| 单词 | buck |
| 例句 | He listened to it splash dismally below, bidding a wistful farewell to the squandered buck and a quarter. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The hard bucking lasted forever, and Cole was drunk with pain by the time the boat finally slowed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z His straight baby teeth had given way to buck teeth and gaps, his chubby cheeks had thinned into his approaching adolescence. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It bucks and wriggles and then jumps forward, bending at the edges to fit through the open doorway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Believe me, George Finkle will find a way to weasel out of paying the money. No way he’s going to pay out a million bucks for sinking a crummy foul shot.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Betcha five bucks he takes a dump on me, too,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "See that you young bucks don't go nosing about Craster's wives, you hear?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "You did not tell me that. You said five bucks a throw. You said fifteen bucks till noon, all right, but I distinctly heard you--" "Open up, chief." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You cheated me. I gave you two bucks!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I took five bucks out my pocket, laid it on the counter, and walked out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He was going to produce them from the air, and then give the girl the five bucks: she looked like she needed it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I left the buck tied to the fence. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z In the stable buck’s room a small electric globe threw a meager yellow light. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Twenty bucks and a box of Froot Loops that statue is the guardian,’ Piper said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Except it wasn’t Jorgenson now—it was that genie—he was smiling down at me, and winking, and I couldn’t buck him off. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I realized that my family needs a dad more than they need a few extra bucks. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In that shop he sometimes made skinning knives out of cracked buzz saw blades and sold them to hunters in the fall for five or six bucks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's ten bucks, chief. I tole ya that. Ten bucks for a throw, fifteen bucks till noon. I tole ya that." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cormaci posted signs by the mailboxes offering to read tarot cards for people at ten bucks a shot. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pollard was a pushover, and all the down-and-outers knew exactly where to go to pick up a few bucks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z James reaches into his wallet, slaps thirty bucks on the bar, and nods to the bartender. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “But,” he said, “we don’t want to steal your does. All four of you are welcome to join us, bucks and does alike. There’s plenty for everyone on the hills.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She flopped and bucked and the harpoon swung wildly. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I hustle hard, and Rock gives me a whole twenty bucks for sweeping, mopping, and helping him restock hair supplies. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I gave her a buck for being so nice, but she wouldn't take it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Twelve bucks. Two ones and two fives,” Genie announced, handing the money back to Grandpop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I picture Mom bucking her spine beneath the grip of the welfare men, who claimed to know better. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With crack on crack of thunder, Zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe was always hard up, always hustling to make a buck. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie got a hundred bucks from Ma and Dad for his birthday, so at least he'll be able to replace his broken ones with better ones. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "I paid her already. I gave her five bucks. Ask her," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z At the counter, I order the largest meal I can buy with my fourteen bucks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "Till noon. Five bucks a throw, fifteen bucks till noon." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z His sneakers and clothes suggest his family can spring the extra few bucks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “You both look a little glum, chums. But buck up: no need to worry about what’s going to happen to you.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z You didn’t need to shell out twenty bucks for a movie ticket at the real theater because you got all of that in much more lux surroundings at her place. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then, conniving, sweet-toned, “There’s plenty white women would like to have a good buck Negro.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Mack,’ he says, ‘I figure a guy that needs it bad enough to make up a lie to get it, really needs it,’ and he give me the buck. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d be free of this millstone around your neck and ahead four hundred bucks to boot.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Listen, that mower is worth six, maybe seven hundred bucks once we replace the motor. We can do that, no problem.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "I think that's it, in terms of bang for your buck." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The animal hawed and bucked, dumping Hot Pie on the ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “That boat cost half a million bucks if it cost a penny. And you heard how much he paid for the rod and reel.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Big Anthony was not the most clever buck in the village, but no one could say he lacked a sense for opportunity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not saying we should give him our life savings, just a few bucks.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe you can save that for when you’re touring and making the big bucks.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I buck him off and yank him to his feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The wind is strong and gusting stronger, and the corners of the tent strain against their guy ropes, and where the flaps at the two ends come up, he can see trees buck and sway. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “The bucks you make in the NBA go past heavy,” Ice said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you twenty bucks, you go get a haircut,” he said. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Probably a buck. They’re not so timid. Try shouting at it.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Pop pulls two bucks from his shirt pocket, holds the money out to me, and says, “Buy Erin some flowers, will ya? Tell her I’m looking forward to the next game of War.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles pried at it with a long iron bar, and the rock bucked and rolled back again and again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For five bucks, you get your top five. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Her chest bucks, and she almost starts to cry, strangely, as if she’s frightened herself with a memory that isn’t true. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he came to a place where he could not push between two heavy warren bucks. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And finally I can remember coming back to the rig and pouring rolled barley into the leather feedbag and bucking it over the horse’s head behind the ears. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t eat these things ourselves—Mom’s West Indian culture viewed them as unclean—but we could turn a buck off of them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The other said, “I wouldn’t go through all that, not for a million bucks.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The breaks about Ethel might not be as good as he thought at first, but a thousand bucks was a stake. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “And five bucks to get you home. Your total invoice is ten per week.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Orr studied Yossarian over his shoulder, his moist lips drawn back around convex rows of large buck teeth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One day the bucks cleared the trees and at night when they returned from the fields they got in chopping logs for the new row of cabins. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It used to be you could see the Ramones in the East Village for five bucks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had asked Mr. Fenton about it and he said he wanted a hundred bucks because it had historic value. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We paid the sound guy twenty bucks to go along with us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He reined them in, still whinnying and bucking, but they couldn’t break Jason’s ropes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It never entered my head to try to make a lot of bucks dig regular holes,” said Hazel doubtfully, as they returned down the slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaker Day featured two speakers—usually small-time celebrities or small-time politicians or small-time academics, the kind of people who would come and speak at a school for the measly three hundred bucks the school budgeted. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z All the same, solitary bucks—if they can find no existing holes to make use of—will sometimes scratch out short tunnels for shelter, although it is not work that they tackle at all seriously. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When he left, was around Christmas I think, he gave me fifty bucks and a pack of cigarettes for lettin’ him stay here. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned back toward the stopped cars and puff his chest, almost bucking, daring them to move. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “It was an accident. He was a big proud buck. My dad slapped me on the back. I remember feeling like I was choking.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It is just passing the buck, as children do, to mothers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Who knows? Sunday at the yard sale somebody might give us a million bucks for Robin’s old high chair.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Oh. Fifty bucks. Can you work with that?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z After Dad had taken him for about eighty bucks, Robbie started muttering angrily to himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This time of year they’re paying two bucks a pound for lobster at the co-op. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I approached warily, certain that as I moved closer the horse would buck, or rear, or charge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 Solitary bucks and unmated rabbits who are wandering do this for quite long periods, especially in summer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a master’s degree. I’m too qualified to work at a register. And for what, seven bucks an hour?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I bucked against his grip, struggling to break free even as the pungent, sickly sweet fumes clouded my thoughts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Let me guess, a dollar," I replied, as usual, digging into my pocket for a buck. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He could have spent that five bucks and stayed drunk for another day or two. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a surprised look, smiled, and said: “I’ll tell you what. Get a new ribbon for it from the storage room and give me five bucks.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z So he was setting off in a rented Ryder with a fake ID of his own, no credit cards, and ten bucks to fall back on if anything went wrong. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on. How much? Three hundred bucks a pop?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I coaxed my heart back into normal rhythm and followed the group to where they had, indeed, taken down a good-sized buck. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z "How 'bout you just give me two bucks?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The porpoise writhed and bucked and flopped right out of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on then. Five bucks if you can hit it, which you won’t.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I can hold my own in a fistfight, but I'm not about to get shot to save some corner store fifty bucks in loot, or whatever this thug pilfered. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps because they had fallen into that angry silence, they walked quietly enough to come upon One Horn, the magnificent buck deer who had lost half of his antler rack defending his island territory. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The American boys were only a length off the pace but still out in the widest part of the lake, bucking the relentless, punishing winds, spray flying from their oars with every release. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you three bucks for every animal you can save!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Jazz isn't old enough to work yet, but even she makes a few bucks every now and then, doing her little homegirls' hair. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "Get your genuine Manhattan rainwater here! Guaranteed to cure anything! Just a hundred bucks and you'll live forever!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was cracked in the head many times when a length of iron bucked at an unexpected angle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He hands me a blank sheet of computer paper and says, "I need your full name, your address, date of birth, social, height, weight, and eye color. And a hundred bucks." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z What he did, he started these undertaking parlors all over the country that you could get members of your family buried for about five bucks apiece. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Six or seven hundred bucks sounded better than one hundred fifty, that was for sure. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z There are only two choices here, and since there’s no dismounting without going under the train, I count to three and buck upward with everything I’ve got. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Think how to make a buck, and how to keep my mind busy so I don’t have to entertain these thoughts. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about with the thousand bucks he got from the sanctuary?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “But you don’t need to come now. I’ve got a hundred and twenty bucks of birthday money in my wallet. I saw a Best Western a ways back.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Five bucks will inch me closer to my new bike, won’t it? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But he hadn’t mentioned the missing twenty bucks then, and he wasn’t going to mention it now. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He wept until the sea breeze would have no more of it and bucked the swells up, frothed them at the top, and sent some of the spray over the stern. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z After a few minutes it coughed and bucked and stopped again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Something in his smile reminded her of Blake, that preening buck from the old days. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That was partly it, and also he was afraid that in the flurry of bucking Gabilan might slip and fall on him and break his leg or his hip. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s just a young buck, Lily. Don’t kill him too quick.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "How do I buck on about all this? You don't mind, do you? He's putting up for Zizi, you know." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Hal sprays the tire with soapy water to locate the bubbly leak, splotches on some rubber cement, sticks in a plug, and charges them fifty bucks. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Cost me eleven bucks,” I said to Katz a little wildly, shaking the map at him and then crumpling it into an approximately flat shape and jabbing it into my pocket. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” he exclaimed, and a weird, wavering giggle gushed out suddenly through his chattering buck teeth like an exploding jet of emotion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I hold him, but Ford flops and squirms and pushes, bucking like a bronco, trying to get away from me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Howard’s hand shot up every time, but I knew for sure I was never going to win any Bible bucks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z "Would you rather trade your little sister for a million bucks, or for a big brother, if that big brother was Jay-Z?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Young bucks don’t live long when they stare like this guy,” Lily said, not looking at Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And he put his hand in his pocket and brought out a buck. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m trying to buy a condo next year, or one of them houses they’re selling for, like, five bucks and fix it up real nice.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A few bucks a month won’t eat too far into my college savings. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He bucked like a bronco when I put it on him, flinging his head this way and that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And somewhere over the three days, he needed to make two extra bucks in order to earn fifty-three dollars by Sunday evening. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The sky darkened, the clouds lowered, and the wind blew like a charging buck. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It cost about ninety bucks, and all he bought it for was twenty. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Those fifty bucks sure looked fat and happy sitting in Cory’s palm. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I bet she even gives the stable buck the eye. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or a mouse. Hey, for twenty-five bucks you can buy a full-grown mouse.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She paid me thirty bucks for watching him that afternoon, and she wasn’t even gone four hours. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “There’s twenty bucks waiting for me if I don’t.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The bucking horse trying to throw its tormentor blocked the way towards the village, and so I turned and ran in the opposite direction. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z About an hour later she saw Silver and the pups and paused to watch them chase a lively young buck. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That she gets paid big bucks from Juju to keep glasses clean, ash trays emptied, and food coming. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Doc,” he said, “on a business deal like this, would you advance two or three bucks for gasoline? I know Lee Chong won’t give us gas.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Four or five of the bucks, with Clover, Hyzenthlay and Vilthuril, were feeding along the sunny west side of the hanger about an hour before sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant Ruby spotted the buck she charged after it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z These cost twenty bucks at the swap meet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “How much does one of these things cost—a buck or two?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The car only went thirty giant steps before it commenced to bucking and finally cut right off. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She is wearing the horns of a buck. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Says he’ll give me a hundred bucks if I put his gift in the greenroom. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t spend more than five bucks and don’t buy anything except for ground beef. And keep the kids occupied as long as you can. I’ll meet you back here.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We got to the gate and one of they guys said, “Two bucks a cup.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “About a buck if you buy one new—quarter at a wrecker’s.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah, Donna. You can come over and spend the night. Watch Matt, eat pizza, talk on the phone ... It will be the easiest ten bucks you ever made." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I know a way you can make thirty bucks a week.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “When your entire allowance for the week is only three bucks, you learn to budget your time! That’s why I’m conditioned to hate being late!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Unless it’s a life-or-death emergency, the Coast Guard refers disabled-boat calls to private contractors like Tropical Rescue, which charge big bucks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The sign on the table said bite buddies: six bucks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Before I could get my bearings, Bud took off at a dead run straight up a ravine, bucking now and then but running, always running. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Aron said, “I’ve got a buck rabbit weighs fifteen pounds. I’m going to give it to my father for his birthday.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a very small buck, sir,” answered Vervain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he couldn’t buy them—he had fifty bucks in his wallet. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z To be honest, one hundred and fifty bucks was more money than we’d ever seen in one place. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Henry will pay us for him, you know. Probably ten bucks.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I started to buck, but Derrick held me firm. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z After a minute or so, he hears her sigh and say, “All right, Ruby Jean. Pull it together. Grab ahold of these granny panties and buck on up, now.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z That’s all Abbey and I could scrounge up—and fifty-one bucks of it was hers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They intentionally tip me ten bucks, which is my biggest intentional tip of the night. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He was carrying a small fork-horned buck across his shoulders, steadying the load by gripping the antlers in one hand and the hind legs in the other. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A deer, a large buck, handsome and proud, stepped onto the path, gazed at me for a moment without concern, and sauntered on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “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 We don’t have a lot of money, so twenty bucks is a big deal. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The best part of the whole day, though, was when my gramps’s friend came back to the shed twenty minutes later and handed us seventy-five bucks each, cash. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Anya could see the muscles in his neck flex and the areas around his arms buck. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was still early, and I had a couple bucks, so I could get me some chips and a pack of gum to kill the chip-breath. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "And I heard Jordans cost, like, eighty bucks," John John followed, again stealing Ms. CeeCee's line. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I wriggle and buck my legs but it’s no use. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was as if, after that, her mother had passed on to Yoyo her pencil and pad and said, "Okay, Cuquita, here's the buck. You give it a shot." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Probably cost you about fifty bucks,” he said speculatively. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The resulting roar from the students jerks Barrius out of his stupor, and as the legionnaires tie him to the whipping post, he writhes and bucks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You might be able to get it for thirty bucks instead.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Every dead birdie means five bucks to maintain this here park you’re standing in. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “And I heard someone say Justin was offering favors for ten bucks a shot in the back room.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z "I mean, sunflower seeds cost you ten bucks from now on, until you tell me why you're not in school." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Once I got to the NBA and started pulling down those big bucks we could get a house in the country or maybe in California. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The buck burst up, his back twisting and snapping. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The New York bookies were having a tough time trying to find anyone willing to put a few bucks on Seabiscuit; 95 percent of the wagers were on War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Buttercup’s heart bucked, but she still held to fancy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z An impala buck stepped onto the path far below, turned its head to observe the humans, and led a group of females across to the stream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can draw it out of your own wallet. Any man with a wife who’ll pay fifteen dollars for an old preacher’s moth-eaten stovepipe hat has four bucks to spare.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside were fresh clothes for all of us, twenty bucks in cash, a pouch full of golden drachmas, and a bag of Double Stuf Oreos. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Look at her, honey! She was starving and cold. The homeless guy offered to sell her to me for ten bucks. What was I going to do, say no?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z As Bigwig approached the hole that led into the ditch, he found two or three young bucks loitering in the run and, as usual, set himself to act his part as convincingly as he could. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We stay silent so long that a buck wanders into range. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I gotta pair of punks on my team that don’t know a barley bag from a blue ball. You guys ever bucked any barley?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The man pulled three bucks from his pocket. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Probably paid with a twenty. Got six, seven bucks in change. Somebody expects to live under this roof, he ought to carry his own weight. Am I right, Eddie?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He opened his wallet and handed me forty bucks. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Not when it amounted to a hundred bucks’ worth of roses and a date in three hours. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z So, okay, her expectations were high for forty-two bucks a night, but blame Frances Hodgson Burnett. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z After that they fetched a milk cow, belonging to Rafael Maestas, that had bucked like hell last year if you zapped her in the udder—just before the chute gate opened—with a cattle prod. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent over me in a kind way, and I could see that her face, with the buck teeth protruding in the center, had at one time been badly pitted with acne. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She could feel him and almost see him bucking around the room in the upper air. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “You make a few bucks in one business, then you branch out.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it would buck, propelling whoever was holding it toward the dull, chomping blades. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When he arrived, he had no English, no place to stay, and less than twenty bucks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Bud gave a tremendous jolt, then began to buck, throwing his body in tight circles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, for the horse. The Hasses gave him to me for twenty bucks because he won’t stop eating the pants off the line.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He mentioned the fifty bucks in his wallet. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Slim followed the stable buck out of the room. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They grabbed brownies off of paper plates while Howard showed everybody his Bible bucks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I looked at the hot dog man, the cheapest thing around—you wouldn’t get away from him without forking over three or four bucks. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Maybe ten bucks in coins and dollar bills. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z One corseted, the other buck naked under her dress. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z From inside the shadowy stairwell, the stranger emerged with that bucking sack hoisted on his shoulder and a half-eaten turnover in hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Actually, the officer, a young skinny guy in his early twenties, was more about making a buck than doing his job. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The other Low Cuts watched Bit the hustler, Bit who could turn ninety cents into nine bucks—into ice cream—turn into a son. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “There’s a difference between breaking a rule and bending a rule. We borrowed twenty bucks from a billionaire. We bent a law. Plus, we returned the wallet?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Wait a bit longer if you can,” he said as he passed the bucks. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Each length bucked him forward and twice he nearly pitched headfirst into the blades. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But I’m sick of the way it’s always a hundred of us who wind up paying that measly twenty bucks, and you still lose another cow off the permit.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two bucks directly in his path, but they fell back as he plowed through the loose soil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just a wisdom tooth, so nothing crazy. Twenty bucks sound fair?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When I got to the museum, all of a sudden I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit, wired from the journey, was bucking and kicking out behind, so they kept their distance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I paid him that buck back the next day. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s five bucks in my wallet right now.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When you got enough Bible bucks, you could cash them in for a prize. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He discovered early on that “being referred” was the adult term for passing the buck. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I’ll bet you five bucks it’s a woman,” he says, taking another drink. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Instead of leaving twenty-five thousand bucks, why not leave twelve thousand five hundred? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The cubs see a buck stumbling clumsily among the trees, not far from them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I was happy to save myself a buck fifty and I decided to get something to eat later. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There were perquisites, apart from the thrill of shaming a man in front of his family or roughing up an unseasoned buck who squinted at you the wrong way. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We will actually deliver right into your hands twenty-five frogs for every buck of groceries you let us have and you can come to the party too.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s probably been holding on to those two bucks for years. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He bucked against Mom’s chest, and his face scrunched up like a raisin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z First, we had to play that Bible Detective game again, and Howard added to his collection of Bible bucks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was halfway across the meadow, stomping down the grasses in frustration, when she saw the buck standing at the edge of the trees. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You owe me two bucks,” the man hollered. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z But Nimbus Two Thousands did not suddenly decide to buck their riders off. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “But are you forgetting our financial arrangement? Thirty bucks, please.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “What you doing, keeping a big buck like that inside?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s on the Blue Ridge Road. Eight miles south of Kansas City. A combination night-club- motel. You pay ten bucks for the key to a cabin.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Kurtsinger, dapper in Riddle’s legendary black and yellow silks, leapt onto his back, and again War Admiral flung himself around, bucking and thrashing and tearing divots out of the Belmont lawn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I figure it would take ten or twelve bucks to give Doc a party you wouldn’t be ashamed of.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother’s parenting capabilities consisted of “I’ll give you twenty bucks and the keys to my car if you leave me alone this weekend.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And after him Johnny Pacheco was knocked off when Sunflower bucked into the chute gate Nick Rael couldn’t swing open fast enough; Johnny almost broke a leg. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The raft bucked and tore at the water, slammed sideways. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I was no older than five, sitting out on the front steps of my home on Woodbrook Avenue, watching two shirtless boys circle each other close and buck shoulders. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I said I'd bet a thousand bucks that Jesus never sent old Judas to Hell. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It bucked a little, as if inviting me to hold tighter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The car dipped and bucked every few seconds as Dad kept slamming on the brakes to avoid potholes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I'm about to spend fifty bucks on sushi,” he answered. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There’s an explosion of sound and the butt of the rifle bucks into my shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A young buck, probably a yearling by his size. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They had saved me before, guiding my movements on a dozen bucking horses, telling me when to cling to the saddle and when to pitch myself clear of pounding hooves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Five hundred bucks’ worth of free games and gear? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I use Pop’s two bucks and Dad covers the rest. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom takes the stack of ones out of her pocket and counts out five bucks for me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z If it happens December 17, he wins eighty-five bucks. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “You asked if I wanted to go and I don’t. Maybe if you asked if I wanted to make five bucks...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “But also remind her about the weed ticket. It has to be paid or it will double to six bucks.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “When you come to the tallest of the trees, go toward the lake, then around the rocks and back into the trees. There, the buck will wait for you.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe a couple hundred bucks. You could try Goodwill, too.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Only a loser would pay a hundred bucks for a T-shirt. It’s not even cool anymore if you pay that much for it.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I was more than a little smug, trundling down the hill, helping to maneuver the weight of a full-grown buck on the travois we’d strapped together out of branches and sinew. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Some wear bucks’ horns on their heads and each carries a weapon—one a club, another a sword, another a bow and arrows. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The walls and floor of the training room were trembling; Jam could feel it bucking under her body. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I also know that if the game warden finds out about it, Judd’s in big trouble, ’cause the deer he shot out of season wasn’t even a buck. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z My cut of the haul is over a thousand bucks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t even buck or cause a ruckus when they put a saddle on him for the first time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two bucks for a candle? What a racket! Maybe you could convince somebody from the old country to shell out for that kind of thing, but not here in the U.S.A.!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I bet we can get you fifty bucks, easy.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I get five bucks for each pair. Double if I toss in my socks.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Milkman didn’t understand the Latin and he didn’t understand why the wolverine state had a buck painted on the seal. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must be his daughter. Jennie Giancarlo, seventy-five bucks. Seven hundred will probably only get you halfway through Idaho, if we don’t count what you already spent, but we’ve barely started getting the word out.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Can you believe my dad paid me twenty bucks to come to your prom?” he admitted, slightly ashamed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Without even thinking about it, Jimmy took the two bucks and threw them in the register. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “We’ll probably make some bucks at the sale,” my dad said. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Aaron gave me a few bucks to get the seltzer, but just as I was opening the door to go out into the world, his buzzer rang. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I bucked every single stereotype of the media depictions of Muslims. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their house was filled with those protective saint candles you get at the grocery store for a few bucks. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z For a year she’d been fighting with Dad, bucking under the restraints he put on her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "I could probably get us a couple of bucks. I just gotta wait for Ma to get back from work," he said, which meant he had nothing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He bucks his hips, trying to shake Henry off, but he’s taller and stronger and has a fistful of Alex’s collar. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This he could certainly have done; and he had decided to confront rather than ambush them, in the hope that the bucks would surrender without fighting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I spotted a wine for twenty-five bucks, an awful lot for a bottle from an area not generally known for its wines. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “She said it pays big bucks,” I said, knowing that Robin was being sarcastic. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z After a few weeks, to recoup his losses, he went up to ten bucks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we’ve pretty much seen nothing but bunnies and buzzards since we left town. Came across the buck just yesterday out of sheer luck.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She would read questions from her Bible Detective cards and whenever you answered one right, you got a Bible buck. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z This is the natural job of a doe making a home for her litter before they are born, and then her buck helps her. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But all—bucks and does alike—realized that Woundwort and his followers had vanished. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Gus took me fishing and I even won a few Bible bucks in Sunday school. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux’s Time Suck bucked after them like a marshal chasing stagecoach robbers in the old black-and-white Westerns Grandma liked. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Snuffy had contracted to make the Smokeys for a buck and a half apiece, and Buddy sold them for three dollars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So he spent the ten bucks on a big bag of hamburgers, and we drove around handing them out to smelly guys sleeping on grates. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If all our bucks go, Hazel,” he said, “the does will be left alone and I don’t think they’ll manage it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 Anyway, even though I was pretty loaded, I figured I could always use a few extra bucks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Well, if I make the shot, I’m gonna split the million bucks with you.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” she says, putting her hands up like whoa there, buck. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He grabbed a thick tuft of fur on the way down, breaking his fall while also causing the beast to honk and buck in pain. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Julie Hopper yelled from the front of the store, “Patrick! Be my cash machine? I only have two bucks.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z His dark, wild eyes held me hypnotically, and I could hear the deep sounds a horse makes inside his chest when he is ready to buck. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I asked Sneaky why Antwan was being so nice to him, Sneaky said, “Everybody gonna be nice when you give them ten bucks!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Smith saw the bucked knees, the insistent pressure of ribs under skin, the weariness of the body. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A good swing does not necessarily make crews go faster, except to the extent that if no one’s actions check the run of the boat, rowers get more bang for their buck on each stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She was probably right, but he still wanted a hundred bucks for the car. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Twelve whole dollars. That’s funny. But at least it’s better than the eight bucks you paid me last week.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "So you tellin' me, you wouldn't trade Jazz for a million bucks?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He was turning out to be a prime buck. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As we crossed Blackwell's Island a limousine passed us, driven by a white chauffeur, in which sat three modish Negroes, two bucks and a girl. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I got a four-pack of Cs for twenty bucks,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Well, not blank, but not exactly helpful, because most of the links were for buying birds and Genie didn’t have any money, besides the ten bucks Grandma had given him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Arion bucked so violently that Hazel had to slide off his back to avoid getting thrown. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After they left, I started getting sorry that I'd only given them ten bucks for their collection. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “We got them, sir!” she crows, all but doing a little jig as she presents us like trophy bucks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “This isn’t lunch money. It’s a million bucks!” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “According to the original price...eighty bucks. But we’re charging half.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Their partnerships were known as “white-shoe” firms — in apparent reference to the white bucks favored at the country club or a cocktail party, and they were very particular in whom they hired. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z An’ he give the stable buck hell, too.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He checked the teeth of a young buck he had never seen before, wrenching the boy’s jaw to get a good look, and nodded in approval. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They ride the bucking robots as if they are mechanical bulls. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She sat down and started bucking the door with both feet, the same method Seth had used to break into the barn. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The sun was shining and in spite of the cold there were a few bucks and does at silflay, keeping out of the wind as they nibbled the shoots of spring grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner felt it tilt and buck beneath him as he sat in total darkness. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the dark he could hear and smell the rustling and crowding of rabbits—both bucks and does—ahead of him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was giving me a ride like I imagine a bucking bronco would give a cowboy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I had the night off. Watched basketball at a bar downtown, then went to a guy’s house to play poker. Won eighty bucks. Gave me a hell of an alibi.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z At a little bar around the comer Newman told me to buck up. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I found him and gave him ten bucks to look up Judy Duncan. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But you’re right, I don’t have the courage you seem to have to buck every tradition and just do what I want. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He’s probably got sixty bucks in there already. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When Dad asked me for another five bucks a few days later, I gave it to him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He bucked on the bed, and hissed through his clenched teeth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Buddy’s going to make like a million bucks.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dad says that thirty-seven bucks is good interest. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It was the great buck One Horn who saved them, who gave them his life. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He couldn’t thrash anymore, but Anya could still see him bucking against the restraints. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “A hundred and eighty-six bucks. Everything I had.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "Just give me two bucks, is all. No kidding-- Here." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He looked a little uneasy, until I told him, "Look, I pull a hundred bucks a night for a couple hours' work. Easy." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There was another rabbit beside him in the burrow—a buck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were practically giving them away at a military surplus auction. I mean, for twenty-five bucks how could I not buy it?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The majority of my children are more satisfied with a hug than they are with a buck. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time the bus bucked over a pothole and jerked forward, his hand shot protectively over her belly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With every careful step, Kaede was aware that death was coming closer, and she began to wonder if the buck knew it, too. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then I slap a buck in the palm of his wrinkly hand, and he puts the bag of seeds in mine. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “These were like eighty bucks,” he defended himself. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The caribou bucked, writhed, then dropped to his knees. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So I sulk for a couple of days, and then I buck up and find someone new to date. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I got a raise, to four bucks an hour, and at the end of the summer moved out of the job-site trailer to a cheap studio apart-ment west of the downtown mall. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t want to see me, even for a million bucks.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But one morning, Basil Stag Hare awakened and called across, “What ho! Well, bless me medals, if it ain’t young Matthias! How are you, laddie buck?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Totally unconcerned about getting stuck, Joe swerved off the beaten path at a good spot, bucking through loose dirt, sand, and muck to where busted trees lay all about. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, where am 1 gonna get that twenty bucks?” he asked acidly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, after that restless night, I said to Grandma at the breakfast table, “I need two bucks bad.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His head bucked as he fought the awkward weight of the meat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “An’ when the enda the month come—” “An’ when the end of the month came I could take my fifty bucks an’ go to a . . . . cat house—” He stopped again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Just say he’d take a thousand bucks and get the hell out, and if she said no he’d get the hell out anyway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This will be a fast buck, I thought. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z From time to time Bigwig would ask one of the bucks to give a lead and in this way Acorn, Hawkbit and Bluebell all scrambled over the side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hell, welfare’ll get you more than forty bucks a week,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Lina lifted Poppy, who began to howl and kick at the sight of the bucking boat and the churning water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to spread out the twenty bucks Papi gave me over the whole day. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “You don't even want it. Because you don't need it. Twenty bucks is like a penny to you. I wouldn't care if some kids took a penny from me to buy lunch.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he remembered how he’d been told the cost of the flashlight was going to go up to forty bucks, and he figured it out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “On the floor—and they were still charged eleven bucks for it. How’s your chili?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I might have plans. How about making it thirty bucks instead?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Uncle Sam’s been good enough to let me save up a few bucks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She pays us that and a bonus, which makes my Super Bowl total $185 cash, plus the eight bucks an hour I’ll get in my next paycheck. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Miig put enough weight onto each of us so that we just began to buck, and then stopped, patting our loads and looking to the next one up to be burdened. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “They finally towed the Jeep back from Cutler Ridge. Two hundred bucks—I had to pawn my promise ring to pay for it,” she said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "Come on, Michael. Do buck up. You've got to go through with this thing now. He's here. Don't spoil the fiesta." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Then she clapped an old tunic, a foul cloak, upon him, tattered, filthy, stained by greasy smoke, and over that a mangy big buck skin. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re on. Fix this horse. Nine bucks a week. You answer to August. Lose this horse and you’re out of here. In fact, first hint of trouble and you’re out of here.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "I don't owe you five bucks," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z We put on our skis, got into harness as quick as possible, bucked and pried and jolted the sledge free if its runners were frozen in, and set off. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A substantial number of those present were walking around buck naked. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Besides, with a million bucks you don’t need a job. You can buy a whole company and hire people to do the jobs for you.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “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 His father, a happy-go-lucky and reckless buck, had thought nothing of living close to human beings except that he would be able to forage in their garden in the early morning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was holding fifty bucks in my hand right then, so I would’ve agreed to anything Styx Malone suggested. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Screwy as it seemed, maybe this was a way to make some money—or, at any rate, a few bucks. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z So if you want one, and I hope you do, you have to bring in eight bucks. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Her knowledge of the buck’s imminent death seemed to magnify everything: the beauty of the animal, the smell of the forest, the beating of her heart. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Well—I could get it for six hundred bucks. The ol’ people that owns it is flat bust an’ the ol’ lady needs an operation. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He usually left a few bucks for Mom on the counter. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He bucked against the sudden cold that touched his skin as the first shadows of the trees reached him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “There’re signs of deer in this area, maybe something bigger. If we work separately but together we should bring back a nice buck.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Learn to buck that trend now and you will be a better man because of it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And Perry had said, “What junk? One of them books cost me thirty bucks.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “They give you money—they say, ‘Oh, here’s five bucks, walk this across the street for me,’” Luma said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Lady, this one’s been marked down to a buck,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Whit sparked up like I had asked her for twenty bucks. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It looks just like its name suggests, like a bright green buck has sprouted horns from the planter. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The entire ride took live seconds, ending with the cowboy running for the fence as the bull bucked itself around the arena. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The one has plenty of money, the other twenty bucks, so Mom cuts Lance a check from the empty account? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “This is some real strange stuff but I lost fifty cents over on Kennelworth yesterday and I bet my fifty cents got hooked up with someone else’s fifty cents and made this here buck.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like I was asking you to buy me an F-8, Mama. These things only cost a few bucks.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we just set soda cans up on the fire hydrant, and you buck ’em down. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then he swung up on Pumpkin, grasped Seabiscuit’s halter, and led him, bucking and antsy, away from the reporters. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But in my plan I had the fifty bucks for the shuttle ride. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then, with barely enough room to turn around, they wormed themselves into the sleeping bags and attempted to sleep as the boat bucked up and down through the heavy swell. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And why does sticking an alligator on a shirt raise the price eighty-five bucks? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She leaps from her perch, deploys a tiny parachute, and executes a soft landing—straddling the thrumming ray gun as if it was a bucking bronco. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Fast enough that when he’s close I can go, “Stebbins, you got my fifteen bucks, or what?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cokes are five bucks and Klondikes are—” “Whatever you are charging is fine,” the guy said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He would step from his three-foot- deep bed of straw, give Smith an affectionate bump with his nose, and leave the train bucking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought another rifle and a pistol and he and Janie bucked each other as to who was the best shot with Janie ranking him always with the rifle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z They let me give them ten bucks as a contribution. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Sixteen bucks and ten does made a happy enough society for a warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse begins to panic, flailing and bucking. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Soon, getting nothing out of me, Zach left a few bucks on the table and returned to his friends. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Soon as the couple walked away, the guy already opening up the bag to stare some more at the tooth, Genie asked in awe, “You can really sell teeth for twenty bucks?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Two thousand...dollars? Two thousand bucks for somebody’s old nasty tooth?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The ship bucked on swells, dove and slammed into anvils of water. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The buck only discovered that it was caught when it tried to pull away. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z So he had decided to try and pass the buck. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Rondell have stood outside a grip of different spots over the past week and we’ve already made back more than fifty bucks. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Gymnasts set up their apparatuses, but with the ship swaying, they kept getting bucked off. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a thousand bucks that didn’t have to come out of my father’s pocket. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z All I had to do was bag my drum lessons, and I’d be saving the family eighty bucks a month. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m selling mine for a buck apiece. What’s he getting for his ?” “A dollar and a penny.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z What kind of kid can just hand over forty bucks like that? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Curly raised the palms of his hands and said, “There you go. Each a them tires is worth a hundred and fifty bucks.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was competing with hundreds of people, each trying to make a buck. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "I bet we made five bucks already. I bet we made ten! How much you think we made?" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “You know. With mail rates five bucks a letter to Earth, I don’t write much.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The roan stallion nickered and bucked, avoiding eye contact with the white horses pulling Nike’s chariot. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A buck pranced out of the vegetation, tossed his antlers, then splashed into the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her destination: the Secret Garden B&B, forty-two bucks a night. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "Look here, Horse," he said, "if you don't buck up, do you know what I'll do? I'll dig my heels into you. I really will." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Ten minutes before we closed, I picked up the cheapest laptop BJ’s offered, came to a hundred and eighty bucks cash with my employee discount. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He had nominated himself to order whatever food he could afford with twenty bucks, but refused when I asked if he wanted me to go with him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z On the other hand, he was busted down to buck private each time he was court-martialed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her horses bucked and snapped their silvery fangs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In turn, Onofre sold the crystals to Nick Rael and other commercial entrepreneurs for fifty cents, and the entrepreneurs unloaded them to tourists for a buck apiece, maybe even more. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you worry. We’re going to make a lot more than ninety bucks apiece,” X-Ray assured him as they drove out of the parking lot. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Crownpoint the buck had heard enough, and he slipped into the forest with his family. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The bucks might give up the does to save their own lives. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dana Matherson howled and bucked and tried to knock it away, toppling his chair in the panic. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, he won’t — He’s my brother And I owe him two bucks. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't remember who, but I remember them looking pretty good, and her bragging about only paying him thirty bucks or something like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The seven bucks he took off me still smarts, even though we’re friendly now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some dudes are going to pay us a thousand bucks to stand in line for them. We just don’t know who they are yet. See, you got to think outside the box.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Those two days together make more than a million bucks. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He counts the extra ten bucks and opens the door for us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z You know one time I put the bee on him for a buck. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At the new tremor in his words two night riders, young bucks both, stepped forward to crowd Ridgeway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I bucked beneath him, gasping for breaths that wouldn't come. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They never checked their change, and if they did, by the time they noticed I’d shorted them five bucks, they had the kids strapped into the car and wouldn’t bother coming back in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 All we had was the twelve bucks I had left after buying the soap and the watch and the Tic Tacs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z At a dollar a glass, I racked up over twenty bucks in the first hour. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The buck lowered his head, and the raccoons carefully placed the rifle upon his antlers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z For just a buck, you get the name and number of your one true soul mate. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I say, “And a tip. You’re a buck and a tip short.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “So what’d this crud job pay? Ten bucks an hour? Fifteen?” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Sunday morning for church she’d do her hair and put on a nice dress and some high heels and she looked like a million bucks. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Family’s got money like you wouldn’t believe. Millions and millions. Course it’s about as new as it comes, but a buck’s a buck, know what I mean?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The sea bucks, and the ship rolls and jerks. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She had only five bucks in her wallet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You asked if I wanted to go and I don’t. Maybe if you asked if I wanted to make five bucks...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Some days we only pull in like ten bucks and we gotta use most of that just to eat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We move forward, and we all hand him our five bucks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He popped up his shades and smiled like a million bucks. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “That man bucking for major real bad,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t want to only make seven bucks an hour, but I’m more than okay with making that much. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “The guy who sends the Christmas cards every year with five bucks for me and Charlie?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The monster shook himself around and bucked like a rodeo bull. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I opened my mouth to show Seth and he was pretty amazed and dug into his pocket and gave me a buck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His father’s a building inspector, and everybody who doesn’t want to be inspected too much slips him a bottle and a few bucks each month. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby slapped the girl across the face, but she continued to pull and buck on the chains. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They charged me five bucks for it, because it was so hard to get, but I didn't care. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The cog went up and down, bucking more wildly than any horse he’d ever ridden, lifting with each wave before sliding down into the troughs between, jarring him to the bones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He says he don’t, but I seen him once just about dusk with a young buck strapped over the hood of his truck. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Hour after hour the ship bucked through the storm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as it felt the loathsome scratching weight descend on its exposed haunches, it gave a loud panicked whinny and bucked. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I just didn’t want them to know Mr. Pignati had invited us over to his house the next day to give us the ten bucks for the L & J Fund. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z You don’t need a hundred bucks to audition for a Broadway show; you just need a lucky break. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He tells me the buck run in front of him on the road and he accidentally run over it, but I saw the bullet hole myself. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t wait to help you spend that five hundred bucks,” Arwin says, and we laugh as everyone gathers around the table to fill up their plates. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Five bucks says they were talking about me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Come on, get off,” Emmett yelled as he bucked upward, trying to throw R.C. off, but R.C. was too big for him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z At C Average Middle School, the buck stopped with me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z 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 I was thrown from dozens of these horses as they bucked, reared, rolled or leapt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There I must plant my oar, on the very spot, with burnt offerings to Poseidon of the Waters: a ram, a bull, a great buck boar. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d rather make five bucks honestly and spend it knowing it’s all mine than fifty and worry about my back.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “If it wasn’t for my fifty-one bucks, you wouldn’t have enough dye to color a birdbath!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You were following the buck,” the woman said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The great buck stood still in the calm light. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “No worries,” said Kyle, trying to buck up his teammates, even though he was starting to have those “champions become chumps” feelings again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z With a couple of dozen drunken men at a time lurching across it, the catwalk bucked and heaved and swayed like a tormented snake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She bucks her head, her knotted blonde hair whipping at her back as she cries out, a keening, animal wail. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “My mom calls once a month to tell us how happy she is to be away from boring old Illinois. For my birthday, she sent me ten bucks.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I bet that sonofabitch rakes off a million bucks in graft a year. Boy, if I was in his shoes for just one day I’d never have to worry again.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He might only get a hundred bucks, but that would be a start. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "I don't know what your deal is, man, but that's a mean cut. And you owe me ten bucks." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z We wouldn’t have to buck no barley eleven hours a day. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “So if my calculations are right, you’re pretty loaded. This gig and Mr. Ram, you must be raking in the big bucks.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray understood, and gave me thirty bucks for the day, and thirty for the day before. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Day like this makes you feel like a million bucks.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The boy’s eyes near bucked right out of his head! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Wal-Mart employees who have bucked the company—by getting involved in a unionization drive or by suing the company for failing to pay overtime—have been fired for breaking the company rule against using profanity. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was excited when a man offered me two bucks to carry his bags. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Think you can get yourself fifty bucks any other way?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Good guy, but he looks mad wild because his hair is patchy since he cuts it himself to save a few bucks, which is crazy stupid because Tagoe is a haircut artist. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I think this time I’ll just take my cow without signing the forms or paying the twenty bucks,” Joe observed calmly, casually tying the other end of his rope to the pickup bumper. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I still would, too, if I had a thousand bucks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Regular rate. Nine bucks a week. Plus a fifty-cent key deposit. Strictly cash. Strictly in advance.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron bucked, tossing me forward so both my feet left the ground. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We settled on a buck a shirt for two hundred shirts, and after Hank saw our logo, he said in the name of community he’d print them up for free. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I can’t charge them more than ten bucks, or parents will start to wonder. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “All clear. We’re getting closer, so buck up and look alive.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Come on. You know what? There are people with real problems. I’ve got real problems. Mommy ain’t here, so buck up, big guy.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When I got on, he didn’t take to bucking, which was something I was ready for. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a big kid, actually, strong from bucking bales and driving trucks. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The winged shoes kept bucking up and down like tiny broncos. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Maycomb’s delighted and perfectly ready to believe you went swimming in the river buck naked. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “It’s for Chase Farnsworth. He’s paying top dollar. Thirty bucks, on account of the fast turnaround.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The riders horse was cantering off in a field, bucking. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a little bag which Ma had made beautifully of buckskin, from a buck Pa had shot. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z With his head raised, Bud could no longer buck and he entered a smooth, rhythmic gallop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was about the size of a mature buck, with fur that contained all the colors of the rainbow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “The dollar rose by a factor of more than ten between 1920 and now, so that's more than thirty-five thousand dollars in today's dollars. A lot of tours at eleven bucks apiece.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The pistol bucked in my hands and its report sounded like the earth breaking open, so tremendous and sudden that I shut my eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It was a good night; between tips and sales, I have about twenty bucks in ones and change denting my mattress. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought I could get a couple bucks for them. I needed the money to help my parents.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Used to get twenty-five bucks a day from the government to dive lookin’ for liquor on the bottom and he got three dollars a case from Louie for not findin’ it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no Brahma bulls, only a couple of bucking Herefords. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Anonymous brute 'n boo'ful buck," she said, her mouth a bleary smile. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t care if he pays me thirty bucks an hour.’ A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The kid who wanted to give me some of his Bible bucks and send cookies to Scrappy. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The door opened quietly and the stable buck put in his head; a lean negro head, lined with pain, the eyes patient. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nine hundred and fifty bucks,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Just a job. I make a hundred bucks and you get twenty-five—okay?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He saw a buck rub his antlers on a tree, perhaps to sharpen them or perhaps simply because they itched. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A young buck from strong tribal stock got customers into a froth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I know that a poodle looks very like a buck deer to one of these hunters, and I had to find some way of protecting him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I can only think that my every sense was concentrated on steering the bucking car. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She kicks and bucks, so he drags her, thrashing and flailing, to their bedroom. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was plain that they were afraid of the great, bristling buck, with his strange shock of fur and his smell of fresh blood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he’d realized that nobody found this funny, because they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Their parents probably give them twenty bucks a day and don’t blink. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “No, Fang, I blew him instead and he gave it to me for, like, eight bucks. Now, do you have eight bucks? I don’t want to have to ask Faith for it.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z With crack on crack of thunder, he let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in sacred fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a clear bottle of rubbing alcohol and a small box of Band-Aids, drop a few bucks on the counter, and ask for a key to the restroom. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you ten bucks for the dog and the card.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Will felt himself grow dizzy, and Lyra was restraining Pantalaimon, hare-formed himself in sympathy, who was bucking and snapping in her arms. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Registration for the revolution is two hundred bucks.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Horses who lose their riders during races almost always try to win anyway, charging to the lead and sometimes bucking with pleasure as they pass the last opponent. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As he was getting out of the car, X-Ray said, “By the way. I’m going to need thirty bucks to put an ad in the paper.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Well, God knows he don’t need any brains to buck barley bags. But don’t you try to put nothing over, Milton. I got my eye on you. Why’d you quit in Weed?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z If you did the math on what the drama director got paid and figured in all the hours required, it probably did not amount to any more than two bucks an hour. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Tuma sold this grinning couple two African hats for thirty bucks apiece. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Crooks, the Negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The cows kept their bodies between him and the new calves, but occasionally a calf bolted away, bucking and leaping in a wide arc, returning finally to its mother when it tired of playing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I booked an air ticket for myself and thought that helping my father, saving a few bucks, and writing on my own was all the purpose I needed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “That couch cost me twenty-five bucks! Do you have twenty-five bucks? No. Because you’re nothing but a lazy moocher!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I told her it could make me a million bucks. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The young bucks here, I know, lie in wait for him in a cutter, bent on murdering him before he reaches home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There were four events in the rodeo: bareback bucking Hereford riding, bareback bucking pony riding, team roping of the same sad-sack cow by six entrants, and pony racing for kids. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “A hundred and eighty-six bucks. Everything I had.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "I got it in New York this morning. For a buck. Ya like it?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z With cigarettes and all, the check came to about thirteen bucks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I have ten bucks in my pocket—what to spend it on? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She was a big, rough, strong gal, and she lindied like a bucking horse. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z While the peasantry was chuckling, the Pierce Arrow would buck away in clouds of gray smoke, while the professor up front rendered a few bars of Honk Honk Kadookah. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The tourists got to see what they wanted; from the grandstand at the Ceremonial grounds they watched the dancers perform, and they watched Indian cowboys ride bucking horses and Brahma bulls. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He had already crossed the whole length of the hall and was pressed close to two rabbits, a buck and a doe, each of whom was fully as large as Cowslip. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z These were the bucks of Clover’s litter and a likely lot they looked. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The next time I go over the hill it will be as a buck private, and I just know it won’t be the same.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I bucked against the crowd’s grasping fingers, growling and kicking like an animal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was as though the broom was trying to buck him off. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Pol saw the expression on her face and said, “The buck will feed many of us tonight, and more tomorrow. It was a necessary death.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I didn’t come up to say that. Clover’s had her litter. All good, healthy kittens. Three bucks and three does, she says.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess so. I guess there wasn’t a young buck in the county didn’t get the marrying fever.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He addressed all the secretaries by name and got along with everyone—from the older, stuffier lawyers to the ambitious young bucks who were now playing basketball. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Somebody called and asked about ordering an ID card, the cottage industry that at fifty bucks a pop will help underwrite their contemplated move to Chicago. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The leopard would be thinking of how she might trap the hare or some small buck to eat, and of the caves in which she could hide away during the day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z |
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