The wonder to me now is that I thought myself worth saving. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within moments, a herd of jockeys packed into a room at the mill and showered $5 worth of nickels and dimes on the girl in question. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor were they beneficiaries of the billions of dollars' worth of food aid that poured into North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I worried a great deal at the time, but people are like plants. Some shoot up like weeds, and some are slow like fruit trees. In the end, the fruit trees are worth more.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took more than an hour to get to the hospital, but it was worth it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Miles’s blue truck sat in the driveway, next to an aging Mustang that looked like it might be worth a lot of money if anyone tried to take care of it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My segment with James had forty-five million views on YouTube within the first three months, making every bit of the effort worth it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It hardly seemed worth taking the chance that their families could end up utterly destitute. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth doing this to find out what chaos we’d be in with a real fire.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d run the same risk anywhere in the room—same risk you run from your seat, Burke. It’s not worth worrying about.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Big enough to let the heat go up and the wind come down. Much as your life’s worth to keep it wooded in the winter.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That's when we see it, a buoy called friendship bobbing up between us and we swim toward it for all we are worth and we meet there, somewhere in the middle. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These flower prints became so popular that she and her husband decided it might be worth the financial risk to publish them. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mount Carmel, with its strong Catholic-league basketball team and rigorous curriculum, had seemed the best solution—worth the thousands of dollars it was costing my parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If I escape, it will all have been worth it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even though I’m bound to have jet lag in the morning, it’s worth it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

International public opinion, he said, is sometimes worth more than a fleet of jet fighters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was so disarmed that she had thought his words as well worth memorizing as The Standard Book of Spells that he did not argue. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I figured that it was worth staying on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem worth it to burden my parents with my middle-school issues. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Loud and clear. I was just trying to make the point that it’s worth the risk. If someone’s going to die every night anyway, we might as well use it to our advantage.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I realized how much that familiarity was worth, and felt that in bidding my job, I’d done a smart thing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see,” Josiah had said, with the sound of the water trickling out of the hose into the empty wooden barrel, “there are some things worth more than money.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And as I stood there in the hallway—alone—trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn’t worth an explanation—not even a reaction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She patted her again upon the shoulder as she said: “You are the only one worth playing for. Those others? Bah!” and she went shuffling and sidling on down the gallery toward her room. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll have to fib when I tell the nurse I got my period and that I need to borrow fresh clothes, but it’s worth it to keep the secret of the underpants safe. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I thought a lot about American optimism when, on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco, I watched one of those video magazines stitched together from a week's worth of soft network news reports. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Redeem me like a pawn ticket worth little on the marketplace, but priceless in retrieving real value? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know we might be throwing away our chance at a win, but if we can get some facts out there, maybe make people think a little bit, it’ll be worth it, right?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I know they were heavy to carry down and all, but I had to wonder if they was worth the bother. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everybody knows it isn’t worth it. For a lousy sack or two of beans?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For what it’s worth, up until now, I have been doing my part. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The next morning, we picked up my dad, who had bought another hundred dollars’ worth of Twinkies. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I hope, for all our sakes, that her word is worth having. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Instead of improving by one full point between fifth and sixth grade, as would be expected, they improved by 1.7 points, nearly two grades’ worth. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She bought two dollars worth of delicacies: sliced tongue, smoked salmon, creamy-white slices of smoked sturgeon and crisp rolls. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

All right, after labor and what we put into fertilizer maybe you’ve got two hundred worth of berries? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hidden underneath all of those junk sprites and garbled graphics were nine more dots, worth ten points each. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, I think those things were probably worth even more.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

"And when do you plan to free Jaime? He's worth a hundred of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Made from a series of farmhouse windows, like his father got a whole house’s worth of mismatched windows for free and decided to use them all in one place when he was building this home. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Alvin said, ‘Yes, and a big lot of good they are—unless those boys still happen to be wearing the boots that made them. Just footprints by themselves aren’t worth a Dixie dollar.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was worth it, though, to see Pilar’s astonishment at her weight loss. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Highly unlikely, I realize, but perhaps worth a shot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Lecture tours, book deals. Why, the movie rights alone will be worth a fortune.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is. But not to me. So beautiful... worth more than this building, I imagine.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Which is completely freaking worth it,” I inform him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Some larger cities coined their own currency, but outside those cities the money was only worth the weight of the metal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I am only too happy to have been of any service! Oh, God!” he cried suddenly, struggling up to a sitting posture and pointing to me, “It was worth for this to die! Look! look!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He never would have guessed that there were eighty-nine pages’ worth of things to say about pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

No learning is worth having to endure such melancholy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t trouble, and it had been worth it, spending the day with Gideon. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Grant that Luke take me at my worth, she thought, or at least let me not see the difference. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of things worth overthinking, believe me. But this isn’t one of them.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was nice—in the dark and the quiet, with no possibility of me saying anything to screw it up, and her eyes looking back, like there was something in me worth seeing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nobody would miss two Midol, but it’s not worth the risk. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“A year’s worth of work goin’ down the tubes in a New York second.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

An automatic thing: because his friends had joined, and because it was worth a few credits, and because it seemed preferable to letting the draft take him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if Link’s name can bring a decent turnout to this very important meeting, then it’s worth it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Out in the field, after a battle in Kentucky or Virginia or Georgia, a dollar bill in your pocket would not be worth a can of beans. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Naw, fool, they didn’t steal no money, they was worth four thousand dollars when they run ’way ten year ago. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Folks didn’t think this was such a big ruckus, ’specially not one worth paying no whole American dime for! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There are times when the world is gelatinous around you, and it takes such a gathering of willpower just to move the slightest bit, it hardly seems worth the effort. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

If a contestant reached the $8,000 plateau and failed to answer that question correctly, he or she was given a new Cadillac as a consolation prize, worth about $5,000 at that time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was the question of what sorts of costume were appropriate on such a journey, and whether or not it was worth my while to invest in a new set of clothes. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The friend gave him the paper clip for free, because it wasn’t worth much. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Hilly tells us the story of Yule May, she makes a big circle with her finger to indicate a huge stone, the unimaginable worth of the “ruby.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying I’m considering it. But...do the interview and I’ll let you know if it’s worth pursuing.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Soon enough, he must test the truth of another of his father's saying One man an a wall was worth ten beneath it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t the war he wanted. The one he wanted was on poverty and ignorance and disease, and that was worth putting your life into.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A poem and a magic trick performed by two hateful groupies just ain’t worth my time. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t know better—if the gold-flecked eyes didn’t brim with many millennia’s worth of knowledge—I’d swear he was just one of the chess-playing old heads at my apartment complex in Chicago. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Estraven and I had simply arrived at the point where we shared whatever we had that was worth sharing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Was this worth risking our lives for? Perhaps not,” Jack said, recalling that incident. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It certainly was worth marching up to the no sayers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they could tell that whoever wrote it would be a writer someday and that eventually the poem would be worth more than the house. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But if it meant that I’d finally be able to put my grandfather’s mystery to rest and get on with my unextraordinary life, anything I had to endure would be worth it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything else worth remembering for the rest of the period. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His system was an iteration of an earlier attempt at transcribing melody, and it is worth tracing the journey from the wholly aural approach to the written-down approach. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Only his sister made going home worth it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As she got to the door, Gilly sat up straight and shook her head for all she was worth. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I began working even harder at my game because a few youngsters in Alexandra saw me as someone worth emulating. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hiring a photographer cost the same as a week's worth of mealie meal, the cornmeal used to make sadza. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But my dear chap, do you know how much that’s worth?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of how I could come up with six years’ worth of tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was free when I decided that dying for what I believed in was worth it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“For what it’s worth, I’m sorry,” Marcus said after a few moments of silence. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find that nothing in them demands that scythes shun the creature comforts that make life worth living. That bleak interpretation by old-guard scythes is a relic from another time.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

If she wins a second speed round, the Winner’s Circle is worth fifteen thousand dollars. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

This raw pleasure was worth all the worry that preceded it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That was slightly more than six months’ worth of wages for me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Carla says my face was worth a thousand bucks as the family rushed forward and locked us in their arms. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

How was she supposed to convince the princess that bringing back her papa was worth it? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I mean, just the way Mary be dancing is worth watching, like she a sixty-year-old man who just hit the lottery. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Denner resin slowly bleaches your teeth, so if a sweet- eater lives long enough for their teeth to grow fully white, chances are they have already sold everything they have worth selling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Baking scones and cupcakes for the school janitors, watching Guiding Light with our mothers, collecting rose petals for use in a fragrant potpourri: anything worth doing turned out to be a girl thing. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

If we could see one another’s pain and empathize with one another, it would never be worth it to us to commit the crimes in the first place. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Scraping the previous owner’s name off was hardly worth the trouble since he couldn’t scrape it from anybody’s mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Definitely not worth risking another strike on my record. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What kind of day could be worth so much suffering? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reckons it'll be worth a fortune twenty or thirty years from now, when the Falklands War has turned into history. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I got two dollars’ worth of change from this tiny liquor store that had bars on every window, walked over to a pay phone outside a bar playing old-school rock songs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was almost like he had a year's worth of laughs stored up, waiting to unload them on Brandon. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Even if we find East River and we get help—there’s always going to be a Lady Jane around the corner, isn’t there? Will it even be worth it?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Well," sneered the soldier, "no one ever won a wound by boasting, eh? Young Wiglaf against the Firedrake! That should be a fight worth watching! When are you going to volunteer?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s not worth the risk,” I say. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And ash, it is worth remembering, is not like a big snowfall that will melt in the spring. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, yeah, but—” “Was the other one worth it for the sake of them?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“These things are definitely worth much more,” Prosper insisted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

As she paid for the chickens she thought it takes a lot of cooking and cleaning and scrubbing to pay for these trips but it’s worth it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem worth the effort to climb out of his hole to check it out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

"He just wants a piece of the limelight. He too twisted to see that kind of attention ain't worth the air it traveled through." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“From that photo you texted me, I’d say Tater Tot is worth it.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think this is worth it? The job, living here?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I can understand not being as pricey as Jason or Percy, he’d said, but am I worth, like, two or three Franks? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

French fries—ten dollars’ worth of french fries, ultimate fantasy. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

No one was worth keeping if they didn’t make a profit. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Good boy. You’re a lucky cub. Look at your mistress! Wasn’t that worth a little pain? You’re better off than your brother!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, they'd agreed: A good idea, but not worth it! The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Being gorgeous might be more trouble than it’s worth.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His hair glittered with millions of dollars’ worth of gems. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So even if Haupt had money to spend, there was nothing worth buying anyway, unless he wanted to wear clothes made of cellulose "wool." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

His family found it more trouble than it was worth to take it away from him for washing, so as a consequence it smelled disgusting. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how much trouble she causes, Tom and Evie are worth it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each item is easily worth thousands—shirts, jeans, dresses, coats, shoes, purses and clutches, belts and jewelry. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not our cow, but Tam’s — Tam Bywater’s cow — mangy, ribs showing, and breathing like bellows, a beast not worth the price of its hide. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was on her back, scratching and kicking for all she was worth. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He dropped the emerald studs into Abbey’s palm and said, “Those little greenies are worth more than diamonds.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It had taken me seven Sundays’ worth of chores to save up for those Chucks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Give you the Crochan? Oh, goodness no! We never give anything. Only what is worth earning is worth having. But we shall allow you the opportunity to buy it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The equipment was a hell of a lot of weight to carry around, maybe 4,500 pounds worth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The thought should have terrified me, but instead I felt a zen calm wash over me: Whatever was going to happen down on Chthonia, everything I’d risked had already been worth it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But after he chased her through the house naked, it didn’t seem worth it, and eventually she told Galen she didn’t want any more gifts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The triplets also wanted to know how much their coins were worth, and if they could pawn them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The evening was just cool enough to make it worth while to pull up the counterpane. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was I who had suffered through six weeks' worth of lessons and was still struggling to master “Yellow Bird.” Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not worth it... you got to let the Lord handle it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"There are lots of things worth getting in trouble for, but not a song. Come on. Let's go home. Forget about them." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, if you don’t know, then it’s not worth it.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

If the police seized your car worth $5,000, or took $500 cash from your home, would you be willing to pay an attorney more than your assets are worth to get them back? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Because Jesse believed that life wasn’t worth living, and I refuse to prove him right.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"I knew you'd be a bigger nuisance than you're worth. You have a knack for wasting my soldiers' time. Not to mention the soldiers of several other commanders." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And what was I supposed to do now that they’d decided I wasn’t worth their time anymore? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Ma. Sell it! Hell, it’s worth more than he was.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The earring is surely worth more than two train tickets. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

There was one thing, however, that made coming to Sunday service with Gran totally worth it: gawking at the gobs of people strutting into church wearing their Sunday best. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The next entrance was a tiny hole in the wall, scarcely worth bothering about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Did she know the worth of water before the well was dry? Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

So I just said: “It’s just a lot of rubbish, Tommy. Just talk, wild talk. It’s not even worth thinking about.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to believe he was worth saving, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The first time was to see if he had my ring or knew where it was, and to tell him to stop carrying on about Dorcas because maybe she wasn’t worth it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly it was trash, but sometimes there was something worth salvaging, something he could make useful again or even sell. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It might be worth it just to see the expression on Chaol’s face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was some miles away, but well worth seeing, Mr. Kapasi told them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Lots of good stuff in there. We have more, but it’s not worth as much. You’ll see.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Robert made Isaac the heir to all his property, including the lordship of the manor, and Hannah brought to the union as her dowry property worth £50 per year. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

As he could also turn his head almost completely round on his shoulders, you may imagine that his antics were worth watching. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was generally worth the wait, though, and he started salivating as he watched plates get delivered to every table that wasn’t his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m worth more if he sells me to his queen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could do this for Zu; if it made her happy, it’d be worth the discomfort. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She cradled it between her knees and began bailing with her drinking calabash for all she was worth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe...but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What I mean is, I think there’s some truth in every story—every story worth telling, at least—but especially in fairy tales.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Something that was worth getting in real big trouble for?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Those things are worth a bundle fixed up.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’d do as much for our Jimmy any day if I had a spire of hair worth selling.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he said that you deserve a week’s worth of McDonald’s because you were so quiet a blind man couldn’t even hear you,” Dad finished. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He had suffered a good deal to show that he was no coward and now he had the satisfaction of knowing that he was worth something to his new friends. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impoverished mountain-dwelling Mexicans, who usually got around on wormy little burros, were soon cantering through town in high style, straddling blue-blooded Thoroughbreds worth a lifetime of their income. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though following them to my death will, perhaps, be worth something. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I want to slap his sunglasses off his face, but it’s not worth it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The driver-side door had been bashed in, and it would have cost more to fix than the car was worth. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think that your brief taste of civilized life means that you’re worth anything more than a life below stairs.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As long as you learn something,” she said, “it’s worth it.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Maybe while you’re standing there, you’re looking at sparkles of white light on dark ocean, wondering if it’s worth, getting your hair wet again. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Well, maybe it would be worth it, both to Mary and to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She has sold everything she had that was worth selling, and now she is enjoying herself. The flower table is always attractive, you know, ‘especially to gentlemen’.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day you’re going to realize that acting up in school isn’t worth it and get yourself together. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One explanation of Guenever, for what it is worth, is that she was what they used to call a “real” person. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good friendships are worth a little extra effort,” I remember saying to them. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A beaming Mr. Cobble handed up a certificate to Maniac for the year’s worth of large pizzas. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And it never occurred to you that this stalker Bellstone might be worth mentioning to the police in terms of investigating Immie’s disappearance?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even Dr. Corey had his two cents worth: "Never take your eye off the peanut bag, Alfred." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no need. The Lord of Light has shown me your worth, lord Captain. Every night in my fires I glimpse the glory that awaits you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You are welcome to all my confidence that is worth having, Jane; but for God’s sake, don’t desire a useless burden! Don’t long for poison—don’t turn out a downright Eve on my hands!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But my cucumbers this year haven't been up to snuff, not worth the brine for pickling. How were yours?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord God Almighty, Weiser, are you an idiot? She will not produce anything worth reading when she’s in this state. Look—this is verse. English doggerel. Pages and pages of it!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He led us through the crowd and toward the exit, chuckling and shaking his head to let us kids know that these fools were not worth the time it would take to kick their butts. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it all comes down to this: Two weeks of killer sunburn is worth a lifetime of being gorgeous.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s worth the risk. We’ll be able to hide in the city. Here were just waiting for them to find us.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

On my turn I’d get whatever score my word was worth, and on his turn he’d get twenty points if he hadn’t chewed any letters. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No arcanist worth his salt can be kept in a cell,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth a fortune, you realize. It’s not synthetic; it’s from before the war, made from genuine mash.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I liked the way Walter Cronkite looked, with his black glasses and his voice that knew everything worth knowing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the bottle and began gulping for all he was worth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much walking between the fields, and the strips of land were so small, our harvest wasn’t worth a rotten apple. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

For a person who believes that 1 newborn is worth 100 fetuses, those 1.5 million abortions would translate—dividing 1.5 million by 100—into the equivalent of a loss of 15,000 human lives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was noble that the scythes saw fit to pay homage to the gleaned, but if they only had twelve hours to complete three months worth of business, she didn’t see the sense of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly that worth felt conditional, like it could be taken or squandered. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“No operation to make Robert look better is worth a one-in-four chance of him dying.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“But this could be worth a lot of money,” said Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

That was worth Vonetta crowing over her job as our saver, and boy, did she crow. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You have four other children and it’s just not worth it.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It is almost worth going away because it’s so lovely coming back. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would it be worth my effort to try to help her if I know I’m too weak to do any good? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“These are expensive. Reel is a grand, rod five hundred. But worth every penny.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A bitter, mean-spirited man with too great a sense of his own worth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I can sense about six million dollars’ worth of gold aboard,” Hazel said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She just said, “Children, we don’t have money to spend on French fries! I can buy a week’s worth of groceries for what we’d pay for those fries!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Both these words seem to be real-estate agent code for a house that doesn’t have many specific attributes worth describing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Davis said it was worth it to him, that he’d rather give us the reward than have us snooping around.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s worth a lot of money?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They had to prove their worth or die. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“For what it’s worth, I don’t think he meant to hurt you.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“An hour of freedom is worth a barrel of slops.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

And now that the dead dog was gone, he assured her, “The little garden is worth its weight in gold.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they were frying, Francie ran down to the candy store and bought a penny’s worth of brown rock candy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes were so swollen, I couldn’t even open them all the way, but it was worth it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He had been stripped of his tools: his coin, key, and candle. Furthermore, his cell had no door worth mentioning. No window that could be breached.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I would think,” said Trefusis, “that to make a man a good soldier, you first must make a man worth losing.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“What the hell is Vietnam worth to me? What is it worth to this country?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I mean, kids is the only thing worth living for.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sum he named was far less than what the Porsche was worth, but it was a big amount for a boy to earn and save. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That had evoked in Bigger a sense of his worth almost as keen as that which Max had roused in him during the long talk that night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The last line is “He’s not, because we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving,” but that sounds like something from Little House on the Prairie or whatever. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not her sort of place, is it, Polly? It’s very dull; not worth seeing, really.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I would have traded a week’s worth of rations just to have another pot of my mother’s delicious tomato soup. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Did she wonder if it was all worth keeping? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It sounds worth it to me, if it will help your career,” Ritu auntie said into the silence. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Education is an admirable thing,” wrote Oscar Wilde, “but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The next morning, a sleek merchant on a grey mare reined up by Yoren and offered to buy his wagons and everything in them for a quarter of their worth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I am alone in the dark counting my breaths, is she doing the same in the darkness of her room, wondering...was it all worth it? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I guessed this much denner resin would be worth at least fifty talents to an apothecary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s different for you. I’m not saying it wouldn’t be hard. But there are other people who’d make your life worth living.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sold his share of the farm to Charles, for less than it was worth, and with that and his half of his father’s money he was free and rich. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you call an oyster a jerk? Is an oyster worth your scorn?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A bag of food each, plus five days’ worth of lunches. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Every single sacrifice felt worth it in that beautiful moment. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It might be worth our while to backtrack a little and investigate, because we were running low on water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Pollard dropped his head and rode for all he was worth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There aren’t any ten dogs that are worth five hundred dollars.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

But this rectangle of flat cardboard was worth thousands and thousands of dollars. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Enjoying living was learning to get your money's worth and knowing when you had it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I could, but it may not be worth the drama if it turns out she didn’t do anything. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m guessing the former, because there is complexity, autonomy, and a relationship between effort and reward in doing creative work, and that’s worth more to most of us than money. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She’s packing at least five grand worth of orthodontia, but has great shoes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I high-fived it for all I was worth. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prized by perfumers and alchemists, a piece the size of your thumb was easily worth gold. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since the beginning of December, college recruiters had been coming to Permian to see who might be worth running after. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now I can’t get rid of a single penny’s worth,” he mourned. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hate to split up the money, but if it means a higher price for a fresh fish, it’d be worth it, right? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I put them on my Christmas list, but my father said no way was he going to spend more on a pair of sneakers than on a week’s worth of groceries. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Capricorn rose from his chair, his face still as cold and blank as if nothing worth getting excited about had happened, and clapped his ringed hands graciously. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I threw my arms around her and hugged for all I was worth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wonder how much the ring would be worth out in the world. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I can move my arms but it takes such an incredible force of will to move a single inch, it doesn’t feel worth the effort. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

‘We know what an Olympian promise is worth.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“The law-abiding citizens of the West Side have shut their windows against you. If your cause has any merit, why do no people of worth stand with you?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Don Francisco fixes on one point: Are these separations, in the end, worth it? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The danger and dust bunnies are hardly worth the trouble. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I was torn—I really liked Brennan, but he wasn't worth losing a best friend over. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My father always said a Lannister was worth ten times as much as any common man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Normally, the husband’s family would give the wife’s family a dowry of cows, but in this case, John agreed to send money worth the equivalent of eighty cows. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You listen here, May Belle Aarons,” he whispered fiercely, “I catch you following me again, your life ain’t worth nothing.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

And how even the most organized trailer with nice curtains and a nice lamp and an alphabetized DVD collection is worth nothing if... The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The number of the law firm was sixteen years old, but Mrs. Richardson decided it was worth a try. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Within a week the ship jumpers possessed mill jobs—stacking lumber, sweeping sawdust, hauling slab wood, oiling machines—worth eleven cents an hour. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It is worth my pointing out,” he said, “that you are ignoring something huge.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Glass windows, with locks on every one and two on the door, when we didn’t have a single possession worth stealing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The antiques they carried out a while ago must have been worth a million all by themselves.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the practices, all the drama—was it worth it? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Frantic, I tied my sleeping bag to the end of one of the curtain rods and waved it for all I was worth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t broken through on the domestic circuit yet, so my national ranking was barely worth mentioning. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Like everybody else in Cold Sassy, she would call it worth mentioning that her husband got married just three weeks after she went to her grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Luke, I’m not going to tell you life’s easy. I’m not going to tell you it’s simple. But I will tell you it’s worth living. Every minute of it. You hear me, Luke?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“To see if your camp was worth saving. Luke had given me one story. I preferred to come to my own conclusions.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My hands tremble as I struggle to tuck the decades’ worth of filtration straws under the mattress in my beehive cell. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I start after them, thinking to tell them that the risk isn’t worth it, not even for the legendary Moon Festival. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our place was supposed to be worth almost a million.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All my life I’ve had a body worth commenting on and if living in my skin has taught me anything it’s that if it’s not your body, it’s not yours to comment on. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The lion apparently did not think its prey worth a wetting; at any rate it made no attempt to take the water in pursuit. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Hermione, who was standing slightly behind them, whispered, “No, don’t, honestly, it’s not worth it...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But they aren't designed to hold twenty days' worth of output. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As with everything of worth the zoo was built primarily for whites, and groups of blacks had to apply for special permits to visit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms and shoulders are sore as all hell the next few days, but I still think it was worth it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

All the sudden it looked like we were gonna get our dime’s worth after all! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

That is what he looked to be worth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If this is our last big night, let’s make it worth it.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One long, lonely night a few months after he returned, he decided it wasn’t worth living. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Now he didn't have no pretty woman in the passenger seat anymore, but he was still driving it around like he was king of the world, with a kingdom's worth of rags inside. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess we could push it into the burn pile when we clear the other brush. I wonder if George called a forester yet? I wonder what it’s all worth? All that wood back there.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Drying cost ten cents for ten minutes, but it took twenty cents worth of minutes to dry everything. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since my rebuff of yesterday I have a sort of empty feeling; nothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doing.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

To the Japanese soldier a life in defeat was not for a moment worth living; he knew he could not return to his people having suffered the humiliation of losing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As a result the community lost the blue and golden beauty of its autumn roads, where asters and goldenrod would have made a display worth traveling far to see. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sure, the idea of a bed and hot food sounds like something worth getting shot for but maybe it’s a trick and we’re being so stupid we deserve to get caught. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He’d come to school in a suit and tell us that a man with a suit is a man that is valuable and that a man without a suit has no worth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If you show this devious little liar one atom’s worth of compassion I will have you shot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We are a team, and that kinship gives the day the only memory worth keeping. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Not glad? Oh, if you only knew,” he whispered and, venturing to raise his eyes to her face, “Admired Lenina,” he went on, “indeed the top of admiration, worth what’s dearest in the world.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say that. I give them a penny’s worth of candy for each cent they spend here. The pick is just so’s it’s more interesting.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have two hundred sixteen rings’ worth of wisdom to convey. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They snake beneath the entire city, hundreds of miles of tunnels and caverns, some packed with centuries’ worth of bones. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There can only be one thing worth having inside these, trees. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was worth a diamond ring to get you out of there. Drawing a crowd and getting ready to draw flies,” said Hagar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There should have been a quarter moon, for what that’s worth, but the sky was overcast, and we were blind until the prison bus turned up with its headlights blazing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Above all, be generous with yourself, make signing this worth my while. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Bandit thought each picture worth ten thousand laughs. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

But to her, I bet it was worth it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“He was worth more to us than ten divisions of Germans,” said Groves. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Now, now,’ growled Shagrat, ‘I have my orders. And it’s more than my belly’s worth, or yours, to break ’em. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe he knew it and maybe he didn’t, but for someone like me, words like that are worth all the medals in the world. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take them and find out. Nice watch. No coat, but I bet that sweater will be worth a can of Dinty Moore. Come on, help me pull it off.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“This flower used to be one of the rarest plants in the world. A white tiger orchid. In Rusty days, a single bulb was worth more than a house.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was worth watching Lily stand there helplessly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“But the house wasn’t worth what I asked!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bag was covered with four beaver-skins’ worth of white beads—they were expensive! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Knowing that everyone still in the hall was staring at her, and conscious of those thousand sovereigns she was suddenly worth, she blushed and hesitated. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“For what it’s worth, I am sorry. I’ll be checking in from time to time.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Let me see,” she demanded as though two sets of keys were worth looking at. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not something worth copying,” I told her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The fellow in question first came in here twelve days ago and he was a stranger in the town. The first week he gave us twenty dollars’ worth of trade. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe even five months ago. But now, it’s not worth the paper it’s printed on.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“What a confounded nuisance,” said Maxim, “that cupid is worth a hell of a lot. How I loathe servants’ rows too. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Surely that was worth a trip to Denver? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s worth nothing in terms of money—cheap nickel and copper, the necklace part made of plastic. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I am the sword that guards the realm of men, Jon reminded himself, and in the end, that must be worth more than one man’s honor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not Mike, not a burst of random luck—I would get us out, and seeing Clancy’s face slack with my influence would be well worth the effort it would take to break into his mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“And at last Breca beat you, much stronger than you were. He proved his boast against you—for what it may be worth.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helen Jean didn’t smile, but she said, “Gypped you again! This thing isn’t even worth a half acre!” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Music expresses children’s identity and heritage, teaches them to belong to a culture, and develops their cognitive well-being and inner self worth. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Please consider it as thirteen birthdays’ worth of presents from your godfather. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth a try—anything to stop her bawling!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Writing was more like trying to chew an unripe apple—bitter and hard and not worth the effort. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One hundred thousand pounds worth of German engineering. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The bribes, which would undoubtedly have been gleaned from the enormous resources of the church in Alexandria, were said to include some 1,500 pounds of gold—worth about sixteen million dollars in 2007. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

But his promptings about secrecy fell largely on deaf ears, due in part to widespread skepticism that there was anything worth concealing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

No one eats teosinte, because it produces too little grain to be worth harvesting. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Entertainment that won’t eat up my batteries is always worth bringing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked like hell—his mouth half open as he gasped for air; dark, yellowish splotches beneath his eyes; and a few days’ worth of stubble crescenting the lower half of his face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He requested his transcripts from Radford and from Virginia Highlands Community College and figured out that he had about a year’s worth of credits. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was worth it, Salva thought as he touched his eye gingerly His belly was a rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isannah was so weakly it didn’t seem worth making any plans for her maturity. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Ocean would wake up, dizzy and destabilized by this emotional train wreck to discover that it hadn’t been worth it, actually; that I hadn’t been worth it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Six months ago, it would have been worth ten thousand,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He thought I was worth saving, even when giving me a chance to live put his own life in peril. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The sun is also a star, and it’s our most important one. That alone should be worth a poem or two.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Gosh, would I be worth any more than a dead cow and mule? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

‘Tardy as usual, Hippolytos. I hope your news is worth the wait. King Porphyrion should be . The ground between them split. An even larger giant leaped from the earth like a breaching whale. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I just had to understand that for Patrick, moving a certain kind of person was the equivalent of me calling a pigeon Cheeky—it simply wasn't worth the money to him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

No one thought it was worth forwarding to the FBI in Washington. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

That night as I held the American flag steady, I saw that everything I had been through, all the sacrifices my family and I had made to get to this moment, had been worth it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But why was it so important? Why was it worth so much of your life?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the matter accreting into a disk surrounding the black hole would be a sight worth remembering, in the unlikely case that you survived the trip. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She gave it to me after I got divorced. I guess my mother’s telling me I’m still worth something.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know they can’t have sneakers worth more than fifty dollars, right? Well, their homeboy comes in wearing new Air Jordans. The inmate takes off his old sneakers, and they switch ’em under the table. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wouldn’t be the desire to see the phone light up with the message telling him that he was worth paying attention to. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Situations in the field had shown our worth. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it petered out, it would be because nobody thought I was worth the effort. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He seemed vaguely puzzled and disappointed; he must be wondering, she thought, whether it had been worth it, just to exterminate two rats. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d take a few of the gems and see if the jeweler could give him an estimate of their worth. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess it was worth the wait,” she whispered. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

His parents grounded him, but he says it was so worth it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I have to prove to him—and myself—that this dream is worth what it will cost him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shook it so hard he might have broken it, but then a voice in his head reminded him that it wasn’t worth going to jail for fifty cents. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I should have been devoured in my bed, for all I seem to be worth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is not worth while, Harriet, to give Mrs. Ford the trouble of two parcels.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Well, maybe it would be worth it, both to Mary and to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no user charges, unlike Necro, which goes for $7.99 a day, which disturbs me because I can’t help but feel as if a human is worth more than eight bucks. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do, when I have someone worth talking to. Not him.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every few years our football team is decent enough for play-offs and every once in a while someone even makes it out of here and does the kind of thing worth recognizing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

How much, asked Slant, is a man’s life worth? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"My father once told me that some men are not worth having;" Jon finished. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Why invite me if you don’t want destruction, eh? Why bring ten camels’ worth of powder if you don’t want to blow that thing right back to the heavens?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I said yes because I didn’t want to do anything wrong, but I don’t think I can think of a whole other night’s worth of questions. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The look of mingled horror and delight that passed across Iron Emmett’s face was worth more than a sack of gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘A poor old half-starved creature it is,’ said Bob; ‘but he won’t part with it for less than thrice its worth, seeing how you’re placed, not if I knows Bill Ferny.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We can't possibly pay you what this is worth to us,” Dad began. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It must be worth at least five thousand—maybe fifteen thousand dollars. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I beg of you. Alex, what part of ‘nothing he cannot do’ did you think was worth testing? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After a round of applause for the cooks—the twins looking like they were being sentenced to a year’s worth of dishwashing—everyone dug in. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But it’s always worth it if you want the likes and the looks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It must of really been worth hearing about if it was too awful to mention. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Then, of course, that sell order didn’t go through and there was a merger and so you were, at that point, worth something in the neighborhood of four hundred and eighty thousand dollars.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a fold of the Wart’s arm between the nails of first finger and thumb, and pinched for all be was worth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

With so many people to process, I guess arresting us just wasn’t worth the hassle. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ralph had no idea what she meant, but he listened as though trying to discover his essential human worth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that we no longer belonged to the Company, we somehow had to acquire a thousand dollars worth of property, a faraway figure when you can only save nickels and dimes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he got a quote for it, but the guy said the window would end up being worth more than the car. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

One mule was worth more than that skinny cow. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You want to know what Frank Zhang is worth? Come on!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Two years’ worth of dust lay over everything. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“If you were a normal wife, it might be worth it for me to be working all the time.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And I don’t want to think about how she died for such a miserable coward, about how he wasn’t worth her life. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At length, we reached our proposed camp near Lake Champlain, not without some slight mishaps not worth recording. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like all the lessons at the Institute, this one was a barrage of details—pages and pages worth—but the gist was that sickness, like a hungry predator, lurked in every nook and cranny. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It suggested that one billion dollars' worth of the South’s property was insecure. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not worth it,” I mumbled, and removed my sweater. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“If it does, he’ll look for other evidence. I know it’s a huge favor, Betsy. He just needs to know if it’s even worth digging. And if it’s not? This goes no further.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was certainly uncomfortable, but the trade-off was already worth it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally one hundred paper dollars would not buy a dollar’s worth of food. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Is it worth enough to buy a horse?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The flood of fresh air that rushed in made it worth the fight; I leaned forward, bracing my arms against the sill. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi would have picked the strongest, fastest, and keenest warriors for such a mission, and they’d prove their worth once in the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

We were three adolescents hanging out at a car wash without a car; any cop worth his doughnuts would figure we were up to no good. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There is a recursion here that is worth noting: like all proteins, DNA polymerase, the enzyme that enables DNA to replicate, is itself the product of a gene.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Davenport was a Philistine, not worth mentioning, but the Italian was somber and polite, quite charming. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Every horse knows its way home! It’s worth trying—and we can’t be worse off than we are now.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

As cold as I would eventually get that day, I’d forever remember how many people stood outside for many more hours than I did, convinced it was worth it to endure the chill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Sonny, don’t you tell me what’s worth while—true love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. Everybody knows that.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Michelangelo dying. Even if we saved every Talmud. It’s not worth it.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You’ll go to the whipping post, and a fine will be added to your debt—the sum of the two tickets I just lost. By my calculation, that’s about six months’ worth of your wages.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"At least the guilt is not on our hands," Mr. Hoo said, trying to convince himself that a clear conscience was worth two hundred million dollars. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only two things worth mentioning happened once I was home. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The one thing worth researching,” he casually replied. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They may not be worth much, but, after all, they’re property and portable. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, take the pineapple. It’s crazy for me to give anything away nowadays, but if it’ll make her feel better, it’s worth it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But most people knew at this point it wasn’t worth the effort. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For my whole sixteen years I’ve rarely thought I was worth much more than a distracted grumble from God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Better than you expect? Something that will make all of this"—I wave at our surroundings—"worth it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It says, He alone is to be thanked for the fact that, for German children, a German life has once again become worth living. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And since I took that charge, King agreed to let me out. It made those three years worth it.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her dark, pert face showed satisfaction, as if she had achieved something of worth. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was handcuffed and charged with stealing $63.50 worth of groceries. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Friday, then? It’s their last night. It’ll be packed, but worth it,” she says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then, at the end of the hall was a white door covered with years’ worth of dirt and handprints. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it worth it to have traveled on one of those glorious monsters? American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He wants to be convinced that what I’m asking of him is worth it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“If justice prevails, would experiencing Alan’s prejudice have been worth it?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Clients would bring in stones and he’d tell them what they were worth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the pens were worth the effort, and during the next few days Egypt was full of scribes practicing the ancient art of hieroglyphic writing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it really worth it?Anxiety’s cold fingers pressed against Dimple, trying to find a way in. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But for what it’s worth, I don’t think he deserves your time or any more attention from you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There were all sorts of new positions opening up in town, opportunities for people who had proven their worth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"And not in an hourglass's worth of time, but now." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"It's worth a king's ransom, this bottle. It cost me two large blue-white diamonds, a mechanical bluebird which sang, and a dragon's scale." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

"So what? A mango isn't worth getting beat up over." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We look for mountains in the clouds to make it all seem like it’s worth it, like it means something. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I probably left the city with more than just two weeks’ worth of food. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“My word isn’t worth much,” I remind him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For what it’s worth, you showed me something, Ultraviolet-there is such a thing as a perfect day. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Laney’s face broke into a huge grin that took up half her face, and even Oliver had to admit that it was worth getting an ugly tree for that smile. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It had a haunted room in it, with innumerable doors out of which things came and fought you in the night Arthur thought it was worth sending Lancelot to investigate the place. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Gobstopper would provide about an hour’s worth of non-stop sucking and if you took it out of your mouth and inspected it every five minutes or so, you would find it had changed colour. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be worth like a gazillion dollars. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I know, so gross. But it’ll be worth it for eighty bucks a week.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Silver is not worth much. But I will accept this until you get me dollars. I’ll need you to help with the pirogue,” he said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But your blood is worth more than mine. Ah, that seems to have done the trick, doesn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Minya was going to force a decade’s worth of the city’s dead to fight and kill their own kith and kin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"Would it work? I wonder. It's worth trying. If there's time. My God, if there's time..." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Pain spreads through my arm—it hurts to hit someone in the teeth—but it was worth it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what to do, but decided finally that a watch was not worth worrying about. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he will think rulership is worth the death of the only human who ever understood him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

But Emma was worth it; so, as his daughter Henrietta wrote much later, he “made up his mind to give up all his natural taste for tidiness.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We now know that Aristarchus’s sun-centered cosmos, with the stars set at a practically infinite distance from the observer, was absolutely correct, yet we have little evidence that anyone else thought his model worth proving. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, I don’t know if this was worth it. If something happens to you... how am I going to live with that, knowing it was because of me?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

What, reader, in your experience is the promise of a rat worth? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t know. I don’t even know if it’s worth it. This place. Fullbrook.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Except I’m predestined to lose because my resolve is weak, and now I’m starting to feel like I have to make this wasted study time worth his while. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Weasley, I’m sorry, but isn’t it worth investigating? If Malfoy wants something fixing, and he needs to threaten Borgin to get it done, it’s probably something Dark or dangerous, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But Volkheimer wants to make an argument that life is worth living. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It would not be worth while to leave his master for that. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And usually these carrion talkers were the same ones who had said one American was worth twenty Germans in a scrap—the same ones. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was worth the risk, every bit of it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Both of you, just breathe easy. It’s not worth it.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was a gorgeous animal, and his coloring made him worth at least twenty talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the smell rose up with it, of about five months’ worth of flushes for our whole family. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

For example, even though Stephanie was apparently the most competent volunteer, she never bragged about her accomplishments; she hardly deemed them worth mentioning. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to leave this! In case you had rice I could take. I wasn’t going to steal; I would leave you the kimono. It’s worth a lot.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My mom doesn’t seem to think he’s worth talking about too much, but you never know...maybe he secretly liked documentaries as much as I do. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Lives “unworthy of living” were apparently of extreme worth for the advancement of science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She must’ve realized she was losing me, because she smiled and said, “That’s what I learned when I came here. Every single person has worth. Every single person is capable of shocking transformation.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

So it was all worth celebrating over a huge mound of ice cream in the student center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The good times were good, but I don’t think it was worth losing a friend over. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

My feet fill with lead, and moving each one forward feels like it takes an hourglass's worth of time. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I wonder if you’re even worth trying to save,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“My mother told me that whenever a story is told, it is worth listening to. So please listen. I will tell it quickly.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“That thing’s probably worth thousands of dollars, Mom!” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me—do you think his head worth drawing? Is he a friend of Mr. Pontellier’s? You never said you knew him.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For what it’s worth, I really like Dimple. I was wrong about her.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I hated to kill it even more than I hated to waste upwards of sixty talents worth of ophalum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had a whole year’s worth of memories now. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” I answered dumbly, trying to look too boring to be worth staying for. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was still trying to convince my mom that the move away from the country of our birth, away from all our friends and family, would be worth it in the end. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“While you’re at it,” said Coach Hedge, “see if you can get the latest baseball scores. Italians don’t cover baseball worth beans.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was just showing him how strongly she believed that the operation was worth the risk. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

A diamond no bigger than a pebble would be worth thousands of dollars. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Anyway what do I need it for, I don’t want a man around, what use are they except for ten seconds’ worth of half babies. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That art is worth more than every laptop in the computer lab. It was commissioned specifically for us. Personally, I think our donor wasted his money.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have a month's worth of local newspapers gathered up in my recycling bags, and I bet I could find five stories that read about the same. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Surely, the honor of capturing Lincoln’s assassin was worth the risk of a few casualties? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all the gel is worth it; on good days the hairstyle makes me look a little like a rock star. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for the life of me, I could not get her to tell me how much the land was worth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So whatever the sheriff has planned for me, I have to believe that everyone's survival was worth it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Outside, in the ring of trees around the pond, the birds were celebrating, giving the new day a brass band’s worth of greeting. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any librarian worth her salt would not approve of the activities taking place inside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I never carry idlers on my ship! Between ports, a clerk isn’t worth the hardtack to keep him alive.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that made you decide he was worth dating?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I know the kind of stuff you usually bring in, Alex. Nice things, don’t get me wrong, but nothing worth an all-expense-paid trip to paradise.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Any child who has watched only one month’s worth of television knows to do that much. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I eat another fingertip’s worth of peanut butter. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was probably two days’ worth of learning there. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the train pulled out of Hangzhou the next day, the Hsus found themselves depleted of some nine thousand dollars’ worth of goodwill. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The difference may be tiny, but it’s worth knowing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, discomfited, he came and asked once more for the friendship which, in his prosperity, he had not thought it worth his while to preserve. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Camels are boring. You know, I heard there’s a cowboy show somewhere around here. Now, that’d be worth going to.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“They weren’t worth anything anyway. So skinny and tough the coyotes had to kill half of them just to make one meal.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They went to the automat and used up a dollar’s worth of Bruce’s nickels. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that,” I agreed, “would have been worth paying for.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Matt grabbed it and breathed for all he was worth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is the kind of moment that makes me realize it's all worth it. Now, Sikander, how can I help you?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He saw, not the silver in the alien hand of a merchant in the town; he saw the silver transmuted into something worth even more than itself—clothes upon the body of his son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It made the cost of getting the sanctuary back and running higher and higher, but if she debated whether it was all worth it, she didn’t let on. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he does this all the time. I don’t let it get to me. I went without an Apprentice for decades. I wouldn’t have chosen him if he wasn’t worth it.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, Turquine did sit better when it came to the tilt, so that this particular criticism came to nothing—but it throws a sidelight on jousting and may have been worth mentioning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This dress could’ve bought a kid in the slum sectors several months’ worth of food. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Right before Mom had the twins, their other car, an ancient CR-V, broke down, and Ivy’s parents had decided it wasn’t worth fixing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“She worth plenty money. Two hundred dollars. Who bid two hundred dollars?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But it was late into the night and I had pulled my sisters out of bed on a spy mission that wasn’t worth a whipping. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I picture Mirjam joyfully reuniting with her friend, carrying a stack of magazines, carrying weeks' worth of thoughts and feelings to share, having the reunion that Elsbeth and I will never get to have. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Word went out that the killer’s name would be worth a golden dragon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I did not feel that being honest was worth the price of starvation. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know best whether it’s worth asking him.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But still, the land in a desert state was worth nothing without water, and Bookman and Noyes controlled the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Frankly, sir,” she said, “I know of few men worth repeating eight times.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And whatever the next words were: “The time I had to escape from Moscow?” or “The time I lost an Alaskan gold mine, worth a fortune?” or “The cattle stampede on the pampas?,” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Tazviona’s ears and wrenched for all she was worth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure, but it seemed to her that a robot that actually talked was worth a great deal of politeness. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Four years next month. They hardly pay enough for it to be worth it, though. Talk about nasty.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The woman gave Scarlett a small box with five years’ worth of newspapers on microfilm in it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It was sad to think all that was over, but I guessed a house would be worth it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Could it possibly be worth the pain it was causing? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not even a job at Barclays Bank was worth my freedom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I’m doing but I start thumping that old spruce dresser of an instrument for all it’s worth, thumping and thumping, until I feel my life begin. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe now that the Smoke was destroyed, catching the last few runaways wasn’t worth the trouble. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But just as justice delayed is justice denied, a reform so long postponed and so grudgingly enacted was hardly worth celebrating. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your presence is requested by Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia in her chambers in an hourglass's worth of time." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Originally the business had been named the Idaho Gold and Radium Mining Company, after Schnatterly claimed to have found a vein of radium worth millions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A talent for two month’s worth of meals and a dry place to sleep was as good a deal as I could hope for. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And that alone made everything so worth it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He knew very well his life would not be worth a copper if Gebu came home at this moment. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

"Old Lord Crow, him with the talking bird, he gave Craster a crossbow worth a hundred rabbits." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I guess I just didn’t think I was worth it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lefty Lewis said, “I was about to take you to Butter- worth Hospital, I thought you’d left the earth for good.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I followed 'em, didn't I? A big muck like Red, Fat, and Wicked wants to find 'em! That could be worth some money, couldn't it?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay not to do something that you will find burdensome. You don’t have to push yourself into the spotlight to know your worth. You can shine from wherever you stand.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I bet Ma would pitch a fit, too, but something about this squirrel makes me think it’s a risk worth taking. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Pima peered inside the locker, looking to see if anything was worth saving. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But if I held them out to defy the Capitol, I am someone of worth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman handed him a tiny plastic spoon with three licks' worth of pink ice cream on it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

How it hadn’t been an accident at all, but something she’d done on purpose just to impress people who probably weren’t worth impressing anyway, but she couldn’t. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Today’s a good day. Sophie girl’s set to show off for you. About three gallons’ worth.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Hilly had it appraised a few years ago and found out it wasn’t even a ruby, just a garnet, hardly worth anything. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Was it worth it to keep your job for that?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

What I am mourning is perhaps not worth saving, but I regret its loss nevertheless. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Petrelli believed that no class was worth anything without a Study Question Data Sheet. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Abby’s mom came to pick up the twins she said, “Go ahead. It’s worth it.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Herbert, who had been looking at the fire and pondering, here said that something had come into his thoughts arising out of Wemmick’s suggestion, which it might be worth while to pursue. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my dad said that running “those puppy- whipping lowlifes” out of the islands was worth the legal hassle. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t trust you enough for that. You can talk to us two, and I’ll see if it’s worth passing along.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“So the only way your life is worth more than that gold on your fingers is if it gets us out of this place. Otherwise, you’re just as good dead.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that many prescriptive rules are worth keeping does not mean that every pet peeve, bit of grammatical folklore, or dimly remembered lesson from Miss Thistlebottom’s classroom is worth keeping. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Papa and I are both packrats: he because of sentimentality and me because I never want to throw away anything that could be worth something. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But still. How do you know this isn’t worth hundreds of dollars?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Just as I have insisted on his worth, he has always insisted on my strength, insisted that my capacity is greater than I believe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When I was growing up, I had no idea that I would ever have a story worth telling, let alone one people might want to read or listen to. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

For hungry children growing up in the citadel of the Mesarthim, there had never been a pantry worth raiding. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Hardly seems worth it,” I said, “for a stew.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Was American worth leaving my family behind, suffering? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's just not worth sacrificing so much usefulness for so little gain. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Honestly, it was almost worth it for Edie to call me a zombie freak just to see Fina defend me like that. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

One day I heard a sucker stop and offer him forty bucks—that’s forty more than it was worth. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanner opens his mouth and a water balloon worth of blood pours out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When it was my turn, he looked at me intensely, as if he was trying to tell me that he was giving me something worth cherishing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But any Marine worth his salt can tell you that it’s not a bad idea to listen to the scuttlebutt. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real estate taxes in Shaker were higher than anywhere else, but residents certainly got their money’s worth. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bike had been in layaway for months, but the joy on his face had been worth the sacrifice. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Not all things are worth seeing," he says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Considering what happened soon after, it’s interesting that I sensed it was worth noting in the journal how he sat with her on the trip home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was real, it was a fortune, worth more than anything they’d found so far. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Seventy dollars’ worth of heavy,” I say, smiling. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

According to the Daily Mail, their house is worth four hundred thousand pounds. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you didn’t think that this was worth telling me until now?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, hoping Cade would know I didn’t think it was worth the risk of him going under for that shadowy body. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The old man shook his head as if to tell me it wasn’t worth the bother. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it worth it to mess up your whole life for the sake of a few dozen lines scrawled on walls and lockers and garbage dumpsters? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Of learning that family is the only home worth claiming. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

What was five dollars to heirs of an estate worth two hundred million? The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No—It will not be worth while. If I come, I shall be cross.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You shall prove your worth by facing me in a joust!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’d say looking around here, it was worth the life risk.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hardly even a dog worth the trouble and stove wood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists are quick to point out that John Moore’s cells were exceptional, and few cell lines are actually worth patenting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Well, it was worth a try, what are you waiting for? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Some argue this ancient Sumerian tale’s worth, but I think all stories have value. Readers and listeners should decide which stories speak to them or not.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She smiles so big that I know that whatever happens will be worth it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you figure this mule is worth?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A well- trained falcon might be worth her weight in gold. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

When we finally got into the building it was worth the wait. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But she doesn’t find her appointments worth keeping. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It looked, we reflected later, as if Darren might have his hands full, though we additionally concluded that it would probably be worth it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Genie’s and Ernie’s clothes—an entire month’s worth—in the drawers of the blue dresser. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It was worth it,” he said, stroking its wooden back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Peach grabbed the bushes for all he was worth and began to choke. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But even though Kevin had sort of tried to kill me and all, he really didn’t seem worth hating. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was balanced on a hair-line now, but there was no one to push him forward or backward, no one to make him feel that he had any value or worth—no one but himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Right. So, what you have to decide is whether it’s worth it to you or not, think about it.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But he said he would refer it to his staff for study to see if it was worth undertaking a year from then. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In order to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own armour, which David cast off after putting it on, declaring that with it he could not test his true worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the heat had made me soft, or maybe I was just in a good mood because I'd found a restaurant that had thrown out an entire day's worth of old sandwiches. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Who could have imagined so much color that the ground disappears and we are left walking through an autumn's worth of crazy words that beneath the magic of my grandmother's hands become side dishes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it makes you feel any better, I think you're worth ten of those guys.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Since we were going different places to do our training anyway,” she said, “it didn’t seem worth it, to split up properly. So we just stayed together until I left.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t help it, and it was worth it for that one moment of consternation. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you risk everything for a life worth living, even if you’re not the one that’ll be alive to live it.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Sure? Each one of these is for more than this place is worth. We’re paying on all these? That’s a waste of money.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I had my doubts about that, but we all agreed it was worth a shot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Most of the time, living just isn’t worth the trouble.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was only worth the risk if I were sure where the commissary was: otherwise we might just as well eat the cattle, ourselves. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I found remarkable about Arthur Ashe was that he was not afraid to dismiss questions from white people if he considered them worth ignoring, and say what he considered important. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the jewels were of poor quality, worth no more than twenty thousand dollars. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Someone had thought that he was worth saving. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her closet was overstuffed, but it was worth it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Last summer, she had decided that a dragon’s life was worth the same as a human’s. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But Digory was more interested in the faces, and indeed these were well worth looking at. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“There was a diagram in there, but I can’t draw worth a flip. Words and numbers, yes. Pictures? Hopeless.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A good-size hide was worth from four to ten dollars, depending on the grade and quality. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it warmed my hands and bubbles of froth tickled my lips, I knew it was worth the price. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It’s dawning on me that I live among men and women who’ve simply always understood their whole existence is worth less than a banana to most white people. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What makes you so sure I’m worth it?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

By September 1777 he had shipped supplies that would be worth about half a billion dollars today. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some said the UN was at Pinyudu already, so it was worth going the extra distance. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just glad we survived more than a day’s worth of riding without a real reason to call home. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“We ain’t got nothing worth stealing anyways. I don’t know where Ignatius gets them ideas of his.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If there’s a doctor in this town worth more than ha’penny, then I’m the King of Vint.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think this is worth it?” said Seven, knowing it didn’t matter. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted so badly to believe that being in Dain’s service was an honor, that he was someone worth following. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ruby contended that it was always worth it, even if it came with danger and ended in doom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All these years I knew something was missing in my life, and I am glad that I finally found it— Days like this create memories worth living for. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were about a million words worth of secret government and military documents, and another 1.5 million of narrative history written by the researchers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe some of the Relocation Rules were still worth something after all. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

At moments like these, it was almost worth all the jail time. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s always about winning with you, isn’t it? It’s only worth doing if there’s a ribbon in it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I hope whoever she was, she was worth it,” Tom taunts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I sure hope the little grouch is worth it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For normal potato farmers, it's not worth doing because they're working with literally millions of potato plants. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

This thing has to be worth thousands of dollars. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With scribbles on paper that are not worth the scratch of a pig’s snout. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

On his way home, he made sure his boots and hands were caked with a day’s worth of cemetery dirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said it was a full setting for twelve and worth at least two hundred. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well I’m figuring right here and now it’s worth just about one full-blooded Khershaen pack mule ” I turned it over in my hand, pulled the pin away and let it snap back again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nguyen was starting to think that no amount of money was worth another minute in this strange company. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Their friendship had been worth that much, at least. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I guess I don’t really know. But it’s worth thinking about.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But Coach Hedge promised he could guard Reyna for a little longer and, on the off chance the spirit had something useful to say, Nico decided it was worth the risk. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Because this matter is worth noting and being imitated by others, I do not want to pass over it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was one of those women Vatete meant who wasn’t even worth a mangy goat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry he got hurt. I really am. That must have been really hard. But...he got something in his eye. Is that really worth all this drama?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Darcy is not so well worth listening to as his friend, is he?—Poor Eliza!—to be only just tolerable.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The first two days’ worth of competition was to whittle those two thousand plus fencers down to a manageable sixty-four when the elimination bouts began. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the smaller forms of damage—bruises, cuts, scrapes—did not seem worth mentioning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a gazillion words and phrases I could choose, and none of them seem worth one of my two last cards. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The encounter with the rats in the barn had been no joke and had proved their worth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the afternoon chopping a field’s worth of cabbage while a half pig roasted in the pit dug by the men in the flower garden. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“True solace can be worth its weight in gold.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“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

It was, as may be perceived, a marvel worth gazing upon, and had been made by no less a personage than Hephaestus, the celestial workman of Olympus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which makes it definitely not worth the cost of getting there. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The effort of butchering the turtle had hardly seemed worth the cup of blood. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He says the prayers of one child like us are worth more in heaven than the prayers of ten cardinals and forty bishops. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have been able to buy even a penny’s worth of war stamps otherwise, let alone a Liberty Bond. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was an ardent teacher who had at last met a pupil worth bothering with. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hardly imagine the punishment given someone who had done something bad enough to be worth five hundred thousand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course that would mean no swimming at Coney Island, and no movies, and no nothing, but it was worth it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant twenty dollars was worth at least four hundred eighty Zim dollars—enough to get me back in school. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Now that the pile of rocks had turned out to be worth millions of dollars, he said, “everybody wants to get in here and get some of this money.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

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

Dennis Hoagland said that in our time there were only two or three worth talking about, for complexity, fascination, depth of involvement: JFK, Watergate, the attempt on the Pope. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So? If you swanks left a lot behind, it would be worth it.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Something isn’t right with it and it’s worth more? Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Staying because two of me is enough to make one of me worth nothing at all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He saw them toiling, saw them suffer and grow gray about things that to him did not seem worth the price—for money, small pleasures and trivial honors. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally gave up and memorized the numbers of everyone I knew worth calling. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“No, but I got connections and it’s always worth my while to stop there.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Newport also takes all of the food stores except fourteen weeks’ worth of wheat and barley for the one hundred or so of us colonists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Although we need reinforcement, the recruits give us almost more trouble than they are worth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their homes are worth an average of $400,000, twice the national average, and they have nearly twice as many rooms as the average house. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She was just so glad to know that she wasn’t alone in her visions of the dead that she reckoned the inevitable revenge would be worth it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It masquerades as a two-dollar word, but it’s really worth only about twenty cents. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question is whether it’s worth my time to kill you—knowing that as soon as I stop my father your destruction will be assured. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She had no qualms about telling a saleslady that a dress marked at twenty-five cents was worth only a dime, and she usually got it at that price. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, if the state of things has really devolved to such a degree, my water must be worth more than ever. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“An excellent point. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not even worth looking at. Not when you’ve got Hoosier Hill. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It would be worth it But how to get at the inside of the plane? Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left, hopeful he’d have another chance to prove his worth. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After months of living with the old woman, the cousins had seemed to decide that Aunt Rose was suddenly worth their time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

In his hand he held a paper bag that was supposed to hold a month’s worth of lunch money. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Thus his idea did not seem worth resurrecting only to be quickly buried. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun tried to remember how much his life insurance policy was worth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It must at least look like a blue diamond worth twenty million francs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was a foolish, desperate move, and now here she was, stuck on an island with only a week’s worth of pills. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“After three years of largely listening and learning, I believed that I knew things about the situation in Vietnam worth passing on in my own voice.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You are the only one worth playing for. Those others? Bah!” and she went shuffling and sidling on down the gallery toward her room. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

There was Odessa High, which many old-line supporters felt had become a dumping ground for Hispanics who, among other things, couldn’t play football worth a lick. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then professionals will descend on the house, neatly and efficiently separating the valuable from the sentimental, lingering only over items of indeterminate origin or worth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The cap’n had been right that a haircut was a lot of money here, but in my eyes the chair made the whole thing worth it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

"My father would be the first to tell you that fifty thousand Domishmen are worth one rabid dog." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Kelton and I grumble and moan about it, trying to filter our whole experience with Henry through this new lens, and decide it’s not worth it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it seemed to her the information she received was well worth the cost. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Writing Mistress was the only one who taught anything worth knowing,” I concluded, “although it is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one can decide whether or not to be proper.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes on Sundays we bought a dime’s worth of beef which usually turned out to be uneatable. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pip,” said Estella, casting her glance over the room, “don’t be foolish about its effect on you. It may have its effect on others, and may be meant to have. It’s not worth discussing.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffed everything that was worth sniffing in that house. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Finally, in frustration, I throw down an amount that I know is much more than the power-up is worth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I can never decide if it is worth it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In the Beta-Minus geography room John learnt that “a savage reservation is a place which, owing to unfavourable climatic or geological conditions, or poverty of natural resources, has not been worth the expense of civilizing.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Shaper sings—the harp soughing out through the long room like summer wind—“By deeds worth praise a man can, in any kingdom, prosper!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did Lee plan to let Richmond fall and in its stead to seize Washington—wouldn’t the exchange of capitals be worth his while? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being that far away was the only way to ensure he would take a real vacation, a full week’s worth of rest. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

So I was really trying not to get sent to visit Principal Peattie again, even though it would almost have been worth it to see the Brown Pelican. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It was worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars, and it was stolen!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘And there are names among us that are worth more than a thousand mail-clad knights apiece. No, he will not smile.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Runako was worth ten of you. She could have gone to university.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I put each trunk’s worth in its own box, eight boxes total. They’re all in there.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When they more or less gave birth to the systematic education of young people, it is worth noting that their first compulsory seven subjects were grammar, rhetoric, logic, maths, geometry, astronomy and music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

All this so good—so good that it was almost worth while to be miserable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie sauntered down and bought two frogs’ worth of Bull Durham. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after considering whether the scolding he’ll get from the dry-cleaning crew will be worth it, he ducks into the shrubbery. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Yet the danger was worth it if I could find my mother. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

To press towards the Self, towards Atman—was there another way that was worth seeking? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean was it worth it, sacrificing so much, leaving so much behind to go and try to save Haiti?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh God, Sam fight? Is it worth war to save a few pence in taxes?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d like to pay less for it and get our money’s worth on some more orderly, businesslike schedule. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who does otherwise either comes to ruin because of the flatterer, or keeps changing his mind in the face of different opinions; resulting in a low estimation of his worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He would later say, “As a geneticist, it was the only problem worth solving.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We had to assume that the letter a was worth one cent, b two cents, c three cents—and so on, making the letter z worth twenty-six cents. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Come, my young friend! Tell me how you came by such a fortune—a tale worth hearing, no doubt!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Boy, howdy, would that be a trade worth dancing for. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered her hair to him as though it were something worth holding. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Just some whiskey and a little ground-up osha,” she explained tenderly, adding of course: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So even for someone who considers a fetus to be worth only one one-hundredth of a human being, the trade-off between higher abortion and lower crime is, by an economist’s reckoning, terribly inefficient. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

So far as he knew, he said, there was nothing worth reading. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It seemed somehow as though it had not been worth it after all. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had precisely one minute to prove my worth. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

If he had only managed to kill the snake, it would have been worth it, all of it....Sick at heart, he sat up and threw back the covers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

None of the officers in the squadron had ever eaten so well as they ate regularly in Milo’s mess hall, and Yossarian wondered awhile if it wasn’t perhaps all worth it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

That was a whole month’s worth of talking for him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I had to ask myself again: was it all worth it? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I know, at least I think I do, maybe, sometimes, definitely, what I’m worth. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I say, there aren’t many here, are there? Do you think it’s really worth going on with this idea?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t she know there was nothing on the phone worth seeing? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She offered to buy it for four thousand North Korean won, which was worth about four dollars at black-market exchange rates. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But Harry didn’t care, he wouldn’t have cared if Karkaroff had given him zero; Ron’s indignation on his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The pearl dangling from the gold clasp—one of the two largest pearls in the world—was worth an astronomical sum. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Before he retired Grandpa had been a mailman, and Dad said no one worth our respect would have worked for the Government. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“If you thought it would be a plan worth trying, I'd have to take your word it would help.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jus doesn’t know much about watches, but he’s about eighty-seven percent sure this one is vintage and worth more money than Mama’s ever had in her bank account at once. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It has to be worth more than everything else, because heaven’s waiting on the other side. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Three weeks’ worth of her complaining about dirty chopsticks and cold soup, three meals a day—well, it would be a disaster. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My guess is not enough for a week’s worth of meals,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some 14,700 tons of silver worth more than $300 million were procured from the depository on the understanding that every ounce would be returned after the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

This one perfect day of his life was worth anything he had to pay. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

But all I have to do is see her like this to know it was worth it a million times over. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At the forefront of my mind was the fact that Stanchion’s unspoken advice might be worth listening to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Soon after, she decided our nightly mealtime battles just weren’t worth it, and she started to puree my meat and serve it to me with noodles. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But this discomfort was worth it because when he gripped the mattock, a digging tool that looked a lot like a spear, his blisters thanked him by not erupting in pain. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I dan’t get down here but once a year in the fall. Forage for the hogs makes it worth moi while, but only just. There’s strange things in these woods. Especial off tae the north.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It would take several trips to move his treasure trove, but it would be worth the delay. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help thinking how in that case, if Granny Blakeslee was alive she would call it worth mentioning that Grandpa finally got what he wanted most in life after he died. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The punishment for speaking out of turn was a day’s worth of isolation, handcuffed to one of the gateposts in the Garden regardless of the temperature or the weather. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was enjoying her agony, seeing and feeling the worth of himself in her bewildered desperation. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now it falls under the category of “battles not worth fighting, because at least she’s sitting at the table eating with us, and her weight hasn’t dropped into dangerland”. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so it’s probably not him. Maybe James Parker was a student at Wallace. It’s worth a look.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Are you saying my life isn’t worth some lousy antibiotics?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was too remote to be worth thinking about. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Four hundred and ten dollars was a serious chunk out of his paycheck, but keeping his record spotless was worth every penny. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's nothing to me that is worth anything, Laia," the Augur says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I shake the dice in my hand for all they’re worth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I guess you have to be sure the poetry thing is worth it.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was worth the extra money, no matter whom I shared the place with. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not about my dad. It’s Lucky Girl. She’s good, right? She’s worth a hundred of some of my old crew. A thousand of my dad.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I explained that all my rocks were incredibly valuable and I’d rather keep them than sell them for less than they were worth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am sure that nothing is worth killing him for. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And what was at stake for both men that was worth risking so much? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It is not worth ten. It is not worth even one. Here.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a sad fact that they have to go far from home for people to think they’re worth much. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“He’d better be rich enough to be worth your trouble,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I go around the room with my laundry sack, stuffing a weekend’s worth of clothes inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. My dada says servants have a right to privacy, and he’s a United States senator, so his opinion is worth more.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have the forged passports, guaranteed, worth the price. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I reckon it’ll be worth it, just to see Bigwig telling bedtime stories to a mole.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bad apple, but it was worth half a penny to learn that Manderly is raising men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, when the British ruled Zimbabwe. This is exciting! It must be worth a lot—and look! Here’s a plastic duck.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Just the sight of it’s worth that long walk!” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The shells made deep slushy craters, opening up all those years of waste, centuries worth, and the smell came bubbling out of the earth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Many things in life are worth more than money,” Neel said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding? That stone’s worth more than a little information.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Each tessera is worth a meager year's supply of grain and oil for one person. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If you’re made to feel unworthy enough, you may come to think that what you’re paid is what you are actually worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t see any guards, but I can see other prisoners trying to listen, and who knows which of them might decide that extra food or privileges are worth a betrayal to the Germans. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You heard him—true love is what he wants to come back for. That’s certainly worth while.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There isn’t anything to say—at least, not anything that’s worth saying. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“The Doctorita said she’d give me a diploma. And my own house. And I don’t think it’s worth it to leave after so many years of suffering and—” “Virginia!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss looked upon the boy he’d become so enamored with, and he suddenly felt that everything was worth it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

What I carried out of Congo on my crooked little back is a ferocious uncertainty about the worth of a life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They ain't worth more than me. And besides, I never loved no man because he was worth it. Worth didn’t have nothing to do with it.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I heard them arguing with one another, heard some of them agree that it would be worth it if they could get me once and for all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those half-cent coins he found in Concord must be worth something, and his pocket watch would be worth a lot. It might be time to visit the dealer again.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I took it to get back at the Shrew. Don’t look so shocked. You’re such a baby. Besides, Mr. Das doesn’t pay us half of what we’re worth.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you turn it in for cash now, you’ll only get fifty-two dollars. If you hold on to it, in just a few years it will be worth a hundred dollars.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“So if Uncle Jim’s land is worth a million dollars, that means your land is worth a million dollars.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been waiting for this all day. It had better be worth it.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My mother, clad only in her underwear, wriggled out from the tiny compartment where clothes would have been hanging, had we had any worth hanging. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad, too,” she said, hardly knowing whether to laugh, and if ever there was a status—non-monk—worth celebrating with a kiss, this was it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If she has to ask, it’s not worth explaining. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And then, at the end, how, regardless of all the threats, I just didn’t think I was worth the sacrifices he was making for me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He told us that the burglars had forced the outside door and the warehouse door with a crowbar, but when they didn’t find anything worth stealing, they tried their luck on the next floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"I got twenty grand's worth of recording equipment in there." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

My officer friend Miller had, half facetiously, cautioned me against vacation, saying that in his experience, taking time off almost wasn’t worth the nausea of reentry. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That seven will be worth plenty more later,” she advised. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t, but I assume my dad wouldn’t give it to me if it was worth a lot of money.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All I had was Bass's word in the matter, and judging from what Chris Beeston had said, his word was not worth much. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was no more, just a big bowl’s worth left for Papa in case he came home tonight. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Daario won that for me, for all that it is worth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seven years ago we all went through the flames; and the happiness of some of us since then is, we think, well worth the pain we endured. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Here were even more—centuries’ worth of hidden wealth from every empire that had ever claimed this land—Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and so many others. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I decided against it, though, since, unless one has a large bankroll, the rate at which one wins money is too slow to be worth the time and intense concentration required. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell he was trying to sound disdainful, as though what Moody was saying was barely worth his notice, but his hands gave him away; they had balled themselves into fists. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"My wives will beat me and call me fool, but I am a helpless child in your hands. Come, right, that is less than it is worth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But riding a bike was worth having my artificial legs on, so I rushed upstairs and put them on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I decided then and there it wasn’t worth making another one. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And Helga, taking an oddly feminist stance: “See what you do for the mens? You suffer. Is not worth it.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“The doctor thought so. Although I don’t know how much a doctor’s opinion is worth in this time.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When He looked in our hearts to weigh our worth, would he find love for our Congolese neighbors, or disdain? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe the three weeks’ worth of memories aren’t real at all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And yet none of his certainties was worth one hair of a woman’s head. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

No activity seemed worth the doing, no conversation worth having. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a full stomach and a week’s worth of exhaustion pulled him to unconsciousness. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“How sad for Feral. He was only worth one plum. Won’t he mope when we tell him.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There is something in this venture, worth more to you than coin or castles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I look up and see Manchee’s snout wrapped around Aaron’s calf, biting it for all he’s worth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They might decide that it wasn’t worth the drive back to retrieve me; that, like Quixote the cat, I was a bother and a burden they could do without. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it worth it, worth anything, to say that you had ridden on the World’s Largest Carousel? American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is worth much more than the coin you have remaining in your pocket.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn't about to give him an hour's worth of hard-earned money from folding pocket tees. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I should punish you. However, given the circumstances, it hardly seems worth the effort.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Is there something humans possess that makes us worth saving? We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My words are worth listening to, I think, and there is some wisdom in them. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was like he dumped all this treasure on her every morning without even thinking about it, without any sense of what it was worth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And I think, if thoughts are worth a penny, how much less promises must be worth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Not my clothes, there wasn’t time, and not the Bible—it didn’t seem worth saving at that moment, so help me God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five years later, he was arrested again, this time for having about $10 worth of the drug on him. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Yeah, Nuria and her vocals were definitely worth a lie and a nightly sprint to the beach. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He might not even be worth his share of the dwindling food rations. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone had been busy burning and burying a creature worth a king’s ransom. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We are allowed into the commander’s cabin, where the bathroom is so white and clean, so worth the embarrassment. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“There are some things in this world worth dying for.” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I say it’s not worth the risk, Hazel. Why not wait for Holly to come back? That’s all we have to do.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not worth the risk? There’s a hundred pounds worth of stuff in that wagon.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The membership cost was worth it just for this room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I argue that it’s all worth it, the time apart, putting the family thing on hold, because she’s great. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

"And he gave me a gold coin to pay her, because I was a Lannister, and worth more." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The risk might cost me, infuriate Du Barry further, but if it allows me to stand out from my sisters, the gamble will be worth it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas Hobbes, writing in 1655, thought that there was no astronomy worth the name before Copernicus, no physics before Galileo, no physiology before William Harvey. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He held it like it was worth a million dollars. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why, the skates alone were worth four times that much! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These senators don’t seem to think it’s worth the risk,” she said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Over nothing worth the fight. So I refused to be one of them. And here I am. And here I’ll stay.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But getting a chance to sit at a piano was worth any amount of knocks and trouble. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s worth a lot of money?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But shooters did not like to shoot a walker, because even a killed walker was worth no more than a wounded flyer—that is, one point in the scorekeeper’s book. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to make their sacrifice worth it. We have to beat Gaea.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And his father’s smile made him feel as if he might be worth something after all—until he remembered he was out-loud lying. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Ha, any badger worth its salt knows all about the moon. Do you want me to recite all its phases? I can, you know.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

At that time, it was approximately six gallons of water—about fifty pounds’ worth—for every human being alive on the planet. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then, after an almost desperate silence on his part, Bernabe added: “You really think it’s worth going into them mountains today?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much were they worth? Well, let’s go up and look.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When a friend asks for support, you should help them to the best of your abilities, even if you feel it isn’t worth it,” he says gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaws land might be worth something once the city was rebuilt, but that meant holding on to it for quite a while. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘All the “great secrets” under the mountains had turned out to be just empty night: there was nothing more to find out, nothing worth doing, only nasty furtive eating and resentful remembering. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This land is worth a lot of money.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“No disrespect, but this sort of finery is worth far more than seeing my head roll on the ground.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The routine, daily stuff—just humping, just enduring—but that was worth something, wasn’t it? The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave the rope a good tug, testing its worth, and presented it to me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Theon thought of seeking out the bodies of the two men he'd slain himself to see if they had any jewelry worth the taking, but the notion left a bitter taste in his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His thoughts darted eagerly about as everything looked new—and worth trying. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it is worth knowing that only a few years ago an attempt to build a one-third-scale replica Newcomen engine ran into a great deal of difficulty. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What am I supposed to believe—that Mirjam alone is worth taking risks to save, just because she was the one I was asked to find? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It is one of the reasons why I think my parents were so passionate about educating their girls, so that we could learn that no one can take away our worth. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

‘I never told him, but its worth was greater than the value of the whole Shire and everything in it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I doubt that my life has been worth the danger you have endured, Horatio. Leave me now and hide until you deem yourself safe.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her ability to work mischief was hardly worth noticing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And if several million Irish pounds’ worth of property damage happened to ensue, well, that was just a bonus. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The intellectual apparatus of the new science—facts, experiments, theories, laws of nature, evidence—did not establish its worth by philosophical arguments; its success depended upon the fact that, in practice, it produced good results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So little food remained that it was hardly worth dividing. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“But you see what my thought worth. I have no beautiful kimono to give you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was not worth thinking about it, not now. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The Italian, whose head covered with patent leather curls aroused in women an irrepressible need to sigh, dealt with Amaranta as with a capricious little girl who was not worth taking seriously. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Like he wasn’t worth the trouble or something. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’d have to have silver shoes to be worth that much. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The world isn’t the safest place ever, we know that because of Christian and everyone else dying on the daily. But I should’ve shown you some risks are worth it.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Hold on there! I’ll take the goats. Witched or no, goats is worth twenty shillings apiece.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s say that he is forced, for the sake of argument, to affix a relative value, and he decides that 1 newborn is worth 100 fetuses. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I think,” I answered, swishing suds in and out of the umpteenth mason jar that would probably collect another year’s worth of dust before there’d be any fruit fit for canning. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But it’s extremely rare for individual cells from one person to be worth millions like John Moore’s. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The bottom beads, called the “earthly beads,” were worth one, and the top beads, called the “heavenly beads,” were worth five. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Did that mean, they asked, that women had done nothing worth recognizing during the past century? Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was only then I realized how I must look, covered in a year’s worth of alley dirt, trying to get a receipt for a book I’d obviously stolen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom had always said she was worth her weight in gold to our little town. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She said that I saved her about a pint of blood—which was worth it the way she smiled at me when she said this. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

No one could tell her the worth of a daughter, so she set it at one hundred times the worth of a lamb. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was worth it, for though he was numbed and scarlet, the welcome he got thawed him thoroughly. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, like everyone else—social workers, teachers, foster parents;—he’ll get fed up, feel betrayed, realize Molly’s more trouble than she’s worth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s plenty for both of us, Kate. I could give you as much as you make and more, and you’d be worth it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At a Wool- worth’s in Nebraska City I bought a three-pack of boxer shorts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the end result is more than worth it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But people like Marina show the rising generations that it is possible to make a difference—and that it is worth it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

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

If you ever eat cattails, be sure to cook them well, otherwise the fibers are tough and they take more chewing to get the starchy food from them than they are worth. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right. We’re supposed to get him a hundred dollars’ worth of flowers.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m even having a heart attack, but it doesn’t seem worth mentioning. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The best glass came from Myr, but a good clear pane was worth its weight in spice, and green and yellow glass would not work as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Would you not like to come ashore and look at it, little wizard? It is worth looking at.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take too much time before I figured out that twenty-four hours’ worth of walking was a lot longer than I thought it would be. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

"People take a boy like that. They don't know what he's worth. They don't know what he means. Any foreigner can flatter him. They start this Grand Hotel business, and in one year they're through." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he said after a while, “it’s kids’ stuff, but I always thought my obituary would be in all the newspapers, that I’d have a story worth telling. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I hate mowing the lawn, but it’ll be worth it when I see you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Now he has gone from two phone cards to one, worth only 30 pesos. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I should try to think bigger, beyond our current situation where I am of the utmost importance, to the future where I may be worth nothing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then, popping up cunningly out of the blue: How many dollars’ worth of stolen goods have I purchased in the last year? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the most basic option we sell, but still worth a week of my wages. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One day when Sapo and me were in the eighth grade, Tapia told us, “You speak two languages, you are worth two people.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Their shipmates would gladly have killed him, but the captain forbade it; a fighter was always worth good silver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hope this gross miscarriage of campaign funds is worth it to you. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to find a way to show her I’m worth her while. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The place is just waiting to fall in on you. It’s not worth going in. Like you said, it’s just a lyre.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That the lite of a man is worth the sale of a two-bit paper doll . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I could sell you a penny’s worth,” he said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But if the rest of our plan went okay, it would be worth it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A full two months’ allowance, but oh so worth it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

First, it is worth noting that not everyone joined in the general celebration of Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s certainly not worth five hundred pieces of gold. I’ll give you ten; it’s probably worth that.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The baby ran for all he was worth to Donkeyberry, who gathered him into her arms and turned him over for a quick grooming session. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His situation wasn’t improved when the authorities at the seminary decided to put him on a three-quarter salary until he proved his worth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He would think it over and realize that it was not worth all the bother. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t explain it, not even to himself, but just those few words from his dad made all the anger and worry seem worth it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But Father’s pride in having raised a handygirl sometimes seemed worth the trouble. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Will keeps saying, I'm from there, like it's something worth bragging about. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if that would work for me, but it’s worth a try. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She lets out a sigh that means life is hardly worth living under such conditions. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My stomach felt like it was eating itself those times I had nothing but a scoop of lumpy mashed potatoes, but it was worth it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Look to your khal and see what life is worth, when all the rest is gone." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If Ifall and die, it will still have been worth it, she had thought. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Even if you can’t shoot a free throw worth diddly?” said Christopher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That does me good! That’s worth millions of money and pecks of praise. Oh, Marmee, I do try! I will keep on trying, and not get tired, since I have you to help me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bribery or violence was my choice if I dealt with that fisherman still at work in his boat in the inner dock: a faulty engine seemed not worth either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing else was worth looking at: you couldn’t look at anything else. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It was good. I’m really glad. It was worth coming here today just for that.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really care what her name was—the thing that seemed worth explaining to me was the mouse ears. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We got shushed again, but it was worth it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And as far as the history of the Class of 1943 at the Devon School is concerned, this was the only part of our conversation worth preserving. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, he gave that up, as he said, because it did not make enough money to be worth the time it took. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I considered sending her a Zimbabwean dollar but knew that was one day’s worth of sadza. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My little brother knew long before I did that our half-Japanese heritage was worth loving. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth more than that. You’re looking at three hundred dollars’ worth of fireworks, easy.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, April. Here’s the deal. I’d love it if you’d sell us all this for fifty bucks, and I’m prepared to make it worth your while.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It’s enough to know that he thinks I’m worth fighting for. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Toby told him that when he graduated, he could’ve had almost a year’s worth of college credit if Jimmy would’ve sprung for the test fees. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I know Maxine says there are some friends who are worth fighting for, but sometimes it’s just easier to walk away. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter whether you feel better, because if you have no worth—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even though she was ashamed of herself for believing such awful things about Nehemia, knowing that Dorian and Chaol were safe made the misery worth it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I know something worth two of that. Good old priest,” he said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was worth the walk for me if I could save a couple of pennies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Lady was just in. Bought a quarter’s worth of round steak ground. Only I ground too much and here’s the rest on the plate. Just ten cents’ worth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was about to see if it was worth it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For most kids, it will be a day’s worth of gossip. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And that was worth a million and a half bad names. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years he had invested in stocks and bonds, and Devine suspected Shorty was currently worth a nice piece of change. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In ten weeks, the garden had generated over ninety pounds of produce—from only about $200 worth of seeds and mulch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nazi doctors filmed the patients and produced short documentaries to convince the public that the patients’ lives were not worth living. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Blackavar, who knew his own worth, felt convinced that his mother’s blood had prejudiced the Council against him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This afternoon I thought that if it turned out that books were worth while, we might get a press and print some extra copies—” “ We?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The story of the Flying Elefantes is a story worth telling again and again,” said the grandmother. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Runako, your mother, was worth waiting for. Did you know she could read?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These photos will be worth a fortune one day,” the man took the opportunity to say. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The commands came so frequently that it took them an hour to travel five miles, but it was worth it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m Neumann. They call me Two. There’s another Neumann, the driver. He’s One. Then there’s the engineer and the sergeant and you, so for whatever it’s worth, that’s five again.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I haven’t done anything worth bragging about. We barely got out of New York and were stuck here with no money and no way west.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Is a schoolboy grudge worth putting an innocent man back inside Azkaban?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I decide it’s not worth arguing, and I let her take me down into the kitchen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

For the first time in over an hour, Dolores’s thoughts drifted to the ancient toe bone, worth millions of dollars, that she’d left sitting on the armrest of her car. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

If he stayed there, this could last for hours, and he couldn’t let his mind convince itself that this wasn’t worth it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Didn’t they realize that I needed their worry to assure myself that I was worth something? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The telephone system hardly worked, and it did not seem worth the effort to call any doctors to tell them that he was coming. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had made clear that an Agulen was worth a great deal. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But a generation’s worth of hard feelings and resentments separated the leadership. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost worth getting sick to miss Gym.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In wet weather the road became one big sea of mud which, according to my mother, would be “worth your life to drive through.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his size and his speed and his ability, he was worth the special status at whatever cost and whatever effect it had on the dynamics of the team or his own development. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is enough to trade in his 30-peso phone card for one worth 50 pesos. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Trying to keep Malcolm X talking, I mined the woman theme for all it was worth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among wild plant and animal species, only a small minority are edible to humans or worth hunting or gathering. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to, for if the other prisoners heard of his bearing tales to the warden, then his life, as he put it, “wouldn’t be worth a dead coyote.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A dragon’s pearl is worth the Emperor’s entire fortune.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Folks come in here to buy a nickel’s worth of postage and think they can spend the next three hours and thirty-three minutes turning the Clutters inside out. Pickin’ the wings off other people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take three weeks’ worth of allowance to be able to pay for twenty-two cream puffs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Five minutes of planning are worth fifteen minutes of just looking. Quick, give me the pencil and note pad from that table.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

This question represents a crescendo of decades’ worth of research. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Many feel the health insurance isn’t worth paying for. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A meter’s worth of precious copper tore loose in his hands and dust clouds enveloped him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Your sorry ain’t worth a shitload of peaches, Lily. I swear to God—” “I called because I was just wondering something.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which isn’t good because I can feel weeks’ and weeks’ worth of verbal puke surging up my esophagus. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Gilly banged the door to her room for all she was worth. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Moss locked his bike up in front of a baby-clothes boutique, one of those shops where an afternoon’s shopping spree might be worth more than his mom paid in rent for a month. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And while I myself did not know of anyone who had died after breaking one, it wasn’t worth the risk. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I must have some worth if the Mehtas were spending money for music. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most copies will have been thrown away long before it occurred to anyone that the book was worth preserving simply because it was old and rare. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth a shot, if you think it will help,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My parents decided it was worth it to hire a company to come in and decorate the park with lights and a big tree in the middle of Main Street. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He also felt as if suddenly his life wasn’t worth a plug nickel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May we please climb it instead? I am not dressed for an obstacle course. We’ll make it worth your while.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It wasn't bad but not worth sacrificing my own private frozen lake for. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My father said that Gram couldn’t read maps worth a hill of beans, and that he was grateful that I had agreed to go along and help them find their way. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He thought about waking up Bri and Julie and telling them to go with him, but decided it wouldn’t be worth the chaos. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe he won’t tell us anything helpful but I guess it’s worth a try. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The TV is old, but alone, it’s worth twice that. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The momentary warmth is not worth the nappy rash. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This sometimes means running from one end of the building to the other, but it’s worth every step. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It might be worth it to make sure he can never smile again.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They still had to navigate Columbus Circle and walk a mile’s worth of city streets. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“How much do you think that old telephone equipment’s worth?” he said finally. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the beaker and collected about three hundred millilitres, a pop can’s worth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you wanted to stay in Bone Gap, it would mean Sean was worth staying for. And he doesn’t know that. But maybe you can forgive him for it?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s all money in the end. And you’re worth a lot more of it than I thought.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now they had 1,000 pounds of meat and at least two weeks’ worth of blubber. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Though the only classes worth studying for are Modern Social Thought and Vocabulary. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They knew a tremendous number of things—but was it worth while Jcnowing all these things ifthey did not know the one important thing, the only important thing? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as anyone worth his salt knows, it’s best to get a look at a place before it gets a look at you. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It is worth noting that the new geographical discoveries were swiftly accepted right across Europe—you did not need to be Spanish to believe that Columbus had discovered a new continent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Everything that’s happened has brought me here, to this place, with this knife in my hand, and something worth saving. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was hardly worth discussing the matter in advance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They’d even written fake ransom notes asking for millions of dollars and then, just to be silly, millions of dollars’ worth of succotash. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Some of these ‘oddities’ might be peculiar,” said Millard, “in which case they might know something about Miss Wren. I say it’s worth the price of admission.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was milking it for all it was worth, and judging from the blank stares of Kevin and the jury, Mr. Robineau and I were the only ones who got the joke. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“How much is it worth, Monsieur? Could it buy the Eiffel Tower?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There are some features of linguistic change that are worth bearing in mind as we go on. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Woolf felt the spectacle was worth the price of new paint and a furious agent. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if one look through a hack window was worth a hundred,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't worth a decent stroke of work but it was more than that--I didn't want to leave Gatsby. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The guy is looney,” Belle said thoughtfully, “but also generally polite. Polite is always worth something.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“All right, the sweetshop’s rather good, and Zonko’s Joke Shop’s frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack’s always worth a visit, but really, Harry, apart from that, you’re not missing anything.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It had maybe twenty years1 worth of dust on the rim, but the second hand ticked out just fine: 5 seconds to go, 4, 3 ... Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve had anything worth keeping a clear head for. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dizzy with pain, but it was worth it if the others liked him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would be a sight worth seeing. The Dothraki sea is made of grass, fool.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I pity that poor loser! His life isn’t worth a used Kleenex!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

One would house a thief, a person in possession of an object worth millions of dollars. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I loved him, and I just don’t know if a world without Jesse Franklin is worth saving. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Eleven thousand dollars’ worth of flesh and bone and muscle that belonged to Maryland planters. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Confucius say a woman is worth a thousand words. Tell your wife she’s used up her total.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was worth it to see Mr. Moss’s false teeth fallout!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Besides, this particular display is worth watching, if only for the expressions on everyone’s faces.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I take a turn around the floor, just to see if there’s anything worth picking up. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several million dollars’ worth of stones glittered on the roof, but fortunately the other campers wouldn’t touch them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The next day he would be flying: he never should have taken the job; it was too simple to be worth his labors. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They can be expected to have discovered and tested any wild plant species worth domesticating. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Both started back and drew a long breath: for here at last was something worth seeing. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s three dollars and twenty-five cents’ worth of brown water,” Tee reminded her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Our respect is worth a lot more than that,” said X-Ray. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Given the odds, “my staff refused to do anything more with it. They said it isn’t worth working on; there isn’t enough material. We can’t do anything with it.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not worth anything without the plate block!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had paid seventy-four dollars for the car, and it was worth that—or nearly. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Declared books are flagged for all users to see, alerting every book sleuth to the hidden book that is now worth double points. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We mustn’t swoon over every extraordinary number that comes before us, but it is perhaps worth latching on to one from time to time just to be reminded of their ungraspable and amazing breadth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A loaf of stale bread was made into pulp with hot water and mixed with a dime’s worth of chopped meat into which an onion had been cleavered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It almost made everything we had been through worth it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t have mentioned it unless it was worth noting. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I bought an armful, over three hundred dollars' worth of clothes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to be killed for being on the wrong side of the walkway, so we might as well make it worth it.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, it’s worth having a sense of the basic off-the- rack structure of a speech before you dive into bespoke couture. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It is worth noting that the term itself is relatively modern: in English it dates to 1715. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was only a simple and affectionate man, because Merlyn had believed that love and simplicity were worth having. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I’ll ever write anything worth anything at all. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You promise? You? I should release you on your promise? What is that worth? The vow of a woman? Oh, that is very funny, Highness. Spoken in jest or not.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

What was of worth was not me, but the veneer of constraints and observances that obscured me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So Genie pushed for all he was worth, and as the door flew open, he stumbled forward into...into...what the heck? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We both knew it was worth more than a Zimbabwean dollar, especially with inflation, which was escalating daily. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t worth the trouble to break them down when wood was so plentiful and cheap that you could just build new ones. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Cutwater, what do you reckon a genuine prince on the hoof is worth?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were working men, with steel and asbestos in their lungs and years’ worth of hard labor under their calluses and cracked fingernails. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She’s trying to figure out if I’m worth her time or not—a trustworthy grown-up, and not just some worn-out old alcoholic who wasn’t good enough for her mother. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If you stood in front of the store and looked right, you saw the town—the railroad tracks, the department stores like Leggets and Wool- worth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was a girl, I thought, who was worth crying over. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Orson Welles, the Mercury, and CBS faced thousands of dollars worth of lawsuits for personal injury, mental anguish, and damages. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

At any rate, it was worth finding out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Scipio looked around as if to check whether it would be worth making a run for the bushes, but each time Prosper held on to his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She just looked into his eyes, like she saw something there worth looking at. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she thinks telling Edie about me was worth it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first I was relieved, because I felt like everything I’d done had been worth it, because I’d made Dad into a Great Man who was biographically significant and would be remembered. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In classic style the writer has worked hard to find something worth showing and the perfect vantage point from which to see it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The only other outing I made that week that’s worth mentioning was my trip to the hospital. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As Kyle was doing some quick math to see if he’d spent his one hundred dollars, Charles Chiltington rolled up the aisle with a cart crammed full with five hundred dollars’ worth of loot. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

But I do know that freedom isn't worth this. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The fact remains that this was an expensive piece of machinery. Why would someone living in a tiny cabin with a dirt floor own a crossbow worth ten talents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Beyond the gate, oversized silver mailboxes, spacious enough to hold a month’s worth of mail, stand in a row. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot of photos, actually. But I didn’t want to be That Guy who likes all your old photos. That Guy isn’t cool. I hope where I’m taking you is worth the ‘gram.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

We had to walk six whole blocks in the snow to the fancy grocery store to get them all, which you’d think wouldn’t be worth it, but Dad said it would be. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had to get decent grades, show the college world I was worth its time. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he felt that his life was not worth the effort that Max had made to save it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one created anything of value anymore—but if, by gleaning, he could bring back a hint of what once was, it might be worth it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Declared books are flagged for all users to see, alerting every book sleuth to the hidden book that is now worth double points. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, he had to dress again without drying but it was well worth it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It certainly didn't look like the kind of place that would contain a treasure that was worth five million lire. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The Thunderhead sees just about everything, what with cameras everywhere. But it also decides what infractions are worth the effort to address and which ones are not.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You think the life of an assassin is worth more than that of a soldier?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s worth thinking about the incentive a wrestler might have to throw a match. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It startled Ifemelu, how much a relaxer retouching cost at Aunty Uju’s hair salon; the haughty hairdressers sized up each customer, eyes swinging from head to shoes, to decide how much attention she was worth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t entirely sure if it was Toby’s perfect cake, but it was worth a try. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

There had to be hundreds of dollars worth of them spilling to the floor, and I just stared as they fell. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have anything worth saying, so I said nothing at all for quite some time. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But she was hired, and on the way out of the place she bought ten cents worth of chocolate and a little modeling clay set for George. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There may be things worth seeing down at the Great Gate ere the closing.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But Newt seemed to think it wasn’t worth trying to figure out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Because Black’s not worth dying for,” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I let myself be pushed out of the way and rolled for all I was worth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed—days of clear sky and fine weather—Blackavar proved his worth again and again, until Hazel came to rely on him as much as on any of his veterans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was excited, especially since by the day's end I had sold two boxes' worth and had only a few juices left. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Cheaper! What is it worth—to be packed in there like cattle? You call that cheap?” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stipend turned a noble act of charity into a painful way to make a few dollars, and it wasn’t worth it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“It wouldn’t have been worth it,” Jacob muttered. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t possess cash, cassette players with a record function, toiletries containing alcohol, sneakers worth more than fifty dollars, or more than fourteen newspapers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m extra nervous, since this assignment is worth fifty points. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

At the end a girl in a blue dress will spread out her arms and say, “Is life worth living then?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Okay, my Fantasticos! Good news! All homework assignments have been passed in today. That’s worth five extra minutes of snack time.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Still, taken all together, the money was much more than the Zebra Room had been worth, and it allowed my parents to make some changes in our lives. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was worth anything it took to show her that I was the only possible guy in the entire school she should think about spending time with. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one of the men walks with his head a little too high, as though he knows his worth. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

How to know your own worth and polish it, never flashing it around like a cheap ring. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Randolph thought it worth the risk, and they had compromised by having Mr. Randolph move in, so Trotter could keep a close eye on him. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But Little Arliss was holding on for all he was worth, scared now and screaming his head off. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last after bickering and quarrelling and false starts away the farmer yielded for half again the worth of an ox in those parts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“See if Lice will take my bonefish skiff. It’s worth ten or twelve grand at least.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

So Max opened the door a peek’s worth. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But prices went right on climbing; paper money was worth less and less. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't seem to concentrate long enough to weigh the worth of each thought, isolate its potential, allow it to grow. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I thought Medusa had looked at you, and that you were turning to stone. Perhaps now you will ask how much you are worth?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to have fun. It’s supposed to be fun,” I tell her, playing the disobedient daughter for all it’s worth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He’s got her wrists in his hands but she’s fighting him, fighting and kicking for all she’s worth, but her face is a thing so scared I can barely get my words out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Believe it or not, ol’ Rex Walls did produce something worth bragging about, and here she is,” he told them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Let them steal what they want; what do we have worth fighting over?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door a peek’s worth again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was two days later that they discovered the combined accounts were worth more than forty-eight million dollars. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This, it is worth emphasizing, is one of the great blank spots in pesticide research everywhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

If you support a war, if you think it’s worth the price, that’s fine, but you have to put your own precious fluids on the line. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though chastened, I felt every nerve thrill to have braved scorn and demonstrated my worth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Willie had run off at last, and the new boy and girl weren’t worth two blasts on a penny whistle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around the little dead girl’s room and could see that even a hard-up thief wouldn’t find nothing much worth stealing in here. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It was worth a shot,” Safer says, writing in his notebook. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She took off her necklace, with her five years’ worth of camp beads and the ring from her father, and tied it around my neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A terrible war that everyone believes will soon have been worth the price. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had jotted this down after doing an hour’s worth of research instead of going to his Human Anatomy lecture that morning. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It would postpone her running away only twenty-seven cents worth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could sing worth a lick, this would be the song I’d sing for the pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With its quilted liner, the poncho weighed almost 2 pounds, but it was worth every ounce. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not this fake money. In the Days of Abomination, this won’t be worth a thing. People will trade hundred-dollar bills for a roll of toilet paper.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘Yet in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. I believe you are friends and folk worthy of honour, who have no evil purpose. You may go in.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I am, my dear brother, so heartbroken by your journey, I would have wished that you'd been spared that, for all in all no harm has come to me, and it wasn't worth troubling you.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

‘I am answered,’ he said, ‘and I place myself at your service, if that is of any worth to one so high and honourable.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“By the time you’ve paid your men for the extra labour, and then the packing, and carting, do you make any sort of profit worth while?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the evenings Gogol and his father eat together, alone, a week’s worth of chicken curry and rice, which his father cooks in two battered Dutch ovens every Sunday. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She will cut my hair, but I have to give her three Saturdays’ worth of work. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was good for the kids to have some awareness of such prejudices, but to see Zeitoun disappointed, to get him so worked up after a long day—it wasn’t worth it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Let one stay around white people for a while and he’s not worth killing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know where the others are, and although, under any other circumstances, I’d be better off as a free agent, I’m thinking our strange little fellowship might be worth maintaining. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“If it was still alive,” Milt said, “we could take it to a real animal vet. I wonder what it’s worth. Anybody got a copy of Sidney’s?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I just figured it was worth a try.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

For Elizebeth, the pressing reality was that she was stuck in a job where she felt like second best, with her time worth half that of her husband’s. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Guess I’m only worth being nice to when he doesn’t have family around. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I came to think of Tyan-yu as a god, someone whose opinions were worth much more than my own life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He proved his worth as a spy almost immediately, with detailed descriptions of Russia's latest missile systems, the location of missile batteries in Eastern Europe, and technical details about missile launching pads and fuel supplies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

How daft is you that seeing me be worth more than being rid of that?’” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It’s worth saying that locative memory—though most startling in its results and most intriguing in the hints it gives about neuropsychology—isn’t the only game in town. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

In front of the open refrigerator, I unwrapped a piece of leftover pizza and took a quick bite, like a shark, trying to decide if it was really worth eating. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Aunt Evy treated them to a loaf of pumpernickel bread and a dime’s worth of Limburger cheese and they had sandwiches and beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aragon, in fact, complained that Saline had ruined his shocks in the days when they carpooled, but to me it was worth it for the window into the big man’s world. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Bob ... the Titan ... he only helped us in Tartarus because you were kind to him. You told him we were worth saving. That’s the only reason we’re alive.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Nobody can fill in for me. I’m Duke. Without me, Dog Squad isn’t worth watching. ” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The skill of a man like Woolf was worth a lot more than $1,000 in a $100,000 race, and the owner turned down the offer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evan tells Gogol that it’s an apartment worth seeing, a Tribeca loft that happens to be designed by one of the partners at the firm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Celia maintains that no amount of money is worth such an excruciating experience, but Hector is insistent, and so they continue to travel, levitating tables and producing phantom knocking on all manner of well-papered walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The foul is worth six points. I was down one point, so now I’m up five points. That’s five hundred pounds you owe me.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mama was worth a lot, and before she finished high school they had promised her to the upright son of a well-to-do farmer in the territory. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sold what she could, disappointed that she could get only seven hundred dollars for a house that was worth twice as much. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I rule that out. We are not electrocuting two million dollars worth of robots to locate Nestor 10. There are other ways.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The freedom to salvage some small goodness by refusing to become like my mother, by dying for something that is worth dying for. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Despite her sorrow and boredom, Alice found a few cheery moments worth celebrating. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It is worth pausing for a moment to consider just how little was known of the cosmos at this time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is worth reminding the reader once again of my age. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't worth talking about such things and getting the whole family in trouble. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It usually takes me an extra hour or so to walk as opposed to taking the bus, but it’s worth it when the weather is nice and cool like it was today. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“They also want me to be in a school where I can easily learn a second language. It’s worth being an outsider to get a good education.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My scalp hurts from the pull, but it is worth it as I see the sixlegged bugs fall from my hair onto the scarf. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s worth noting that even after the Southern states left to form the Confederacy, stars indicating their states were not removed from the Union flag. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean you worked all day and studied at night? Was it worth it?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sees me waiting for him on his steps and says I must have a head as thick as a coconut; didn’t he already tell me that the paper wasn’t worth nothing? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the words seemed worth repeating. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Besides, anything that moved the two of them away from a busy street comer in the middle of the day was bound to be worth my while. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They sold the items at twice the regular price, but the trip seemed worth the risk and expense. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Still . . . perhaps it is worth the trying . . ." "Must the rightful Lord of the Seven Kingdoms beg for help from widow women and usurpers?" a woman's voice asked sharply. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder are they worth it? The children, I mean.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo gazed in wonder at this marvellous gift that he had so long carried, not guessing its full worth and potency. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Again, the morning becomes a search to find a few minutes’ worth of email access. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

That would work fine; it's just two rovers' worth of what I did for the trip to Pathfinder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever his life had been before she rescued him, it hadn’t been worth remembering. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Someday, of course—and I will make no predictions as to exactly when—they are bound to tire of getting so little in return and to demand to be paid what they’re worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I measured out one day’s worth of corn meal every morning and gave it to the chef of the day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s completely worth it. Knowledge is power.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

To me it was more than worth it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

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

“How much is it worth to you to get your daughter back?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I have to go five blocks out of the way and use up a lot of quarters, but it’s worth it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A couple were possibly worth playing, but the only people I had ever played for were my parents. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘Well, men have got the right to risk their lives for things they think worth it. God go with you, my young man. But if they shoot you, remember, I warned you.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to some estimates, the black hair care industry is worth more than one billion dollars annually. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Right after I realized that my life was worth living. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some bombs accidently hit homes and a hospital, but Kissinger dismissed the civilian deaths as hardly worth notice. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I said, “We don’t have any money, but he’ll give you his flats skiff. It’s worth twelve thousand dollars.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He gambles more than he can pay back and then threatens me? Why should I have been the one to let it go? What is our reputation worth if we take disrespect like that?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They lived mostly on these things made from stale bread, and condensed milk and coffee, onions, potatoes, and always the penny’s worth of something bought at the last minute, added for fillip. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Life,” said I, “is worth at least Threepence.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If it was me, I would kill him; it would be worth the risk.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The person you became with her is worth being,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s an instant lottery ticket worth ten thousand dollars!” she cried. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Before we end this gallop through early astronomy, it’s worth asking why the ancient Greeks didn’t achieve more in their study of the heavens. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to report, certainly, nothing worth commentary. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth getting stabbed by a needle to get this round, sweet thing,” I explained as I held up the lollipop. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he never let me play with it, because as he put it, “This swag will be worth a bundle of money someday, so keep your grubby hands off it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, not like he’s waiting for an explanation, but like I am the only thing in the room worth looking at. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I guess most people were going to get their money’s worth from the ten-token rides. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s worth saying: an appeal to pathos is not in and of itself a “cheat.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What I mean is, we’re free. We choose what we want to do and who we want to be. Sometimes you gotta fight hard for it, but it’s worth it, to choose for yourself.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Like how stealing could actually help someone, could maybe be worth the risk. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really, Gen was more trouble than she was worth sometimes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But worth the trouble if you’re like me—curious, inventive and well-informed. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Octavian, you are a gem of rare price. You are worth every ell of the rope that they shall hang me with.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

People who leave are always worth staring at. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Its extinction in the Southeast had been accomplished — a triumphant demonstration of the worth of scientific creativity, aided by thorough basic research, persistence, and determination. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Making anything assumes there’s a world worth making it for. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“They’re idiots, Joey. And they’re just not worth it. You don’t see me standing up to them, do you? I just let them be idiots.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And William Ashby was the only person in Wethersfield who did not expect her to be useful, who demanded nothing, and offered his steady admiration as proof that she was still of some worth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“No offense, but would you mind checking again? I’m not sure I can trust the literacy of someone who tries to rhyme ‘north’ with ‘worth.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No. This game was called Samsara, a game for children, a game which was perhaps enjoyable played once, twice, ten times—but was it worth playing continually? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said it had been a very pleasant race, and would have been worth watching if Bottechia had not abandoned it at Pamplona. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“They helped me get started. Now I can return them to you readjusted, because with inflation they’re not worth what they once were.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fight the urge to smash my phone, knowing that the momentary satisfaction will not be worth the loss. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After a day’s worth of music, I’d be feeling tired and happy and cushioned from the world outside the windows by the ringing in my ears. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When Ben’s eyes met Sander’s eyes, something of worth was transferred between them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean you own land worth a million dollars?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is worth pointing out, furthermore, that his lordship had by that time severed all links with the 'blackshirts', having witnessed the true, ugly nature of that organization. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to figure what she knew, and if it was worth lying about. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Something worth telling to Holly and Silver on their return. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m swimming in oil. You tell Bapi I’m up to my neck in oil. Thousands of gallons. It’s worth his while to get me out. There’s a lot of oil for him here.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every day in his class I burned another three hours of time and five hours worth of energy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I suggested to his friends and family that Walter's strength, resistance, and perseverance were a triumph worth celebrating, an accomplishment to be remembered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kamen submitted the list and stood by uneasily as Cooksey, who had been known to hold lengthy conferences over requisitions worth a single dollar, scrutinized every entry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I knew he was right, that it wasn’t worth taking the chance. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls were not worth much, and Old Rit already had a passel of children, but they did not say this. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about you, girl on fire? Do you have any secrets worth my time?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What is a promise from a mortal wife worth? I suppose I have my answer.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Think maybe he could get autographs too, Moose? Because Al Capone’s signature, that is worth a fortune! This is the beginning, Moose!” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Patterns. But looking at two days’ worth isn’t gonna tell you jack. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, if we ever do go to Kangadoon, I am sure it will be worth the trip.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But Dad, they found turquoise! It’s worth a lot now.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Six months' worth of tears begin to pour out, and I slide into a pew to weep. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What I have learned in the past few days has made me feel like there is nothing about this place worth salvaging. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Your necklaces are worth their weight in gold!” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They milked Hazel’s refrigerator for all it was worth, then went door to door collecting from their neighbors, dumping their spoils into the plastic pool. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Now it was almost dawn, time to rise, though rising hardly seemed worth the trouble. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Problem is, nobody worth a toot come for the ad. People come in here, they say they know silk, but they don’t know nothing. Just hoping to get hired and fired. Get a day’s pay.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was worth the risk, for what lay ahead for me if I didn’t go? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I may not want to be part of this club, but it’s almost worth staying a member just to see the look on Edna’s face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Barely worth half a bottle,” I explain to him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It certainly was worth marching up to the no sayers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the whole, I by no means recognised the analysis, but thought it not worth disputing. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the more she wandered the station, the more likely she’d be seen, but it was worth the risk to confound the DNA detectors and send her pursuers on a wild-goose chase. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“How much do you think it is worth?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not worth it, he decided, noticing the shoving and the shouting. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"There's little in this world worth fighting over, as far as I can see." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Elizebeth, the Coast Guard now knew that the spot was worth watching. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It certainly didn’t look worth eating, and he was so very hungry. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But all along he was trading for something worth slightly more than the last thing. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Just saying what we all know. Pima’s worth ten of Bapi, but it don’t matter. Another year, she’s got the same problem as Sloth. It’s luck or nothing.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other one put her nickel’s worth in, “Weren’t you scared?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope had always found Miss Mortimer’s advice to be well worth taking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It is not even worth trying, the king thought, gloom overwhelming him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The hair-washing sink, propped up with a piece of plywood, drained into a large white bucket, the walls around it splattered with years’ worth of hair dye. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“These capes must be worth at least ten million gold coins. Maybe more,” said Valley as she admired the Laroux’ matching capes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The race was for horses that had never won a race worth one thousand lire or more. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the classroom the boys asked me questions about myself; I was someone worth knowing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I said,” I whisper, “it isn’t even worth the fine, Marv.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It is terrible when there is absolutely nothing to do or worth doing except to lie down and hope when you are naked she won’t laugh at you. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to look as if he knew exactly what Scipio's loot was worth. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

All those years in Welch with no food, no coal, no plumbing, and Mom had been sitting on land worth a million dollars? The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She felt the worth of it, and a bit of boldness sprouted up in her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got boxes of them upstairs, eleven years’ worth. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I remember Julia’s picture, the one that will be worth a million dollars. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

To cope with a hyena seemed remotely possible, but I was so obviously outmatched by Richard Parker that it wasn’t even worth worrying about. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is worth noting that natural forces had been heavily relied on for control of the corn borer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Happy that the meat business was over, Francie bought two cents’ worth of soup greens from the green grocer’s. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

You had to be downstairs on time and in your place, but Grandmas breakfasts were worth it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to tap Donna, but Imani stops me, shakes her head, and mouths, “It’s not worth it.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you think this is worth it,” he said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“We’d just stepped outside for a breath of air—don’t betray us, friend, I beg you, it’s as much as our lives are worth—” Julius brushed the man aside and ran to the rear door. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’s worth looking at this false step before discussing Descartes’s influence in areas where he was more right than wrong. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Oh, man. I was wrong. This is worth getting beat up over." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it worth it, having come such a way, to fight a little harder? a little longer? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of all the students in the town six thousand feet below us who love him, who hardly ever hear a kind word, who only have him telling them that they’re worth anything. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Do your duty, Constable. Hundreds and thousands of pounds’ worth she’s taken out of my shop. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It was worth it,” he said, then fixed Moss with a stare. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She marveled at how the girl’s eyes shone with worship, even in the mornings when her face drooped and her complexion was waxy from a night’s worth of walking the baby. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nobody thought it worth pursuing this line of argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Bruce was a large man with a bald head that shone in the dull light, his face pale and scruffy with a few days’ worth of beard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Had not the lab proven its worth to the AEC by meeting the agency’s ever-greater demands for more thermonuclear tests? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Those might be worth millions someday. You never know.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Theresa sighs long and loud, like this isn’t even worth answering. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really, it had been worth bringing Luna just for this. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"My brother is worth a hundred of your friend." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Hilly sniff at me and say, “It’s not worth my time.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She almost sounded like she was pondering his worth, not his dad’s. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It's a silly thing to say, when I didn't know her, either, though I felt like I did in ways that aren’t worth explaining now. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Cross pen- and-pencil sets, records listened to twice and then abandoned, clothes that were too large, too small—that never seemed worth transporting to the increasingly cramped apartments he inhabited over the years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Comrade,” said Snowball, “those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Inside of this, too, was a secondary message to the black community itself, a reminder that progress was possible, that our worth was measurable. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This board is easily worth fifteen thousand dollars. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Is that worth giving up for good grades? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was winter and I would buy a dime’s worth of coal each morning from the corner coalyard and lug it home in paper bags. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every American was a rifleman by birth, and one American was worth ten or twenty foreigners in a fight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This writing project feels like the right thing to do, and it will be worth making some personal sacrifices. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to protect, to further, is not a sex-linked characteristic…. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But it was at least worth a try. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘That coat is worth money. Do you think someone whose last name you admit you don’t know would lend you a coat?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know about that—but it’s worth ten dollars to walk him,” Tressa says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as I thought it, I knew it was a word worth calculating. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He could see Tyger milking that for all it was worth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Thanks again for today. No matter what trouble we get into tomorrow for it, it was worth it.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Why not? May as well make a real mess and make it worth all the stress!” he said with a laugh. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what problem the stove was having, but if I know Mateo, and dammit I do, I bet he was doing something nice for us, something that absolutely isn’t worth his life. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

That morning, my brothers was worth a pocket watch. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“My mother was the Lioness—" “Your mother—isn't—worth your words." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It hurt me to say it, but it was worth it to see them flinch. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“See how narrow this doorway is, like a neck that has been strangled. And the kitchen faces this toilet room, so all your worth is flushed away.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though they earned practically nothing, they could be worth a lot, upwards of $15,000 for a good one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been in Vermont very long, but I’d been there long enough to know what any Vermonter worth his salt would think of that. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Figured it was worth a shot,” she said. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even though none of them had been idle before, with Bapi watching they all worked faster, trying to demonstrate they were worth keeping. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But by lunchtime, everyone was whispering about Edna and Jamie’s troubles: a week’s worth of detentions and sacked from Sunshine Buddies. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Something like a few thousand dollars worth of luggage. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

While nothing justifies striking another student—ever—I also know good friends are sometimes worth defending. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t speak to me of those worth less Márez and their friends!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the only thing I can think to give him to make any of it worth it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Not even a whole angel, just a wing. And that’s supposed to be worth five million lire?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

If a pint of blood were suddenly worth $5,000, you can be sure that plenty of people would take note. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Until I stop limping, we won’t know for sure if putting the cast on both my legs was worth it or not. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

If Redemption’s safety was at stake, then it was worth it, this desperate attempt to get them to open their eyes and change their minds. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I always get sick, but it’s worth it,” he once said to me. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than sixty million dollars’ worth of real estate was built here last year, he said, and it’s all because of the World’s Fair. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s a shame when a man’s worth less than a beast.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

If he stayed, his life was no longer worth living. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

More than that, it was worth a full belly every night for half a month. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My own starting point, for what it’s worth, was an illustrated science book that I had as a classroom text when I was in fourth or fifth grade. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A silver penny was worth ten copper pennies, or fifty iron ones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That would be worth half an hour of my time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Despite her common sense, which had withstood more than twenty years’ worth of the three-legged table and her mother’s prognostications, she was trembling as she crossed the threshold of the darkroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Austin hears the fear, looks at me and maybe sees something worth keeping. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She’s not worth the energy for me to be anything but indifferent. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He scrubbed the machine ID when he ran the email through the school server, but I got the address, for what it’s worth.’ Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I look over them, searching for any within my range that might be worth a grab. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I haven’t heard from her for a while, so she must have at least a fortnight to a month’s worth of abuse to level at me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

So if I buy a bar of gold worth £500,1 credit £500 to my current account, and I debit £500 to my list of assets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A good sanatorium here might be worth twenty thousand a year. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Teams will be asked twenty-five questions. Each correct answer from each four-member team is worth one point, so the maximum total team score is one hundred points.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’m not worth much to anyone, least of all to Uncle Sam. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for an event to be memorable, it must be more than “worth remembering.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, you may be just lucky and get a man very much worth knowing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess now that I look back, it was worth it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

One of millions, a single tally mark, worth no more or less than any of the others. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Goddard made a point to introduce Rowan to them all, as if Rowan were a prize worth showing off. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Postage to America now cost fourteen Zim dollars—two weekends' worth of tips. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jethro remembered Shad’s words when they had talked together only a few weeks before: “I would have guessed that McClellan was worth a dozen Grants.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And one Beau was worth more than a whole world full of alone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You wanted warriors, didn’t you? Well, there they are. Every one worth six o’ your black crows.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I am still worth several dead men,” Roosevelt jokingly told the reporters. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“When we sell. Do you think the house is really worth anything? The neighbourhood’s a bit . . She didn’t finish the sentence. Joseph held his breath and gripped the bird medallion around his neck. “ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But in his back pocket, folded in half in his worn-shiny leather wallet, was a slip of paper worth a year's salary driving his taxi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh! as for me, my judgment is worth nothing. Where I have a regard, I always think a person well-looking. But I gave what I believed the general opinion, when I called him plain.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do that, I’m afraid. It’s not worth my while to make ha’penny loans.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And what do you have worth thirty-five talents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While the other girls grumbled that their piece rates had dropped so that it had hardly been worth slaving through the summer heat, she kept her silence. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

At any moment the slip of a chisel or a careless blow from a hammer could ruin days’ worth of work. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Did having a friend make the risk of losing that friend worth it? Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We know from experience that the satisfactions of betrayal are scarcely worth it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She unbuckled the pilot’s helmet and goggles; she and Beryl had both done first aid in Girl Guides, for all that’s worth, and knew enough to make sure the casualty could breathe. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

To the soldiers and me it’s all worth it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And look at that color. Not so much as a pale whisker, that’s why he’s worth twenty if he’s worth a single shim.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was no way to get into the house, and nothing inside would be worth it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Miles, stop. He’s not worth it. It’s not a big deal.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

One lie surely wouldn’t be worth a man’s life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just let him go. He's not worth it,” she said again. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Was it worth trying to show the one race what went on behind the mask of the other? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only wish I could have told him our future was worth loving too. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Which means he probably didn’t steal it, and it has a different meaning for him and is worth carrying around with the risk of losing or dropping it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His estate is estimated to be worth over two hundred million dollars. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the World Championships, a Grand Prix was worth double the points of a World Cup, and therefore a valuable opportunity to improve one’s world ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I started to think of myself and my life and my whole lifetime worth of memories as all the dark, dusty rooms of Buckingham Palace. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After the destruction of Tenochtitlan, the Spanish court and intellectual elite were convulsed with argument for a century about whether the conversions were worth the suffering inflicted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The cat, not finding that apples were good to eat, batted the small ones across the yard, imagining they had ears and tails and other parts that made things worth chasing. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My poor lover was tormented, forced into exile, given horrible tasks to prove her worth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To be worth keeping, domesticates must also grow quickly. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the day-care center suffers only $3 worth of pain for each late pickup, why bother to cut short your tennis game? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

‘Well, then,’ says the warden, looking at his watch, ‘hardly worth going back to your cell then, is it?’ The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was worth about $25,000 before the war, and the way he stood in the cabin steering toward open water you would think the whole fleet was under his command. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for what it's worth, I'm so incredibly, impossibly sorry. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It is not difficult to show this using a tool from probability theory called an expectation, which is a measure of how much we expect each envelope to be worth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I thought the message was worth a good three cents. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I thought about the years I still had left to live and decided that without her it wasn’t worth it, for I would never find another woman with her green hair and underwater beauty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl I’ve just met isn’t worth jeopardizing my future over. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It is very respectable, very well dressed, but underneath it is all wrong. Out of my experience, I should say he was the big crook. I give you my opinion for what it is worth.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gold’s Soviet contact, known to Gold only as “Fred,” told Gold to get a job at a weapons factory—someplace with technology worth stealing. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren't worth a millisecond of her time. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

First, we must massively assert our dignity and worth. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He said at the last minute the cute one with the braids decided on ten cents’ worth of Chiclets, cinnamon, yellow, green. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: “You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silver in the hand was worth little because it could buy nothing where nothing was. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He was an incredible size even sitting down, with long unkempt hair, bulging eyes, and a shape hardly worth speaking of. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew most things worth knowing, and when he didn’t know, he had a good idea which authority to consult, and would take her into the library to help him find it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Which is how I ended up with Remo as my science fair project partner, but that’s a whole other story not worth telling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

In a matter of weeks Richard Parker became constipated and his bowel movements came no more than once a month, so my dangerous janitoring was hardly worth it from a sanitary point of view. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘I know it is hard to wait for anybody, but I will try to be worth waiting for, so give it a try. Yours truly, Peewee Gates.’ Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not worth it,” I heard myself say. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have less than 200,000 notes left, which won’t buy me anything big enough to be worth using in the final game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And those times are whenever he thinks it worth his while; whenever there is any temptation of pleasure.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s brand-new. They call it a Wiggle King. So colorful it’ll catch a blind fish. Anyway, I doubt that concoction is worth the fish and the lure.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sunshine, in fact, bathed the entire afghan, and the play of warm, brilliant light in the pale-blue wool was in itself well worth beholding. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But the pressure of it all was worth it, because the worry on Maddy's face unwound. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Had it been worth putting her life in danger to understand shark behavior or to try to prove to people that sharks aren’t man-eaters? The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Perilee stood at the pump, driving the handle for all she was worth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t take it. I only said I would pay what it was worth.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I played around with melodies but never thought anything was worth writing down. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever have one that was worth killing? You must have had some before I was big enough to remember.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you Support Group would be worth your while.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

At that moment, what they did know was that Simplicio was missing and so was the canoe with ten days’ worth of food and tools. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem to have any idea how much it was worth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Finally Lucky said, “So I guess the car’s all right for a while. I just put sixty dollars’ worth of equipment in her and spent all of last Sunday working on her.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there are years and years’ worth of filtration straws and additional rations if I can find a way into that room back on the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Being crew wasn’t worth a scrap of rust with Sloth. Crew don’t mean anything except that we’re all sweating together on the same ship.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, for what little it’s worth, please count on my affection and support, at whatever distance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo, after a great space of cawing gulls, said, “I agree with you, Jeanne. A life is worth infinitely more than a book.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The canned sardines were delicious, well worth the tender gash on my head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was three years’ worth of dread. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was worth it considering Jupe hasn’t heard a homophobic slur since. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Fifty men inside a castle are worth five hundred outside.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Dobber, see if he's got anything worth the taking. Mail, knife, a bit o' coin, what have you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I thought of the fine shot I’d made and knew it was worth bragging about to Mama. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, Kit often wondered, what was it worth, all this work to master their letters? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“A man, his whole life, matches himself against pay. And how, if it’s my whole life’s work to find my worth, can you, sad man, write me down instant in a ledger?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is all worth doing, I tell myself internally. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

On a good day, you had maybe an hour and a half, which was hardly worth the trouble in the first place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Bringing down a woman was not like to awe any northmen, if she knew the breed, and her worth as a hostage was less than naught. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Like three days’ worth of homework in one night to catch up from being out of school sick. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Commandant will whip you for starting a fight. Marcus isn’t worth that.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

If, after all, he was an outlier, someone with a predisposition to dis-traction, it would be worth knowing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The smallest coins, worth the least, and what’s worse, they chose the names themselves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bottom line: $7.02 worth of food acquired in seventy minutes of calling and driving, minus $2.80 for the phone calls—which ends up being equivalent to a wage of $3.63 an hour. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided it was worth it, even if it cost me more money. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bruce thought the cave was worth at least five million, but his Realtor offered a reality check. schism. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth what you can get for it,” he said matter-of-factly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hunger knotted my stomach, and a single shim’s worth of stale bread wasn’t going to help much. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But you got to be ready when they do act right because that’s what makes the surviving worth surviving. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For this reason it was not worth while to have a village church, as it would constantly be having to be replaced. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even keeping Celia home long enough to deliver a tongue-lashing was worth it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their homes might have been worth half a million dollars, but they still expected Armpit’s boss to reimburse them five bucks if Armpit accidentally stepped on a daffodil. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t my boy Rondo anymore, it was someone else. Trust me, man, nothin’ is worth losing yourself like that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It might take all afternoon, but it would be worth it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Money was the only measure of worth, for everyone, they got no respect as mothers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd been lying on top of Needle, or else it would have been gone too; it was worth more than all the rest together. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The idea hadn’t occurred to him before, but would it be worth it to get stung by the Grievers, go through that horrible process, just to remember something? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was worth it to the butterflies flying over the corn. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gareth untied her hair—and suddenly she was off, running for all she was worth away from the tragedy, toward the castle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others didn't see why Lister's efforts were worth the time and bother. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dad always tells them to volunteer because they give away hundreds of dollars in travel vouchers, which is always worth the inconvenience. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“My patients were worth dying for,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X snorted that no white man’s promise was worth the paper it was on; he would need time to decide if he 390 would cooperate or not. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days’ worth of food, maybe four if she skipped a meal or two. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” he’d say, as if the question were never worth asking. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You need to remember, ever one a these signatures means it was worth it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The warmth and dignity of my flannel skirt and woolly sweater are worth far more to me now than patriotism or integrity. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Wait and see if it doesn’t bring you something worth having,” replied the boy, laughing at the thought of a charming little secret which he fancied he knew. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethnic Korean pastors gave him cash, as much as fifteen dollars’ worth of yuan. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Granny Blakeslee used to laugh about that, and she thought it worth mentioning that Mrs. Jones had kicked Mr. Jones after he was dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“So I am going to shoot us a fine meal as soon as we come across anything worth eating!” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I returned to 7-Eleven and bought one hundred dollars’ worth of Twinkies,” he said. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You look like you need a week’s worth of cakes. Didn’t Eliza feed you?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five hundred bucks’ worth of free games and gear? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

But now, if she could have just one friend, it would be worth it to cut her hair. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe cheese was thirty-seven cents a pound and somebody came and asked for a dime’s worth. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

This collection is worth a great deal of money.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But I know it’s not worth getting into a fight over. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Ours is in bad shape. I don’t think it could be worth much.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

To him, only American films were worth watching. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sister Martha kept them unlocked on purpose: she had no tools worth stealing, she said, and it was too much trouble to fiddle with a key all the time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they could just pay her off. How much is a baby worth in today’s market? Ten thousand bucks?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It took me three tries to get the letter even close to something worth saying, and then it was nothing special. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he spoke less than the others, his comments were always worth waiting for. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You? Why would I want you? Bianca’s soul is worth a thousand of yours! Now, can you help me, Geryon, or not?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Our failure to domesticate even a single major new food plant in modern times suggests that ancient peoples really may have explored virtually all useful wild plants and domesticated all the ones worth domesticating. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, it was unskilled labor, but for what it's worth, I did very little sweeping. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“This is unavoidable,” his voice seemed to say; “this is what we have got to do, unflinchingly. But this is not what we shall be doing when life is worth living again.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I walk in and buy a good fortnight’s worth of groceries and come out struggling with my bags. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My trouble seemed to shrink and become not worth mentioning. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Wouldn't be worth the bother of arming myself. This is a tourna-ment of gnats." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I looked up at Mr. Penney and said, “It’s a lot of money, but worth it.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, the foragers thought it worth a huge amount of effort and time. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “cowgirl” remark was so lame, it wasn’t worth getting mad about. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s”—priceless, he thought—“probably not really worth much, but you never know.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he’s worth all of this.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a small, slow, dingy thing, hardly worth the effort of boarding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t look like a very friendly place, but Neil summed it up: “It’s worth the price of the trip.” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are worth a fortune in trading because the Indians prize them so much. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that he had spent his life in a worthless and senseless maimer; he retained nothing vital, nothing in any way precious or worth while. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smile he gives me is worth living for. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I’m not sure this free ride is worth it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You’re giving me this? But this is priceless! This is worth ... I don’t even know how much!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Not much comes easy in this world, Sonny. If it does, it’s best to be suspicious of it. It’s probably not worth much.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His immediate reaction was that it would be worth becoming a prefect just to be able to use this bathroom.. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You,” it started sniffling, “are saying that I’m not worth remembering?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It was called Unarmed Education. We had to drive all the way to Colorado to meet him, but it was so worth it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Leah in her earnest way helped him scout around for a project, but alas he found nothing worth pounding at, anywhere. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others are fighting too, even in the Garden, where sometimes it feels like there’s not a lot worth fighting for. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

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

I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m quite ready to take risks, but only for something worth while, not for bits of old newspaper. What could you have done with it even if you had kept it?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Pooh doesn’t know who she is, and by not knowing who she is, she doesn’t know her worth. So, who are you?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is worth noting, then, that there is no record of anyone ever having claimed that Gilbert’s experimental results could not be replicated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I told them, individually, that they had absolutely no talent worth developing and that they were simply wasting their own valuable time as well as the school’s. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Jesse owned few valuables he considered worth hiding, but those he did he kept in a hollow space under his bathroom sink. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When would she learn they weren’t worth her trouble? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Time and again Pocock explained that he was desperate for business but could not reduce prices: “No one who has ordered a boat this year has asked for it. They know they are worth 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 is worth quoting at length: As I entered through the so-called “gates of the Sun,” I was immediately confronted with the brilliant beauty of the city, and my eyes were filled with pleasure. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I decide to play this for all it’s worth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Certainly he should not. Unless he wants to get rid of the friend,—and then it becomes a question how much portable property it may be worth to get rid of him.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, the new people must work extremely hard to prove they are worth more alive than dead. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t, but it was always worth a shot.“Nancy, Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But when he lowered the horn, the mead had gone down by only another knuckle’s worth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The real worry that was lodged deep in my throat was that all this sneaking around wouldn’t be worth it in the end. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He worried about the Gladers circulation getting cut off, but decided it was worth the risk. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The day had been worth a thousand extra hours at the piano. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Still, the look on his face is worth all the I’m-sure-they’re-broken bones in my hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was so mad I jumped up, pulled that snowball out of my pocket, and chucked it for all I was worth. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you know how much that much resin would be worth?” she asked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That performance is worth a couple of chocolate chip cookies! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“That pearl was supposed to be worth the Emperor’s entire fortune. A single pearl. I suppose it could’ve belonged to a dragon.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I guess Mom figured it was worth the sweat. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, it was one thing to have a conviction, but to be beaten up or killed for it—was it worth it? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It wouldn’t be worth it. Whatever. I’m sick of herps. Let’s get espresso.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then they would line up outside his shop and bring the stuff like they were bringing offerings to a king and he would give them what he thought it was worth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mack counted fifty frogs into a can and walked back to the grocery with Lee and got two dollars’ worth of bacon and eggs and bread. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To tell you the truth,” Lourdes says, “on the one hand it was worth it—at first. But on the other hand—no. I lost their childhood. Sometimes, you feel bad.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Might have been washed away by the cyclone, Neel thought, but it's worth a try. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

In this seminal case on texting and driving, the hearing examined how decades’ worth of attention science might be applied to the law. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Me neither. We won’t go far. But this thing seems to like trails. It followed one all this way. We may be close to a discovery. It’s worth going a little ways just to check.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It said, “We have three rooms’ worth of furniture. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They represented a complete record of four years’ worth of the gang’s financial transactions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He made a point of remembering at promotion time “a man worth keeping an eye on.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I might have taken something off that wildling I killed to save Bran Stark, but he had nothing worth the taking. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Bengalis like Masjid learn early how to save ten minutes' worth of words by raising an eyebrow, wrinkling a nose, or tipping a head at a specific angle. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was not a question of my own worth at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The answer is no, you didn’t, because no, I wasn’t. Besides, Finnegan was going to find something to fire me for sooner or later. I’m glad it was something worth getting fired over.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

‘I have thought of a trick worth two of that. “Particularly deadly to rabbits.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing that, my heart sank, and I began to wonder whether life —black life—was really worth living. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was worth sitting through a long sermon knowing a feast awaited us on the tables outside the church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z