could probably sell your blood to someone to recover my loss. Everyone has enemies.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I catch him by his trunks and pull them way up, almost to his neck, until he has the worst wedgie ever. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was the worst and I guess even army guys like to spend lots of time in the kitchen and the big table was covered with heaps of paper. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The height is beautiful to me, but if it’s here, it is one of his worst nightmares. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Catastrophizing”—that was one kid’s grandma, always sure the worst was going to happen. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This might be the worst day of my life. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And even if I were—which I’m not, I would never—I’d be the worst stalker ever. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It had been something born straight from her worst nightmares, horrid. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was one for every day, from May 31, 1963, to the worst day. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Tris, conjuring weapons out of thin air to attack her worst nightmares. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She still thought the whole thing was folly of the worst kind. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The nights were always the worst, and not for me alone. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the grip of terror— the worst storm—you yet feel boredom, a deep weariness with it all. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Modesty is one of my worst faults,” Bull shouted, laughing, enjoying himself in the last fifty miles of his journey. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m drawing too much attention to myself, and Blackcliff is the worst place to do so. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

From the look on her face, that was the worst thing I could say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was lucky that Harry had tea with Hagrid to look forward to, because the Potions lesson turned out to be the worst thing that had happened to him so far. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Realizing that my plastic weapon was hardly a match for a long fork wielded by a maddened Methuselah, realizing that I was seeing Clyde at his worst, I tried to end our little duel. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think my mom’s worst fear is being disappointed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’m walking into my worst nightmare, a space of complete darkness without Mom, Dad, or Javier to hold my elbow. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Women can handle the worst kind of pain. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mama and the coffee can were both gone, and for a moment she feared the worst. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But I do think that they were in a situation that brought out the absolute worst in their decision making. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The worst part about Friday was that, even though I knew he wasn’t going to be there, I still hoped. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The worst thing is there weren’t any witnesses. And I’m no official timekeeper. I don’t think it will count.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They would hate my guts,” Horan said, “so they would just give me the worst duty.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And then I done the worst thing of all: I walked away from her and she was crying and calling out for me and I did not even look back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her attention to Stanley, who was obviously in the worst condition. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I hated that the worst, because everything was growing so well. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But, Papa, you said it yourself, it’s in his heart. I’m just trying not to be the worst kid at writing in Mrs. Grayson’s class.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The hole was the worst part of it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is a scene which combines the worst of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Fritz Lang’s Metropolisit is mechanized Negro slavery; it represents the progress which the Negro has made from picking cotton to tailoring it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that led to the worst part of the nightmare, for Mr. Loomis, weak as he was, was trying to shout in anger and in dread, and it came out as a horrible, thin whimper. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I run up and saw the worst thing I ever did see. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All I know is, I hate being away but coming home is the worst. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The scene was so entirely a realization of her worst fears that she sensed that her overanxious imagination had projected the figures onto the packed spines of books. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The worst for me was the painful aikido grip where you placed your thumb between victim’s pointer finger and middle finger, grabbed his thumb, and twisted his hand up under his armpit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any fascination could mark a newborn: melons, rabbits, wisteria, rope, and, more than a shed snakeskin, a wild woman is the worst of all. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the strategies Mrs. Baker could come up with, this must be the worst. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The old man’s hands were the worst thing about him, Cat decided the next day, as she watched him from behind her barrow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was the worst sound I had ever heard in my life. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When die fire was out, they carried off the singed featherbed, burned away the worst of the smoke, and brought up a,tub. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Let’s be real: We’re black kids from one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, when I have survived the worst, opening my eyes underwater, sniffing water into my sinuses and snorting it out, and even gargling repeatedly to wash out my throat, I’m functional enough to help Finnick. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think this is the worst possible place for you.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There is no known cure, though recent developments in potion-making have to a great extent alleviated the worst symptoms. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the worst thing we could do! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst was the time a total stranger commented on my skin. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The worst part of overhearing that conversation between him and my mom was that it spoiled all the good memories I had of him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“People come down here and say Mississippi is the worst place in the world,” Bill said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hate that rifle with a passion, all because it is hands down my worst weapon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He needed to go to the bathroom in the worst way but didn’t dare. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Like, you’re invulnerable, except to an arrow made of the heartwood of a hawthorn tree, which just so happens to be the exact kind of arrow that your worst enemy favors. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The worst part was that they talked very loudly. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I think that’s the worst bit. I know Bathilda thought it was all just talk, but ‘For the Greater Good’ became Grindelwald’s slogan, his justification for all the atrocities he committed later. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His blood, as that of the offspring of irredeemable sinners, was tainted in the worst conceivable way. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I had to admit, it wasn’t the worst plan somebody could make up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Only getting to see my friends at break and lunch is the worst. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

That day, the worst, wrong pieces clicked into place, and she didn’t even know it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We are instructed to spray disinfect- ants everywhere, into the air of our bedrooms and kitchens and with special energy into bathrooms, since it is our very own germs that seem the worst kind. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe a protest fast—missing the dinner slop at the Mess one day isn’t the worst idea ever.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

These efforts certainly had a calming effect on the populace, and the worst of the panic began to ease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that happens is always the one thing you thought would never, ever happen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That meant it was something worst, something dealing with people. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

This was New York City in the 1980s, a city in the grip of one of the worst crime epidemics in its history. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing of all would be to delay. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

This had been a terrible idea, maybe even my worst. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“The whole system assumes the worst of everyone,” they said evenly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As the instructor taps away at her computer, I brace myself for the worst. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m just sorry for him now, and that’s exactly the worst thing I can do to him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there were magic powers hiding in the way your older brother made all the worst thugs in the neighborhood play basketball with you even though you double-dribbled every time they threw you the ball. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zafoona murmured, “Oppression is the worst thing in Allah’s eyes. He forbade it not only for himself but also for us.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He don’t care a thing for our property any more and I fear the worst kind of tyranny to come. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I got a real knack for arranging flowers, I mean, everybody back in Sugar Ditch said so, even my maid said so, right after she said I’m the worst cook she’s ever laid eyes on.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was one month I’ll never forget, the worst month of my life. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“The Furies. The three worst monsters from the Underworld. No problem. No problem. We’ll just slip out the windows.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Snapping is easy when you’re already brittle from the worst possible thing happening. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If I’d known how valuable food packets were, I probably wouldn’t have eaten so many, starving or not. I don’t even like it anymore. The worst was SpagBol for breakfast.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Expecting the worst, she held her head high to avoid meeting the gaze of other shoppers, but no one commented, and if anyone stared at me, she didn’t notice. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You know what’s the worst line to stand in for days?” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now I’m groaning too, because puns are the absolute worst. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly some must think the worst, what with men stopping by at all hours. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This seems like the worst idea in the world,” Two Step pointed out, already out of breath. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My mother has to save the strongest for the worst pain, but what is the worst pain? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the house was shut up, the furniture draped with heavy white cloths to keep the worst of the dust off, the skittering sound of mice echoing hollowly whenever Ophie opened a door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But something happened. The next day he read what he’d written and went into one of his dark moods. Claimed the whole thing was the worst idea he’d ever had.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The first winter is always the worst,” Don Julio explained, “because your blood is still thin from living in Puerto Rico.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The worst part about those years wasn’t the hospital, or the solitude, or the war, or even being away from Edmond. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, boys,” she said, “here it is. The worst is happening at last.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tadas told one of the girls that hell is the worst place ever and there’s no escape for all eternity.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The worst thing in the hustler’s world was to be a dupe. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think it is worst if you don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Tonight you could hardly say two words to me because I didn’t tell you about one of the worst experiences of my life. You ever seen somebody die?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Good sense stopped me from saying it, but the man smelt worst than something warm that dropped out the south end of a sick northbound goat. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

In her worst place, in the darkest part of her brain, Maya didn’t want the same thing to happen to her, and just like Joaquin, she didn’t know how to keep it from happening. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This was the worst day of my life. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I look pretty nice considering I pulled it together from the worst date wardrobe in history. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“It is a horrible, terrible thing, the worst thing, to watch somebody you love die right in front of you and not be able to do nothing about it. I dream about him most nights.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

In fact, he could picture exactly what it would be As they came within sight of the VW, and Linda gasped, letting out a small cry, his worst fears would be confirmed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suspecting the worst—that my father had been sent to Modderbee—my mother lost faith in herself and began to despair of our future. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, I knew they were forcing me to accept things on their own terms, and I was unable to leave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, worst of all, how even Joe seemed to have dropped his screwdriver. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

At school, they said that stealing was one of the worst, worst things you could ever do, he had been impressed from the very first week about it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Bo has become the best and worst part of my day. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The worst, for some reason, are the Visible Christians—like the ten-person table, all jolly and sanctified after Sunday night service, who run me mercilessly and then leave me $1 on a $92 bill. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is the worst thing I can imagine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The silence in my dad’s truck, on the road to New Orleans, is the worst kind of silence. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Showing fear was the worst thing one could do when confronted by a wild animal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Indeed, you must be responsible for the worst actions of other black bodies, which, somehow, will always be assigned to you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I know too much; I have seen people at their worst, at their most desperate and selfish, and this knowledge makes me wary. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he proves he is the worst artist ever by drawing a chicken, a wolf, and a bag of grain on one side of the water. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

That night, I had my worst dream yet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Look in the line, there’s lots of folks look just like you, you ain’t the worst. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“This is the worst heist Gum Baby has ever been a part of.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it was that I really did decide to kill Faro. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s the worst thing that anyone can ever do. Even God doesn’t forgive that. You know that, don’t you?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worst comes to worst, I can always take a study hall. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Now, that was the worst part of the whole Screaming Ned episode. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They know all the worst things about you. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The third was the worst: Because of the McCoy ordeal and the school board looking to avoid any further mishaps, I wasn’t allowed out of the car without wrist restraints. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The worst part is that there’s no end in sight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But now that she could see again, watching him die slowly from gorgon’s blood poison and being unable to do anything about it—that was the worst curse of all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That was the worst part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He said the worst part of it for him was that he felt himself a traitor. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I could change was my attitude, and that was changing for the worst. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

For the first time since ReelTok outed me, I begin to toy with the possibility that I’m not the worst person in the history of the planet. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The fact that his own son had burned down the Coral Queen was not the worst news that Dusty Muleman would receive. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The fact of her was scary enough, but the fact of me, in an identical room, just as alone as she was, that was the worst part. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas had no memory of his life before the Box, but he was positive he’d finished the worst twenty-four hours of his existence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The economic crisis we face is the worst since the Great Depression. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I thought drowning must be the kindest way to die, and burning the worst. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The worst part is walking past them as your mom carries a box of food, knowing you can’t give a single thing away because you need it all. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Infractions resulted in suspension by Mr. Muhammad, or isolation for various periods, or even expulsion for the worst offenses “from the only group that really cares about you. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then if you read the whole sign it’d tell you the woman was the worst of all. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

If worse came to worst, maybe the plague would be a more merciful way to go. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I still felt kind of sick when I thought about being naked again, but the worst had already happened, and I knew Sohrab would stick up for me if it came to it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But waking up at three in the morning wasn’t even the worst part. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The worst part was that she was letting Papa down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What’s the worst they can do with it, right? We only have a couple months left.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Looking at that yew tree every day, it felt like I had a friend out there who’d help me if things got to their worst.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The blood masked the worst of his scars, but his eyes were white and wide and terrifying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Knowing she’s there but not knowing where is the worst thing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I nudged her and whispered, “Lula, look at what they did to my hair. It’s the worst, isn’t it?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And what will become of them if the worst does happen, now that they don’t have each other. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Okay,” Ron sighed as though resigned to the worst, “I’m ready. Let’s go.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But still, the worst part of the war was missing Sam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was by far the worst disaster yet, and it was with despairing hearts that they put in at the next island they reached. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was the pain in his belly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was the worst possible guardian for him—a black to watch over him in a society that considered blacks subhuman, a woman to watch over him in a society that considered women perennial children. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving Helena alone to hide a Jew in our apartment is probably the worst thing I’ve ever done. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But they affected the unlearned masses worst of all. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was about the worst thing I could've done, because the minute I started to laugh I thought I was going to vomit. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

My face heats up like I have the worst case of sunburn. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part about it, the part she couldn’t let go of, was that the thought came from her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

While he does his business, I say, “That’s not the worst part.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was that I could feel no companion-ship with this new person. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was often his hands that hurt the worst, especially his missing fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the upside, the stench of the lodge's outhouse masked the smell of the camouflage clothes, which reminded Colin of all the worst parts of the Kalman School's gym. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Especially when it turns out that I’m not the worst actor in the squad. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I did what I consider to be the worst I have done,” Fuchs would say several years later. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it all feels like the worst kind of intrusion. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This was certainly the worst day of his life. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was to not go at all. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But the worst pest in the joint was still in diapers. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have always been one of the worst dancers that God has ever put upon this earth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know what they say—doctors and nurses make the worst patients.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Oh, and it also has the very worst maps ever produced for hikers anywhere. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘You don’t understand. Patricide is the worst crime a Roman can commit. It’s unforgivable.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Lillian asked, her voice breaking as she prepared herself for the worst. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the Carnage red and bloody in her hearts, she had tried her best and done her worst. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

This was about the worst depression year, and no one we knew had enough to eat or live on. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was that Miyoko thought it was the worst country in the world and could not see herself living there or even visiting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I picked my burro because he looked young and strong and eager, but he was the worst loafer in the bunch. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part was that I liked Cap now. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Being bitten by a scorpion or even a rattlesnake is not the worst thing that can happen to you. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Most of the abuse I have suffered in my admittedly unusual life has come from brothers and sisters, with older brothers and older sisters being, by and large, the worst offenders. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

My worst fear is that I’m becoming an addict. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he’s pulling away, and the anguish I feel over it might be the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was partly that Deja Johnson always had the anxious face of someone expecting the worst. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Neville regularly went to pieces in Potions lessons; it was his worst subject, and his great fear of Professor Snape made things ten times worse. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Christmas that year was both the best and the worst we’d had in a while. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, how three words spoken in anger had put his father in danger. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

You must be the worst mother in the world. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day was a precise copy of the one before: the sun and the heat and, worst of all to Salva’s mind, a landscape that was utterly unchanged. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alcohol stung, but that was the worst of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Volcanologists may or may not be the worst scientists in the world at making predictions, but they are without question the worst in the world at realizing how bad their predictions are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the worst duty by far was having to read to Mrs. Caruthers every afternoon. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Yet this great plain of numbness was not the worst place to be. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The scars are not the worst part, nor even the way his mouth twitches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But something puzzles me: These are supposed to be Four’s worst fears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But he expected the worst, and braced himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The man was his son, whom Mr. Eng had not seen since his arrest, and who now was in prison himself for armed robbery. ‘It was the worst moment of my life,’ Mr. Eng recalled. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I felt better then. The worst moment was my arrival in Baton Rouge. I realized that I had a round-trip ticket and would have to return on the bus.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was the worst archery shot in the world. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’d rather we just be friends,” I muttered, preparing for the worst. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Still, we thought, If this is the worst that happens...If only. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A couple of days after the worst day, when I was on my way to my first appointment with Dr. Fein, I saw Grandma carrying a huge rock across Broadway. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ares was the worst god, blustery and violent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"The specific manhole eventually selected for an entry point was in the worst possible location," according to one account, "except for the fact it was better than all the others." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What was the main problem—the worst part of it?” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, the uncertainty itself was the worst suffering we had to undergo. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The hunger was the worst, worse than the mosquitoes, worse than any of it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

That was one of the worst days Aimee and I ever had. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s worse than boots, it’s a silk dress,” she said, with the calmness of desperation, for she wanted the worst over. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had fought rats and spiders and his own worst fears to reunite with his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Boiled eggs, fried bread, and beans. And a jug of wine. The worst wine in the cellar.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Aids is arguably the worst environmental disaster of the twentieth century. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think the worst one of all is the “Clean me please!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was only fifteen, but I knew Chisamba Singles was considered one of the worst slums not only in Mutare but also in all of Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Listen, there are worse things than the wrath of the Martin brothers. And the worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were rumors the city’s worst criminals were kept in another part of the temple, in a cellar perhaps even lower than this. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was standing a good distance from Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, eyeing them suspiciously, and when Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry in greeting, his worst suspicions about them seemed confirmed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She listened to his soft whistles and words when the noise was the worst. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was, most historians agree, one of the worst presidents in American history. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After Aimee’s very worst day in her entire life, hands down, no contest, worst day ever. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m having just the worst day,” she says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They said that it was the worst place they had ever been. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mirren’s got it the worst, but Gat and I are feeling it, too.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I made it my mission to avoid Selena as much as possible in the cafeteria, but it was like the fates conspired to bring us together in the worst possible place: Spanish class. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I felt I was supposed to be the cautionary voice that prepared family members for the worst even while I urged them to hope for the best. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I get to the bus stop in the worst mood and plop myself down on the bench. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Tutwiler made a list of the ten worst prisons in America compiled by Mother Jones; it was the only women’s facility to be so dishonored. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The worst monsters aren’t in the trench, they guard it. The monsters come before you get there.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Of all the guff I’d taken from Zach Powers over the years, this had to be the worst—that I was feeling bad for something he was doing. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The worst part about the whole thing is that Mary’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute parking zone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Our worst troublemakers were the visitors who gave food to the animals. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had shut his eyes, his face turned away from his arm, but his worst fears were realized as the people above him gasped and Colin Creevey began clicking away madly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even worse, they were my father’s, and worst of all, he was reaching for a gun. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Evil will come of that evil, but it is still a long way off, and I will see to it that the worst falls upon my self. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

When the incarcerated population is counted in unemployment and poverty rates, the best of times for the rest of America have been among the worst of times for African Americans, particularly black men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

That was the worst day of my life, and that painting was me on the worst day of my life.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The tragic accident, known as the Carrollton bus disaster, was one of the worst in U.S. history. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t anything to do with the captured Heinkel bomber; it was just an ordinary air raid, the Luftwaffe doing their worst to try to destroy British defenses. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I feel like we’ve seen the best and the worst of this world in a very tiny amount of time.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The stove wasn’t even the worst of our cake troubles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma and Pa would think throwing money away was worst than taking it for doing someone a favour, so I didn’t have nothing to worry ’bout! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The ocean that had chased them back and made them flee for the shelter of the ice pack is the worst ocean on the globe. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I often meet people in the West who insist that the Holocaust was the worst atrocity in human history, without question. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Fearing the worst, the debased tlatoani made a begging public appearance on behalf of the Spanish. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Blaine’s friends said it was and for them, ‘conservative’ is the worst insult you can get.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was as if with our date Barack and I had tested a theory and proven both the best and the worst parts of what we’d suspected all along. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Things had ended between me and Franny in the worst way. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That was the worst part: I was alone. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

These were the worst, only because they usually lasted the longest for no reason at all. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’m going to school in New Jersey, and I haven’t turned into my parents’ worst nightmare or anything.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t want you to see the worst. You can help down here. I’m sure Eliza would appreciate a cup of tea. Lucille is a strong woman. With God’s mercy she will survive this peril.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would be the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, but Vanessa seems happy somehow. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Such instances are certainly rare, for placing your fate in the hands of thirty prepubes- cent witnesses doesn’t seem like a risk that even the worst teacher would take. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If the worst came to the worst, he could jump out of this window, right here, and run away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I was alone on watch and Dri was asleep—that was the worst time. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part, however, was not the room but the cot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we’re both home, she just glares at me, like I’m her worst enemy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

That was the worst thing anyone could think of—that or the white blindness. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It gave the protected lanes to the host country and her closest ally, the worst lanes to her prospective enemies. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I knew you’d take that the wrong way. You always see the worst in everything I say. I can’t do this anymore. I’m not the bad guy here.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But it could also be the worst time of the day, because in a way, I’d been dealing with difficult children all day long. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she feared the worst, she stayed positive, lifting his spirits when they sagged. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He added that unless “immediate Federal steps are taken,” there will be “in Birmingham and Alabama the worst racial holocaust this Nation has ever seen.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of the worst incidents was witnessed by the distinguished black author and historian Carter G. Woodson, as he hid in the shadows of a storefront to avoid an approaching white mob. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

And these Saturdays are worst in the late winter when the snow has lost its novelty and its shine, and the school seems to have been reduced to only a network of drains. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Said he was damaged goods in the worst way. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The worst part was when Mr. Dussel decided to play doctor and laid his pomaded head on my bare chest to listen to the sounds. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

As we entered Montclair, he drove through the worst section of town, and finally pulled up at an abandoned structure that even Dracula wouldn’t have felt at home in. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, Judy didn’t even ask me about the five words. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At worst it would mean joining a long line of broken men standing outside a soup kitchen like the one down on Yesler Way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tact was a quality which Blackavar valued about as much as Bigwig did; and now he made the worst possible reply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst case was the deceleration an astronaut would feel if his rocket engine quit before he reached orbit, causing him to plunge back down into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the worst thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

‘That is the worst news that has come to Bree in my time.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

How foolish it was to worry and assume the worst—it was Christmas, after all! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It was no wonder Seven’s toad was the worst; he hated music and croaked loudly whenever she tried to train him using any of the approved classical music for training. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was one of the worst cases ever documented in Monroe County, according to the Island Examiner. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Gram and Grim always called me Maxwell, though, which is supposed to be my real name, and sometimes I hated that worst of all. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t work, and the worst part is that Father and Mother don’t realize their own inadequacies and how much I blame them for letting me down. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You are,” he says, “the absolute worst idea I’ve ever had.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I watched my worst fears come to life. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And the worst part is that the only person I want to talk to about it is Abby. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

You could see him still waiting for the worst, hoping for a miracle. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was the worst room in the school. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The worst stories Oscar tells are the ones about El Jefe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I have some . . . bad news to report. The worst sort of news, Mrs. Heine.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The wildlings had built their watchfire in a shallow depression above the narrowest part of the pass, with a sheer drop below and rock behind to shelter them from the worst of the wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Understand, Grim never yells at Gram, not that I can ever remember, and Gram, well, the worst thing she ever does is cry when she's mad. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few days after the worst of his symptoms had disappeared, I was allowed to sleep in the attic. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

You probably think losing a crewman is the worst thing that can happen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not the worst. It’s just...it’s all complicated,” Jasmine says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” thought Stuart, “this is about the worst thing that could happen to anybody. I guess this will be my last ride in this world.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“They did used to talk' at one time, about the Cornwall sisters being witches. Of course, the worst of them was Morgan le Fay. But that there Morgause ran her dose.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, as Roosevelt would soon witness, when a situation becomes so desperate and dangerous that death seems inevitable, fear can bring out the worst in people. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know the worst of it then—she wasn’t yet showing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jupe had shifted off me by that point and I was able to move, but I was too busy bracing for the worst to actually look at who was calling. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And she supposed that the worst was out there now. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“A home-school program? Like on the Internet? No way. No way. That would be, like, the worst thing for you!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Their bodies collided, his back slamming against the tree’s trunk to take the worst of the impact. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It's the worst direction she could have run in. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a thick red rug on the floor, and he had bought a beautiful cloth of Chinese blue to hang on the side of the wall where the cracks were worst. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were neither the first nor the last family that Dallas and Florida had been sent to, and they were certainly not the worst. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The rocky hole he lived in was to him like the worst nightmare of imprisonment would be to a human being. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sitting through class was rough, but the worst was when Maxie Brown passed me in the hall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And the worst part is that Alicia seems perfectly content not to talk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to come in the worst way, but I wouldn’t let her in the boat. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Our Dauntless guards lead us to the center of the room, where we are greeted with, at best, murmurs, and at worst, jeers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now he knew that she had been through the worst of it months before when first the two sisters had come to the Lytes’. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had just turned forty when the Feds laid siege to the Weavers, an event that confirmed his worst fears. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That's the worst weakness you can have, right up there with having a family stuck in a quarantined zone or a street orphan needing you. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But worst of all for Helene, the vultures build their nests above the clouds, atop the most unassailable peaks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was only on Prozac for three months before Dr. Howell switched me, but it was pretty much the worst three months in the Search for the Right Medication. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to tell you this, but”—he sighs—“you’re the worst person I’ve ever met in my life, hands down.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Let me put it this way: I just found out you’re not the worst person I know.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Like being paid to replay the worst day of my life over and over again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It isn't the worst thing I've ever tasted, but it's pretty close. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The next few days were some of Harry’s worst at Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At worst, they function unabashedly as kleptocracies, transferring net wealth from commoners to upper classes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would be the worst undercover agent ever. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The Washington Post article quoted him saying, “The worst thing you can do to a sick person is close the door and forget about him.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"I always found the worst part of fighting was those long afternoons, just waiting and killing time." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could neither frighten nor humiliate Fielding, because his temperament would reject all of it without trouble, he would not bring out the worst in Hooper, as Kingshaw himself did. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

These days had been the worst of Booth’s young life. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newscaster was calling Friday night the worst evening of the unrest. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Lola’s face was so white and rigid, like a clay mask, that Emily, unable to read an expression there, instantly knew the worst. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pray God they may be delivered of the worst of the disease. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And he could see as well that they had not yet approached the worst of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

From him, “stinking” sounds like the worst word ever to pass lips. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I swear, one of the worst nights of my life. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The worst that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Then François’s lash descended, and Buck had the satisfaction of watching Spitz receive the worst whipping as yet administered to any of the teams. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s even worst when they don’t come right out and say they’re disappointed but instead look at me and wrinkle their brow then turn away whilst shaking their head a little. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t want her to hear the worst news of her life over the phone from someone she barely knows. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Even on my worst day, a mission was something that I knew I wanted to do.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Joaquin tried to mimic Maya’s indignance, the way she had spit out the word like a swear, like it was the worst thing in the world to not know your family. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Shay’s note read, “At the second make the worst mistake.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The worst body belonged to a car thief from Cicero, Illinois. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides boll weevils, rain is just about the worst thing that can happen at harvest time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

O’Brien took his wife slowly, carefully, through the worst streets he could find until he finally pulled up in front of Mother Fletcher’s place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For ten miles Mother rehearsed with me what I was to say if the worst happened and the Feds came. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If worse comes to worst, I can always kill him in his sleep. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“After that we had the worst time of all. If it hadn’t been for Bluebell’s jokes and chatter we’d have stopped running for certain.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing about it is that I’m already in out-patient rehab two days a week, but I just have to make things worse by doing drugs more and more, harder and harder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But now he is over the worst of it, and he often looks on while we play skat. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever you get the available answer to a straight question, like, say, where does the most famous and worst of the four-letter Anglo-Saxon unprintable words come from, the answer raises new and discomfiting questions. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those years, our worst battles always started over my wanting to visit Grampa and Mississippi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Food aid from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and other donors mitigated the worst of the famine by the late 1990s. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Harry wasn’t bothered about what the neighbors would think, but he was anxious about how rude the Dursleys might be to the Weasleys if they turned up looking like their worst idea of wizards. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

R-and-W had all of these, and the worst cases were loners, shunned by the mass of inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Moss, it’s the worst,” said Martin, and for the first time since he’d arrived the night before, there was fear in his eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The worst part is, instead of being with her parents or in a hospital surrounded by doctors and nurses who can help her, she's having a seizure on a concrete sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was ready to go whenever the good Lord called her, she said, and so Turner—and Lizzie, too, if she was there—had best be prepared for the worst. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He figured getting the water cut off was the worst, because you couldn’t flush the toilet. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A month’s rent in the worst apartment in New York: $1,150. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Henry said, “I believe you are the worst of the lot. Mr. Finch is seventy-two years young and you’re a hundred years old when it comes to something like this.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The place was full of lies, and maybe the worst lie of all was the one they told themselves. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re literally the worst,” Alex says, and undercuts it by leaning up to kiss him once more, gently, then deeply, long and slow and heated. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now she was in the worst possible of situations: she was in enemy territory and had no way to defend herself, or even to kill herself. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Like most children, I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cinch together in all the worst ways, until they are impossible to straighten out. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They pointed out that the poorest patients tended to fare worst, in part because of malnutrition. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In real life, however, even in our worst circumstances we have always been a relatively minor interest of the vast microbial world. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Julianna, I’m on your side. It’s one thing to provide help. It’s another to shove parents’ worst fears in their faces as they’re dropping off their kids.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then farmers use artificial fertilizer, which at best is expensive, and at worst may inflict longterm damage on the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Yet if he was among the worst eugenicists in America, he was far from the only one. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sheryl always has to think of every worst thing that could happen. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently no decision had been made and the worst was to be expected. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It was the worst thing he could have done to hurt me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The worst is over for you,” they had said. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my head, I heard Miss Willis again, just as I heard her in my worst nightmares. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Cleaning and weeding was done as many as three times while the cane grew, and it was some of the worst labor. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

You see all these TV shows about kids being at their worst. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She wouldn't say, Yes I’m carrying my worst American habits in the zipper pouch of my suitcase and I plan to let them loose in your streets. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed open the door, fearing the worst. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

As they made their way closer to the machines, Moss got his first glimpse of the cops that had been sent to work what arguably must have been their worst assignment ever. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t understand these words, because I can’t understand why she would ever want to hurt me in the worst way I could ever imagine. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“This is the worst day of my life!” she says. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Just the very worst moments of their lives. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

About three weeks after the fire, Mother announced that the skin around the edges of the burn had begun to grow back, and that she had hope for even the worst patches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The screaming was the worst, shrill and high-pitched, the kind of noise that made you want to cover your ears and scream right back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

One of our worst nights of talk was after he suggested that the girl I was taking to the eighth-grade Spring Dance didn’t—or couldn’t—find me attractive. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surprising—in all of my nightmares about them finding out the truth, I had pictured Chubs taking it the worst. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Haven't you learned? Government leaders are the worst ones for breaking laws. How do you think we got this house? How do you think I got Internet access? How do you think we live?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

A spell-checker can be your best friend—and your worst enemy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was both the worst and best thing that could happen. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The worst enemies that the mind can imagine will be there that day. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was the worst one since they became commonplace some years ago. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

This could be the best or worst day of his life. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Barack and I were dismayed to see this, a reflection of the worst and most paranoid parts of the man who’d married us and baptized our children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A TV blaring the Weather Channel in the common room went unwatched; the doors were mostly closed; the few people seated in the common room looked confused or blank or—worst of all—scared. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The sleeping bags were so slimy and revolting that Shackleton had the two worst of them thrown overboard. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, the worst wrong turn was into a Cyclops’s lair in Brooklyn.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the summer of 2000, the drought reached its third and worst year. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Of all horrid things, leave-taking is the worst.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But worst of all: It would all be without him. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But he picked up his fork again, so I could see the worst was over. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Right. But the worst of it is, they don't give Mr. Shakespeare a farthing for it. And it is his work, after all." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But, man, driving her to school was the worst. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

To achieve their goals—to have no starvation, or war—they are willing to do the worst kind of evil. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The worst offenders had to wear smelly trash cans over their heads. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever things got really bad, and they were questioning the value of their lives, I would remind them that each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was my mouth, a grotesque blob of purple and red, all bruise and stitches. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We would stay out with our herds of sheep overnight and in the worst weather. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not the worst part. That imaging plate allows the school to scan bodies.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I know. But it was up to the jury, and they decided that Marcus was capable of all kinds of violence, even the worst kind.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Wonderful music like this was the worst hurt there could be. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Towards midnight the storm was at its worst. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a moment ago, the rabbit had thought that being naked in front of a shipload of strangers was the worst thing that could happen to him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“No, there aren’t. Most of them are married or teenage boys. And if they’re single and old enough they want a young sister who’s beautiful and a virgin. It’s the worst thing.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The worst thing in a locked house in a bad dream, that was. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Its nickname is Gomorrah because it has the wildest parties and the worst crimes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The worst part of being stuck inside for lunch was that we had to get school lunch, which was gross. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted her to see me play ball in the worst way, but she could never get to the better games that I managed to play in. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Leading the horses across the castle was the worst part. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A few months after Glenn Burke started in center field in the opening game of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded their five-tool talent to the Oakland Athletics, the worst team in baseball. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Of all the terrible deeds laid to his account the worst was done in Thebes, his mother’s city. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every day it seems you getting worst and worst. What’s happening to you?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it is, I know perfectly well that if Alice heard me using that word, she would call me out, too. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

"God, that was the worst day of my life....I thought if I just played along..." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I think the worst parts over,” Newt said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“That was the worst off I ever seen her. Constantine must a said a thousand times, she couldn’t wait for the day when she got her back.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The good news: The worst is already over.’ All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Prometheus had not only stolen fire for men; he had also arranged that they should get the best part of any animal sacrificed and the gods the worst. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the worst of it, the running. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Politics, he said, brings out the worst in men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zooming past one side street, Otto spotted Missus Nedraw in a wrestling match with her mirror tentacles and thought, This is the worst last day of summer ever, for everyone. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

However, Ron seemed to gather the worst from the look on Harry’s face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Trying to sit up was the worst idea that crossed my mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I would always begin by assuming the worst: my appeal was denied. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was going to go stand in the dock, unable to speak or understand English, and everyone in the courtroom was going to assume the worst of him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She wanted me to understand that my performance at Classics was just “something that happened,” and the worst thing I could do was to let it mess with my head. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And, worst of all, I had lost respect for Papa. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to try to decide which was the worst month of the year. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the worst of times, they made me feel I was loved and that my life mattered. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought that being fifteen was the worst tragedy of all. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

My stomach turned violently, and I was surprised by how sad it made me feel to have my worst suspicions confirmed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’ve learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

You had to hand it to me, I thought: I had a knack for living up to the old man’s worst expectations. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one such occasion, I learned enough to confirm my worst suspicions. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have the worst luck in the history of luck. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

This informal punishment would doubtless be the worst. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, that’s the worst reason to have a child, anyone on the street can tell you that, because no one can handle being an attempt at something from the very start. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My philosophy was that it was best not to give people an opportunity to act their worst. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were playing a Truth or Dare game, and the Truth card that Summer had drawn read: What was the worst day of your life? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He becomes in every obvious way the worst student, a dummy mouthing the opinions of others. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the worst nights of my life. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like his worst behavior was ever that bad. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Like having an extra kid on a bus was the worst thing that could happen to a person. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had been fourteen for one day, and it was the worst day of his life. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“This is the worst disaster ever to hit America.” I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet that’s the worst stink in the world,” bragged another boy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Double Maths is just about the worst lesson of the week. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Okay, we’ve got no time-outs left. Worse comes to worst, they get the last possession, you foul,” he said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The worst part was knowing that nightfall would bring no relief. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seven thought being a Spare was her worst nightmare, but she had never even considered being a Forever Witchling. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And 1 was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oriana has a little silver leash she attaches to Oak’s wrist, which strikes me as not the worst idea, although he whines and sits in the dirt in protest, like a cat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After I’d completed that horrible task—perhaps the worst task of my life—I tried to focus my fractured attention back on Sergeant Capricorn Caputo. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The way the Lackses remember it, his findings confirmed their worst fears. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But the stars and the moon and every heavenly thing aligned to make the worst of all outcomes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The worst gleaning Citra witnessed took place in early May, just a week before Vernal Conclave—the first of three conclaves she and Rowan would attend during their apprenticeship. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The badger’s worst suspicions were confirmed by the sight of Cluny crossing the road and heading back into the meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The worst part was, I didn’t care that we had stolen. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The number-one enemies, the worst of the “Five Black Categories,” even worse than criminals or counterrevolutionaries! Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I had done wrong and I waited for the worst. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was: when he turned toward me, I recognized his face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Big Ma, Pa, Vonetta, Fern, and I had all thought the worst, but now everything was all right. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Within a week, I’ve watched those boys fight at least a dozen times, until one night, the Tuesday, they have the worst one yet. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She pressed her swollen face against the shoulder of this man who had stood beside her through all the worst moments of her life, and she began to cry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try not to think of the worst days, but the memories crowd into my head at times like this. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms were weak and my shoulders sore, but they weren’t what hurt worst. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At worst, unrestrained, a matching set of sharpened kitchen knives would be drawn across her optic nerve, and then again, with a greater downward pressure, and she would be entirely shut in and alone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ignorance is the worst doctor, while rest and sleep are the best nurses. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A dilemma at its mildest will disorder half its relays; and at its worst it will burn out every positronic brain path past repair.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. And if he tries anything with me,” he said, “it’ll be the worst mistake he ever made in his life.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The vast canvas awning kept the worst of the sun off the highest-paying citizens; the rest sat or stood in its full blaze. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

"So that's kind of comforting—knowing that the worst thing in life is already behind you. I mean, once it actually is behind you. Which it won't be for a while, obviously." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: That’s the worst thing you could do—cut off aid around the projects! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were the worst moments of my life. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I think they must be the worst,” said Taran, quickening his pace to keep up with Gwydion. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey has known from an early age that the worst possible thing he can do to me is to touch my drum stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got five of them pulled, but the worst was the week after that. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Now she was odd, murky, and worst of all, unkempt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part of all, though, is that I can hear my parents arguing in their bedroom next to ours. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Their relationship was professionally tolerant at best and a bitter rivalry at its worst. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Those were my two worst games of the season. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no reason to assume the worst, but it was safe to say Papi wouldn’t make it home on Saturday. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And since Mississippi happens to be the worst, we figured we’d better use it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Certainly, he owns the worst car in living history, but he seems satisfied enough, considering he won’t spend any of that money of his to buy a new one. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, he carried inside him the memory of a young man with an old man’s mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of the voters, their error gave them one of the worst U.S. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The first survey was just a beginning, Farmer knew, but it confirmed his worst suspicions. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

This may be the worst idea Mom’s ever had. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn't help but think of Mo. They both laughed when things were at their worst. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My worst nightmare is now becoming my reality. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Zach, I noticed, had stopped loading supers onto the hand truck and watched, shaking his head like he couldn’t believe he was witnessing another scene where people’s worst sides come out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Heroines usually are the Kingdom of Death’s worst nightmares. They’re always barging in, waving scraps of metal around, and demanding things. No manners whatsoever.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Phil continued reading aloud, “The article goes on to say that the Mosses’ attorney said, ‘Marjorie Moss always got the worst of the worst... We felt that Mrs. Moss probably did the best she could.’ Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“The best year and the worst year,” Grace’s mother described it, when she talked about it at all. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The talk'd shifted, for some reason, to the worst way to die. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The US Army envelope coming and her thinking the worst about Uncle Darnell had been too much. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There were times, at my lowest, when the hunger was at its worst, when I thought I was going to lose my mind. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You get five shots—one per target. The one with the worst aim goes home.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Do you know the worst thing about being poor? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The smell, of dead and decaying things, is the worst. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Love you, Megs,” he murmurs, and I feel horrible then, like the worst person in the world. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would've been the worst mistake ever to smile, but I sure wanted to. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I forced my mind back to that moment in her bedroom when I’d confessed the worst of human things. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It struck me that the worst possible thing had happened. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But—” “This earthquake’ll bring out the best and worst in folk.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the worst kind of luck to leave a dead body in the open overnight—especially when the person died of unnatural causes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Maya and Lauren are either best friends or worst enemies,” Diane said, picking up her wineglass and then setting it down while Maya took a bite of chicken. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When the superintendent of Saint Elizabeth’s, Dr. William White, went to Paul’s cell to evaluate her mental health, she was expecting the worst. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I ran behind her as she stormed downstairs, and let me tell you, when that door flung open, those people met the worst side of Doris Brooks. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The bad news: Surviving this will be the second worst experience of your life. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he would’ve gotten up again at the end of the night before the worst day. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A dozen different plans went through his head, all wretched ones, and at last he fixed on the worst plan of all. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It’s the worst thing, to watch a smile fade like that. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We thought the worst was over. But we were wrong.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

She must know about Theresa Carmody and the green sofa, how I got her into a state of sin and sent her to hell, the worst sin of all, worse than Carrigogunnell a thousand times. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the bags over the heads that are the worst, worse than the faces themselves would be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Mrs. Lacks and the family she left behind, it was the worst of times. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

My worst nightmare was that I would open the locker one morning and find that all three had spilled or, worse still, had split. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard Dana bellow, Roy closed his eyes and girded himself for the worst. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part was that my mom caught me and now thinks I’m even crazier than before. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The first lab I visited was the worst. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I felt badly for thinking the worst of Miss Trotter now that her tone had changed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Shawn said no teenage girl was trustworthy, and that in his experience those who seemed pious were sometimes the worst of all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jule blurted: “Tell me, do you think a person is as bad as her worst actions?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He sat there in his worst enemy’s kitchen for quite a long time, watching the fairy flying around the room investigating everything, for fairies are naturally inquisitive, and this one was obviously no exception. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But nothing! From now on, we have to expect the worst and hope for the best.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I think the worst part’s over,” Newt said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

But the worst moment came in my beam routine, when I let myself get distracted by the crowd. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was probably the worst day of Harry’s entire life. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The worst thing in the world—to be called queer. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suit protected Holly from the worst of the elements, but she could still feel the chill sinking into her bones. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And if you’ve never had one, believe me when I say it’s the worst imaginable pain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing I had ever felt in my life had taken control of me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the worst days of my life. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, a Monday, was their twenty-second morning in Gutshot, and indubitably the worst. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Hmmm...well, the only people who really know are in no condition to tell us. You see, the dementor lowers its hood only to use its last and worst weapon.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At the worst it can only be death; and a man’s death is not a calf’s, and the dreaded Hereafter may still be open to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Now,” she said, “what is being worn this season, for the worst that can possibly happen?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was a summer of dreadful speculations and discoveries, of which these were not the worst. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

On the worst of days she'd haul out a tape recorder and show me just how much progress I was failing to make. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

At chow that evening, somebody commented that the exposure had caused “the worst pain I ever had.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst, perhaps, was the meeting with the Diggorys that took place the following morning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Yes, Frodo, and not the first; though I fear it may prove the worst. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Bum is right, girl. Even worst. Read the police notices in the paper sometimes. They all a bunch of vagrants.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t looked at this picture in almost twelve years: it’s a throwback to the worst day of my life. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“All because you dismissed what I said, because—and this is the worst part, Tobias—because you thought I was being petty and jealous. Just some silly sixteen-year-old girl, right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think that smacks of the worst kind of sophistry, frankly,” he said, exhaling smoke. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Regarding alcohol as “God’s worst enemy” and “hell’s best friend,” he vowed to defeat anyone who manufactured, sold, or distributed it. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Finn, who often found himself frozen at the worst possible moments, felt bad for her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Out of all those nasty, sweaty guys, he smelled the worst!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he means the worst of his sickness, or the worst of the crisis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rick said, “The worst of the eight is still alive. The one who organized them.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That tie. It’s the worst crime Melvin ever committed. Rest his precious soul.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

What to do when you know the worst is coming.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“The absolute worst,” she says, but she leans in and laughs hard along with me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the worst thing I could think of. And even then I didn’t really understand how awful it was. Not until the tolerance education unit—and by then it was too late.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

"Could you stop being the worst friend in the world, for, like, five minutes?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Here’s another thing I realized: You’d think that receiving an injury to your balls is probably the worst thing that can possibly happen to any guy, but it’s not. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This Mycah was the worst; a butcher's boy, thirteen and wild, he slept in the meat wagon and smelled of the slaughtering block. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It is my fault she is dead—one of my worst fears realized. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The bladder area was the worst, covered by a solid mass of cancerous tissue. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Victor and Tino continued to glare at each other, but the worst of it seemed to be over. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My worst fear was that I would wake up and find him dead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The worst part was dragging Mother from her fitful sleep and getting her to sit in the water. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Little Women was quite possibly the worst book ever written. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

We spent the rest of class trying to think of the worst possible combinations. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sadly, no. The only way fears truly disappear is if you confront them. But who in the world wishes to confront his or her worst fears?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His wife later said, “I presume no one ever had any dealings with him where money was involved, that did not get the worst of the transaction.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And let me tell you, we Indians were the worst of times and those Beardan kids were the best of times. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll be all alone with the current worst person of Livingston Middle School. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And that’s not the worst of it—oh no,” says August, ripping his tie loose and clawing at his shirt collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Did I not tell you there would be no trouble? You always fear the worst. I told you they would be reasonable.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ninth grade was seated in the worst possible place in the classroom, at the front, and to the right, away from the window. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me as though I had committed the worst crime imaginable. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keenan speaks softly, the way Pop used to when he gave patients the worst news. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Why draw public attention to the “worst” of the black community, those labeled criminals? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You can stand up here and see a lot of equipment. The worst part about it is, you look at good equipment. “ Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peeta has placed the broth pot under the worst one and repositioned the plastic to deflect most of it from me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it, worse than Joey’s scolding—because I knew he was right—was that it was the kind of game I love to play in. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gram’s cottage, with its comfy, over stuffed couches and tabletops cluttered with knickknacks, is probably her worst nightmare. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Real brats they were, and with the worst nerve she had ever seen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thunder and lightning and wind, the worst storm of the summer season. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Say the worst things and yell your voice raw and destroy everything you love until, lo and behold, the monotony of work is a relief. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Finally, Eddie, our building super, delivered the worst line of all: And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Probably because Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are sister religions, and you always have the worst fights with your sister. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I remember first seeing the picture of Amélie and thinking that was the worst thing that could ever happen to me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The worst ones were in the exact middle of his back, where he couldn’t reach to scratch. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Okay, the worst part of the fight was that Lieutenant Carroll got a broken tooth. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of us began to think the worst. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It stayed more or less afloat, but the outcome was the worst defeat in Washington’s history. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The worst of them made up uglier names than Bolshevist even, and allowed the brutal side of their natures to dwell on imaginary enormities which they attributed to the knights. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on my upper back briefly, as though he meant to pull me close or turn me away from the worst of it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t safe there, but it’s safe here, crammed right up close with America’s worst criminals?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You people stole our land from us,” he would say, “and enslaved us. Now you are making us pay through the nose to get the worst pieces of it back.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the worst sound I ever heard. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We’ve been through the best and the very worst times of our lives together. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As if preparing for the worst is somehow worthy of ridicule. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Always to be the only African, except for menial workers, to be regarded at best as a curiosity and at worst as an interloper, is not a congenial experience. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Certainly not. There are no such creatures. The Queen is a real one, and one of the worst of them.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst was the look on her mothers face when Nya's father and older brother, Dep, went off to hunt. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing you can do is panic. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It looked like it came straight out your worst nightmare. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

You know I’ve had some pretty terrible Hallows’ Eves — but this is undoubtedly at least the—second worst. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

In fact, the state that slaves called Lousy Anna was the very worst place for an African in America; it was the Caribbean all over again—a death sentence. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Seeing Redemption like this was the worst Jam had ever felt in their friendship, especially knowing she’d brought him to the knowledge that did this to him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

That was the worst of it—a single unfriendly question from a woman old enough to be Sasha’s grandmother. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I kept thinking, what’s the worst that could happen? I go to jail. Mom has a conniption. I get grounded for a year.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She emphasizes the last word—parents—as if it’s the worst thing in the world. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And worst of all,” he continued sadly, “there’s nothing for me to do, nowhere I’d care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

There follows the worst of many sleepless nights to come. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing about being a kid was that no one told me the truth about my situation. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And this was the absolute worst thing about last October 7th, the one moment I’ll never forgive myself for. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, that was the worst thing they could have done. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve tied it super tight to make sure it stays up; the worst thing in the world would be if it came unwound and fell down in front of hundreds of people. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Annie’s voice was worst of all—dripping with a concern Toby had learned to live without. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She learned about all the infamous acts of both the best and the worst scythes in history. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Despite his attempts to alter his destiny - joining the worst cohort, trying to change the camp traditions, taking the least glamorous missions and befriending the least popular kids - he had been made praetor anyway. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Men are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious manifestations,” says a wise physician, Dr. Rene Dubos, “yet some of their worst enemies creep on them unobtrusively.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Which was, to put it bluntly, the worst. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Me, I’m inclined to stay out in the bush. Cities, they bring nothing but the worst out in people.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The worst pair of opposites is boredom and terror. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some evenings, during the worst months, all the house directress has to feed her dozen wards are cakes made from mustard powder and water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And the worst of it was, he had just done serious magic, which meant that he was almost certainly expelled from Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It was the best of times and the worst of times . . .” Her voice slid in and curved down through and over the words. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Featuring bottom-level Thoroughbreds and quarter horses, these tracks offered the worst of low- rent racing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But perhaps we are our own worst enemy,” commented Habib quietly. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, she said it was the worst days of her life, but that was before Olga died.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The worst part, of course, was that I did the same thing to other people. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

So I promised to make him some, and he smiled kind of, and I decided—well, he wasn’t the worst young man I ever saw. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if I had spent my life in that basement, doing the worst thing I had yet done to another person. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know, but I fear the worst,’ answered Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Many people left by ship. But most couldn’t afford to flee, or had no place to go. And the leaders of Saint-Pierre kept telling people the worst was over.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse tried to huddle away from the worst of them, but there was no escaping the miserable invaders. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He’s just the worst kid in school, mean to basically everybody. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Doris always says that the worst thing ever is a man dressed up in a sharp suit, wearing dirty shoes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I swear, Pudding’s the worst,” Pork Chop muttered, shaking his head at the squalling baby. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The interior looked more like a back alley from one of the worst parts of New York City than a suburban home. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

O High wasn’t the best school in Oakland, but it wasn’t the worst one either, not by a long shot. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As they squeezed through, Chess’s face pressed painfully against the stone head of a creature that might have been a demon or just a man caught in the worst agony of his life. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And a thief of the worst kind, because the things he’d stolen had been sacred: from me the right to know I had a brother, from Hassan his identity, and from Ali his honor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the Christmas dinner wasn’t the best that the O’Briens would ever have but it was far from being the worst. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst thing happened after the concert was over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The men all agreed that it was the worst job any of them had ever been forced to do. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Moss pursed his lips at this, and cursed himself silently for the way his mind always went to the worst possible conclusion. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, we must admit, out loud, that it was because of race that we didn’t care much what happened to “those people” and imagined the worst possible things about them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Mom, that is the worst part of your story. Connor totally didn’t need to hear that.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at Thalia and Zoe, and I decided it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to die fighting with friends like this. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But Mother insisted that marriage was the worst thing that could happen to an intelligent woman. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ovid’s account shows him at his worst, sentimental and exclamatory. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was absolutely Lilya’s worst fear: to disappear, as her father had disappeared. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It only makes sense to start with the worst of the worst. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it was that Father did not even notice her unhappiness, her goodness. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“All that worrying. Seems like the worst part of being an adult to me.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

During a couple of the worst seasons, Dad and Mom actually took in what they called West Bank refugees who could not get to their homes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I mean, do our worst actions define us when we’re alive? Or do you think human beings are better than the very worst things we have ever done?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘You were worn out, and it has turned out well: we are now both rested. And we have a hard road ahead, the worst road of all.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But something else bothered him - a cold sense of foreboding, as if he hadn’t heard the worst news yet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His little heart raced as his worst fears seemed to be coming true. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

To say that some place is the worst motel in the country is, of course, to set oneself up for considerable challenge. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“ReelTok is the worst person on Earth! Do not give that creep a scoop! The way he used this town to push his YouTube channel, I want him to be the last to know!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Not after last month, when she’d had that horrible encounter with her mom and gotten the worst present of her life.... The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Seamen were the worst gossips in the world when the wine was flowing, even wine as cheap as this. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He knew that it was sure to be true, and that it would be the worst of all things that were coming. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

If I’d been trying to show him my worst sides, I could not have done a better job than this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even without unleashing the worst it could dish out, the mountain had sent us scurrying for safety. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Since the day she died, I’ve felt that Lucy was only mine to memorialize and that if I faltered, I’d be letting her down in the worst kind of way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The wind was still beating the treetops back and forth, but the worst of the rain had passed by the time he decided he could do no more. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So it is a bad firing. It is the worst thing in the world. Oh, God, we needn’t explain it again.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever done, it’s not as if I fell over in public, or yelled at a stranger in the street. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where is the worst damage? Can you see?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“My dad is the worst driver in the universe,” he said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

At worst, they could be in serious danger. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m really happy your son reached out to me on what could’ve been the worst day ever. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, and worst, tall and thin Aisha Foster was hurting so badly that after the fifth or sixth time she just curled up on the floor and cried. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as she let herself relax, however, her worst fears became reality. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part of Leon’s fury was the way he whispered, this terrible tortured hissing from his mouth, giving his words a tone more deadly than a shout or a yell. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the nation, as the news spreads, Abraham Lincoln’s worst fears are being realized. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We peeled off the worst of our wet clothes and rooted for dry ones in our packs, but even stuff from deep in the pack felt damp. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, even in the worst times, I love you is enough. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sam guessed that among all their pains he bore the worst, the growing weight of the Ring, a burden on the body and a torment to his mind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And the worst part is, her lameness breaks out his half smile, which she’s mirroring back at him with one of her radiant own. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

That was the worst forty-five minutes of our lives, sitting in silence and regret. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They all came from the Claremont Village housing project in one of the worst parts of the South Bronx. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst slap across the face I ever got was when I interrupted him to ask just what did the H. stand for anyway? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He broke his leg, hut that wasn’t the worst of it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, the smallest mutt, with dark glossy fur, huge brown eyes and a collar that reads 11 in woven straw. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She seems as though maybe she’s starting to believe that the worst is behind her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But on Monday morning, while my friend Malli and I are crossing the dirt yard to our schoolroom, we hear the worst sound ever. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But I had to stand eventually, and when I did, I knew that my best friend had become my worst enemy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each time he inhales it, the left side of his head, where he took the worst of the beating on top of the train, aches badly. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

So far I hadn’t humiliated myself, but I knew the worst was still to come. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As the Russians closed in, Hitler vowed that the Russians would suffer their worst defeat in Berlin. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your own nervous system. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was even a sort of love offering to start off by telling the worst. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And the things she dreaded worst about working in New York was the crowded El trains. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected to encounter an obstacle at any moment; his worst fear was Peeves, and he strained his ears with every step to hear the first, telltale signs of the poltergeist’s approach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The worst of winter, snowmelt, spring flood. Two moons, perhaps, and the bridge will welcome us back!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

My siblings had seen me at my worst, and they had seen how I felt better when I expressed myself honestly and openly. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The door then opened and I walked in expecting the worst. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the White House, their worst fear was that the ship had been sunk. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I try to narrow down her fears to the very worst one. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chantal got it the worst because she was actually born in Haiti and she still spoke Creole. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"The Lannisters are liars every one, and the dwarf is the worst of them. The killer was armed with his own knife." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You may not be the worst choice old one-eye could have made, come to that.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And when the ball hit the ground, it took the worst possible bounce right into Ms. Adams's yard, where Brutus the Rottweiler lived, chained to a tree. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I know it’s going to be the worst that it’s ever been. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They told me later that I finally slept through the worst part of the hurricane. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, I still didn’t feel right about what I’d done with the drill. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The few skeletons belonging to mature males bore the worst marks of violence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although she was a former softball player who had wrestled the controls in airplanes in the worst weather conditions, she could not pull her body weight up to the chin-up bar. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part was, they were not wrong, not wholly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it was not being allowed to cough or make a sound, and knowing that if I did, I was as good as dead. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Even the worst part of the job, carrying out the loaded garbage cans, didn't seem so bad when the muscles across his back and shoulders rippled and tensed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Critics worry that school choice will leave behind the worst students in the worst schools. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I thought being hauled into the police station was the worst thing that could happen to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quiet” places were often the worst, because there was always someone likely to be passing within earshot. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“School’s the worst. I mean, the only saving grace is that my girlfriend goes there.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Sigurd was dragged after it, twisting from one arm, shouting what Anya assumed were the worst swear words he knew. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The first day of school is the worst day of school. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Those walls would keep the worst things out and safeguard his secrets within. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Most people hike from south to north with spring, ideally keeping one step ahead of the worst of the hot weather and the more irksome and infectious of insects. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Listening, you reflect that you are probably the worst person on the planet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was that they didn’t seem to notice he was different—or that he felt different. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Which would be the wildest, most reckless, worst idea ever. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

By the time I caught up with him, Georgie had gotten over the worst of his anger. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And so it continued, night after night, a voice pressing against my wall telling me that this was the worst possible thing that could happen: the terror of not knowing when it would ever stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was acting like me being his grandson was the worst news anyone could ever give you in your life. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But then Mark saw the worst thing of all. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I come up with what must be the worst possible response. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Lucky,” the driver said, and the rest of the passengers laughed, which made me mad, because it felt as if he were insulting me in the worst possible way. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The worst music and the worst hair in the history of the human race—that’s no lie.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If we beat the best teams and lose to the worst we’ll still be hurting our record. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The worst were SpagBol breakfasts, around sunset, when the mere thought of more noodles made her never want to eat again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This is the worst thing I can imagine. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I can tell it’s the worst kind of swill, the kind that looks like it was brewed in 1997 and has been sitting on a burner ever since. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

On New Year’s eve, I have my greatest dream and my worst nightmare. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the short term, siblings are at best a hassle and at worst a terror. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Zeus was correct about one thing: the worst was yet to come. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If worse came to worst, they had homes to return to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This lie—this lie is the worst I have ever told. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a wetted mouth and throat, it went down easier, as well, though he had the worst sore throat of his life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“The worst part is I totally understand why.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“The first time’s the worst. It’ll never hurt this bad again. Just think on that.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst of it by far was her face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was always the worst at keeping things from strangers. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Wet dog—or rat—has to be 1 of the worst smells in the world. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The students used it as an excuse to act out, and she seemed to think only the worst of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It’s a risk for countless reasons, the worst being that there’s always a possibility that it Julie has been caught, she may have already compromised the name. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In my experience, a castaway’s worst mistake is to hope too much and do too little. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, Vali, what is the worst thing that one brother could do to another?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s simply incredible. Have you been chasing me all these years only to fail now? I think that’s the worst thing I ever heard of; how marvelous.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the worst he’s ever seen him, worse than a violent fit or the verge of tears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Woke up with the worst headache ever, bleeding, and he was still there, muttering to himself.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I tell you, that Celia must be the worst one you ever had to tend to.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And the worst of the heat wasn’t in the Southwest, where people expected it and crops and lifestyles were adapted to it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It’s a verbal slap of the worst kind. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I considered myself beyond the stage of street-fighting, and one of the worst things I could do upon returning to the community was to engage in a brawl. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was the same, at least I would know what to expect—and if I knew, I’d be able to brace myself for the worst of it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The worst drought in ten years, they say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At worst, I’d be on my feet, able to grab a weapon and fight her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, Kvothe. I . . . that was the worst moment of my whole life. There was fire everywhere ” She looked down, blinking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Matt discovered the reason Tam Lin had forbidden him to swim at the oasis.That night he came down with the worst stomach flu he could ever remember. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These few months have been the worst of my whole life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Worst that can happen is HagridTl have to get rid of the skrewts. Sorry . . . did I say worst? I meant best.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately, that’s not the worst of it. I saw images of a possible future—the camp in flames, Roman and Greek demigods lying dead. And Gaea...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It must have hurt her worst of all when Mordred came,” pursued the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the place of his dreams, Mike Winchell had just had the worst performance of his Permian career, four for twenty-four passing for fifty-seven yards and one interception. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part was when Moniba would refuse to talk to me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Plus she displayed her mother’s worst tendencies, worsened. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence in our classroom wasn’t the worst. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I thought it must be the worst thing in the world. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

‘But you had better tell us about it, and let us know the worst at once.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I blocked the doorway with my body and said something that seemed to float up from a place beyond my worst nightmares. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teaming up with her is either the worst idea ever or the best thing that could happen to me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I can tell you this, at that table, the worst thoughts in the world first came into my head. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

What if, after all this fuss, we were just the best of the worst? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If any of the teachers look outside at the wrong time, I’ll be in the worst trouble ever. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe losing the job isn’t the worst thing that could have happened. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They said that they had identified him, and that he was a hacker and a naysayer of the worst kind. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet as bad as these forms of discrimination are, many people who have been ensnared by the system will tell you that the formal mechanisms of exclusion are not the worst of it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I bet he’s okay,” said Gen. “He probably just forgot. What’s the worst thing that could have happened?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

If “umpteen” is the best word in the world, maybe “uninvited” is the worst. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Our pinching man was the worst one of all. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Of all the confounded nuisances you are the worst, Sam!’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like it. The worst part was when the birds just stopped coming. I felt dead. I bet you think I’m exaggerating or being a drama queen or something but that’s how I felt.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

This morning, when Abuela came to my room and told me that Mom and Ivanito were missing, I assumed the worst. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At worst I’d get a slap on the wrist for driving a car that wasn’t registered. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The worst thing, though, was that he had turned the radio on and was listening to country and western music! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are cells down in die bowels of easterly Rock where my lord father kept the worst of ours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Dad says the attacks were against old legacy families. Our house wasn’t even the worst hit,” he says. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She really did get the worst kind of deal. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Hazel had always felt invisible when she walked into school alone, and she thought that that was the worst way you could possibly feel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I asked him, and he said, ‘They’re the rare worst of bad luck. You take a flight of white pigeons and they’ll bring sadness and death. Get gray ones.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, the evening news feels like the worst kind of entertainment. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The city is the worst place,” she said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Our fortune is now the worst, for our only daughter is gone! ” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A few weeks after the worst day, I started writing lots of letters. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Which was the worst thing that could have happened. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then we’ll visit Anne’s secret attic in Amsterdam to pay homage to the young woman who in the worst possible situation still believed that “in spite of it all, people are really good at heart.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And this leads, imperceptibly but inevitably, to a state of mind in which, having long ago learned to expect the worst, one finds it very easy to believe the worst. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The Assembly Hall was used for large lectures, debates, plays, and concerts; it had the worst acoustics in the school. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finally got back we were all sitting on the couch watching the worst cartoon ever made, Clutch Cargo. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like this is the worst time ever to tell her anything. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid and her husband and children worked hardest in the afternoon when the heat was the worst, all the machines hissing and thumping. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At best, she looked like a boy; at worst, like an insect. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The worst moments in life are heralded by small observations. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part was that I’m in therapy. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Me? You’re crazy. I suck at lots of things. Stargazing, for instance. And Ping-Pong. I’m the world’s worst Ping-Pong player.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

All they knew for certain was that the deteriorating conditions had brought out the worst in Julio. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

When a wholesale application of heptachlor was made to the farmlands in Louisiana in 1957, the result was the unleashing of one of the worst enemies of the sugarcane crop — the sugarcane borer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” said Andrew’s uncle, “I don’t like that book. It’s one of the worst of its kind.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Since I want to tell the whole truth, which means the worst parts, I thought they could be smart, but not as smart as me, me being white. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thought right then was how bad Styx must be feeling. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Thrilled you came, but also not. That was the worst game I’ve ever played.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The right answer would be “maybe,” but David only wants surefire answers: “yes” and “no” and “Wednesday at two o’clock,” but never “maybe” or “it depends” or worst of all, “I don’t know.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie was attentive to everything, and when Citra was done, she bowed her head and braced herself for the worst. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

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 now I was doing the absolute worst to them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Just to see them made me know my worst fears had come true: a hue and cry had been raised against me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to have the worst heartburn,” she said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You might be one of those nerds who’s not smart. Those are the worst kind.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That was the worst night of my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Common sense would tell me that this is absolutely the worst possible time to log back in to the Dark World. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What is the worst thing you have ever done?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

During the worst squall, she had counted thirteen containers scattered around the apartment, each with its own rhythm and pitch. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I was seeing was worst than all those things totaled up together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I had the worst asthma attack last night.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The worst thing for me was that I had to use a bedpan. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Write two paragraphs, one about the best part of your vacation, one about the worst. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Overall it was one of the worst practices they had had all term, though Harry did not feel that honesty was the best policy when they were this close to the match. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“The worst foolish thing is when a religion wants you to say it's the only right one. Or the best one. That’s when I pack my bags and start rolling.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the worst of it was over I sat up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That had become the worst thing for Tayo: they looked too familiar even when they were alive. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever had performed the worst would be sent packing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It is the worst noise I have ever heard. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Their father had never been especially nice, but he was at his worst when he drank. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We seemed to have escaped the worst for now, but we didn't dare move. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It had been her go-to terror, Weep’s worst collective memory, and she shuddered now to think how blithely she had inflicted it, not understanding, as a child, what it had meant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to hear myself repeated back to me. I sound like the worst.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But she needs to be able to beg Voldemort for Harry’s life, she needs to think he might die, and you’re the worst spoiler in the world that didn’t turn out to be true . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The Delawares were on the receiving end of some of the worst violence against Indigenous peoples during the separatists’ war against Britain. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

In 1987, Money magazine ranked it as the fifth worst city to live in in the country out of three hundred. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Princess Shireen was curled up in a window seat, her hood drawn up to hide the worst of the greyscale that had disfigured her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I see we have social contamination of the worst order here. The aristocrat has turned this boy into his lackey. And thus, it is the lackey who should be punished.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Months passed by, and Kevin saw his last Christmas and New Year, which was the worst time for all of us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, perhaps thinking he was over the worst of it, the same man was caught leaning slightly against the wall: a born target. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jenny, I have all my life been in another sin, the worst of all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to say that my future appeared the worst of them all, dark and unhappy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There, waiting, ready to run again, I had the worst part of my nightmare. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And having Hooper come with him, taunting and bullying, wearing him down, was the worst thing he could imagine. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

What’s the worst that can happen, is how I figured it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, Mother doesn’t have all of her teeth in, only her front ones. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Melting snow meant frozen hands and feet, and the worst part was that it seemed a ton of melted snow only produced a quart of water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part is that he has a little girl that’s eight months old. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It just might have been the worst performance ever of that song. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Visiting valets, I have found, are often the worst offenders, aspiring as they usually do to the position of butler with some urgency. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I believe it is the worst human sin. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing about being in the hospital was the boredom. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The five-year limit on benefits, however, is not the law’s worst feature. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Of the twelve landing zones, our beach, Blue Beach One, was the worst. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning, he saw the worst possible person to catch him swimming after school: Headmaster, shaking a fist in their direction. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like the Thanksgiving Sharing Festival: that was the worst one, I think. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He would not let Silver and Buckthorn fight alone, but he had felt obliged to leave the worst of it to them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst report card I’d ever gotten from Mountford Prep had three U’s for Unsatisfactory, and I threw that one down the garbage chute. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing she says during my lengthy coffee shop apology after school is “You suck, J. Really, really bad. Hope you know that.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the worst moments, they wrestled and threw punches. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Not knowing is the worst thing I could have done. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And now that it has come, it proves a mild disaster. My lamps were undamaged. No one was killed. Of all the small injuries, mine were the worst, as it should be.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s a simple question, dear. What is the worst thing you’ve ever done?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As long as he knew they were his, he hated them because he saw all of his own and Mae’s worst traits in them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how he was going to get his boots back on, even after daubing the worst of the blisters with a paste made of baking soda. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even at the very worst times it had never occurred to me to pray but I did now. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark had known some druggies in his life, but those were the worst. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was cold in the cell, the wind screamed night and day, and worst of all, the floor sloped. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The worst part about it is there was a crowd of people gathered there, just listening and staring. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But in fewer than ten years, California’s juvenile facilities went from being some of the worst in the nation to some of the best. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He wondered if she even wanted to see Joaquin and his sisters, or talk to them, or if Joaquin would only be a reminder of the worst time of her life. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Y’know, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. And also the worst.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Little did we know the worst was yet to come. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And the worst part was it was too late for me ever to make it up to Cap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“You know what the worst part of that story is?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I have not told you the worst of it, child. The men I sent west have brought back word that a new host is gathering at easterly Rock." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe going to Little Comic Con later tonight wouldn’t be the worst thing ever. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was always the second and third days after the treatments that were the worst, always the days when she was the most tired, when she threw up the most. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The young soldier was obviously frightened and fear might be the worst thing that could happen to him in handling the situation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It promised to be the worst day of the war. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entire thing was embarrassing and infuriating, but the worst part was Poppy, who was standing with her super-special and shiny coven, smiling and laughing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Callie leans across the counter and says, “I am so sorry, but those uniforms are the worst.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Instead, it became just another worst day, albeit the worst of the bunch, and as night fell fast, we continued on, drinking and joking. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then I realized that if we all had Shakespeare’s atoms inside us, we probably also had atoms from Adolf Hitler, who was probably the worst human who ever lived. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was never disappointed, since I always expected the worst to happen. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

That worst sort, an abolitionist with a printing press. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

You always feel a little bit sick inside, knowing the worst might happen at any moment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

This is my way of describing what it’s like when people have really bad arguments and it is the worst place to be in all the world. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The treatment protocol was long and elaborate and—worst of all—maddeningly inconclusive. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s so weird how that can be, how you could have a night that’s the worst in your life, but to everybody else it’s just an ordinary night. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

As we rounded the corner to our home, we prepared ourselves for the worst. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Phone calls that wake me up are the worst. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His worst dream started in the courtyard of the Sonoma Wolf House. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Do whatever you want. 3RD JUROR: You’re the worst son of a ... Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must face the worst, and indeed it was with a distinctly quavering voice that Sticky spoke his reply to the Whisperer’s unspoken question. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think that having a brother was the worst thing in the world. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It closely connected to our work on criminal justice issues; I believe that so much of our worst thinking about justice is steeped in the myths of racial difference that still plague us. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

On my worst days, fencing was my therapy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Once across the Blackwater, the worst was behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s not the worst way for this to come out. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

And perhaps that was the worst of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t the worst of it, though; he had evidently tried to tame his hair, using large quantities of what appeared to be axle grease. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“No stinting, I see,” Luke said, taking up a fork with a gesture which would have confirmed his aunt’s worst suspicions. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But an extra pair of hands digging for worms wouldn’t have been the worst thing in the world. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

You can imagine it was the social event of the day, everyone competing for the worst piece of news. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And there you go thinking the worst of me right off. Some friends you are.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You know the worst part of this? I bet tolerance education isn’t over anymore. It’s going to be like Groundhog Day, where every morning it starts over again.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It ran down both shins and both forearms, but the worst place was his vizor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, I could see that I’d never get there in time! Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A compass that always got her home, even in the worst kind of weather. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Holidays were always bad—my mom in particular got homesick sometimes like it was a genuine illness—but that Christmas was the worst. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She must be the worst actor on earth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa’d told us it was a way full up with black bears and bats and, worst of all, millions of rattling-snakes! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“But right now it looks, from this distance, as just another ‘worst of it’ impost which our boy friend, the ’Biscuit, must carry to the post.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why it’s the worst cohort. That actually started way before us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The worst point of the relationship was when he ran after me with a butcher knife, yelling “I’m gonna kill you!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Percy,” she said under her breath, “we’ll have to fight a Cyclops. Polyphemus, the worst of the Cyclopes. And there’s only one place his island could be. The Sea of Monsters.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was little sign of the level going down, but the banks weren’t giving way and the roads were dry, so people thought the worst was over. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘Is there a storm coming? If so it’s going to be the worst there ever was. We shall wish we were down a deep hole, not just stuck under a hedge.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He is smug and, worst of all, he is a bully. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Malik insists that Jar Jar Binks should be a verb, adjective, and an adverb to describe whack stuff because Jar Jar Binks is the worst character in the Star Wars universe. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She is the most dramatic member of the family, and the worst actress, which in our family is a crucial skill. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Pfft. The Cowboys are the worst team in the league.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You are prepared for the worst, I see—and very bad it is. Harriet Smith marries Robert Martin.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It is heavy with our worst fear, greater even than the fear of death: to be factionless. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I feel the chips against my back, and I’m thinking that a thousand bags of potato chips wouldn’t be the worst way to break a fall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Math is my least favorite and worst subject. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because I’m the worst sister that ever was. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

By the second afternoon Matty was in agony, and he knew there was still a day to go before the worst of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

No, the worst would be losing someone I have grown to trust and care about. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He needed a haircut—especially at the nape of the neck—the worst way, as only a small boy with an almost full-grown head and a reedlike neck can need one. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I met him in the cafeteria on hot-dog day, which was the worst day of any week. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know the worst of it. I—I don’t like to talk about my family. I didn’t want you to know. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said anything.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Can you doubt, if there is but one in it, which is the one, and, if there is two in it, which is much the worst one?’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The worst idea in the history of horrible, terrible, awful ideas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There I experienced the worst degradation of my life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Daphne is really up to travel. And we’ve gotten through the worst of it already.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. We don’t know. You have to wonder if Ebola virus can do that or not. If it can, that’s about the worst thing you can imagine.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst bore down upon the Irish in the 1840s, when the potato crop, their food of life, rotted in the ground for four years running, and landlords heartlessly threw their tenants into the streets. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I tried to enter school that day, I ended up experiencing the worst thing I’ve ever gone through.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A voice went: “All right, let him think the absolute worst. Let him think it, let him think it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the long-winged birds like swifts, I suppose they are the worst, for they can't rise from a flat surface at all?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even that was not the worst of it. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

This is the absolute worst time to forget how to speak. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure sits with Madame through the worst of it, strange hours when the old woman’s hands go very cold and she talks about being in charge of the world. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Visitors leaving the worst parts of themselves behind in fluorescent paint. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, and this was worst of all, the teachers would read excerpts from writeups about the process charts in the bathroom, the language records, and the decisions of the Family Council. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

You knew it was the worst choice possible. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“The harvesting is the worst of it. The idea of it.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She could anticipate his shrug, and, picturing him, laughed, perhaps the worst thing she could have done. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The day that a car is driven off the lot is the worst day in its life, for it instantly loses as much as a quarter of its value. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We escape the worst of the sun by hanging out near the market vendors in the poorest part of Lake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She told Quincy that she tried hard to understand that peoples been mean to her and that Quincy always spected the worst out of folks. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The worst aspect of the Velikovsky affair is not that his hypotheses were wrong or in contradiction to firmly established facts, but that some who called themselves scientists attempted to suppress Velikovsky’s work. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst days spent with her were better than the best days spent without her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It reminds me of home, the way the field hands would sing during the worst of the work, the hard things like hoeing or tilling. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The reaping system is unfair, with the poor getting the worst of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

One of the worst things that could be said about someone from Harlem was that he was buried in potter’s field. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, for Harry at least, was Piers calming down enough to say, “Harry was talking to it, weren’t you, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Granite intrusions poked above the water and formed a sort of breakwater that defended the island from some of the worst of the new storms. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Junior high is the worst. Trust me, I remember. But that doesn’t mean you can ignore everything else.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The worst part of the Pathfinder trip was being trapped in the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the worst she gulped at the hole like a fish in a bucket. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They display lipopolysaccharide endotoxin in their walls, and these macromolecules are read by our tissues as the very worst of bad news. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you’ve been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starting the previous year, the worst influenza epidemic in history had struck the nation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

When the horrors might end and boredom became their worst problem. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was my worst day at the war. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my regular, nonpreacher voice I say, as calmly as possible, “Take it from me, the worst thing you can do is look down.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The worst part is, I don’t have any better ideas. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Plus it has the worst nicknames: “horse,” right? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that happened was we had twice as many Latin verbs to study at school when we went back. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: I mean, normally, being in lockdown, being in constant detention, it’d break me, but now—what’s the worst they can do? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

It was their confidence, maybe—their blissful, swinish ignorance, their bumptious self-satisfaction, and, worst of all, their hope. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think a person is as bad as her worst actions?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

To most whites, the reasons for the boycott that was devastating downtown merchants were mysterious at best and mean-spirited at worst. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The worst has come to pass. All our ymbrynes have been kidnapped.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

‘What was the worst thing about being trapped in that block, Salim?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We in this colony took as our own the most dramatic, and the most obvious, of our white masters’ characteristics, which were, of course, their worst. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recalled the worst of the predictions before the storm: if the levees broke, there would be ten, fifteen feet of water in some places. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The baggage train suffered the worst: dead horses, lost men, wayns overturned and broken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that can happen to me now is that I drown in this tank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Cade spit again and said, “And the worst part was, just when the guy was ready to kick in and breathe on his own, the dude puked right into my mouth.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

If I counted living with my mother, this was my seventh home in a little more than two years and the worst place I had been—so far. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I was the worst date she’d ever had in her life. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The situation was worst in the middle-class and poorer districts. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Double Maths is ninety minutes of pure boredom on the best of days and today was the worst of the worst. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

This is the worst idea in the long and storied history of terrible ideas, right on up there with Julius Caesar marching up to the Roman Senate when he knew everyone wanted him dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I fear I am the worst of soldiers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Thank heavens. There is much to do and no time. The worst has happened, Anne.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald thought it was odd that of the four of them, Andy, who had the worst grades, was the only one who had been given a car by his folks. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know my mom is the world’s worst housekeeper.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The worst thing is one of the first big things that ever happens to you in your life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t taken it out since the worst day. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What would I achieve by showing people at their worst? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It kills. And it’s freezing. Plus you’ve got the gyno making lame jokes while he’s nosing around in there. But the worst is what he does with his hands.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like they picked the worst parts—the drug addicts roaming the streets, the broken-down Cedar Grove projects, gangbangers flashing signs, bodies on the sidewalks with white sheets over them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Joaquin wondered if he had been the worst baby in the world if his own mother didn’t even want to come to see him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“That was the worst time, man, being sixteen, sitting in that bus, looking out the window at the Wall.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stop thinking of the worst, Moss told himself as he sat down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pap said as harsh as Cap’n Buck was on the white farmers near the Tanner plantation, he was even worst on the slaves that dared cross him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

"The worst cases cause mutation. Some might grow boils or develop black lumps, but others suffer from warped bones and muscles—even their skulls change shape, and new limbs grow where they shouldn't." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’m worn out from being the worst sinner in Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then he said: “Here’s luck, grandfather; a new day; may the worst be over now.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This meant she was about to experience her worst nightmare: Heathrow -----➤ JFK -----➤ Atlanta. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Um. The best part of my week was that my cousin gave me an iTunes gift card. The worst is that I hate creamed corn.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And worst of all, the smell of festering flesh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Luis says the new grove is holding steady at twenty-nine degrees, and the high spots in the old grove are showing twenty-eight. He says that the worst is over; the temperatures are goin’ back up.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You, Sikander, aren't a god, but you have the benefit of being more or less immortal, so the sea's properties won't affect you. And Mo's already dead. The worst is over for him." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Blanca announced that she had the worst migraine of her life and locked herself in her room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When forced to hand over our radio to the Nazis, we silently repeated the words; whenever a German was near, we whispered to ourselves, "If this is the worst..." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

My thoughts no longer bounced around, imagining the worst. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And the worst part is that I don’t even know what I did. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My worst fear: that my family will die, and that I will be responsible. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The events of July 31, 1943, were the worst blow and the most devastating loss that the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment suffered during the entire war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, Sergeant Caputo didn’t see us as bereaved children going through the worst day of our tender young lives. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I had nothing but his heart in mind and the worst of me got in the way. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Besides the fact that deep down he’s a terrible person, he listens to the worst music—nineties heavy metal. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nobody with a smidgen of training, not even the worst roustabout, would look right in a grown person’s face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the worst thing that ever happened to us,” she said, her fist knuckling down on the bed with each word. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winterfell might be ruined, but its granite walls would still keep the worst of the wind and weather at bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I remained silent, resigning myself to the worst. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman had been right, the worst of his pain was definitely gone, but he was still sore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You just missed the Lonogans. They left the truck and said we should start in the southwest corner, where the fence is the worst.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m talking about the worst thing I ever did to the person best qualified to know how awful it is. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Once they have got over the worst of their fear and are reasonably healthy, they are introduced to some of the other youngsters. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“God, that came out wrong. I’m the worst at this.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And she was right. park Wednesdays were the worst. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He had some lumps, but the worst part was he had a missing tooth! When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And you know what the worst part is? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Losing focus made you careless in the forest, and worst of all, left you open to bewitching. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

How easy it was to imagine the worst when one was nervous! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He was a pilot, and years later helped fly ANC people out of South Africa during the worst periods of repression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it was the worst musical ever,” I say, and he laughs under his breath. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

In order to achieve the life I wanted, I had been dealt, it seemed to me, the worst possible hand. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The handful that remained joined the ranks of He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and were responsible for some of the worst mass Muggle killings of his reign of terror. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“That would be the worst thing ever,” the white girl says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He said, “And one of our worst needs is writers”—but he did not press me to answer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought of all these possibilities and more, but never that of Rosa’s death, despite my proverbial pessimism, which always leads me to expect the worst. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding? Living with one bathroom is the worst situation of my life, ahhhh.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

If he had yelled, I would have known that the yelling was the worst he planned to do. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sister Fenella had just ignored that and dropped them in the pot as they were, but Malcolm cut around the worst bits. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As she rounded the bend, she prepared for the worst: Evan's lemonade stand crowded with customers. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I lost the first round four–nothing, the worst result possible. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I exploded into the world’s worst coughing fit as the stuff burned a hole in my gullet. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“So if something bad—really bad—I mean really bad, like the worst possible thing—happens to Nikki, what will happen to Bran?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I knew, because now I’m thinking the worst. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“School is the worst torture in the world,” she said, leaning her head against my shoulder as the rest of Fountain Middle’s seventh graders slumped toward their desks. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You can’t go against your own ...” Yet, my so-called familia, my so-called people, had put me in the worst position of my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“This is the worst yet,” Inigo said, and then he jumped back, because behind a pale glass case, a blood eagle was actually eating what looked like an arm. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This was just about the worst news Kyle had ever heard. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But, if he had only known it, bad as things seemed the worst was over. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that might’ve been the worst yet, hearing what we just heard.”The man paused for a moment before he continued. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His crime, unemployment, was one of the worst a black man could commit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d try to imagine the worst thing that could happen, like getting the flu or barfing for a couple of days.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jewish parents could no longer reassure children with the phrase "It will soon be over," and a new phrase surfaced: "If this is the worst that happens." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Got to be the worst place in the world, inside a oven. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But lying in bed just before going to sleep is the worst time for organized thinking; it is the best time for free thinking. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was veiled, the same way the Mist veiled monsters from mortal sight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And for anyone in any kind of a leadership position, such as I was, the worst thing in the world that he could have was the wrong woman. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, worst of all, the storehouse and all the food in it has been destroyed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

February was when it was really at its worst. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The worst part of the trip had been checking Ginger into the baggage compartment. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rapped out, thinking, You can't coddle these sick people, it's the worst thing for them, it'll spoil them to bits. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Young girls were always the worst of it, he told himself. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the worst happened, the little Sea- swift ought to be able to outrun pursuit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You know what the worst thing about adults is?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The worst part was that they had believed she’d had mono. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I appreciate your concern, but this is just a piece of the story, not even the worst piece, and I am not telling it to garner sympathy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But these were not the worst of him. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dries has gotten married, and although the marriage is rocky at best, a disaster at worst, he is living the life of a married man. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But what’s worst is when Ma quits talking and starts doing something to make a lesson permanent. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it, the very worst, is that deep inside I still love her. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Silena was nice, but she was an absolute neat freak, the worst inspector. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The worst thing about him is that since kindergarten he’s known exactly who he is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When the worst kind of pain goes away, it means— The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It didn’t work because I knew not to give the best of myself to the worst of people. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

His voice was getting softer and softer and that was worst than if he’d been yelling. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He’s missing a good bit of his skin down one side, not deep, but over a large area, and in the center of his chest is the worst bruise I’ve ever seen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Many lives were saved, but months passed before anyone felt the worst was over; protecting property, restoring sanitation facilities, building temporary shelters, and supplying food and clean water were constant challenges. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He had slumbered through the worst of the hurricane. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Other than poking three holes in me, it seemed like the bear-fighting dog hadn’t done nothing worst than knock the air out of my chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“That was almost the worst thing I ever had to put up with,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She took his coat and shook off the worst of the rain before hanging it on the radiator. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She left him alone with his worst nightmare. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not the worst thing in the world. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The worst part of what’s happening to us has always been that we have no way to fight back. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was that Frank felt drawn to him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pong braced himself for the worst, but she wasn't burned. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then, in the worst case of bad timing imaginable, a Scoreboard alert flashed on my display, just a few seconds after I began to play through the final screen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“She assured me that my worst fears were unfounded,” Hayflick said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I think our house gave me the worst willies of all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That monkey, he’s the worst—he caught my Karossa and nearly killed her—I could feel all weak....” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask her what she meant, I heard the worst sound ever. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He asked Billy what he thought the worst form of execution was. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she reached its gates, the worst of her travails would be over. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One of the worst camps Jack was in was called Gross-Rosen. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, she still put on her Hollywood act with people she didn’t know, and worst of all, she got furiously angry when she was teased. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kiki whirls and yells at Noah and Jax what I now know is the worst insult: “You are all such babies!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

You have to understand, the worst penne pasta in Italy, the tubs of it they would give refugees, was still better than the Oklahoma City Olive Garden. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now the Fair Gwen is calling up my Gram, probably to report a great hulking beast that lives in the cellar, and I close up inside, waiting for the worst. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the jobs he was given, this was the worst. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that happens is always the one thing you thought would never, ever happen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I try to hang on to hope, but it's the worst night ever, because I also feel like I have to hang on to the tree to keep from falling. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When they taught, they were at best bloodless and inoffensive; at their worst, they could ruin a child’s life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna cram that ball right down their throats. Especially the Allen kid. He’s the worst.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If the conscience of the Scythedom fails, replaced by the avarice of privilege, we could become our own worst enemy again. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

So Mr. Isaac and Auntie Evelyn lived on Rose Hill with a passel of boys, the worst of which were the twins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I think Rome at its worst had nothing on Chicago during those lurid days.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I braced for the worst as my mom paced around Abuela’s living room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The worst o’ it, before we ever knew he’d died he rose pale with them blue eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All the things I had said, things that seemed so clever at the time, were in fact the worst things a fool could say. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was July—winter in the Amazon, the worst time of the year for fruit. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted to bring my fingers up to pinch my nose, but I knew that would be the worst insult. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the worst came to the worst, they were going to drop a bag of Dungbombs, but they hoped they wouldn’t have to resort to that — Filch would skin them alive. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Saturdays were the worst because by Saturday it seemed that Sunday would never come. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was the worst game of Pete and Repeat they had ever played. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s the worst,” Ivy mumbled, slapping the OFF button. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That was the worst trip downtown in history. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Familiar noises wake me to the worst day of my life. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The worst thing was, she couldn't even say he was wrong. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I want my mom to stay home in the worst way. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst ones are those wailing or cursing, especially when they come out without the kid they went in with. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He is only now coming out of the worst of it. He must continue to drink this.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ham was the worst one of Noah’s three boys: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, O God, you let him die, let Coach Murphy die, let Dave die, without my thanks, my thanks, my thanks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have often thought them the worst of the two,” replied he coolly. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and hold my breath, preparing for the worst. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As third graders we suffered through Mrs. Billups, who could have got the award for worst teacher in the world. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It was the worst of all in class, though,” she said with decision. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The worst story would’ve been never finding each other again, or never meeting in the first place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Or my worst. Every man o’ them has killed a crow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So her mom didn’t have to feel bad that she had to go away to this stupid meeting at the worst possible time for Aimee. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Italian, Thai, Dutch, Korean, and Chinese—we all left: class foolishly believing that the worst was over. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But the worst part is that for the few minutes every hour when I’m not psychopathic, I know that to be with Brian: I would give all ten fingers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Her main interests are baking and church. She thinks her piecrust recipe is a personal gift from Jesus himself. If you ask me, the crust is the worst part of a pie. Nan cook much?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He supposed it wasn’t the worst sort of revenge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Of the three boats, the Stancomb Wills was in the worst fix. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He knew it would burn through the handcuffs in seconds, and the worst thing was he could actually feel it, where he had put it, in the zipped-up outer pocket of his combat trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You keep saying it’s all good, but it’s not. This is the worst summer ever. Thomas moved away. My iPhone died. And Fig’s got the silent cat killer. Faith is dumb.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But the worst cases stayed under Dr. Han’s care, too injured to be moved any farther. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You know me: always thinking of the worst.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re both bonkers. Why are you okay with this? Being a Spare is...it’s...the worst thing that could ever happen!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The worst were those who played the game of thrones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas wanted to think he was brave enough, but that currently sounded like the worst idea in history. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

No, the worst part was that they were clearly planning to eat Gregor and Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the children knew, as I’m sure you know, that the worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The worst part is contemplating saying that sentence out loud. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

What on earth could be worst than stealing money that’s supposed to buy someone’s kin out of slavery? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason—to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The worst thing about her speech is that her voice is so high-pitched and squeaky that rust-colored spirals rain down behind her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

To be the family outcast, this is the worst thing he can imagine. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The worst was how Wash had seen her cry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was worst when they wandered through the house. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of Dutchy, who knew enough to fear the worst. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

There were demons like great beasts that would catch and eat men while they were still alive and screaming, but they were not the worst. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My head felt light and heavy all at once, but worst of all was the pounding. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

White, working-class kids are as invisible in media and politics as the poorest toddlers in the worst slums. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tuesdays are the worst, because in the afternoon, she has to get Haley to gymnastics and my other younger sister, Semaj, to physical therapy. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“For me, it was a jolt. The worst thing as a Christian is to go through life asleep.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone took siestas to avoid the worst heat of the day. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

This old widow, who in her long life must have managed to survive the worst with the help of her bony frame, had no real horror of Gregor. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if that was the worst of it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Okay, so we’ve had the worst luck in the world — injuries — then the tournament getting called off last year....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The widow was in bed, thin and pale, with her eyes closed, and he feared the worst. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

No, the worst of it was her small, naked head. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They’ll feel how I do when I think about how the oceans are changing in all the worst ways, and how jellyfish will starve even whales. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But the worst part of it was how my mother reacted. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others were less kind: she was unstable, unreliable, an example of the worst kind of mother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She starts sobbing then, like the worst thing she’s ever done in her life is yell at her maid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That earned him the worst thrashing he ever had at Winterfell, though it was almost tender compared to the beatings his brothers used to give him back on Pyke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then came the worst vision: she saw herself with Jason and Percy, standing waist-deep in water at the bottom of a dark circular chamber, like a giant well. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Slat wasn’t much, just another house in the worst part of the Barrel, three stories stacked tight on top of each other, crowned with an attic and a gabled roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then, in the library, confirmation of the worst, at which point, the whole fantasy crashed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

How many best families were worst families and how many good people were bad people? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

More often than not, you see the worst of people. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: It’s got the worst it can possibly get. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

They suggested that the worst thing that could possibly happen to an American was to topple from his perch on the class ladder, as happens to poor Hurstwood in Dreiser’s Sister Carrie. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I kept going, saying I thought the worst thing there was in the world had to be the Russians. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We got sent to bed without supper because my parents said hitting someone was the worst thing you could do. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Percy and his allies had destroyed the worst Titan, Kronos, but even his remains might be down here somewhere—a billion angry Titan particles floating through the blood-colored clouds or lurking in that dark fog. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She’s got a pretty smile, white straight teeth, but she is the worst cook I have ever seen. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The ghost told the Buendía family that their worst fears were right: They were doomed to repeat the same mistakes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Rick Kingsley, back when he was showing me around the Washington Correctional Facility, had remembered Sing Sing as the worst nine months of his life, his stint in Vietnam included. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did my best for Alice, hurt her as little as possible, got her clean and bandaged the worst of her injuries—the dog bites. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the worst thing we ever did together. Our utterly lowest moment. All backward, all wrong. Just so dumb.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was before she had her worst attack. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

People too firmly rooted to the center of their lives find such questions uncongenial at best, quite distasteful at worst. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran into my mother's arms, shaking and crying, and this time I was the one who thought, If this is the worst that happens... The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I went to a stylist in Berkeley to get the cut fixed and she looked at me and said, "This is the worst haircut I've ever seen in my life." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Others joined The Mercury Theatre late and assumed the worst. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

But the worst job, and the one I was usually assigned because I was new, was overseeing the steam table. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think texting is the single worst technological advancement in history. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Mr. Jones! Mama and Papa told us the worst news ever today. We’re moving!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I heard all the worst magicians were illusionists.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, it was the worst poem written in the Spanish language. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the handle, fearing the worst, that someone had taken her and left the seat, but when he turned it toward him, there was the tiny pink face of Nademah, scrunched and sleeping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In short, chlorofluorocarbons may ultimately prove to be just about the worst invention of the twentieth century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Often, the beasts that lashed out the worst were also the ones hurting the worst. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They had almost finished when there came another distraction, though, and from Lyra’s point of view, it was the worst possible. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part was, the jerk had one of those very phony, Ivy League voices, one of those very tired, snobby voices. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

All their clothes were very dirty, but their socks were definitely the worst. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They stole two cashboxes containing 40 guilders, blank checkbooks and, worst of all, coupons for 330 pounds of sugar, our entire allotment. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I have to, I guess, especially since Rowdy is having one of the worst summers of his life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey had the two worst black eyes I’d ever seen, and his nose was swollen to about twice its normal size. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought moving out of our house was the worst thing to happen to me, but I was wrong. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s the worst. I want to go someplace that’s sunny year-round.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia didn't cry when I confirmed her worst fear, but I could tell from the shaky tone of her voice that she was wounded. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The worst one was about severed hands of bodies that were dug up from graves. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The mansion was full of brand-new pretties—the worst kind, Peris always used to say. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was half an Airedale and half a Retriever and the worst half of both. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The incident at the mulberry tree was probably the worst of them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was probably the worst thing I could've done, but it was near, and I couldn't think of anything else. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the bed, face-down on the top, and mumbled, “This body is the worst.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Always jump to the worst conclusion, don’t you?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As we know, Jim Crow laws mandated residential segregation, and blacks were relegated to the worst parts of town. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s even worst in the summertime. Everybody’s out on the streets till ten—eleven o’clock.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It moans and occasionally throws objects around, but is essentially simple-minded and will, at worst, growl alarmingly at anyone who stumbles across it. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of the three of us, I suffered from the worst kind of pimples. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But that isn’t the worst part of the visit. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

On their worst days, they were gusty and angry. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And worst of all is Cardan’s empty face, his eyes as dull as lead. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Do your worst, child of Athena,” he decided. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had already seen so many kids with bad brains and the worst part is that some of them looked just like me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lanning sat back in his chair, the worst of the interview over. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“You might be a celebrity scythe,” Citra pointed out, “but even at your worst, you were nothing like Goddard.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Nor had I yet seen the worst of it: for now the west wind dropped, and a southeast gale came on—one more twist of the knife—taking me north again, straight for Kharybdis. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the church after dinner, many migrants engage in a crude kind of street therapy: Who has endured the worst riding the trains? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Why the Everglades, I don’t know, except I’ve always thought that would be the worst place to be in prison. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom. It’s a citrus tree nursery. The worst thing that could happen to me is I’d overdose on vitamin C.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much! I have the worst sense of direction. My wife is always leading me everywhere. She’s traveling in Egypt right now, doing research on mummies. Cool, right?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The sun was warm, but the pines and the rhododendrons kept the worst of the heat off their shoulders, and the air was fresh and clear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Atticus, the state’s not getting a conviction in that case was our worst blunder since Pickett’s Charge.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

If Grandma thought Dad was going to be a good helper, his new foreman thought he was the worst he had encountered in forty years, man and boy, of bricklaying. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fearing the worst, Herbie tiptoed to his door and opened it a crack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the vet could walk through the door at any second and give them the worst news. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The worst is death, and death will have his day.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When he got on her nerves the worst, she imagined and dreamed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had confronted his worst fear, and now it was gone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the worst storm of my childhood. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The longer she sat, the more certain she became that this was the end, the very worst thing. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And the worst thing was that even with our make-work projects, we didn’t really have enough to do. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

"We have to brace ourselves for the worst, Mom. In case Eden . . ." Mom's voice is firm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I slip it into my closet—there's plenty of room—and when I turn back, I'm faced with the worst part of all: my bulletin board without a single thing on it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Campbell said that a hero is an ordinary human being who does "the best of things in the worst of times." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Wow. Okay, so this is the worst day ever, right? But the good news is that since this is the worst day ever, tomorrow can only be better. Even if it’s by a little bit.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I punch my time card and proceed to the morning’s worst moment, getting my assignment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But it’s the bloodstains that are the worst. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I pressed the Message Play button, which I hadn’t done since the worst day, and that was on the old phone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, Areida was laughing, which made it seem the worst of epithets. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I’m the worst aunt and that I disappeared, but your mom never wanted me around. I was never—I shouldn’t be saying this to a twelve-year-old.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to advertise like that, we all know you’re the worst dressed man in the class.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cohn had a wonderful quality of bringing out the worst in anybody. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The worst feeling had been the aloneness, before they had heard the footsteps, the knowing that however loudly he cried out, there was nobody at all who could hear him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The absolute worst part of being depressed is the food. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the worst part was that you could tell they all wanted to go to the movies. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But the worst of my humiliations was my younger brother Reginald’s attitude: he simply never mentioned the fight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness “What is she saying?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The twelfth labor was the worst of all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This job in the cookie factory was one of the worst. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to Hazel, and she got the sense that the worst part of her day was yet to come. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“False modesty is your worst fault, big brother. You’ve got to learn to enjoy bragging. I love to brag. I just don’t have anything to brag about.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some demons stole the skins of men and wore them like clothes, but even they were not the worst. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, we come to the jealousy and mostly benign neglect of her masters in Cairo, to whom Alexandria and her port were, at best, redundant, and at worst, a reminder of Egypt’s foreign-dominated past. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

In the center of the table is my worst enemy—the binder of songs that we’ll be choosing from tonight. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As so often happens in desperately poor places, the worst elements came to the fore. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees were the worst loss and damage, for at Sharkey’s bidding they had been cut down recklessly far and wide over the Shire; and Sam grieved over this more than anything else. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lelia cried easily, but back then in our early days I didn’t know and each time she wept I feared the worst, that it meant something catastrophic was happening between us, an irreversible damage. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought to myself, Why did they choose only the worst Chinese parts for the inside? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katy regarded the whole matter as her worst fears coming true. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Inside it’s like Black Friday at its worst—but today it’s not televisions and video games people are after. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The first time’s always worst. You get used to it better before long. You took it real good, homeboy. You got a good conk.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard that the worst way to die is by fire. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If the worst happens, you ’re going to die. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Such women knew that they were the worst threats to a home, for they offered ease and thought and companionship as opposed to neatness, order, and properness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That mess is a distraction of the worst kind,” he says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The worst of all was this house, with the dark rooms and the old furniture and the cases of moths, he would always have to come back to it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My worst day, worst fall, worst headache, worst bruise, worst cramp, worst mean thing anyone could say has always been nothing compared to what August has gone through. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I like to think they keep the airfields back of the worst of the fighting, to keep the planes safe,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The worst thing happens later, in the cafeteria. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Through his haze Ekon stared at the spot on his side where the pain was worst; there was nothing there. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This was the worst I’d felt in years—my head was humming, a sure sign I was dangerously close to losing control of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Because Jack worked hard and did not complain, he escaped the worst wrath of kapos and guards, though he received an occasional kick or blow like everyone else. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

There are always untenable events, freak happenings like someone recognizing you, or at worst, the trouble results from a foolish and negligent spy, like my time with Luzan. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re still cheering inside, but we’re also thinking about six million lives snuffed out by the worst kind of evil the world has ever known. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

What had started as one of the worst workdays Mary Jackson had ever had would end up being the turning point of her career. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"You're the worst whipping boy I ever had! How come you never bawl?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly it! Nothing! Absolutely nothing! He was just standing around smiling and watching. He was the worst one there.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I could be a lawyer, or a teacher, or my worst fear, unemployable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I mean, the past two weeks had been the worst of all. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fight that had followed had been one of the worst ever. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was that while most of them just had to turn in some overdue work, Don Hume had to flat out ace a final examination to remain eligible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I ask her what kind of drugs, all she says is “the worst kind.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

October seemed to have brought out the very worst in the fever and in many of Philadelphia’s citizens. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s going to be the worst Christmas Eve dinner if we have to move,” grumbled Isa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and woke up to the perfect ending of the worst nightmare any person could ever have; ’twas the cap’n standing o’er me with fire in his eyes. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z