When I see the first plane, I make a deal with its passengers. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“So you don’t have to deal with us and our silly morals,” Dad added. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At such a rate, we will reach it in ten billion years, and extragalactic astronomy will then be a great deal easier. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still in “mom” mode and I had to deal with the practical matters of our trip, such as making sure no one got lost or got on the wrong Metro. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Rod is in his late twenties, plays drums in a Pogues-type, Irish-trad-punk band, and, if the rumors are true, deals a little himself, only not on the streets. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If only old Selmy's mind were as nimble as his blade," he said wistfully, "our council meetings would be a good deal livelier." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And that was enough to deal with on its own. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The interviewer asked me how the peace deal would affect girls, and whether I thought it should happen. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

So Nok's mother wheedled and cut deals with her society friends, and by a sheer miracle, she landed Nok's father an even better gig: Chief Law Commissioner. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Why is it such a big deal to you, anyway?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My family had never had any kind of therapy to deal with the trauma. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“What sort of deal? Do you have gold?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

From his own hard experience and from the look of adoration that entered Emeline’s eyes when she spoke of Holmes, Ned guessed her relationship involved a good deal more than typewriting. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

While a great deal of its walls are composed of frosted glass, most of it is obscured by cabinets and shelves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I thought the whole thing was pretty sweet, and I guess Hank did too, because he gave me a good deal on the shirts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

For a second, he worried she would cancel the whole deal and kick them out. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth thinks dressing up in a costume is no big deal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Every time mathematicians tried to deal with the infinite or with zero, they encountered trouble with illogic. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

So Stalin’s government decided to make its own deal with Germany. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Your latest paintings have given me a great deal to think about as regards your state of mind when you made them,” he writes to his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Real talk: Iran has dealt with its fair share of strife and political unrest. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

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

She dealt with accents that must have struck jarringly on her ears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In everyday life you deal with three-dimensional objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Which was to go home and deal with that drill and the whole problem once and for all. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But there are differences. The social studies I’ve read . . .” “They don’t deal with any basic difference in human nature between black and white,” I said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fleur looked a good deal happier than Harry had seen her so far; she kept throwing back her head so that her long silvery hair caught the light. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“And who do you think you’re kidding? You know you’ve got a sweet deal going. You get your check from the state every month to keep my kid. You’re in this for the money.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

"Yes, my dear. I have been around very much. I have been around a very great deal." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand like no big deal. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“That took a great deal of work. And kindness.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She was proud of how calm she’d managed to make herself, standing there without even a tremble, waiting for some unfathomable wraith to come and deal with her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Grandma got right back up, grabbed a candle, lit it, and put it in the middle of the table, no big deal. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The nurse said it was no big deal.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mac closed his eyes and made another deal: if he stopped watching the news, the phone would ring. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He spent a great deal of time making sure that he was smartly dressed for the meal so that his friend would be proud of him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She’s a big deal, but I had never heard of her until that evening. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I must warn you that a great deal of this story is extremely sad. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nali said, “This is how he chooses to deal with problems. Inside, now!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A boy would come up and ask if you wanted to spend the night in his room “for a change,” something like that, it was no big deal. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he’d understand. This is a big deal, and you don’t exactly have time to waste.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was one of the few times his dad was going to be around on his actual birthday, and besides, hitting that two-digit number was a big deal, wasn’t it? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

That is a great deal of money, more than he has ever seen. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, Jean and I had enjoyed a standing, friendly deal that we’d go out and celebrate when either of us hit the numbers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, you obviously have some serious stuff to deal with, so if you wanna just take me home, we’ll forget about the whole thing. Deal?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Western Biological deals in strange and beautiful wares. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d gotten a better deal than what we ended up with, though. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I’m afraid you do. It seals our deal. Third time’s the charm, eh?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you remember that part of the deal was that you’d help heal my uncle?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was my age, perhaps a year older, but a year makes a great deal of difference at that time of life. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It was big, but no big deal. I don’t think, anyway.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It took a great deal of energy to be a human being, and the more the wind blew and the sun moved southwest, the less energy Tayo had. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He spends a good deal of time at their house and becomes interested in one of their daughters, Caroline. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And she walks down the runway of benches like it’s no big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Even if a patent were obtained, I think there would very likely be a good deal of general criticism.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As a former lawyer, he had made a smart legal deal when taking the job with The Mercury Theatre on the Air in 1938. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

"You let her come along, but you didn't say she'd be part of the deal." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Because my mom was a secretary and I spent hours at her office every day after school, I’d learned a great deal about business correspondence. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Israel’s result dealt with the case of black holes formed from non-rotating bodies only. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma hated the game, but when Willy agreed to play soccer, the deal he cut, the little prince, was that he could play GTA as often as he wanted. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Not that big of a deal?” he repeats in alarm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As with the dot-com boom, a great deal of profoundly fractured cerebration occurred. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘I’m afraid that deal beats what Gaia has offered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Not that old. On enough. Just one time. No big deal.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

With deep sorrow and perhaps a good deal of relief, Rick lodged his father in the McLean Asylum in Waverly, Massachusetts. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Little would change under such a system, but student leaders thought this was the best deal they could get, and they were probably right. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had no doubts about the equity of the deal; his sanity, for serviceable legs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You heard how Bacchus dealt with the Alodai twins in the Colosseum. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I got the book deal!” she shrieks, waving her phone in their faces. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As for the loaves, Mesaulios dealt them out, a yard boy, bought by the swineherd on his own, unaided by his mistress or Laertes, from Taphians, while Odysseus was away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were able to strike a deal that got you out of jail early? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and shrug like it’s no big deal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“No matter what,” Poppy said hurriedly, “we stay friends. No matter what coven we’re in, deal?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have the option. Granger uses me to win basketball games, and I use Granger to get to college. That’s the deal.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“A great deal is not how it used to be.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dad’s depression affected Mama a great deal, and I thought she became distant even when he wasn’t around. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Good deal. Now all we need is a cover story.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not with this kind of gun, but same deal. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I cannot see that London has any great advantage over the country, for my part, except the shops and public places. The country is a vast deal pleasanter, is not it, Mr. Bingley?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I mean, being gay is one thing. Kids are coming out much earlier than when I was young. It won’t be easy, but we’ll deal with it. But being that kind of gay?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“What was the deal with the phone call?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal,” Luke said, but his body was flush again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him to let me out, but I stayed because I needed Sapo to set up a meeting with Bodega, so I could make a deal with him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I trust they will be dealt with severely.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The transformation is not entirely successful, however, and the end result is a great deal of liquefying flesh mixed with virus, a kind of biological accident. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you may as well sit down again. You, too, Mrs. Tuck. I have a great deal to say and very little time for saying it.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are cases of ‘problematic facticity’ and others of ‘unproblematic facticity’, and the language of the fact seems to be employed first of all to deal with cases of problematic facticity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In time I found my own best way to deal with her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, just all frozen inside. Trying to break some of it up so your dad doesn’t have to deal with it. He got called out on a job during breakfast.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The pizza was good, but what was even more amazing was eating meat on a Friday without anyone making a big deal out of it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

With Olivia and every woman who came after her there has been this knowledge to deal with: the great fact of my condition. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“So why is he doing a deal with us if he hates us so much?” someone asked. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He glanced questioningly at the Ancient, who was old and must therefore know a great deal about everything, but he found the old man looking both thoughtful and dubious. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He liked to be liked by the world, which made his abuse even harder to deal with. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to file this away and deal with it when we’re not in a crisis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

To be honest, I was glad, because the ninety-five-degree heat in the summer was awful, and all I could deal with was my loose-fitting jeans. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But how do I say that now, without making it a big deal? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mom always made a big deal about that. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Theron was a sour fellow who did not like to deal with prisoners face to face. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what’s the deal with that yellow house back in the woods?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I think it cost him a good deal to say what he did, and he never varied his attitude once. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

After her arrest, she takes a plea deal, spends several years in prison, and is released with two strikes on her record, one for each burglary. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m wearing a shirt, but I have to get a shirt to bring to Abby’s house, because it’s a certain shirt and it’s not a big deal, but I need it.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Or else she drank the stuff that Pope brought and laughed a great deal and went to sleep. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seems weird to think of emotions happening one at a time like playing cards being dealt out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It took me another twenty years to accumulate the confidence to deal with what the equivalent experience would have to be for me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer spent a great deal of time with John in his hospital room. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She held her head high, as if sniffing the wind, and the strength I had seen when she dealt with Tenorio at the bar filled her face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not realize it at the time, but it dealt with people and a place that would change my life forever. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will this be a cash deal?” the salesman asked. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Aden stepped out from the loft like it was no big deal. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost at a stroke, just 168 men had dealt a devastating blow to the greatest empire on earth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I read it somewhere. You write the thing out that you can’t deal with, the unmentionable, write what you want to do and then burn the pages. Slowly.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As if my staying was part of the deal. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Why is it suddenly such a big deal to be going out with somebody? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan doesn’t get it, he doesn’t deal with the stuff I do. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She seems sad about this, but I don’t think it’s a big deal. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were so happy to have dealt with the rebel boys that we didn’t think of attacking the MPs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Swing into Spring is a big deal. Everybody’s been getting ready for months. Too bad they didn’t have it yesterday, though, the weather was so great. Did you go to lunch?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize it would be such a big deal to drop his class, but then, I didn’t know anything about being a teacher. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he approached, he figured he must’ve dealt with animals in his life before the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And there is a great deal of this nothingness until you get to the next bit of something. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wasn't sure how he'd make this deal without getting himself in deeper trouble. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Getting radio time was a big deal, one she hadn’t even bothered to tell me about. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In Scott’s mind it was a done deal. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In theory, they were even given equal pay to men—an issue that wasn’t dealt with in law until 1963 in the United States and 1970 in the United Kingdom. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The whole platoon stood there watching, feeling all kinds of things, but there wasn’t a great deal of pity for the baby water buffalo. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was what they valued, and they needed to deal with me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She says she wonders whether people who came home prematurely might be better off living somewhere else for a while, so they would not have to deal with feeling judged. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I guess—I couldn’t deal with the drama. And Lisa seemed happy, like you two were back together.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They dealt in transformations; they suggested an endless series of possibilities, extending like the reflections in two mirrors set facing one another, stretching on, replica after replica, to the vanishing point. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what? If you’re going to stand here and be unreasonable, I don’t want to deal with it. I’m going.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He feared Dasch wasn't fit for the mission and the best way to deal with him was to kill him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“It feels like the real deal. I actually married my high school sweetheart. Did Ocean tell you?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He thought Guitar was going to let him in on some deal he had going. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've dispatched a Helper crew to adjust turbine output—shall require a great deal more from them in coming days. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Calling the pay phone required a great deal of patience. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

With all the rats, and a great deal of luck, he managed to lift the hay cart until it was halfway out of the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Plus, it was a big deal when people got murdered, if that’s what had happened to Clara—at least, it was a big deal in the detective magazines Ophie had started reading. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Hope pestered me about it for a while, but when I told them to leave it alone, they didn’t make a big deal about it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“The judgment of how to price the deal will come from the investment bankers themselves,” said Kulkarni. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t make a big deal out of it. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might have been a failure, but their failure was a good deal better than the usual run of the System’s successes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He had, after all, actually dealt with yellow fever firsthand, while Currie had merely studied the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

That’s what I kept telling myself, and the next day at the gym, the extra bounciness of the new bars didn’t seem like such a huge deal after all. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They were very poor people and they did not have a great deal to eat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you kind of did. I’m just meeting a friend. It’s not a big deal.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the deal,” he called over his shoulder as the school bus wound down Mill Run Road. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal. It's a tampon. Let’s move on.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought bards had to study a great deal,” Eilonwy said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Ocean Desmond James was a very big deal, it turned out, and I don’t think even he’d realized just how much until any of this happened. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You are poor, indeed, if that’s the only kind of a deal you can make.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whispering has just gotten a deal more dangerous. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But if we are to deal with the Cosmos we must first understand it, even if our hopes for some unearned preferential status are, in the process, contravened. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my family members looked like they wanted to talk to me, but I just couldn’t deal with it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The ancients didn’t have the equipment to deal with the infinite, but modern mathematicians have learned to handle it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

His mind, in the words of one biographer, was "always operating out towards the frontiers, as far as he could see, and that was a great deal further than most other men." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Greek Pausanias, an ardent traveler, the author of the first guidebook ever written, has a good deal to say about the mythological events reported to have happened in the places he visited. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a good deal of gallows humor among us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cost of weapons is small here because the Black Disciples had a side deal with local gunrunners, helping them navigate the neighborhood in exchange for free or steeply discounted guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was in no rush to cut a deal that would send American soldiers home. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“They talked a great deal about him, especially Anne Cox. I do not know what she meant, but she asked me if I thought I should go and stay there again next summer.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I do,” said the Wart, “and sometimes I don’t On the whole I can bear a good deal of learning if it is about natural history.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the crucial years, the fact that the Party was not a hereditary body did a great deal to neutralize opposition. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re pretending everything is fine when it’s not. Even if the sky fell on your head, you’d tell everyone, ‘No big deal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

That seemed like a pretty good deal to me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve got some things to say—I ask that we deal with questions—and there will be a lot of questions—after I speak. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

This is going to be a tough one—but if there’s anyone who can swing a deal to end all deals, it’s me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that big of a deal, I guess,” I say automatically. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m so used to it not being a big deal, in fact, that Dr. Chin’s shock catches me off guard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m the one who has to deal with Dad all year. I’m the one who runs over when he wants help. I’m the one who deals with his dementia and his grief.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“To shake? Yes, is the deal to your liking?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Show him your card. It's no big deal." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought a great deal about God and why he let such things happen. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother had lost a great deal of weight, which concerned me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why would Stalin make a deal with the devil? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not here, here in Shreveport, no. New Orleans. But it was still a big deal for the state. Prior to her first day in 1960, schools in this part of the country were completely segregated.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger had told him a great deal as they sat together by the fire in the evening. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As long as I’ve had to deal with him, I’ve only ever seen him show two emotions: angry and more angry. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” he said casually, “I’m only going up there to thank her again for letting me in on a good deal.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a neater way to deal with potatoes, as he knew from his mother’s example, and given a sharp knife, Malcolm could have shown the good nun, but he held his peace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The door guide hurts again as I hop onto the tub wall, but I’m showing off now so I act like it’s no big deal. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Although I didn’t know yet if Bodega would agree to my deal, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to pay Negra a visit. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

After a good deal of delay, during which the cat left the woodpile and began to move stealthily round toward the side of the shed, Blackberry managed to get them out into the farmyard. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal in the world to know. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t that big of a deal,” she says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’d walked right in and made the deals I needed to. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor couldn’t deal with that part now, wondering who would be left standing at the end of the day. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So here’s the deal: Have you been arrested?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She comes over and plops down like it’s no big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the intervening years, the program had advanced a great deal, but it still got little respect beyond the West Coast. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It caused a great deal of resentment among the other Touchable factory workers because, according to them, Paravans were not meant to be carpenters. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That," said the AC, "seems to be the point. U. N. Owen dealt with cases that the law couldn't touch." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

During the ruckus that followed, there was a great deal of confusion. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Frodo was a good deal disturbed, and wondered often what Gandalf could have heard; but his uneasiness wore off, and in the fine weather he forgot his troubles for a while. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe taking my legs off wasn’t that much of a big deal after all. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He says he’s an Ivy League professor and he knows the deal, and he wonders what it would feel like if he were some poor kid from the inner city. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Take it all in and deal as best we can. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

That the whole thing wasn’t a big deal, and that it kind of was. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sarah was Sarah Sawhill, and unfortunately, she did look a great deal like pharaoh. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I envy her as she puts on her coat: She’s going home and doesn’t have to deal with the inmates any longer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hurt happens here just like everywhere else. Sometimes you can deal with it, sometimes you just got to get some help.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Somewhat like me. I fancy one a good deal longer. Do you have a name?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s the summer’s end symphony. People from all over come to it. It’s a quite a big deal. We, the youngster musicians, play as a sort of cute sideshow,” Simon explained. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked about a good deal, watched the flying clouds and snapped up everything the foragers brought. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Keith who deals the last questions from my left side. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

With a great deal of effort, she managed to turn it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was a good deal more afraid of him than I had expected to be. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems a great deal of effort for a rather subtle difference,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was breathing hard and, with a good deal of coughing and hawing, he began to tell me about something he wanted me to have a look at in his office. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Now, Reynard, no more interruptions. I have a great deal of work to do.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The seat of memory, they argued, was the same part of the brain that dealt with spatial awareness: the hippocampus. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a saloon in which to make deals and to talk quietly without interruption. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You are making this a way bigger deal than it needs to be.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Farmer had imagined a portly, cigar-smoking type who made backroom deals with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Nathan, we are talking about the very life or death of the Water Monster of the Agave Pond. Your uncle has made his choices. He must deal with the consequences.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Tired of telling people that it wasn’t a big deal. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“They definitely got a good deal on that house. So they’re just hood rich.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think this was going to be a big deal. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I was about to answer, off the top of my head, that it sounded like a pretty good deal, but the tone of Chiron’s voice made me hesitate. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a deal. Now, if you’ll write down your home address, we can schedule a delivery. Would Monday evening, say around eight-thirty, be suitable?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Coach West just smiles and pats my shoulder before running off to deal with some other runner. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He had a representative, an ex- con, who dealt with me, and no one else in my gang. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was always a big deal, and at least a dozen kids would get yelled at for acting up on those trips. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Chester was having a great deal of difficulty getting back on his feet, but I knew it was only a matter of seconds before he’d attack again. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a big deal that Sofía had had a son. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I can deal with a little discomfort, and she doesn’t need to worry about getting me shoes right now. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They made him look haggard, as if he smoked a great deal and slept very little, in spite of the fact that he was only seven years old. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

So I always just keep cool and lay low on my block, where at least I know all the characters and how to deal with all their "interesting" nonsense. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“This is what happens when you make little kids deal with issues they’re not equipped to deal with! They’re just too young to be exposed to this kind of stuff! That Tushman is an idiot!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was a big deal to call long-distance in those days. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent a great deal of time with Adam Bowyer shooting at a mark, and was already at work again in the carpentry shop making a viol such as Piers Nitingale used. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

But what I really think was that she figured that if she made a big deal about me, she’d also have to punish Pet Number Three. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This struck a lot of people as a good deal, and they swarmed to the Holy Land, often slaughtering fellow Christians on the way. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Okay, guys. Here’s the deal,” he told us in December. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I figured out how to deal with it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the end of the first night, while The Elephant was boldly going on, Aureliano Segundo was wearing himself out with a great deal of talking and laughing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mom shrugged like it was no big deal. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Elijah said, to his right, “I think he ought to think about it all the deal,” and with this the table agreed. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, around two o’clock, I told Mom I couldn’t deal with Hadley anymore, so she called Mrs. Ames and Cherish to come over. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mother kept laughing it off, telling me to get over it, that it was kids being kids, no big deal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For several seconds, she said nothing, then: “Fine. You have a deal. You help me read the map that leads to the Shetani, I help you take it down.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I knew he wasn’t giving all that up to deal on no corner. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Because today, it’s only going to cost you that blue kite. A fair deal, boys, isn’t it?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what they do when someone is killed in Spanish Harlem, they investigate for a w'eek and if the media and the community don’t make a big deal of it, they leave it unsolved. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The burden I feel is the burden of responsibility, which is a tricky one to deal with. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Cassius Clay, being a Muslim, didn’t need to be told how white Christianity had dealt with the American black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay. I just want to make sure. I mean, this is a big deal. People are coming from Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago, Pittsburgh. And don’t forget, Paul Robeson will be here, too.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Amá was supposed to pick her up, but because she had to deal with me at school, she couldn’t. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I know this doesn’t sound like a big deal, but let me tell you, Mrs. Bigio can bake cupcakes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’m so sick of people making a big deal over my “good hair.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I guess it wasn’t as big a deal as I made it.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But there wouldn’t of been more joy on his face if he’d just won a fist fight or made a hundred dollars on a land deal. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was sure the stranger would make the better deal before these two were done. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see what the big deal is, Starr. You said you didn’t know him.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Plus, now I have two weddings to deal with. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t really going to deal with Ess’s hair today either. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Really? Big deal. Who? One of the furnace stokers?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a great deal more going on than we are privy to, of that I’m quite sure,” Tara says with a sigh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

College cost a great deal less back then, and we were able to earn a substantial portion of the money for tuition ourselves, an impossibility now. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“No one knows how to deal with this when it comes to cells today,” he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We have people working around the clock attempting to broker a new deal with various agencies.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I am. All geniuses deal with bugs in the system.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You coming over here asking us to help you use a black girl IS a big deal, Blake. That’s not to mention you tossin’ the n-word around like you own it.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If he got the angle wrong he’d likely break his leg, but that would be only a minor problem that could be dealt with, and then at least he would be inside the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Whatever. I don’t care. My friend Matt is gay. It’s no big deal.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You’re not the first person in the world to have to deal with a disabling accident!” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I was there, big deal. It didn’t bother the other two. Why did this James decide to kill me? There’re people all over the place, why me?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What’s the big deal? I bet those bees probably don’t even have stingers.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The crowd gasped, but Kaisha’s head jerked upward, and she dealt the audience a fierce glare. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘Well, I am glad he has dropped the Baggins at any rate. But it is evidently high time that the family dealt with him and put him in his place.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We sink into the sofa and without making a big deal of it, El swings her legs over mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But I don’t say it out loud, since Finnick has enough to deal with. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This last dimension of the deal was not terribly attractive, so Jefferson left it out of his account altogether. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Three minutes,” we replied with a good deal less gusto. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“This is the real deal. A true chance. No strings attached.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a kapo, he told us, a prisoner who’d been put in charge of other prisoners by the Nazis, so they wouldn’t have to deal with us all the time. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Or else I’d be swarmed with customers. But don’t worry—I’m saving this deal just for you.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Since 1400 theologians had been discussing what they called ‘moral certainty’—evidence good enough to rely on, even if there is a great deal at stake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Then it’s a deal!” said Mrs. Atanabi, walking over to us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was a dizzying array of people to pay and collect from, houses to improve and maintain, bills to deal with, invoices to issue, supplies to buy and store. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Of course the tigers sometimes caught them, or a snake bit them, but on the other hand they didn’t have to deal with automobile accidents and industrial pollution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d already made a hurried deal with the universe: if he took the steps two at a time, she’d be there. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Fabulous and I got a deal. She’s cool with that. Ten, right?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Human beings and our descendants, whoever they might be, can accomplish a great deal in tens of billions of years, before the Cosmos dies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel felt the braids of her hair with her plump, pink fingers while Bill sucked in his cheeks and dealt the cards in a very serious way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And as if to seal the deal, instead of learning to play electric guitar, I’d gone and chosen the cello. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you had her sewn up? You don’t know how to deal with women?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Miguel loses eleven–eight and now he’s throwing around guarantees. All right, then, you got yourself a deal. Tomorrow night.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After the chopped meat deal they went to Hassler’s for the soup bone. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I go to church on Sunday I am forced to recognize a great deal about myself. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Snake dealt with the alarm, Fox and Eagle prepared to neutralize the trip wire, unclipping an electronic circuit board and a variety of tools from their belts. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We had made a deal with Styx, after all. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But like their producer said, they deal in news, not rumors. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Not for weeks yet would I deal with the direct, personal application to myself, as a black man, of the truth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, my babysitting services are still part of the deal. I can’t wait.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We actually know a good deal more about the thoughts in Hamilton's mind at this propitious moment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

All that day there was much talk about the forthcoming lessons; a great deal of store was set by being able to vanish and reappear at will. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She and Dad have a deal where she’s pretending she’s on a rural writer’s retreat and getting her writing work done. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“But why did you make such a deal if you didn’t like it?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Like, why do we even have to deal with this kinda stuff?” she asked. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Somewhere we took a wrong turn. Life got to be more than we could handle. Your father carried too much baggage from his past—baggage he never dealt with.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

These days, Mrs. Murdo spent a great deal of time sitting by their window rather than her own. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps we can work out a deal. You give me some details, and I’ll give you a ride back.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the labours of repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a great deal and going through all his notes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was still suspicious, but seemed to be in a good deal of pain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired of this. I’m tired of being alone. I’m tired of the way people look at me and the things they say. And I’m tired of trying to deal with it on my own.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I know my coming back is a big deal but I didn’t know it was big enough for a ball gown.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Quentyn wondered if things might not have gone a deal easier if only he were here to guide them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I had a deal with my grandmother that I had to survive 1 year of middle school. I’m already the cleaning lady. I don’t need to stick out any more.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were ranked number two, so our game was a big deal. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That would explain a great deal. I hear you’ve had a lot of sick folks in this region whose condition improved.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Where could I find this woman and fulfill my part of the deal with Bodega? Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The newspaper’s readers donated to the Fugees in amounts large and small, and a deal was made for film rights to the Fugees’ story. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

These were issues I never had to deal with in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“In fact, everything is much better. It was really a stroke of luck that you were almost murdered by that girl. Now the deal can go through perfectly.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“She must have special means of hiding or traveling. No matter. We aren’t equipped to deal with her now.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Still, if I told Silas about all the stuff that I have to deal with, would he tell me to suck it up? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was an excellent deal if the goat lived; I'd been robbed if she died. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had hardly gotten used to the idea of being a Spare; now she’d have to deal with whatever the impossible task would be. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Mentor deals with lots of wild little things in the schoolhouse. I myself was a wild little thing once, and it was he who tamed me.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

My mom was up there waiting for me, and if going slower meant getting there alive, I could deal with the delay. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In Narnia, no one expects you to sing in front of hundreds of people like it’s no big deal. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It takes a great deal of listening and understanding to be able to listen to and appreciate this music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

From his trousers pockets he took a fistful of crumpled bank notes and a good deal of silver on the bureau indiscriminate- else happened to be in his pockets. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant there was a great deal of raw potential for power in the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the past, anyhow, the sight of animals, the scent of money deals with expensive stakes, had done much for him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Francesco became Duke of Milan from his station as a private citizen through appropriate methods and a great deal of virtue; and what he acquired with a thousand hardships he maintained with little effort. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan and Citra were pleased to see that his opinion carried a great deal of weight. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He’d watched the way she assessed the terms of their deal, probably finding a dozen loopholes to get herself out of it if things went wrong. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Not a single one of us like the deal,” he said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As if blistered heels—or blistered ears—are no big deal. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I must have been down there, banging away, for a couple of hours — I was trying to stay hidden until everyone else went up to bed so I wouldn’t have to deal with anybody. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon, we sent word at a plantation chosen by what means I know not, requesting they should deal with us fairly and present us with corn, livestock, and other sundry provisions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“It is of no further use to you. It holds a great deal of importance to me. I will not be dissuaded. Name your price.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We now know this, but no one in the sixteenth century realized it, and it has caused a great deal of confusion in the historical literature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It’s the only way I can deal with my current situation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Defense counsel Arthur Chaskalson rose first to deal with some of the legal questions raised by the prosecution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was usually animated and excited about something, although when he didn't hear from his family for a while or had to deal with some bad incident at the prison, he would become extremely depressed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows—because she makes such a big deal about it—that Mrs. Kluck has been at Poplar Springs Middle since it opened. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I could deal with them thinking I was a pompous freak if they’d just play their roles like I told them to. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to relegate Christianity to the level of folklore, so I could deal with its fantastic claims about the nature of man and sin. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was coughing a great deal, she told me, and was exhausted from the sulfa he was taking. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dicey thought she might prefer to have them complain, but that was another worry she could not deal with until they had crossed the city. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First we put you somewhere safe. Then I deal with them.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even need my notebook—I had just rewritten the information about how to deal with hags. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

You can lie there for an hour and a half without thinking anything, just worrying about what the day holds and knowing that you won’t be able to deal with it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Phil rarely got upset—and ten minutes should not have been a big deal—but he had been embarrassed in front of Gay’s father. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Then they would have had to deal with her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he never really realized she felt the same sense of loss he does deep down about their dad, that it’s something she dealt with and moved past. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Secretly, I was relieved that I wouldn’t have to deal with getting Beck down the problematic slopes to come, most of which were not protected by fixed lines. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He showed little interest in the captive Vole family, merely ordering that they be kept under guard until he found time to deal with them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I thought, If I could wait till he falls asleep first, then maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I knew we didn’t—we’d taken on a big mortgage, he had some debts left over from a bad business deal his father had coaxed him into pursuing—1 just had to deal with it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In December, 184.9, most of the speeches made in Congress dealt 'with the need for a more stringent fugitive slave law. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, it’s a little bit of a big deal!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But I had to deal with one more thing in private, before Jasper was back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Nazis sent four special SS units called Einsatzgruppen, or Shock Troops, to deal swiftly and brutally with the Polish Jews. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you lie to me, Sparrow. I’ve never been called in to school for you before. Don’t try to tell me it’s not a big deal.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If I play him again I’ll have to deal with him personally.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In between these undertakings, he somehow found time to conduct a good deal of solid science. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rote usually requires a great deal of repetition. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I had learned eighty-five Vietnamese phrases over the last seven days, as well as a great deal of verb conjugation. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Your master will want these. They will provide a great deal of entertainment.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But he would deal with that tomorrow, the next day. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you worry about your daddy. You go on and audition, and I’ll deal with him later.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He could keep track of the deal for up to five decks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma that dealt with the murders of the Osage. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Make sure you tell us everything, because we know a good deal already. Let her alone, Vervain,” he added. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have no idea what I’ve given up for you—the deal I made. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The tinker dealt with everyone in turn, sometimes two or three at a time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My father has always placed a great deal of importance on his daughters' physical beauty. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Their worry was cord-around-the-neck bigger than that—but seriously, parents freaking about teens, it’s kind of part of the deal. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He knew how to deal with Edmund, now; firmness, he had decided, firmness and directness, that is all that is needed, and then they are happy enough; boys are very simple animals. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The first volume dealt with the interval from the Creation to the Flood, a period he took to be 432,000 years or about a hundred times longer than the Old Testament chronology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew a big party was coming because Doe bought steaks and a great deal of beer and Doc let him help clean out all the upstairs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an emergency, the poor would panic, become confused and go wild; the “better class” would remain calm and law-abiding, and find an orderly way to deal with the problem. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

So before he even fully got the first word out of his mouth, I rasped, “No big deal, Joey. I’m in.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“How shall we deal with strangers, except as brothers? How shall Gethen treat with a union of eighty worlds, except as a world?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Two dollars and forty-five cents can buy a great deal,” said Mr. Goldman. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I had a flash that Auntie Buzz had been showing some solid thinking when she came up with her “I’ll deal with it first thing on Monday.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Fine, she. But you know what I mean, Jason. Don't make a big deal from the small things." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Later that night, as he lay on his cot, Stanley reconsidered the deal he had made with Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Most of the papers dealt “with the history of cryptography and should belong to the American people,” he argued. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” Jinx said, “maybe we can work out a deal....” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No, but I have seen a great deal of it.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha thought a great deal at this time about the dying sage whose voice had stirred thousands, whose voice he had also once heard, whose holy countenance he had also once looked at with awe. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

So you can imagine that there was a good deal of pushing and shoving as they hustled and bustled down the passage, trying to keep up with the swift little figure in front of them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“All right, but when Momma finally do tell you guys this stuff you gotta act like you surprised, deal?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s about how we deal with the repercussions of magic when placed in a public venue, in a world that does not believe in such things. It’s a test of stamina and control, not skill.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Ossining police probably had several crack houses to deal with, and its proximity to Sing Sing did not constitute a reason to go after that one in particular. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a good deal shorter than Danny and a little shorter than I, and his face still looked pale and worn. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s the same thing. Your poor mom. Geez. Why does he think he has any right to tell her how to deal with her period?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They ate a late midday meal, and then Frodo said with a sigh: ‘Well, I suppose it is time now that we dealt with the “Chief”.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t think anyone else would make a real big deal out of what happened. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

You can easily see the difference between the way they deal with Margot and the way they deal with me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

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

She never dealt the tarot cards, just kept on shuffling, Ivy’s fresh tragedy forgotten for a while. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that will be necessary. Let’s just think about what to do with our guest here. How should we deal with someone who tells such shocking lies about us?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I usually wear it in a braid so I don’t have to deal with it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There had been, once upon a time, a great deal of curiosity surrounding the vanished city and its fate, but after two centuries, it had become little more than a fable. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad this is a huge deal and I have a ton to worry about, and that I’m wearing way too much blush and that I definitely wore the wrong outfit.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Like it’s no big deal for me to be in a library reading. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, Garfield had already undergone surgeries to deal with the raging infection in his body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And even in her sickness and pain, Lyra felt that she’d just been dealt the ace of trumps. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By now it was obvious that Count Olaf and his associates had drunk a great deal of wine, and they slouched at the table and spoke much less. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And the sweetest part of the whole deal was that there really was no need to reimburse the government at all. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But one bucket is not really enough, and Helena has to empty it several times a day, just to deal with the smell. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Helm dealt with what went on outside the building, while Girard directed what happened within. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Cleaning kitchen equipment is a big deal in my house too. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I started thinking seriously about how I was going to deal with Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure Hazel won’t be able to manage the hill until he’s a good deal stronger.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s the big deal if I don’t come home right this minute? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

‘I know that well, or I would not deal with you in the same way,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s no big deal. I wouldn’t hurt him. I just don’t like the way he looks at my girlfriend. No big deal. I just wanted him to know.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In actual fact Dandelion covered three hundred yards to the cattle shed in a good deal less than half a minute. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure I’m old enough to deal with all this. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Like this was no big deal, and he knew it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

To sweeten the deal, he agreed to double whatever salary Yardley had offered them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She deals with securing the boat against the wall as her partner steps closer to the broken window where Alec and Lana stand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I do not propose to deal with the question of sentence today,” de Wet said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A council of Farmers was established, which dealt with international problems and kept peace between the various Farms. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few moments later, during which Harry waited with his hand upon the doorknob, there came a loud bang and a great deal of acrid black smoke billowed from a corner. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow it was easier to deal with Margaret if there were reasons not to like her, and I definitely did not want to like her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It had been a big enough deal when you wore those black spike-heeled boots to school when you were in eighth grade. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I did many things and learned a great deal in the world I found myself in, but ten years after I arrived there, I was mortally sick. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever dealt with someone this drunk?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

She really did get the worst kind of deal. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

That meant a great deal to the second official. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It makes an awful racket, but it kinda makes sense, don’t it? One way to deal with the Noise.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“He was like, ‘So, August, what’s the deal with your face?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I can tell both of us are trying not to pretend like it’s any big deal that Ruby isn’t coming. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"You mean after I dealt with my mother?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His manners left a great deal to be desired. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretend that this is no big deal, that guys always pick me up in a cab and open the door for me all the time. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The young telkhines were at the platform now, too, snarling and waiting to see how their four elders would deal with me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bottom line, it’s been over two centuries, and African Americans are still getting a raw deal. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“This is not a big deal, son,” Grandma kept saying. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be making a big deal about Auggie, or Tushman, and she’d be concentrating all her time and energy on good stuff, like raising money for the school and volunteering at the homeless shelter. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I think being disgraced in school is a great deal tryinger than anything bad boys can do,” said Amy, shaking her head, as if her experience of life had been a deep one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

While proud of Ishtar, who made it to the prom after all, Whitiker is torn between making a big deal of graduation and keeping it in perspective. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

As he watches her in the flickering light, it strikes Bailey suddenly that she is a fair deal older than she appears, and that the same is likely true of Marco. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The gash wasn’t really a big deal—that is, until the Tap-Out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She hums like what she just said isn't a big deal at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“This is the deal: we arrested three young men caught on camera siphoning gasoline from cars in a Walmart parking lot near the Tison home. Two of them...” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I still had practice, but I was keener to run around and deal with stress that way than I’d been to have well-meaning teachers not know what to say in my presence. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

George dealt and Whit picked up his cards and examined them. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great deal of what he’s started goes on without him now. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"A great many people are sorry for that," Tyrion re-plied, "and before I am done, some may be a deal sorrier . . . yet I thank you for the sentiment. Joffrey, where might I find your mother?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her white skin and the pince-nez that she dramatically took from her nose and let hang free on a chain pinned to her dress were factors that brought her a great deal of respect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘So let’s wheel and deal, Music Man,’ Leo said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When my friend was an inexperienced young doctor, he was called into a hospital room to deal with a married couple stressed-out by a mysterious illness. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t the deal we made on the way home, and he knew it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Their tribal governments had three branches: a civil administration, a military, and a branch that dealt with the sacred. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The truck made a good deal of noise, and although the injured party was always eager to talk, he had to significantly raise his voice to be heard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I guess we just deal with what we got.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Under the terms of the deal, Richard’s sentence could still be reduced to five years—if he successfully jumped through a series of hoops. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I believe he was, and I believe he had a good deal of information about it. But he won’t be able to tell us what it was, because he’s dead.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But if the media makes a big deal out of it then the cops look bad. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry, Arthur. I will never forgive myself. We should be seeing the real deal.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Phoebe said, “Are these cheerleading tryouts such a big deal? Will you even remember them in five years?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

One of the advantages of being a good listener is that you learn a great deal about how the world works. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You drink a deal of wine for such a little man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘Go on! Go on! No time to lose. I’ll deal with him! Go on!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It needed a great deal of heat to ignite, which is why I wasn’t worried about carrying it around in my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s cool. If you want to be Charlotte, you should try out for Charlotte. You make such a big deal out of everything. Who cares if you’re not really a girl?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The real deal. What you see is what you get.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The police car drove off, and Wednesday shuffled back through the snow to deal with the small line of people who were waiting to give him their money. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She's going to pretend like it isn't a big deal, even though to me it's a huge deal. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t that big a deal,” I answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

As for properties and banked monies, I could not raise cash from them without endangering the men I dealt with, and the better friends they were to me the worse their danger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Together they agreed that it probably resulted from her feelings when she had reluctantly dealt punishment to the citizen who had broken the major rules a second time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why don’t you think about some ways to deal, and when you come back for the next session, we can— Wait, I’m coming back? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There had been a good deal of talk in Camelot about a certain King Pelles, who was lame and lived in the haunted castle of Corbin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know how far he’d lose it, and I didn’t know if I was ready to deal with someone who would lose it so totally that I couldn’t handle it.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I have one outstanding character trait that must be obvious to anyone who’s known me for any length of time: I have a great deal of self-knowledge. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In 1998, Japanese observers reported that neutrinos do have mass, but not a great deal–about one ten-millionth that of an electron. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Roy grinned at Beatrice, who shrugged as if it was no big deal. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Well played. The grips deal with lighting. So fiddle with the light bulbs and see what you can do with that disco ball and all those random reflections.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She had always believed that she had gotten the best deal since pink was the color for girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that Airs. Brolin said she’d be displaying all our projects in the main library downtown. I want it to be really good. Plus, it’s a big deal to everyone in town.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think it was that big of a deal and I said, “No bother, sir.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her, to deal with this crazy place. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Say, that sounds like a pretty good deal. I wouldn’t mind a deal like that myself. I bet you snapped it up.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Be gone, daughter! I will deal with this intruder how I see fit.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The presence of evil was something to be first recognized, then dealt with, survived, outwitted, triumphed over. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The monkey has a way to deal with the crab’s claws. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he did pretty much every time we spoke, he thanked me for the time I was putting in, adding that he was sorry I had to deal with any fallout at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m such a mess today. Just ignore me, okay? It’s not a big deal. We’ll start on your homework.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’s offered since the beginning to take turns pushing the wheelchair, but I made a deal with Mrs. Brazzi, and besides, this is something I want to do for Rosa. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I am very glad to hear such a good account of her,” said Lady Catherine; “and pray tell her from me, that she cannot expect to excel if she does not practice a good deal.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

There was still a great deal that wasn’t known or understood. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Whenever he tried to make deals with them to fly their manioc and bananas to Stanleyville, I had personally seen them spit on his shoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since the initial release of its specifications and performance charts back in August of 2020, most police agencies which dealt with escaped andys had been protesting. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

From then on, Elizebeth sometimes had a chance to deal with new kinds of traffic, including messages from occupied China. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"They left a dozen dead in the water, only two reaching the shallows, where we dealt with them briskly," the rider reported. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There is a branch of the C.D.C. that deals with unknown emerging viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I dealt cards to Fern and me, Fern and me, until we had our hands. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He told me I had a great deal of water on my lung and he wanted to draw it out right away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think that, having being raised in a segregated Baltimore, he ever imagined I would need to learn interaction with whites, or to deal with being black in any but a defensive manner. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The company will prepare your contract and send it to your lawyer for approval. Then we—they will fly you here to Columbus to sign the paperwork and close the deal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I used to be angry like that. You gotta deal with anger, or anger will deal with you.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

No matter what sound-making device is placed at their disposal, creatures in general do a great deal of gabbling, and it requires long patience and observation to edit out the parts lacking syntax and sense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You need to come back so we can deal with this.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It has a lot, and I mean a lot, of flies and it is indoors. You won’t have to deal with rain or wind.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was trying to deal with guilt of her own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was better to make it deal with something totally unconnected with its original subject. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Enough. For now, we have to deal with these two.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If David had been hungry and there was no food, he could have dealt with it more easily. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she took herself in hand and said, in a voice that cracked with self-control, "Now, now. No need to be hasty. I am certain that a deal can be struck between us." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She would say something about being my sister, and that it's no big deal, or something like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It feels like I'm making a deal with the devil. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

On a normal Monday morning in New York, this would’ve been no big deal, but after two days of silence, a . mortal helicopter was the oddest thing I’d ever heard. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

We are only able to deal with them when they have made their appearance, and we must use the methods of medical care for this, as best we can, for better or worse. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had “unfinished business” there, and I needed to deal with it head-on. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A swift stroke she dealt, skilled and deadly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Since they’re planning to open up more private schools, you may not have to deal with the outrage.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

What sets them apart is that once they figure out how to get that deal, they want to tell you about it too. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was only seven years old, but that's how he dealt with his hunger: He was a bully. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She was afraid Mr. Abbas would go back on the deal, so she said, “Make them all perfect.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Change is coming, certain as sunrise. The only question is how we deal with it.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They certainly have a great deal to do and are all overworked day after day. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, we seem to be putting them to a great deal of trouble,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was alone in a cell, coming to terms for the four hundredth time with her imminent death and the deaths she’d dealt. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal,” I said with more assurance than I felt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And my aunt Phillips is sure it would do me a great deal of good,” added Kitty. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

For most of these men, it was the first time they had ever dealt with an attorney. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes,” he said, "we have a deal. When should we deliver the item?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Produce them at once or by God I’ll have you shipped somewhere a great deal less pleasant than Wales!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Aunts and uncles and cousins began to fill the house, and there was a great deal of excitement. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, most of this book will deal with peoples other than Europeans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If we were sitting at the same table, I’d just ask, no big deal. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He just shrugged, as if his death wasn't that big a deal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The inspector may have feared violence which was more easily dealt with outdoors where there was more space to make an arrest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His donation to us of the more than one hundred volumes of the preparatory examination free of charge was a generous gesture that saved the defense a great deal of money. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy dealt them each seven cards, but she couldn’t concentrate on the game. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was sure enough about it to have made some account-closing bets on the horse, at least one as a side wager with his father, and he was a great deal poorer for it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of pressure on her, after more than a year of preparation, to finally prove herself as a woman who could lead a combat regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“We will deal with them and make a decision after the meal.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I refuse to deal with a human who can’t appreciate quality tailoring.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dark skin, big lips, and hair the texture of a briar bush—they were just plain unpleasant to deal with. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the Pledge of Allegiance and morning prayer, Mrs. Grayson announced that they had a great deal to do that day, including arithmetic for all grades. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Hey, no big deal. Who cares anyway? The point is, you were on television. You’ll probably be getting calls from the talk shows any day now.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

There was a good deal of macabre testimony about decomposition and body fluids and the effects of chloroform. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And to the silent sister he said, "Send the mother the armor. I will deal with this smith." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But this Appalachian Trail deal—do you think maybe I could come with you?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was at this dark time of my life that Herbert returned home one evening, a good deal cast down, and said,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then I suppose,’ Reyna said, ‘we will have to deal with you first.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Is Beth the rosy one, who stays at home good deal and sometimes goes out with a little basket?” asked Laurie with interest. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, what’s the big deal, Twinkle? It’s just one prop in the movie. I thought we talked about this in the caf.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Kids, they realized, were a great deal more sophisticated in the way they watched than had been imagined. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw them together a great deal, and at first I thought they were boyfriend and girlfriend, until one day I saw them up close and realized they had to be siblings. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Our heating unit busted right at the start of winter, and luckily we had enough to pay for it without my mom having to deal with another creepy guy. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

In the quarter she heard a great deal of talk about the reasons for this. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had more windows, too, and was a good deal lighter. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of excitement when we arrived at El Puerto. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This boy always had the best ideas, but they wondered how even he could deal with such great beasts as elephants. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She slipped into the back of these gatherings—just a tired, heavy, middle-aged black woman searching for a place to rest her feet as she dealt with some bureaucratic runaround. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they regained consciousness they heard a great deal of noise and saw the forest blazing round them and much of it devastated. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is your deal?” he said, and laughed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The hatch slid smoothly shut, all the way shut, and I was able to lock it without a great deal of tugging. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Board in 1955, it left a good deal of “wiggle room,” and Hodges used every bit of it, in an effort to head off political attacks from his right. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Opening the book again, Milo found Ordinance 574381-W: “In the Doldrums, laughter is frowned upon and smiling is permitted only on alternate Thursdays. Violators shall be dealt with most harshly.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why pick on a small mouse? Surely a big strong rat like you can deal with an old badger? Come on, try me for size.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A woman who used to go out to cut grass for thatching once came across a place where there was a great deal of grass. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“There’s no need to cry, miss! It’s no big deal—you just hit the wrong button. I won’t take off any points for that!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

A great deal hung on the brief interview. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a record deal with a Seattle-based label, and a lot of traveling to gigs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He promised me a better cut of the deal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Ma cries a great deal and tells her profusely how much she is loved. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you deal with all of it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know how to deal with it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Things like Do Not Steal were, I think, hammered into boys’ heads a good deal harder in those days than they are now. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The media makes a big deal out of a movie star breaking a leg or fracturing a toe, but if a man with as much wisdom as my father passes away, no one cares. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The soles, made from rubber tire treads, had already been reduced to shreds held together with a little leather and a great deal of hope. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, here’s the deal,” I said when everyone had squeezed around the table. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yep. Daniel ain’t a murderer like the rest of these folks, he’s just a man trying to play the hand that life dealt him.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He was a handsome man who had a great deal of money but was not “society” and was overly aware of it and very touchy about it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

World- class city is a phrase they use in magazines these days, a great deal too much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can deal with filth, but toilets...other people’s toilets always upset me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The girl in the drugstore looked surprised, but she didn’t make too much of a big deal out of April’s purchases. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped Shell would rent it because the oil companies were always the best renters, never complaining about abrupt hikes, paying easily in American dollars so that nobody had to deal with the fluctuating naira. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was ready to continue my fencing career somewhere I didn’t have to deal with people like Sam Jones. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Let’s deal with the grievances in order of their severity,” the Chancellor said after we had related our sides of the story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I got into the apartment, I took a few seconds to relish the fact that I wouldn’t have to deal with my father for a whole week. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The baboons had found a great deal of food, but he managed to eat up most of it and told them that they would have to go out again the next day to find more. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was no big deal, and maybe the guy really needed to cross the street, but that kind of thing happened a lot to Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You vex with us for making you send the creature away? It’s a lot to deal with, what happened. You want to talk about it?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“So big deal, it was a dumb photo. Do you think people were upset by that email? The people I heard from felt satisfied.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I knew where he was, that would help the whole family deal with his being gone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And now came the second problem Coram had to deal with. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of pain waiting to spring on him, but it hadn’t raised the courage yet, and that thought gave him the strength to focus his mind on shooting again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he’ll have to put up with rather Spartan accommodations in the attic, because my library has grown a great deal over the last few years. Nearly all my guest bedrooms are full of books.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As soon as Winston had dealt with each of the messages, he clipped his speakwritten corrections to the appropriate copy of the Times and pushed them into the pneumatic tube. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see the big deal over ironing sheets,” he said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

If I told her the truth, she’d make a big deal about it and tell Mother and Daddy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Towards the end of the proceedings, Judge de Wet had remarked in passing to Bram Fischer that the defense had generated a great deal of worldwide propaganda in the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that moment, Tally made a deal with herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, I do have a little deal on.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Edward was pulled out of the garbage by his ears, dropped, and then picked up again, this time around the middle, and shaken back and forth with a great deal of ferocity. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Course you do. You gotta make a deal with yourself to not do that. You’ve got to put your arm around happiness and invite it inside.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“No, I’ll deal with the hare another time. Right now I want you all here in case there’s a chance of trapping this one,” Cluny murmured. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

No judge wants to deal with attack ads that highlight the grisly details of a murder case in which the judge failed to impose the most severe punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Anyway, crack was the wrong road and anybody that lived in the hood knew where that was at, you don’t have to teach fish to deal with water. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He wore expensive, double-breasted American suits and wide- brimmed hats, and paid a great deal of attention to his appearance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was playing the Soviet officers like a careful hand of cards, not quite sure what might be dealt next. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Listen"—Coach turned around to look my mother in the face—"I totally get that. But what if I made you a deal," he went on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I did not want them to make a big deal because I expected that all the celebrations would just add to future bad memories. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Doesn't seem like it would be a big deal, but I know that to all three of us it was the biggest deal ever. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The game with Saxon Hall was supposed to be a very big deal around Pencey. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I know it’s a big deal, but hearing it again is making me feel like I am going to be speaking in front of the whole world. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“She’ll hustle the best deals. Her Russian is probably pretty good by now.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He should’ve been home at five, to make sure she was awake and didn’t have to deal with the twins as she was getting ready to leave. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This was complete lunacy as far as he was concerned, and there was no way to deal with it rationally. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The deal is, we have to wait until night, so no one can see us messing with the storm drain. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Why not? She'd be a deal safer in Dome than she is here." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Mamma, please. It’s not a big deal,” she mumbled, squeezing the phone in her sweaty hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And that’s when Moms will force a smile and shake her head, pretend like she knows it’s not as big a deal as she’s making it out to be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And because she was one of the first to come to camp, and came so often, I learned a great deal about chimpanzee behavior from her and her family. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although there is a large literature on the classification and natural history of spiders, it is scattered and fragmentary and deals not at all with their value as an agent of biological control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“He kept asking if there were any deals we could do together, that kind of nonsense. And one day I told him I really preferred his condescension, and he hasn’t called me since.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Tell you what, though. This country started going to hell when they stopped hanging folks. No gallows dirt. No gallows deals.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I was keeping my part of the deal. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I think that E cares a very great deal more for you than she lets herself or anyone else believe,” she wrote to him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of,” Sheriff said, “I need to deal with Collins. What happened to him?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s the way we deal with what Fate hands us that defines who we are.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was a mouse, which was no big deal. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Kira, your leg will take a great deal out of me. I’ll have to sleep, after, maybe for a whole day or even longer. And I don’t have much time.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She must be dealt with on her own level, and thus I thought of her as I surveyed the sub-standard conditions in the factory. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered hearing her lady mother tell Father to put on his lord's face and go deal with some matter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t seem to know a great deal.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

No big deal, just a simple lifelong vow. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"It is what it is. We have to deal with it." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was July, and Hugh and I were taking the Paris Métro from our neighborhood to a store where we hoped to buy a good deal of burlap. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even with the that trial going on, I still think Hana makes way too big of a deal over race. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I remembered something I had read somewhere a long time ago: That’s how children deal with terror. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

How to classify Kenna is a difficult question, but, at least in the beginning, it wasn’t one that he thought about a great deal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The summer before sophomore year, Sonny, Malik, and I decided to try the Hennessy Sonny’s dad keeps in his cabinet to see what the big deal was. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her net profit, therefore, would be as great as that of someone who read a great deal but remembered very little. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She understood that the Bantu would need a great deal of help, but she didn’t know who was going to provide it. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone, that is, except for Julian, who continued to make such a big deal about him! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, I could, and I will, if it comes to that. I don’t want to, but if I have to, it’s a done deal, no problem whatsoever for me.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us figure bugs have got their own deal worked out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Put another way, Reggie’s team saw no reason to believe this was anything but a practical deal. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Too bad. I hear a prince’s favor is a really big deal.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then she stuck out her hand, put on her best Rudolph voice, and said, “It’s a deal!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“He incited a great deal of interest in chess here,” one of his teachers said later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine a mother as a woman who, first and foremost, possesses a great deal of tact, especially toward her adolescent children, and not one who, like Momsy, pokes fun at me when I cry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They don’t command the resources or attention that hospitals do, and often they’re severely understaffed, leaving such places barely equipped to deal with a normal day, much less a crisis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

All of them have toted more mental baggage and dealt with more hardship than they care to remember, yet they carry themselves with a giant measure of dignity, humility, and humor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As part of the deal, the growers had to agree to change to organic farming methods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Miss Lumley, I am afraid we have a great deal of unpleasantness to discuss. Please have a seat.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The thought of dead trees was enough to deal with in one day. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

With great care he went about instructing me how to deal with hecklers, on what to do if we were attacked, and upon how to recognize our own members from the rest of the crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not an issue. Three days. Big deal.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Papd and Mama have enough to deal with. We shouldn’t make them worry about us, too.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Besides that, there may be Peacekeepers to deal with, now that they know our position. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if you remember me or not, but if you do, I’m glad to meet your son and I see you’ve accomplished a great deal in your life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the endorsement deals taken care of, I continued to sort through my e-mail messages. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was relieved to find it empty—Mom must have gone off to deal with another job or crisis. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This was his new deal: if he didn’t look, the phone would ring. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Alexander said warmly, while Beowulf nodded in agreement, and this bolstered her courage a great deal. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It would serve him right if I left him sitting here, cooling his heels, while I went out to deal with the mess he’d made! Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I could have my sex waifs deal with my emails.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Communicating from Mars to Earth is a pretty big deal, and requires extremely specialized equipment. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. They’re making a bigger deal of it than it is. I’m not a hero. I just happened to be up there. I don’t think he really would have jumped.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nixon outlined the deal, and thanked the American people for their support. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You and me, we made a deal to try to save him. Remember?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In that singing, relaxed kind of voice she had that made everything sound painless, like it didn’t matter, like there were no big deals anywhere in the universe. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to have to deal with that today.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I had learned to master a great deal of tension now; I had developed, slowly and painfully, a capacity to contain it within myself without betraying it in any way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents aren’t real big on surprises, so this is clearly a big deal. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“This is for the Daily Prophet —” “Big deal,” said Ron, rubbing his foot where the photographer had stepped on it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I just want you to know that I’m going to try really hard not to send you to the office. If we have something to deal with, you and I will deal with it together.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Just give ’em shorter hours is all....Big deal.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah, it’s no big deal. People are super excited to include this in their college apps, too. It’s so different.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He noticed, though, that Pocock was at work in the shop a great deal these days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As long as we’re still making donuts in the alternate universe, I can deal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Downstairs at Snowberger’s, my daddy deals with death by misadventure, illness, and natural causes galore. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My boyfriend, in other words, was a big deal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The hitters were the ones who dealt with the money. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal, just that Julia said—” “No,” she interrupted. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It will take a good deal of preparation.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’ll make you a deal. Forget coming for the whole day. Just come over for a minute, right now.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When the final bell rings, I rush out of the room, ready to strategize with Soojin about how we are going to deal with this group and still win the race. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Even so, there remains a good deal that puzzles us about the cave paintings. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My family all died and I came into a good deal of money." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We shall deal with your uncle and his feigned boy in due time.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This apparently insignificant omission caused a great deal of trouble; it kindled the controversy over the start of the millennium. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

My father’s family negotiated a deal to give my mother’s family ten cows. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I wasn't thinking of Daisy and Gatsby any more but of this clean, hard, limited person who dealt in universal skepticism and who leaned back jauntily just within the circle of my arm. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I like to see him in school when I can,” Father said, “but I need him here a good deal. I can’t run the tavern without him.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they want to sneak it in there at the end, quiet and subtle, so people won’t think it’s a big deal. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“A fire, that’s all. And we know how to deal with fire, don't we?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can at least get an uneventful night’s sleep before I have to deal with him in the morning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But these are mountain foothills, which means they are the baby hills before she gets to the real deal of actual mountain passes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Once more Ralph dreamed, letting his skillful feet deal with the difficulties of the path. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Since Momma got mad at the preacher three years back, Easter was the only time in the year that the Aarons went to church and it was a big deal. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“No matter how it sounds, no matter what you think, it happened. And you’re not helping me deal with it by laughing.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

This could be the best deal anyone would ever offer me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I was shocked because, for me, it had been such a major deal. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“We’ll deal with that when we get to Rome,” Piper suggested, putting a little charmspeak in her voice to soothe her friend’s nerves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dill was accused of shooting someone during the course of a drug deal after an argument erupted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There were no “letters-unanswered” waiting to be dealt with, no bills to pay that I knew anything about. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And we can get you parts and labor at a deal. But you won’t need that for a while.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

God forbid he hear about what people like me have to deal with on the daily. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But after the feeble attempts of Cletus and me to deal with this house empty of its Small Medium at Large, he turned back. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Something was stealing some of my kernels, so I had to deal with that first.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Without hesitating, I told her all about the secret deal between my father and Lice Peeking. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Does he have any friends? I know he’s not the easiest to like, and I know he thinks people are...well, cumbersome to deal with, but there’s someone for everyone, and I didn’t know if....” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

School teachers suffer a good deal from having to listen to this sort of twaddle from proud parents, but they usually get their own back when the time comes to write the end-of-term reports. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He told me that he was only paying 6 per cent for this money, and he could make a great deal more out of it by loaning it back to the Indians.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The deal was done in cash, and Mattie’s brother-in-law never asked for Shadow’s name or social security number or for anything except the money. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

This is my deal this time, not theirs. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat together in the darkness as their car was uncoupled, put onto a siding, and with a good deal of jerking and jolting coupled to another train. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It is much trickier to deal with a demon of the Middle Kingdom than an American devil, because you always know that the American devil means you harm. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was too much, even for me, but I was in a particularly foul mood and didn’t want to deal with anyone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were bits of old speeches floating about, as well as recited lessons, gunshots from old wars, babies’ cries, auto horns, waterfalls, electric fans, galloping horses, and a great deal of everything else. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stared up at the sky, feeling as though I’d been dealt a dizzying blow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bailey begins spending a great deal of time outside of the house. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had a side deal going, a hustle that took me right back to the old steering days in Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Goober noticed that the teacher now took a delight in the process, making a big deal of it. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dreamed a great deal all through this time, and they were always happy dreams. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell he cared a great deal about you. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She deals in real estate, and she was saving up to make the pilgrimage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he had to deal with it every day. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I never got your name. Guess it’s no big deal now, is it? You already know mine.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Frank Fernandez had hit the only home run in the second inning, so we’d missed it—which was a big deal since it won the game. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

After that summer, a great deal—and not very much really—changed in my life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, my friends, tell me: Do we have a deal?” asked Valmiki. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

You don’t have to deal with other people. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was a story of exploitation and disaster for at least a hundred thousand Haitians, and in one way or another, Farmer had to deal with it every day. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t a big deal. I got out fine.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Stroke after stroke he dealt, until at last all the web within his reach was shattered, and the upper portion blew and swayed like a loose veil in the incoming wind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Big deal, thought Matt, scuffing his shoes along a newly laid stretch of white carpet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isaac acts like his decision is no big deal, but we all know how much he loves to draw, how he is always doodling in his notebook. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Does question No. 6 deal with it?” asked the doctor. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised, but he is not one to make a big deal out of anything. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The very same engineers who dealt with the Leaning Tower of Pisa ... which was where?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists can deal with some things, but we’re not trained to shoot, and someone who can do that and navigate and make camp and do all the sort of survival stuff is very useful. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our working relationship, I am sure, would be made a great deal easier.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As critical as the situation was in Syria, Mark Antony had to deal with Rome first. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She had seen a great deal of beauty in her short life, but it was Jordan College beauty, Oxford beauty—grand and stony and masculine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Better yet, I might manage to make off with the theatre's copy, saving myself a good deal of toil and trouble. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pure mathematics does indeed deal with certainties, but its applications are only as good as the underlying empirical assumptions, simplifications, and estimations that go into them. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I know that I have students who have to deal with that. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those with the burden went first, and behind them there was a good deal of struggling and jostling. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Really. I’m fine. David’s started going to these truck-stop churches. So he’s gotten kind of annoyingly religious lately. Him leaving me alone is a big deal. It’s just...I’ll explain later. Okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“He’s okay now, honey. That’s what matters. It wasn’t a big deal.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bree told it, and Shasta thought that he put in a great deal more than he needed about the falls and the bad riding. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It turned out to be easy to deal with places I couldn't reach. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny—life deals me these punches, and I always get knocked down. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a professional gambler; he has all the cards and the odds stacked on his side, and he has always dealt to our people from the bottom of the deck. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not harm it, and stick to the plan. Our orders are to take it to Father Olufemi, let him deal with this beast.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He desperately wished Lindsey were there; she could deal with this. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But if Liam knew that, he’d come back to find a way to get him out, and the deal would be for nothing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Small bundle’s five dollars, big bundle’s ten. Cut you a deal on the whole rest of what I got if you’re interested.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

There was a milk-bottling plant, and I watched the rows of milk bottles move relentlessly along a conveyor belt and tried to make a big deal of that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Celia was supposed to tell me what she wanted, but I guess she’s just going to have to deal. If she ever shows up.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s a deal,” I said, and pulled myself out of the hole. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I mean, that miller’s daughter cheated him. He did all that spinning for her and she said she’d give him her baby and then she reneged on their deal. Maybe she’s the villain here.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We want to get out of the house, Mom. Why is that such a big deal?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had spent a good deal of time there lately, for he felt the cold and could not seem to smell or run so well as in days gone by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Luke felt a glimmer of pride, that he dealt with hiding better than anyone else in his family would. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they have to get free lunch tickets and deal with all the same shame I had to deal with when I was first in school. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“There is a great deal of humanity about these Osages,” he said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe I made a bigger deal out of what happened. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“A good deal better, I think,” replied Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not really a big deal,” James said with a shrug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mike was animated again, putting a great deal of trust in the local weatherman who promised sun tomorrow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“By contrast, see how humanely the Germans deal with captured agents? See how I am doing translation work, neutrally occupying myself while I await trial?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The sheriff would have liked a mind that could deal with abstract thoughts and ideas. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at his flushed face and saw this was a big deal to him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But we got something else to deal with, too. When that flare went up, Perry, you know what I seen?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In a few weeks, MoMo B. ChaCha will travel to this very island to make an arms deal with The Corporation. As you know, MoMo is not a fan of our country.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I mean, to me this was a major revelation, and he was acting like it was no big deal. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish Maria were here, I’d ask her how she dealt with having to lie about being a magician literally all the time.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Pure mathematics deals in proofs and demonstrations; mixed in phenomena. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But this time, Mom just shook her head, as though she were too tired to deal with us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our mind, faced with a life-threatening situation, drastically limits the range and amount of information that we have to deal with. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Luno had shown up at the trailer, Lice naturally assumed that Dusty had found out about his secret deal with Dad—the bonefish skiff in exchange for Lice’s testimony. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘Apollo will hear you out. See if you can strike a deal. My brother always likes a good bargain.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s not such a big deal. You’re not so prejudiced any more.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot for one person to deal with,” said Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha learned a great deal from the Samanas; he learned many ways of losing the Self. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt I was very unjustly dealt with. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I kept hoping that I could find someone who’d offer me a good deal for them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The common citizens, who were in ignorance of the 245 higher policy, had a great deal to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My room was so small I could’ve reached out and grabbed the leather book, but that would mean dealing with it, and who deals with their problems by choice? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I could picture Diego sitting where Jesse once had, and that stirred up emotions—both pleasant and painful—I wasn’t equipped to deal with in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“How about you tell me a story. Like what’s the deal with the monkey?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The deal is that if I don't find her by 1:15, she has someone call her a cab, and she goes back to the library in Hyde Park. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Rouse said it wasn’t a big deal, Sage would be fine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

True, we had yet to deal with the irregular sequence of the bases that faced the outside—but this difficulty might vanish in the wash when the correct internal arrangement was located. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As might be expected, the answer the various participants gave to such an overarching question depended a great deal on the ground on which they were standing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I suppose “not paying attention” takes a great deal of discipline. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“You can’t let Harry deal with that thing on his own. Let’s ask for an inquiry —” “If we stop now, we’ll have to forfeit the match!” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In Chicago, before the news arrived, brokers spent a good deal of time discussing the morning’s strange weather. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Missing finals week wasn’t a big deal, since I already had more than enough credits to receive my diploma. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You a big man now, but big ain’t nearly enough. You have to be a whole man. And if you want to be a whole man, you have to deal with the whole truth.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I could deal with the silence better if we still lived together,” he said. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know it bothered you till we started walking over here. Manuel said it was a good movie. We put it on; not a big deal.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But I got a great deal else from the experience. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We know a great deal about Hooke’s later life from a diary which he started to keep in 1672. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was determined to fulfill my part of the deal; once Bodega and Vera met I was completely free. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

To the children she said, “Number Two is always hungry because she never sleeps. A person needs a great deal of energy to stay awake all the time, and thus a great deal of food.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But between my win and Dee-Nice’s deal, anything feels possible right now. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If someone did this girl wrong, they would have him to deal with. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She tells herself that it’s no big deal. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Are you testifying because you're getting a deal from the government ? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can’t be undone, and all you can do is die or deal. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “you appear to have dealt with the problem.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Dad was always busy with something, stuff at work or church or with the little kids, so Mom usually had to deal with me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to find out more about Dongan, but Johnson wouldn’t deal with it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When he said Abby’ and ‘dead,”’—my voice cracks, and I dig my fingers into the cool marble of the counter—“like it was no big deal, I just...” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At any rate, Mr. Jones’s then-boss, the Entebbe monkey trader, had arranged a deal with villagers in the Sese Islands to buy monkeys from them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

White explained that they had talked to a man named Burt Lawson in the pen, who said differently—said that Burkhart knew a good deal about the murders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You were going to outgrow that deal eventually,” he says. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know, it was all so painful for your mother. For your father, too. I think that the only way your mother could deal with the grief was not to have any reminders around.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see what the big deal is, man.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So, barely six years old, I was called upon to deal with constant terror. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they understand this, they’ll know what a big deal it is when you and I prove what happened to Franny. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Achelous. Honestly, you’ve gotten a bum deal. But maybe...well, without the other horn, you might not be so lopsided. It might feel better.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was always a great deal to do in the land of Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The little man gave a great whoop of joy and threw his bowl of mashed caterpillars right out of the tree-house window. ‘It’s a deal!’ he cried. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I'm sure he knew what he was doing. A sword named Sky Cutter doesn't sound like such a big deal." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not so sure about this “new best friend, old best friend” deal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have time to deal with this. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was a knotted-up old Korean guy, and since Ray couldn’t pay any money, he made Ray a deal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Before he dealt with that problem there was still the common land to be crossed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It took a good deal of handling to set her on her feet again. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"You know you can ask me anything. We've got a deal." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Well, acceptance isn’t something that comes naturally for people who have to deal with me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gathering wild yeast turns out to be no big deal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Getting rid of excess heat isn't something we expected to deal with. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a good deal more excited than you’d have thought from the way he spoke. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal,” I answered her truthfully. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The swineherd passed out cups, Philoitios, chief cowherd, dealt the loaves into the panniers, Melanthios poured wine, and all their hands went out upon the feast. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They felt, oddly enough, safe and comfortable, and they had a great deal to think and wonder about. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I told them it was no big deal. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘That’s a shame, Apollo. I was hoping we could make a deal.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The nurses fussed over me a good deal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is the big deal about this happening at night? The only thing different is that there’s no sunshine outside.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“So Theo has a great deal to put up with because of him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And I’m seriously not in the mood to deal with my family. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We have both been down a good deal. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

During her years at that well- regarded school, Miss Lumley had been taught a great deal, of both an academic and a philosophical nature. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

As Resch had said, it would be dealt with at a proper time. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I read all the unbanned novels of Nadine Gordimer and learned a great deal about the white liberal sensibility. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No big deal, but still she wanted to weep. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enough scrapes were finished by soon after sunset and next day, sure enough, all the rabbits felt a great deal better for a night underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, nothing and a great deal, depending on how you look at it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

To a man who had nothing to eat but bread and perhaps a piece of cheese in a public rest room, five dollars could mean a great deal. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to tell him to make haste: he also had been thinking a good deal about ghouls. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Even if it means I have to deal with those snotty new girls at school. Lettie’s never going to quit when she finds out I’m learning to work root.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he’s intelligent. He simply doesn’t mention them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

As long as they were no bigger than a football, he could deal. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She always had the ability to deal with doctors and policemen if she was forced to. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I replied, “I can hum. I hum a good deal, too, and even sing, especially when I get out of the spring in the morning. Then I really sing aloud.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Unlike weeds, I had to be replanted, you see, given food and water. On account of you. That was the deal Jalil made with his family.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Another fact that the defense did not choose to deal with is the sale of cigarettes. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, when does this little deal of ours become mutually beneficial?” he manages to get out, looking across the entire room at me while I pedal away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“She was begging. And I made her promise not to send it without talking to me. That was supposed to be part of the deal.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They brought this on themselves. They can deal with it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

From what I’d seen of Lice Peeking, I didn’t think he’d sneak back to Dusty in hopes of a better deal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She sleeps a great deal; throughout the journey she slept nearly all the time. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It choked me up, and I had a great deal of difficulty controlling my emotions until we were out in the corridor again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I usually pull it back into a ponytail so I don’t have to deal with it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ernest would find it very difficult to deal with an Oppenheimer who had acquired a supreme self-confidence in the crucible of war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I would deal with it later, when I knew how. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His client the next day could be a fast-food CEO trying to deal with an E. colt outbreak. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“The master will deal with you soon enough. Hurry, boy!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you could just find another job. One where you don’t have to deal with that Connor always poking his nose into our business.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But it had taken many centuries to figure out, and there was a great deal more to do, especially in the decipherment of the hieroglyphs of much earlier times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young man and woman by a fountain, who clearly have a great deal of unresolved feeling between them, tussle over a Ming vase and break it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Karl Johnson has since left the C.D.C., and he now spends a great deal of his time fly-fishing for A single Ebola-virus particle with a pronounced “shepherd’s crook”—in this case, a tangled double crook. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to take you home. That’s the deal. Let’s go.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And that would've normally been the case, but this was a pretty big deal. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At thirteen, she was, as her grandfather liked to remind her, one year older than the century, and so a good deal wiser. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I pictured explorers in their ships arriving at the shore and making deals with the true native New Yorkers, the Indians. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had to deal with her chicken soup. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I didn't really see what the big deal was. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, behind closed doors, a face-saving deal had quickly been struck. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The stranger had learned a great deal of the Incan mother tongue in the year since I had seen him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

None of the obscene words I had learned at school in Memphis had dealt with perversions of any sort, although I might have learned the words while loitering drunkenly in saloons. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I run a publishing company, gentlemen. We deal with hundreds of books. Thousands. You’ll have to be more specific than that.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s no big deal,” I put in quickly, studying the floor. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they—they won’t make a big deal out of it...” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked a good deal calmer than at the end of Moody’s lesson, though still not entirely normal. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I say, “It was a deal we made. Two friends. Because we didn’t want those other kids to know.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. These girls used to think it was no big deal to down a few drinks at the pagoda with a college dropout, too.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Hey, this isn’t a big deal, okay? It seems like a big deal right now, but I swear this will blow over. None of this matters. They don’t matter. This doesn’t change anything for me.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“His family is still suffering a great deal.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She'd say, "You have to go, because you have to learn to deal with cruel people like Suba and your teacher." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"He definitely was. But I didn't know it at the time. I mean, I was twelve, and couldn't figure out how to deal with the fact that my mother wasn't the same, y'know?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

With N. P. Thomas, a Ranger who was one of his closest friends, he was sent to deal with a plague of rascality in Amarillo, in the Texas Panhandle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“The government’s already got enough problems to deal with. It s not going to interfere with us.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t that big of a deal. I saw him on the BART. His bike was pretty sweet, so I told him so. His friend Esperanza was with him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I already knew a great deal, of course. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mike and his father talked about the football program at Lake Windsor High with a great deal of pride. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant that the IMF dealt with highly confidential data about each country’s economy, assets, and currency. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Ali, please. You broke the rules. We had a deal," he said, pushing past me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“All the same,” said the King, “there seems to have been a good deal of provocation. Perhaps I ought not to fight?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To sweeten the deal, they also secretly agreed to divide up parts of Poland, the Baltic States, Finland, and Romania, as if European nations were a box of candy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Like Farmer in Haiti, Jim had to deal with political uncertainty and violence. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In performance, there is a great deal of gender bending or borrowing that can occur. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Spangler is devastated—a great deal of work has gone into modifying the theater’s storage space so that the carriage will fit. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even the books I loved were becoming harder and harder for me to deal with. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

This was really a deal, like a present left on her doorstep. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so knocked out by this bourgie dude asking for crack that I slept the real deal. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, they weren’t teaching us how to deal with the police for nothing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In order to keep those vats boiling, a great deal of wood to burn was needed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a problem that has to be dealt with, and I reckon it’s time we talked about how to fix it.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“We can go find him. It’s not a big deal.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Had this information been acquired before the program was launched, a vast amount of damage could have been avoided and the taxpayers could have been saved a great deal of money. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"It's a bona fide deal. I happen to know about it." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mom makes such a big deal about how I’m not allowed to watch horror movies because they’re “inappropriate,” but we talk about a dying thirty-three-year-old man all the time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s like other kids thought I was a big deal or something. But I didn’t like myself, Mom.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a cipher, you deal with each letter separately, switching them around or replacing them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes. His ideas have meant a great deal to me.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, we’ve only got two months to prepare for the Winter Choral Concert. This is a big deal, guys,” Ms. Holly calls out as the bell rings and we file out for lunch. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that big a deal,” I said, rolling my eyes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Aside from our complaints about the late-night welding, our families are generally amicable, but there’s always been a sense of polite tension when my parents deal with them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The first day I showed up at school with the hearing aids, I thought kids would make a big deal about it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had a good deal to think about. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Henry ordered an enormous dinner—pea soup, roast beef, a salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, coffee, pie—and ate it silently and with a great deal of methodical relish. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So this gold guy here who memorized what he doesn’t understand, what is the big deal? You agree or don’t?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But that’s not what the researchers discovered Many policy analysts write as if the obvious way to deal with armies that commit human rights violations is to invade them with our vastly superior military forces. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It seemed like a big deal when he first told you about it that day in class. Remember? You left the lecture hall crying.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Not out of kindness or even curiosity, but because I'd happened to be dealt to him, like a playing card in a pack of identical cards. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Others had stacked their bills, creased them down the middle, and held the wad as though they were about to deal cards. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do we have a deal?” he asked again. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we can double deal with Ice and Bianca if you and her make up,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, and even though there’s no handshake, the deal is made. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A personal matter I’d just as soon keep to myself—it’s got nothing to do with this deal. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about not going, of letting her go in by herself, but then I would just have to deal with it later. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He is frowning at me, but instead of calling me a liar, he says, “I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this in your life.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“If we do find out where he is, I shall be ready to go to a great deal of trouble. I told Thlayli I’d kill him myself. He may have forgotten that, but I haven’t.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook off the question, like it was no big deal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, no, I see what you’re saying. I do. I just don’t know if it’s that big of a deal. It seems a little over the top.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

No big deal; I’d be wearing it again by the next day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Other than several trips to Canada, that was my first trip abroad, and it was a huge deal. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ralph cleared his throat “Now we must return to our own abode and deal with our private grief in whatever ways seem to bring us peace.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the biggest disappointment I had ever dealt him, but I could tell it still stung. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Computers cannot deal with such levels of improbability, and it is just as well. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you tell a soul. Not even her parents. Let me deal with it. Swear to me.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You go along, thinking you can deal with it, thinking maybe they’re not so bad, and then you—” He cuts himself off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio scrutinized Prosper’s face as if he could read there whether Bo had been right or not “Well, I’d be glad if you dealt with it for us, Prop,” Mosca said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then we had to deal with The Matter of My Hair. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden explosion of choking and retching, plus a good deal of thumping; by the sound of it, Dirk had swallowed a fish bone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“That sounds like a good deal,” mom said, and then she turned to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then, “Look, it’s okay. I dealt with them.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“We will definitely deal with this matter in the appropriate way, I promise,” answered Ms. Rubin, trying to keep her voice calm. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Is he suggesting that I got good deals because people pitied me? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"It's all in your head, Max, everything you can remember. Just tell the story of Freak the Mighty, no big deal." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The business about the flowers and little birdies just clinches the deal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But how did you deal with—" "With my little problem? Simple. The sun was shining earlier, and it didn't feel that cold, so I just stripped down to nothing and I went out." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let 'em deal with that emotional trauma when they're not flying a spaceship around." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No big deal,” I said, trying to make light of it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a great deal of force the door flew open, and for a moment all Hugo could see was green. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It was a good deal more complicated than the helter-skelter fort. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I drank a good deal during lunch, but by the time we were finished I was still so nervous that I had brandy with my dessert instead of coffee. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Presently he slipped out of the door, followed by the squint-eyed southerner: the two had been whispering together a good deal during the evening. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My sister makes a huge issue out of that, like there’s something wrong with me, but I don’t get why it’s a big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to deal with more surprises or fights in the locker room, so I avoided it altogether. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Its stinger dealt a blow to the spider’s head. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I have all that, plus about a million different layers of other stuff to deal with. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

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

At times past, just after the war, his missing arm had caused him a great deal of pain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

General Electric offered to do the job for $1.8 million, insisting the deal would not earn a penny’s profit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It can be either singular or plural, depending on whether it’s supposed to mean two individuals or a package deal. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We know only a few dances at home, the kind that go with fiddle and flute music and require a good deal of space. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's not much of a deal but still a giant step forward from ten minutes ago when we had no guide at all. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

You might put on a dress that’s just a little short, which isn’t a big deal on its own. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You caught some pathetic reporter, and Potter’s Dumbledore’s favorite boy again. Big deal.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “Hold on here, you’ve misjudged me. I don’t deal in human beings.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

These kids were the real deal at my school. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

You can get cheeseburgers quite regularly in Shenandoah National Park, and Coca-Cola with ice, and french fries and ice cream, and a good deal else. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And what he wants us to know today is that everything is back to normal after the “troublemakers” were dealt with. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She also did a great deal of telephoning and visited every bookshop in the town. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I already told you! I made a deal! If I take Radar home, then Dad will come home.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The deal is the deal,” she said in Kerch, the language of trade, a tongue that belonged to neither of them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He knew what he wanted to charge, he was just stalling to make it seem like he was cutting them some kind of deal. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Farmer knew that MDR was always worse in the places with the fewest resources to deal with it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve got lozenges too, I think to myself, and I don’t even have to deal with an overbearing mom. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I think he'd tanked up a good deal at luncheon and his determination to have my company bordered on violence. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I don't mean for this to be a big deal. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Well, and also, because at the end of every argument she reminds me of the deal I made with a certain officer of the Gestapo, and I collapse. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“If you let me put the chestnuts back in my mouth I’ll tell you why she was hitting me. Is that a deal?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After giving the matter a great deal of thought, Penelope came upon what she felt was an ingenious solution. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The chief was always very kind and respectful towards these old women, as they knew a great deal too and they had seen many things happen during their lives. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

All of his nightmares, and they were never far from him when he slept, dealt with falling. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing, this time, was going to stop it from being run. hen news of the deal broke to an ecstatic public on October 5, horsemen were amazed that Howard had accepted the walk-up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deal they’d struck felt like something from another life, from a Before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But Aurelia learned something better—to control her temper and to deal with her servants herself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really see the big deal in that. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had learned some important things, like how to deal in crystal, and about the language without words . . . and about omens. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, I will find them, Praetor. After I deal with you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

What happened, they made a deal and Killer Kane pled guilty, which means he has to serve out the rest of his original sentence plus ten more years. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping Sophia forever doesn’t sound like such a bad deal, but right now I’m just aiming for enough to get another couple of dates. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besieged by fierce sparrows, rat sentries leaped in panic from the top of the ramparts; those who stayed were dealt with by Jess Squirrel who swung a heavy iron chain around like a deadly flail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Because she was facing capital murder charges and a potential death sentence, she made a deal to accept a prison sentence of twenty years. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As Harry entered the Great Hall, heads turned in the direction of the Firebolt, and there was a good deal of excited muttering. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

With a great deal of bustle, muttering reproaches to itself, the Dwarf half led and half supported Shasta at a great speed further into the wood and a little downhill. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“We had some things to talk about. Nothing much. No big deal.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sat there and nodded like it wasn’t a big deal. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn't fight like Belet, but before I got gobbled up, one shark was going to have to deal with a fierce punch to its nose. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like the tides just hit Wednesday night, like one of those tsunamis, one-shot deal. • • Tides are twice a day, every day. Full moons will really be killers.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Tayo,” she said softly, and he felt that she cared a great deal about him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I know how to deal with the hydrogen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it did not seem as though Mary Poppins were going to say any more—though she sniffed a great deal—Jane, too, remained silent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“So,” Gregor said, “is the Fall Ball a big deal around here?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But there was a good deal of comment at the time—nine people out of ten thought Seton was innocent and that the judge's summing up had been vindictive. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

So, if a fallen rabbi who purchased stolen goods wasn’t bad enough, we now had to deal with a swamp hermit on top of that. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was like all his deals with the universe had finally come true. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Quantum mechanics deals with this situation via a class of quantum theories in which particles don’t have well-defined positions and velocities but are represented by a wave. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said not to make a big deal out of it,” Nick says. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And the Earth Mother promised her a better deal once the gods are destroyed, blah, blah, blah.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Best restaurant in Grand Rapids. Is it a deal?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Kohl’s expression shot to higher horror, as if this error somehow sealed the deal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember having to deal with this when we were in school, Wanda. Do you?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Although El Puerto was only ten miles down the valley, this trip was the only one we ever took and it meant a great deal to her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The overnight camping trips, campfires, and parades sounded like a great deal of fun.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If you had really just turned twenty-one, you’d be here with friends. You don’t look like you really want to be here. So what’s your deal?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Father can get a good deal across with just his tone of voice, believe you me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was through, we knew a good deal about botany and something about apiology, but nothing about how babies came. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but it's kind of a big deal, man. We got invited, and nobody gets invited to these parties." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If Joff had only done as he was told, Winterfell would never have gone to war, and Father would have dealt with Robert’s brothers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The deal is this: you give me the details of your running away, and I’ll give you the sketch.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

From what I’d seen of Lice Peeking, I didn’t think he’d sneak back to Dusty in hopes of a better deal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

People deal with me, but they are genuinely fond of Prim. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Go back to your homework, Sara. Bills aren’t your concern. Your baba and I are going to deal with this. We never want you to worry about money, okay?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I deal in futures, not hypothetical,” she tells me, almost insulted that I asked. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was one thing for me to have to deal with this sort of thing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Milo suddenly realized that with all his effort he was no closer to the top than when he began, and not a great deal further from the bottom. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton believed—and he had a good deal of evidence to support his belief—that the very survival of the infant American nation was at stake. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"What you always said was: 'See America first!' I will say we've seen a good deal, take it one way and another." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A new regiment moved into the Presidio and a new bunch of soldiers always shop around a good deal before they settle down. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother kissed the boo-boo as if it were a big deal, even though there was no mark. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They talk and make deals and argue until they are pretty much all in agreement on what ought to be done, and then Tata Ndu makes sure it happens that way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship captain took the better deal and offered different work to the immigrant men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Big deal—I keep hearing the world is in klunky shape.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Drake has epilepsy—which was never a big deal until Bryce’s antics began. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to say what suit I’m picking to be the trump card before the rest of the cards are dealt. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You want to be a whole man, you have to deal with the whole truth,” his father had said. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least it's family and not some stranger, even though she can definitely, uh...be a lot to deal with. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he gives by the way a good deal of information about them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is in private, we deal like family, among ourselves, without chits or contracts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bent forward chuckling when Yossarian awoke, and assured him in the friendliest tones that the deal they had made was still on if Yossarian didn’t die. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There I am in her mirror eyes, in duplicate and monochrome, and a great deal smaller than life-sized. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those private citizens who become princes through Fortune alone do so with little effort, but to maintain their position they need a great deal. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It meant he was focusing on simple things like the mechanics of the deal instead of watching the players. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At night and on weekends it was wonderfully quiet, and once we got back from Connecticut I spent a great deal of time there—reading, napping on his couch, doing his work and my own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since they don’t have any kind of survival instinct it’s no big deal for them to eventually pull themselves free of such an entanglement, ripping off great big swatches of themselves to do so. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

No big deal, NBD, Dwyer wrote in beer on the wooden slats of the back porch with the nozzle from the keg. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This way, I figured, he’d be unable to leave the gallery, since he couldn’t reach his clothes, and I could deal with him when I had more time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my reading of Marxist works, I found a great deal of information that bore on the type of problems that face a practical politician. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, guys, do we have a deal or not?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Besides, the orlon plush lining did a great deal to muffle his twenty-four-dollar rattle. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of us learn pretty quick how to deal with it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was young, Metias was sometimes called away to deal with minor rebellions, and afterward he’d tell me about them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Piles of Barack’s books and newspapers covered the open surfaces and a good deal of the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes tightly and made a frantic deal with the universe. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to ask if the individual friendships survived, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to deal if he says anything resembling a no. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mostly, though, he dealt with this army of guys who combed the neighborhoods looking through garbage and stuff people had thrown out that might have some value. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And they bought the same deal the following week. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man stayed squatted down and said, “I knew I saw something. A deal’s a deal so I’ma go get your food, all right?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s no big deal to us, girls. Your father and I lived in New York for a long time. We knew plenty of gay people.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘If you’re right in your reckoning, we haven’t dealt with a tithe of them yet. But it’s dark now. I think the next stroke must wait until morning. Then we must call on the Chief.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was cool watching these guys from the side, but playing was a whole other deal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Plus, she’s got a couple on the stoop. I like helping her with them though. They easier to deal with than a dog or a little brother or sister.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s not what I said, Noah. It is a big deal.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When there was laughter at a joke he didn’t understand Frankie laughed delightedly behind his chair and when the conversation dealt with abstractions his brow furrowed and he became intent and serious. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blokova came forward, a wooden spoon in her hand with which she dealt out blows right and left. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only after Rowan dealt the next hand that she said, “Actually, Scythe Goddard didn’t grant me immunity. He can glean me any time he wants, but he doesn’t.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When they had dealt with the fire another crisis arose. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He knew that Mary was dead, and it made a great deal of difference. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Councilman Hoede lost a great deal of blood, but he’s in the same state as these men. He’s been removed to the country with his family and the staff from his house.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I actually do like them, but they got too much drama to deal with. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“How come it didn’t get to you? Weren’t you depressed? Didn’t it make you want to just run away and never have to deal with it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“This is a deal of land,” he observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A great deal of obloquy fell on Lawrence and his colleagues at the Rad Lab, who had stood united, and virtually alone, against Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t sleep so I went for a walk. What’s the big deal?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“If I want to hang out with Victoria and Francesca and that whole crowd, I have to hang out with Hannah, too. It’s sort of a package deal.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he said: 'I've been doing a great deal of thinking, Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maddy says, “I could deal if the food was edible. And my parents don’t like it that the teacher hardly speaks English.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I’ve been trained to deal with guys like this, to watch them from the other side of the glass. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

What’s at stake and how big a deal it would be to win...which just reminds me of our loss to the Stockwood Sharks. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Most of my friends' parents drank themselves stupid or yelled too much or had stopped loving each other a long time ago, and that was just the way of things, no big deal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When news of Shaffer’s hike leaked out, it attracted a good deal of attention—newspapers came to interview him, the National Geographic ran a long article—and the AT underwent a modest revival. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His part of the deal was that if he saw or heard anyone mess with my tomatoes, he'd come at 'em full speed, holding the pitchfork. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not as big a deal as you might think.... Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And Matthew, I was sure, would know how to deal with these police officers. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“So, tattle away. How big a deal can it be?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I try to act like it’s no big deal. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Tyler’s French aside,” Mr. Reed says, raising his eyebrows at the class as if to say he doesn’t approve but will deal with it later, “is that what they’re doing? Asking for handouts?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve thought a great deal lately about my ‘bundle of naughties’, and being selfish is the largest one in it, so I’m going to try hard to cure it, if I can. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven had shut her phone off in annoyance the night before, not wanting to deal with any taunts from Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She deals the rest of the cards, and I get three more diamonds. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then he slowly dealt another round as he continued talking. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And in any case Gollum was plainly keeping a good deal back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can’t deal with the fear of being alone. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It controls quick reactions to things. It deals with basic stuff, like seeking mates and reproduction. It’s been preserved throughout evolution.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Convincing the children of the importance of these distinctions required careful demonstration, a great deal of repetition, and the occasional use of tasty treats, yet Penelope remained patient and kind. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Inside, with a great deal of joyous bustling that in fact accomplished little, the enchantresses hurried to straighten up the chamber. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

If we did fall, they’d make a really big deal out of it, staggering around laughing, and sometimes calling us names that made our hearts beat fast the rest of the way home. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my brother came out over the summer, right before he went back to Georgetown, and it's been this huge deal with my whole family. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Of course you know the minister feels guilty and Hester feels guilty, but Nathaniel wants us to know this is a big deal. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Commandant would rather put a scim in you than deal with tears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But maybe it’s not a big deal to him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“We must deal with this—” “Silenus,” Chiron cut in. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You place a deal of trust in this man Griff. Another friend of your childhood?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I liked watching other people deal with the loss of someone, not because I enjoyed seeing them in pain, but because, somehow, it made me feel better knowing that my pain isn’t only mine. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I looked out in the street and there were a few people standing around, but no big deal. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there through the final period of the day, not even agonizing over what “I’ll deal with you later” might mean. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

According to my granddaddy, Jacksons don’t cry—we suck it up and deal with it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He’d learned several South African languages in order to deal with his customers, so he’d spoken with her fluently when they met. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

However, we still use Newton’s theory for all practical purposes because the difference between its predictions and those of general relativity is very small in the situations that we normally deal with. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making these stamps must have entailed a great deal of work, and they surely weren’t manufactured just to print this single document. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which is to say I have to deal with all the sexist expectations, stereotypes, and assumptions that all girls face plus all the racist expectations, stereotypes, and assumptions about my blackness. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I am reluctant to leave, but I am supposed to work in the laundry rooms, and I don’t want the Amity to say I’m not fulfilling my part of the deal they offered us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My life today—a very great deal of it—is spent in airplanes, rushing from one country to another, raising money, talking to groups of people, and starting Roots & Shoots in schools. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not Weep nor the Cusp nor the citadel were visible, but a great deal of pale-rose sky, and, beneath it, this broad path of smooth green water plied by birds with long, curved necks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I choose to embrace life, even as I deal death. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t like parties, so it’s not a big deal if you’d rather not go.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A drunken, unrealistic deal made in the dark of night, but a deal just the same. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t mad, and I didn’t really want to make a big deal out of coming up to the bluffs, to my tree, I just wanted them there with me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

However, even with my vendetta against Ambrose, I still had a great deal of time on my hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They’ve been friends for an eon, and technically, I’m the interloper, so no big deal. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I discovered that there was a great deal of writing on this very subject, and I made my way though the available literature on armed warfare and in particular guerrilla warfare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expanded quickly from the little neighborhood business, the street- front store, for he had mastered enough language to deal with non-Korean suppliers and distributors in other cities and Europe. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers flexed around the leather grip, probably itching to give me a cut to match the one I’d dealt across his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she’d deal with all this better with her friend,” Mom added. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But in the interval,” Mr. Foster concluded, “we’ve managed to do a lot to them. Oh, a very great deal.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, isn’t that reassuring. Go now. You have some nasty surprises to deal with, and I must defeat Blinky!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Fine. You’ve got one minute left to make this deal. He’s a good animal, but I’m not paying twenty talents for him.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I was just talking to a friend. No big deal.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

These were the kids who caused enough trouble to be dealt with off site. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Though Bargain Mart has a much better deal.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Except that there’s not much which matters a great deal. The last six months have made that plain. And lately it has seemed important to find a thing or two which do. That’s all.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The light had been on a long list of personal errands Luma had put off to deal with her team and her players’ families. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to deal with the horned toad first. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“A leotard and tights, big deal. And bunny ears. Which reminds me—no ears tonight, right, Bridge?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice, and six hundred dollars seems like a good deal. But we can’t spend this much right now, sweetie.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Nope. I just want to say, I know it must be hard. Dealing with what you deal with. Adult stuff, I mean. Paying bills. Trying to find work. All that stuff.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Bennie always makes a big deal out of Mom, pretending he’s in love with her. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The deal is, this is really two birthdays for the price of one, because Freak the Mighty is almost a year old. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why had a cut on my leg been such a big deal? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe if he played it casual, he’d look like it was no big deal. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The deal was for me to help you.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I am here and now and not just awake, but Awake, and everyone can just deal with it because I am the secondfreakin ’ coming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She said she still cared about him a great deal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Like last week in homeroom when Mr. Bontaff made this whole big deal about how Matt had done such an amazing job for his trumpet solo in the jazz band concert. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Being sick and being old is something you have to deal with, but it isn’t something you have to like. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cooke also showed me some techniques to deal with my anxiety. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Only for a moment. He—well, I suppose we all have different ways of handling these things....Edmund looks a great deal like him, doesn’t he?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He needed a new deal, but he was all out of ideas. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hoping to deal the Nazis a more direct blow, he and his friends concocted a plot to kidnap Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian Nazis. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She prayed to God for the letters to stop, and wished her husband was still alive to deal with Cofield. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The conquistadors did not follow through on their part of the deal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had learned in Tarbean that the best way to deal with this type of man was to act with confidence and self-assurance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To find the mass of the mountain from all these numbers required a great deal of tedious calculating, for which a mathematician named Charles Hutton was engaged. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We made a deal. If you insist on holding up our end of it, then I’ll stand by you.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid this isn’t a deal for you, boys. The minimum investment is far too high for either of you. But there will be more trades to come!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I know you get bored when I go into the math, so I'll summarize: The small, constant thrust of Hermes's ion drives is much harder to deal with than the large point-thrusts of presupply probes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, really, I’m not...I don’t want any problems with you. I’ve got enough to deal with.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He points downtown at a building just past the cheap pizza place: Montego’s Discount Warehouse, advertising its tremendous deals with a waving plastic banner. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“The new king’s coronation will be at the autumn solstice. Worry not. I have a plan to ensure our futures. Only concern yourselves with making ready for a great deal of dancing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Polygamy was not common back then, but it also was not a big deal. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Not as dangerous as waiting around to see what kind of deal my dad cuts with the swanks.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had in these five years, the first holidays of his trouble-filled but unsuccessful life, put on a good deal of fat and thus had become really heavy. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why Julia keeps making such a big deal about how pretty Isabella is. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Bigwig’s shoulder had been hurting him a good deal during the afternoon and he felt low and surly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to laugh it off, shrugging and starting a stream of “no big deal” sentiments, but he refused to allow it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

"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

Officer Mora sighed, as if it were a great exertion to have to deal with me any longer. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Garfield had intended Secretary of State Blaine to deal with any other pressing government problems that summer during his planned presidential vacation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The officer wielded his club and dealt him a violent blow to the head. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought this was supposed to be no big deal,” I say. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“When you think about the actual mechanics of the whole deal, it’s actually kind of hilarious, isn’t it?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I can’t think about that right now. I’m sorry. It’s literally the only way I can deal with this. I’m not walking out of this place unless everyone walks out with me.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I know why. It’s because she doesn’t want to deal with me.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal I didn’t see or think about until much later. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the three girls and Marshall squeezed through the fence to Egypt, where Ken and Toby were already waiting, a great deal of the necessary background material was already beginning to take shape. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s when I lost part of my tail and cracked my fin. Not a big deal when I’m in fish form, but it’s a bit inconvenient here at Sea Bottom.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I think your lessons were a great deal less academic than mine.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Everybody around me started mumbling and grumbling right away, but I didn’t see what the big deal was. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have patients of your own to deal with. Let’s get this young woman intubated and transferred to the OR. That will do her more good than all this dillydallying around!” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

O'BRIEN As a matter of fact, your deal depends on your admitting you were there, doesn't it, Mr. Evans? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like those hidden, precocious adolescents who have no real-life sexual experiences, I read a great deal of romantic fiction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to speak had cost him a good deal. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad both exchange glances and shrug, as if this isn’t such a big deal. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he moved away to talk with other workers, I felt rich and important already, just like a business lady must feel after making an especially good deal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

General William Tecumseh Sherman, in charge of the army, called for order and trust that the legal system would deal with Guiteau. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We figured that if we were all in the yard acting like the fighting was no big deal, maybe the neighbors would feel the same way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was so much taken by surprise that I couldn’t do a great deal at first. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have dealt with worse injuries than this—I have been hit harder than I was by the soldier who slammed the butt of his gun into my jaw while he was arresting me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I look at the clock and wonder what cop at the Mount Pitts police station would be willing to sit down and deal with this. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

To this date, I know not what terms they discussed, what blasphemous deal they tried to strike, abhorrent to their humanity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He merely took a great deal of time to inspect Kang’s pieces thoroughly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“You want to go out sometime? I mean, no big deal or anything, but you know—just you and me?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Launch from morning to night. We’ll put up notices, have Basil write us up, make it a big deal.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I only considered the fact of his position and stature in the community as what had persuaded the storekeeper to deal fairly with Henry. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had also actually observed that Gregor needed a great deal of room to creep about; the furniture, on the other hand, as far as one could see, was not of the slightest use. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll fix the screen and deal with the security system, so no one will ever know you were here,” she said. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘At least, Papa, he’s a deal handsomer than most of my relatives. Isn’t he, Cousin Sewall?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had everything that he needed in this life, including a great deal of food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Which is typical butthead thinking, because of course it's a big deal, if your father happens to be in prison. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

When creatures first crawled from the seas, this is what came up, and they haven’t changed a great deal since. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“To get the beer can. It’s no big deal,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The ANC branches contributed a great deal to the process of writing the charter and in fact the two best drafts came from Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a secret, but I don’t wanna make a big deal of this, okay?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Joe’s father looked deeply hurt, and suddenly a good deal older. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His wife, Nivea, preferred to deal with God without benefit of intermediaries. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great deal of money is spent on this. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Farrow nodded like we were striking some kind of deal, but we weren’t. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Since the first “Nightline” program, there had been a great deal of mail. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a great deal is known, therefore, about where he traveled after departing Las Vegas in May 1991. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes people who appear great can be the real deal. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I know I wasn’t imagining it because as soon as he left SJ said, "What the hell is his deal?" Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had witnessed some of the cattiness at the mosque that I had to deal with, too. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Faustian bargain between humans and grains was not the only deal our species made. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must know how to deal with the snakes of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course the German forces had to deal with the exact same conditions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“We’re here because you have something that interests us a great deal—a book.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He says that—evil—like it’s something he deals with every day. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She had opinions, and if you dealt with her, you would deal with those opinions in no uncertain terms. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

More than she should have had to deal with, but Moss appreciated it nonetheless. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She kisses my temple to seal the deal. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the tough facade is just a way to hide a deeper pain or depression that kids don’t know how to deal with. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin might not have gone to school for too long, but he knew a great deal about nature. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a great deal of pinning and measuring, Bailey ends up with a nicer suit than he has ever owned in his life, nicer even than his father’s best suit, in a charcoal grey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Plans for the march were all over the news, and so were discussions about how to deal with it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That was part of the deal we struck. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Look,” he said to me, “I only deal with you. It is a question of security.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the end of Jeffrey’s first month of treatment, there was a big dance at school — the first one of my eighth-grade year, which is supposed to be some sort of big deal. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is at the root of a good deal of prejudice and discrimination. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was still a good deal of bad feeling over the business. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rich people who back tributes -either because they're betting on them or simply for the bragging rights of picking a winner -expect someone classier than Haymitch to deal with. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Seed money in hand, we’d headed to Hank’s to make a deal. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m giving it 1 year. That was the deal.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And how you made me feel like it wasn’t a big deal at all, that it made me special. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She tried her best to deal with the situation. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My parents owned a flower shop, and one of their customers was a big deal in the parks department. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if the window is open, there’s no breaking involved. Only entering. And we just did entering at the SunTrust, and it wasn’t that big of a deal, right?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

This caused a great deal of excitement in our village. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“They are big. I’m glad I stayed here. I learned a great deal from seeing the boys grow and helping a little.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

While the guard deals with the thieves, Mr. Shephard walks me to a small room and unlocks the door. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“If we want to get a good deal, we need to move fast.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently it had been a huge deal, had taken ages for Stan’s parents to even agree she could come over. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The monster grumbled, still not happy with his deal, but he left Grover to his weaving and rolled the boulder back into place. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He got paid either way, so I’m not sure it mattered. He seemed completely biased against Marcus. He wanted him to plead guilty, and take a deal, but Marcus refused.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I learned a great deal about being formal just by listening to the way my father and other male relatives of his generation spoke. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was because I didn’t really trust making deals with Mr. Spizz. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She is a great deal too ill to be moved. Mr. Jones says we must not think of moving her. We must trespass a little longer on your kindness.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Before my uncle died, he gave my mom a hundred dollars, which was a great deal of money at the time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Hagrid — perhaps he had to go into the lake sometimes, to deal with the creatures in it? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Surveys are taken in schools, but since I'm tutored at home, we don't have to deal with such things. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"And it will only grow worse. The day may come when I will have no choice but to call the banners and ride north to deal with this King-beyond-the-Wall for good and all." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think he’d stand being put in a barrow if he weren’t, do you? There wasn’t a great deal left of him, but what there was got buried.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Is it really that big of a deal? Maybe he was interested in your drawings.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What? You want me to make it a big deal?” he asks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t get to tell me it’s not a big deal!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Part of the five hundred dollar deal was that Ulibarri would deliver the cattle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I should’ve said, “Oh, don’t even worry about it. That rainbow lunch box was no big deal.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We can get up, anticipate that the day will probably have a few good moments and a few bad ones, and then just deal with it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The other fool was in a deal worse shape than Drennan. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some know a great deal about cars and will be offended by a salesman who adopts a patronizing tone. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Johnson didn’t want to deal with Brew being dead, and Lobel didn’t want to deal with Johnson. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"It's not that big a deal," said Jessie again, her voice stretched tight like a rubber band. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A military court found that his greed for money and power had led to his involvement in shady deals. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, we had been instructed not to make a big deal of reporting things in front of other students, lest we be labeled tattletales. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His money came too hard to risk it on a hand of cards, even in the unlikely event that it was honestly dealt. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She also tells me that there must be a reason I’m having to deal with this. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Hell if I know. I don’t deal with maricones, so step!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t deal with the even-numbered problems that awaited me on pages nine and ten of my algebra book, so I pulled out my zine supplies instead. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It had to be dealt with, even embraced. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Elinor did a great deal of buying over the next few weeks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was apparently a big deal that we even got to perform; some committee had whittled down a stack of submissions and chosen, of the many, only ten acts to be onstage today. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The reason I’m saying that is that I don’t think that Johnny had been taught to deal with his feelings. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government has departments to deal with the special- interest groups that make themselves heard and felt. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s not that big of a deal.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jim Kim had the finesse and diplomatic skills to deal with bureaucrats and large organizations such as WHO and the World Bank. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But the hospital is a dangerous place, and a sponsor would’ve had to pay Day a great deal of money. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He struck a deal with a journalist named John King to arrange publication and market the book. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You gave him a good deal of comfort.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no. I think you dealt with her very well.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The prison service distrusted all organizations that could affect world opinion, and regarded them not as legitimate investigators to be dealt with honestly but as med-dling interlopers to be hoodwinked if possible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suspect that this woman knows a great deal, that her apathy is a facade for her seeming resentment against Levy Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we cannot come to any definitive conclusions, there is still a good deal we can say. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others deal with “inbound” calls—everything from tracing lost luggage for U.S. and European airline passengers to solving computer problems for confused American consumers. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’d been a big deal in the army—a major in the Special Air Service, Australia’s equivalent of the Green Berets. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They call it a “modified noise abatement takeoff,” and it was specifically implemented to spare Newport Beach millionaires from having to deal with airport noise. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As he passed, faces turned in his direction, and a great deal of whispering broke out in his wake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t think it would have been a big deal then, but now it feels insurmountable. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while the phone would ring, and he'd have a long, laughy conversation with somebody about a car or a deal or a bet. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Town is very pleasant just now, and we go a good deal to picture-galleries and for walks and rides in the park. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baransky beams at us, waving goodbye as she reassures Mom—once again—that the house isn’t a mess, the pillows aren’t a big deal, don’t worry so much. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Ill, man,” Seven says, knowing the deal too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

All my siblings, myself included, had some sort of color confusion at one time or another, but Richie dealt with his in a unique way. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see plenty of technical flaws in their mechanics, but those could be dealt with. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sweat a little, barf a little, lie in bed watching videos for a few days while the ’rents wait on you hand and foot — not a bad deal, overall. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We shook on the best deal I’d made in a long time. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Within the sanctuary of the saloons, white men of all ethnicities—including Irish, Poles, and Lithuanians—talked shop and made deals. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The song that sealed the deal was “Dumb Blonde” from her 1967 debut album, Hello, I’m Dolly. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“All right. I accept your apology. But seriously. I can’t deal with the continued drama. I have too much to think about. So it has to stop, Dill. I mean it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t even graduated high school, and this is the kinda stuff we have to deal with already.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“A book about Langston Hughes,” I say, like it’s no big deal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I think he AND Mr. Wellins need to deal with some issues, but not at my expense. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Although I tell you a great deal about our lives, you still know very little about us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His own companions were still coming out of the entrance burrow one by one and there was a good deal of scrabbling and shuffling. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I dealt with what was happening to me by becoming more and more the detached observer, I was becoming Mersault, the character, and not Camus, the author. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now there is not a great deal of unoccupied territory left, but there is still room for chord V which I have marked with a grey line. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The man, who was trained and fit and hard, could have dealt with Will, but the cat was in the way, and as the man tried to move back, he tripped over her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For what you set and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends or: what sort of person you are. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Like running eight hundred miles or however many we ran was no big deal to him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“No, and the good year will break the price of beef. I wonder what Will would do. He’s scarcity man. He told me. He said, ‘Always deal in scarcities.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Merry now had enough sturdy hobbitry to deal with the ruffians. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The President nodded, and Brother Louis had to leave and deal with it, to his great annoyance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Kodály in particular spent a great deal of effort on developing beautiful singing voices for young children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’ll take that deal because it’s never going to happen.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Some people tried to do swaps and deals in the hall; and others tried to make off with minor items not addressed to them, or with anything that seemed unwanted or unwatched. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It means talk about it some more and come up with some other deal. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

So Dray had to deal with him for spreading rumors about me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I began pulling money out of my purse as if the deal was already finished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She brought a great deal of business through the door. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had Moore known this before Golde patented them, he could have approached the companies directly and worked out a deal to sell the cells himself. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Going into a niche, she approached the icon of St. Christopher and proposed a deal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A white kid can play a famous black dude in a play, and it’s no big deal. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She rushed over to comfort the wounded man, and accused Lancelot of being a murderer, and carried on a great deal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Man, I don’t know how to deal with this. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You went to a bar? Why is that a big deal?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, Anker was getting the services of a talented musician for a bargain price, but it was a deal I was happy to make. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I twisted my ankle a little in the cellar. It’s not a big deal.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“When I built the cable company, in the early stages, I was making deals where I would have been bankrupt if I hadn’t pulled it off. I had confidence that I could make it work.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He had spent a great deal of time working with the Liberty Party, an antislavery political party, but he was never able to launch his own political career. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Second, nobody knew how to deal with cheating, because it never happened. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s not such a big deal,” her children tell her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had made a crude lean-to—Brian missed the overhanging rock with his shelter back inside a great deal. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were not—I repeat, not—a big deal. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There were bigger issues to deal with, like how to hide our contraband candy and stop other kids from stealing it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I had more time to spend with Ultima, and in her company I found a great deal of solace and peace. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good point. Here’s the deal. I give you the water on faith. Then, after I’ve had a look at the Book, you get the booster. Take it or leave it.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I act like the fact that I’m asking if I can drive her car, when I haven’t driven in a year, is no big deal, but my mom is staring at me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We could have dealt with his absence alone, for Sander had been studying the part of Hamlet's mother, but we were deprived of our Ophelia as well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s certainly a great deal of pig,” agreed the bard, “though very handsome, I must say.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You might have spared yourself a great deal of suffering if you had confessed this sooner.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Only reason I ever tried to hook Ty was that it seemed like him and Tariq were something of a package deal. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“No, they didn’t. New skin, big deal. And in three months we can laugh about this. Unless...” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The theory was so seductive—so artfully vivid—that even the invention of the microscope was unable to deal the expected fatal blow to the homunculus. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’m black, and I could never figure out why everyone made such a big deal about race. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just didn’t think it was that big of a deal. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The first task of these leaders was to punish individual Cherokees who attacked whites, and to deal with the white government. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He deals with it by being funny and outrageous. I look at my part as controlled energy. The character might seem out of control, but as the actor I’ve got to be totally in control.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Make it some other town, and it’s a deal,” I said. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But people made such a big deal about a birthday party that I forgot that my license was going to expire. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waiter returned with her drink and she drained it before saying, “I hope you learned how to deal with your anger while you were in juvenile detention.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now, Blanche was in the office “behaving irrationally,” and she implored him to come to the Aircraft Loads Building to help the women deal with the situation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I? Nothing. But I’m afraid my father did a great deal. His name is Atlas.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Why are they making it such a big deal? I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the middle of one of his deals, counting to forty-five this time, when the bus stopped hard for a red light. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

We left the wagon there, since no one was likely to come by in the time it took us to make our deal. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Not only did they have to deal with the turbulent explosions, but they also had to try to stay in formation behind their leader as everyone’s planes were buffeted about in the angry sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Even though it is a club for students of color to meet and talk about prejudices they deal with, we are open to everyone who wants to come and learn. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Joseph Hooper thought, if he were older, I could deal with him, if he were older and different, all could be understood and explained away by his adolescence. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Helmuth doesn't know why being a Jew is a big deal. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her father’s car isn’t much better, but at least there’s only one other person she has to deal with. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Moses had made a deal with Ava, using some form of currency. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"Okay, I'm sorry. That sounds patronizing. I just mean those glasses! Those sweaters with the elbow patches! Real ones that he sewed on himself because the sleeves wore through. He was the real deal." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind, for I like ‘to see folks eat with a relish’, as Hannah says, and the poor man must have needed a deal of food after teaching idiots all day. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

His black beard had begun to go gray, and he seemed to have aged a great deal since I had seen him last. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Up at the front of the room, the kids around Matt are fidgeting, but he’s completely still, as though preparing to give a speech in front of a hundred-something kids is no big deal. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

This was the reality, and one could deal with it in a myriad of ways. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a deal,” she said gleefully, then she slapped me across the butt with her glove. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a big deal, the liking, until it was. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“See, it don’t matter. He make a deal with Death. James Wippleson. Of Nansemond County. He calls Death to him out in the forest and he says, ‘I don’t want ever die. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And if those deals fell through he was dead, figuratively and probably literally, too. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take a great deal for granted, Dumbledore! Perhaps I have changed my mind!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She probably had never seen pennies before, having dealt only in Benjamins. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When she was excited, and she was excited a good deal of the time, her face flushed with gold. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This program will help me deal with missing him.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Several former foster parents admitted to being very frustrated by Avery because they weren't equipped to deal with his serious mental health problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We’re not ranchers, Mary Eve. We’ve got a few head of cattle. Not even enough to call a herd. Besides, it’s not like we’re the only folks taking such a deal.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

If you knew who to deal with, things could be traded for money, and money could be traded for food. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Just before the Argo II sailed. We didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was an intricate and responsible job and had better be dealt with last. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I expect her relatives will know how to deal with it.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d put a whole one in his mouth and sit quietly and deal with it for the next quarter hour, his tongue wrestling the sticky orb. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But this is the deal I made with them.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At a time when I needed a family but could not deal with my own, he gave me the family I craved. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But it proved to be a good deal more difficult to forget him than I had anticipated, mostly because I had been moved up into Rav Gershenson’s Talmud class where Danny’s presence was always felt. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was about twelve feet tall—a respectable height for a Cyclops, but only half as tall as other giants Percy had dealt with. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Helping people deal with suffering was a large part of most religions, I ventured, and suggested that none of them promised complete happiness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Maniac casually answered, “Okay, it’s a deal,” Piper ran shrieking from the house. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was putting me into a picture he could deal with. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Rhetoric deals with probabilities rather than certainties: with analogy and generalization. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a restrained blow, dealt with the side of his foot, but the man groaned like something had broken deep inside him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was a big deal, but for some reason getting congratulated for becoming an American citizen brought on a slight feeling of discomfort. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Percy Jackson, you’ve got yourself a deal! Let’s kill this upstart.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We have a deal, but it’s not going to happen.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He talked a good deal on various topics, a litde politics, some city news and neighborhood gossip. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to dump the blame on the county and deal the cards. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents traveled a great deal later in their lives—to Europe numerous times, to Israel and South America. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It just feels like a bigger big deal than he knew possible. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes one was even bold enough to enter his saloon, pulling on a youngster’s ear, demanding that Shady deal with the hoodlum under his own roof. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They finished the deal with dignity and Lee Chong threw in a quarter pint of Old Tennis Shoes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, sir, but do you know how to deal with this step now? If you do, then my friend and I would be only too willing to help you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After a great deal of waiting and transferring to other lines, the second call told them only that a new show was going up the following week. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I take it one step further and now only registered Deckers can connect with me so I don’t have to deal with anyone looking to buy a couch or pot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Over the past few weeks, a dust storm has been developing in Arabia Terra. Not a big deal in terms of magnitude. It won't hinder his driving at all." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know if you realize, but I took the post down myself before the mods could even deal with it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Meggie’s mother had needed a great deal of paper to write down her memories of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you are young enough to be my daughter, and I don’t know how to deal with you,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Addie: Big deal, she was elected class president for the past three years. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A very quick-witted agent of ours was able to deal with the murderer and capture the instrument. It’s in that box under the lamp.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for her attitude, it would be easier to deal with all this. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she wouldn't manage it right away, but she felt fairly confident that with a great deal of practice and effort, she would succeed in the end. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Bob's got more to deal with than just Mars. Mindy's handling all the Martian satellites, and keeps them pointed at Mark." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had also read a great deal of Freud, he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"I like that. And his mom never misses a Tuesday at that soup kitchen our churches run together. She's the real deal." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And yet Mother, with all her shortcomings, is tougher for me to deal with. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“So what is this eagle, anyway? Why is it a big deal?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Thought me and the boy had us one o' them Others to deal with. Lose your wolf?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But this was a new twist: now his mom was offering him a deal. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was constantly trying to make deals with his parents to get out of doing stuff right away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They are merely honest and call a thing by its name; for there is a very great deal of fraud, injustice, and baseness in the army. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Navajo proved especially resilient and able to deal selectively with innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In 1876, as part of a deal that put Republican Rutherford B. Hayes into the White House, Southern blacks were abandoned by the North. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In 1991, without any further delays, the deal to make the film of my father’s life came through. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, ‘I shall be away in London a good deal. I cannot live here the whole time, even in your holidays.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Cluny the Scourge says he will not deal with badgers, he will only speak with the leaders of the mice. Let us in, so that my Chief may sit and talk to your Chief.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Caroline took some with a great deal of giggling about what would happen if anyone found out he had smuggled spirits onto our very dry little island. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of movement. A great deal of responsibility.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Clary had never attempted to deal drugs before, and he had no criminal record. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The fact is, there is a great deal even at quite a fundamental level, that we don’t know–not least what the universe is made of. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He would need every sword to deal with the ragged horde of Poor Fellows surrounding the Great Sept. She asked about her twin often, but her gaolers gave no answer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For Abel, a firstborn son who was bringing home his own firstborn son, this trip was a huge deal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There are, essentially, two issues to deal with: consent and money. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the evenings he would admit privately to Clover that the hoof troubled him a great deal. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

So next morning, when she awoke in the dormitory, she was curious and ready to deal with whatever the day would bring. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Field is one of those composers who has been dealt an inexplicably poor hand by posterity but who had a huge influence on other composers in their own time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s no big deal,” Isabella says, straightening back up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It’s the opposite, come to think of it, of how we were trained to deal with police. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t perfect, but it was a great deal better than anything that had gone before. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

By the next morning it was obvious that a great deal more than rain had been carried into the stream. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But there is little doubt that she had a great deal of luck on her side as well. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t deal in dried apricots from Syria, halvah from Turkey, and honey from Lebanon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Auntie Seema gets that the small things are a big deal, but I don't say that out loud. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In civics class a great deal was said about oppressive Soviet policies; but at no time did I hear classical Marxism explained. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need another thing to deal with. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She says it simply, like it’s no big deal. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

"Aight, so remember our deal. Text me when you get there and when you get home. You don't, and you'll have me AND Doris to deal with." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Beckendorf s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. You have scattered the invasion force. New York will be safe for a time, which frees the other Olympians to deal with the bigger threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered briefly, though, how to deal with it at the morning meal. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And you keep out of this! I’ll deal with you later, you little toad,” he said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was aware of the fact that there was a thing called apartheid and it was ending and that was a big deal, but I didn’t understand the intricacies of it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now he had begun to talk a great deal with various people from the Middle East or Africa who were in New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he dealt with it very quietly. That was Rob’s way—to get on with things.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some PAC prisoners, who often flouted the rules simply for the sake of doing so, spent a great deal of time in isolation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd was making a great deal of noise, but whether friendly or not, Harry didn’t know or care. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The discussed clout to the ear was always delivered . . . delivered, I am afraid, with a great deal of enthusiasm on Uncle’s part and received with absolutely no enthusiasm at all on the part of Mig. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Curtis gets this ridiculously cute sheepish look about him and oh my God, I almost can’t deal. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“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

King Arthur only had to deal with plague, famine, and evil knights. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The equations of general relativity cannot deal with the sharpness of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“The idea’s all right as far as it goes, but it won’t come to a great deal in practice.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remembering who it was that he had spoken to in this insolent fashion, Redtooth cringed, expecting Cluny to deal him a blow for impudence. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She spoke to the large audience calmly and with a great deal of composure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But he confessed to her that he had a great deal of work to do that preoccupied his mind. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some iron, some steel—heavy crew would be the ones to deal with that. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The local writers complained that the Morrisons had to worry and deal with the stress that new publicity “could lead many people to think McMillian is innocent.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Young sir,” said Lucius, “I am afraid that we made a deal.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“There’s a great deal in it,” the Controller replied. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only, he had to deal with blizzards, not a tropical storm,” added Nala, her lips fluttering in the blustery breeze. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as the deal was completed he hurried out of the Koza Han to attend to his real business in town. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Quantum mechanics, on the other hand, deals with phenomena on extremely small scales, such as a millionth of a millionth of an inch. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke little, but we shared a great deal. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a personality thus prepared, it was somewhat easier to deal with your sister becoming your brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to see if he’s the real deal. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as if it were no big deal, she grabbed the jacket, put the button in her mouth, and used her teeth to nibble through the thread. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They would make a big deal over her; I couldn’t even think about buying a drink. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the two fell to angry looks and hatred, although the elder, being proud of her correctness, would deal only in silent scorn, careful to ignore the other’s very presence. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The questions kept coming and nobody wanted to deal with them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he goes back inside the house to deal with my pop, who has recently returned legless from the hospital, clutching my dead grandmother’s rosary beads. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I would have done the same," his uncle responded, a good -deal more calmly than Tyrion might have. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She acted like the food was a big deal. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She hadn't dealt with the police much around the Morrison murder and didn't have useful information pointing to their misconduct, aside from being able to show how they were provoked by her relationship with Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It is a big deal. The Thornton Institute is one of the biggest think tanks in the country.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I figured my mom was going to have enough shocks to deal with, so I should spare her this one if I could. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to let Trotter know that I wasn’t going to forget about our deal. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful theory that explained a great deal. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“A couple of big deals. No contract. And favors. Favors are important or the story’s not right.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a struggle, believe me—don’t think I’ve had an easy time of it, because the madams of these places don’t like to deal with women. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I piy the cassette from David’s fingers, knowing it’ll be faster to deal with the tape than the tears filling his eyes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dante seemed to know a great deal about light pollution. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

A young woman who was selling numbers for the raffle of an accordion greeted him with a great deal of familiarity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Robin hummed a little as she dealt the cards. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I deal mostly with nurses and other computer nerds and they come from the same kind of world I do, so we know how to talk to each other,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, if this was such a big deal—and it was Henry’s car, after all—why wasn’t he coming, too? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was the usual sort of war, with a great deal of shoring and shouting on both sides, great strokes smitten, many men overthrown, and great valiances, prowesses, and feats of arms shown every day. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that big of a deal, is it?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

If I let my guard down long enough to deal with the Greek fire, Annabeth would get sliced and we’d crash anyway. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a good deal of dew and no wind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The local folks made a big deal about wanting boys from around here to sign up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Missus Stein told me, clearly, this is a very small deal. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“But she didn’t mean to put me in—” “Oh, I’ve dealt with her already, don’t worry. Here. She wants to apologize to you.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“The deal is the deal,” said Mister Hertzoon proudly, and they shook hands like proper merchants. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To the Incorrigibles, sleeping under a tree was not, as they say nowadays, a big deal. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I’m not happy, but I also don’t see the big deal. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The neighbor found him in his barn the following morning and made a deal with the farmer to trade Dutchy for a pig. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t tell them. I don’t want them to go to school and make a big deal about it. It will make everything worse.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

George shuffled the cards noisily and dealt them. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Native administration dealt with the laws relating to Africans and was advisable for anyone who wanted to work in the Native Affairs Department. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mind was a blank, and that was unusual because during therapy sessions I always had a great deal of material to bring out and talk about. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know what Leah’s mom does, and I don’t even know what the deal is with her dad, because Leah never talks about him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Most of my classmates could outrun me on the playing field and outthink me in the classroom, and I had a good deal of catching up to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday, Joseph and I tried to ride the bus to school, which I’d done a million times and it wasn’t exactly a big deal. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I had to deal with it a lot when I was growing up, but only for a day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Mom has. Dad’s always too busy. Flying here, flying there, making deals.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The greed and hunger were so obvious in her face that Tristran was now certain he could have made a better deal, but he gave the old woman his father's flower. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d have to deal with her Latvian papers and her pregnancy by herself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But Lily only had to deal with it for a couple months. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“A drug deal turned into a robbery, and he got shot in the head twice. Right in front of me. A few months before you were born, in fact. That’s why I named you Starr.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She thought she liked the sootiness of sex and its comedy; she laughed a great deal during the raucous beginnings, and rejected those lovers who regarded sex as healthy or beautiful. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was still a deal of traveling to be done. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He sat in there, or paced, alone a great deal of the time, and Mama had to bring his meals from the mess hall. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dealt with foul weather, inadequate food and housing, and angry crowds. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A great deal of thought obviously went into the lunch choices. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The twinkle in Grandpa’s eyes reminded me of what my father had said: “Seems like that old man can cook up more deals than anyone in the country.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things that our uncle didn’t have the strength to care about when he made the deal with Henry, so they just went along with the truck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone was there, except Willie, who was looking for work in Milwaukee, and Nicholas, who was in the public library reading up on contracts and music royalties to get a record deal. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

His boat was high on the beach, and the tunnel...well, he’d rather take his chances in the open than in the tunnel if he had to deal with the rats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If a man can come to a conference of this nature and play the type of politics he has played — very few people would like to deal with such a man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was his deal with Brick, for the time being. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a stupid game. Whatever. No big deal.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Pay him his pound of flesh and deal with him later. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to save you this. I thought you’d understand...” began Jo, finding it a great deal harder than she expected. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or the college kid who deals drugs out of his dorm room so that he’ll have cash to finance his spring break? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn't get away from that, and Hambro didn't have to deal with it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the things that parents say to their kids when life deals them lemons. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If I started wearing an armband, everyone would ask me about it and make a big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was a big deal because Quinton was always gone once he got that fancy job after high school. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As I woke up on the morning of 25 February I was missing you and the children a great deal as always. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to deal with my parents, especially if I wanted to adopt my dog. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

“I am still tortured a good deal with neuralgia and toothache,” Olmsted wrote, “and I am tired and have a growing dread of worry & anxiety.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I wouldn't be able to deal with the sight of him tumbling down the concrete stoop. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I never knew people could care so much about the dramas surrounding high school basketball, but holy hell, it was apparently a very big deal. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, visitors—company people negotiating deals, government people negotiating bribes, factory people negotiating jobs—dropped by, parking their cars near the entrance to the orchard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few minutes into our first conversation, I knew Aech was the real deal, an elite gunter with some serious mental kung fu. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harrison Smith asked the witness, “Approximately how many murderers have you dealt with?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said it like it was no big deal, but he had a gleam in his eye. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

One thing I never told you about the Clutter deal is this. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine having to deal with that many uncontrollable things going on in my body. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The variance depends a little on luck and a great deal on the extent of litigation. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Yardley’s sellout, the American military brass worried a great deal about the loyalty of their code breakers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

How can she expect me to deal with...with any of it? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

So we waited, and waited, and waited, until we thought the deal was crooked. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry you had to deal with Thomas yesterday." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Instead, I discovered—after a great deal of embarrassment—that it was more like they thought of me as a curiosity; an exotic specimen behind glass. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fosdick considered that his foundation had been hoodwinked into a deal with the devil. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I can see that I’m going to have to deal with two mothers this summer.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then the two of them finished their drinks, taking their time, and gathered their coats before going out to deal with their abject prisoner. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It takes a good deal of mental effort to keep track of a cast of characters identified as he s, she s, and they s. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

‘And as for orders, I think you have a madman to deal with, not a lord. I must run. I will return if I can.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He smacks the table, as if to say I was done and dealt with. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just telling your wife, I do a little ministering. I study and classify the fauna. I observe a great deal, and probably offer very little salvation in the long run.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The herbwomen dealt in potions and spells, the eunuchs in knife, needle, and fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was apparently a great deal of destruction. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His business deals seemed to have been touched by a magic wand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally said, “That Adam kid, is he going out with Kerri Gardner? Is that the deal?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There may be a great deal to talk about. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get that prom’s supposed to be a huge deal—but for what? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, I certainly bear you no ill will, my girl. I appreciate the difficulty of your quest. Especially when you have troublemakers like Janus to deal with.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My mom’s already dealt with too much disappointment. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s a done deal, right? It’s not like I could get her back if I wanted to.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Or the fog might lift and I can make a deal with one of the tuna boats out on the fishing grounds. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once people started buying from me, they wouldn’t buy real CDs ever again—the deal was too good. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z