During the course of the litigation, the CHP produced data that showed African Americans were twice as likely, and Latinos three times as likely, to be stopped and searched by its officers as were whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

First, the rage for songs of courtly love gave people an appetite for songs that were memorable - which they were less likely to be if the tune was hidden away. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I wish for world peace, because it’s about as likely to occur as anything else I can wish for. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If I had a passion for doors,” he said, “or gilded clocks, or miniatures; if I wanted a Turkish corner of my own, I would very likely regard Hill House as a fairyland of beauty.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I couldn’t do any more good than she could, I was at least less likely to do harm. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But he is drunk as usual and most likely will not remember seeing us.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If we can turn it on and off, on whims, it isn’t likely that our genes are providing the detailed instructions. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Classes will likely be dismissing for the day, with enough commotion that nobody would notice an out-of-place person walking the halls. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

If they were drunk, they were less likely to see reason but also less likely to catch me if I ran for it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Coffee drinkers are less likely to commit suicide than noncoffee drinkers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He said he and the other rescue workers would head downstream with the currents toward the bay, the most likely course the kayak had taken. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

If the riders do not look over but seem frozen in their seats, they are likely to be illegal immigrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well...chills, fever, cramps. Seizures. Toes, fingers, nose, and lips turn black because the cells die. And you’d likely spit blood.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone had told her, since she became a princess-in-training, that she was very likely the most beautiful woman in the world. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

While Smith was establishing a colony at Jamestown, for instance, Pocahontas likely did save his life, although little of the rest of the legend embodied in the Disney cartoon is true. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Antennas strewn across the gallery floor could cause someone to trip, and if they seemed likely to do so, I’d have the inmates pull them in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

More likely she’d scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Knowing that their slaves were likely to die by the time they reached their thirties, Louisiana sugar planters were extremely selective—they bought only healthy-looking young men in their late teens. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

And she likely hid other things in there as well—memories, hope, love, the weight of human emotion. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But arguing with Griphook about whose race is most underhanded and violent isn’t going to make him more likely to help us, is it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If Tariq wasn't, then he's still the guy I thought he was, but it makes it that much more likely that I'm gonna cave, now that he's gone. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Seriously. Statistically, it’s more likely I’d get killed by a vending machine or a cow than a shark.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, this study in the Times showed that state police are more likely to pull drivers over to the side of the road if they have dark skin. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Commentators mused on the likely implications of the fact that neither Megan’s phone nor her bank cards had been used for more than a week. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

What these studies do not reveal, however, is the frequency with which any given individual is likely to be stopped in specific, racially defined neighborhoods. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The second person, believing that a woman’s right to an abortion trumps any other factor, would likely argue that no number of fetuses can equal even one newborn. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

More likely he didn’t want to talk about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It seems increasingly likely that I really will undertake the expedition that has been preoccupying my imagination now for some days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The first, believing that life begins at conception, would likely consider the value of a fetus versus the value of a newborn to be 1:1. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Not likely. No use going on like this all night, Jem. I’ve had enough. There’s another day coming.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was an impossibly complex and gruesome plan, likely beyond the powers of anyone to execute, but his description is noteworthy for what it revealed, without his intention, about his astigmatic soul. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was all guesswork: very likely he had imagined everything. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Other parents weren’t likely to want their children exposed to me. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The photo-cell banks were deteriorating more rapidly than had seemed likely. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Most likely passing light,” Mama said, her voice low, as she caught Ophie watching the woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Moss, “the longer we wait, the more likely it is that he gets away with this.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It is doubtful that Ernest needed a reminder of the neutron effects on the body; more likely he needed constant goading to take the appropriate precautions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m sure I’m paired with a freshman who will likely run circles around me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

What is more remarkable is that all three powers already possess, in the atomic bomb, a weapon far more powerful than any that their present researches are likely to discover. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When they busted the press they’d picked up a lot of the women I knew, and I thought they’d most likely have the rest by now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

To underscore her authority it is likely that Cleopatra arranged a stop at Memphis—the former capital where the pharaohs of ages past resided. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“A hint of feeling that we’re being watched, but it is likely just my imagination.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he hadn’t accomplished it; very likely it could have been a natural process. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well... if they were, I wouldn’t be likely to tell you, would I, Potter?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Since Cardan’s a prince, it’s more than likely no one has ever cautioned him, has ever stayed his hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I know this will be a difficult task, since anyone Peeta shares childhood memories with would most likely be from town, and almost none of those people escaped the flames. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

More than likely, Luke was already tearing himself apart because of the punch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

African Americans are not significantly more likely to use or sell prohibited drugs than whites, but they are made criminals at drastically higher rates for precisely the same conduct. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With every passing day, the standing water went deeper into the homes, made it less likely anything within would be salvageable. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“A likely story! Sneaking around on your own — why aren’t you in Hogsmeade buying Stink Pellets and Belch Powder and Whizzing Worms like the rest of your nasty little friends?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But as his investigation grew, more names—and equally likely suspects—appeared on the FBI agent's radar. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d already showered at the mine, most likely, but Mom wouldn’t let him in the house if he had a molecule of coal anywhere on him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The book about Johnny Unitas, with its cartoony cover depicting a football player wearing a number nineteen jersey and dropping back to launch a pass, was most likely a children’s book. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have many traditions as a family, but chocolate pancakes on birthdays was one of them, and the one we were least likely to forget. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I get the feeling that the sheriff's men will quickly be able to ascertain what transpired and who the likely culprit is. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In his opinion the man most likely to have news would be Menelaus, who had voyaged all the way to Egypt before coming home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted the comments identified as coming from the secretary of the interior, less likely to upset the nervous CBS censors. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Exceed their income! My dear Mr. Bennet,” cried his wife, “what are you talking of? Why, he has four or five thousand a year, and very likely more.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Since I know that’s what any admissions committee will most likely be asking, I’m writing to offer an answer. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than one thought, like Holly, that the two does were likely to give rise to trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a break in the weather, and though it wasn’t likely to last, Marina was a confident navigator and knew that she’d found her way through bad weather before. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But then, a man who could look at his injured son and think of nothing but how much the doctor bill would be wasn’t likely to be concerned about strangers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Clubs will be out soon, and she’s most likely wandering the halls waiting for us to get out so we can hang out a bit before going home. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

They acted with utter confidence, because their Operational Net Assessment matrixes told them where Red Team’s vulnerabilities were, what Red Team’s next move was likely to be, and what Red Team’s range of options was. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Besides— she broke into a cold sweat—this man was likely to be worth one hundred dollars. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was likely to say no if she woke up and thought about it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Little soft rimmed cups of various sizes and a wheel, most likely, and another object that could turn out to be either a lever or a stick; it was hard to tell. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

If she had known about the murderous events of the evening, she most likely would not have opened the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the lecturers’ children clung tightly to him, as if the tighter they held him, the less likely he could break free and leave Nsukka. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me for a minute like he was trying to size up what I was likely to do and finally said No place is really safe. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had known that it never pays to attach yourself to something that is likely to blow away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Find yourself some likely orphan boy,” he suggested. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Curtis makes his way toward us, most likely to make some stupid joke that only Curtis can come up with. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Listeners who continued to believe were the most likely to panic, even running away or hiding. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Fifteens were likely to be beaten, which was the point; their reaction to playing a much better opponent would tell Luma a lot about their chances as a team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It would therefore seem likely that our homicide rate is so high in part because guns are so easily available. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But monumental changes in the economy and in attitudes toward immigrants have made it far less likely that Peralta and his children will experience the same upward mobility as Zannikos and his family. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

‘Ah, but he has likely enough been adding to what he brought at first,’ argued the miller, voicing common opinion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The original word, controller, is more likely to be used in business, and the fancier one, comptroller, in government. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other Elders still had not arrived at the Council Hall, and likely would not until noon or later. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Not only are African Americans far more likely to be labeled criminals, they are also more strongly affected by the stigma of a criminal record. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The last is most likely, if you ride to his door with a light heart,’ said Gandalf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The study conducted for that case revealed that offenders in Georgia were eleven times more likely to get the death penalty if the victim was white than if the victim was black. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

‘Though if he comes, it is likely to be in some way that no one expects, not even Denethor. It will be better so. At least he should come unheralded by us.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If it had hit two hours later, it’s likely that nobody would have died. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Those boys in their boats were—length by length and victory by victory—suddenly be-ginning to put Seattle on the map, and they were likely to do more of it in the near future. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was there, too—for whether these children conquered the dragon or, as was much more likely, died trying, I would not miss it for all of Christendom. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And there were now so many da-zi-bao, posted one on top of another, that no one was likely to find mine. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walt’s family was in Baton Rouge, and it was likely that Rob and Walt would go there for the weekend, he said. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Here, migrants hope to cross during daylight, because residents are likely to bring gifts to the tracks. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

If the difference still eludes you, mentally substitute a pair of words less likely to be confused: Josh ran the race honestly; afterward, he looked honest and he smelled honest. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A drunk driver and a person on a phone were equally likely to crash, whereas “we’re seeing the risk factor for accidents when someone is texting exceeds the level when people are legally drunk.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He writes: Most likely at least one adult — probably a coal miner from Poland, Czechoslovakia, or Italy — brought the virus to Limburg. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely, the sender was setting up a meeting point. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Would you fix me a little bread and meat and slip it up to my room later on, Jenny? I’ll likely feel better after a while, and I’m goin’ to be hungry when I do.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Experts now believe that the FBI-run station likely gave the Germans better intelligence than they got from their actual spies in South America during the entire rest of the war. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The talk was more likely to be about becoming a postman or working on a farm. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun still feared getting near his office on Dublin—the armed men were likely still nearby—so he and Nasser had no set itinerary this day. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It shouldn’t be surprising to learn that elderly people are not very criminally intent; the average sixty-five-year- old is about one-fiftieth as likely to be arrested as the average teenager. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The sport offers so many opportunities for suffering and so few opportunities for glory that only the most tenaciously self-reliant and self-motivated are likely to succeed at it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Teens hanging out in Namche carrom parlors are more likely to be wearing jeans and Chicago Bulls T-shirts than quaint traditional robes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I might,” said Ged, “but it would likely sink the next minute, unless I kept the spells up. But if you like...” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Andrews and many others have argued that this makes scientists less likely to share samples and results, which slows research; they also worry that it interferes with health-care delivery. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Maybe we could shore up the MAV. Make tipping less likely." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young boys are more likely to believe in themselves if they know that there’s someone, somewhere, who shares that belief. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“The longer she stays with us,” he added, “the more likely it is the League will catch up to us, and you know what they do to their kids!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Small towns being what they are, he would most likely remain “boy” until his beard filled out or he bloodied someone’s nose over the matter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before our shift the next day, the training officer underscored the seriousness of what had happened and said that the injured inmate was very likely to sue the Department. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I did know from hard experience: a master's promise to a prentice is likely to be redeemed only at the last Lammas, as they say—which is to say never. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Differentiating between the most likely possibilities meant examining the specimen’s spread wings, but there wasn’t room enough in the jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He knew it would keep coming, would likely rise eight feet or more in his neighborhood, and more elsewhere. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Not likely. But winter is coming,” Stella said, kicking up some of the crisp leaves along the road’s edge. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Earning big money in the crack gang wasn’t much more likely than the Wisconsin farm girl becoming a movie star or the high-school quarterback playing in the NFL. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Naturally I didn’t say that most likely she was going to get half of it instead of a third. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Because the more time that went by, the more likely your secret died with me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

In a few years, when her older cousin retires, Justice will most likely take over the practice, a solid prospect, though far less lucrative, and less glamorous, than a partnership at her Lexington law firm. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Solid, rumbling, likely to erupt without prior notice, Macon kept each member of his family awkward with fear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the war he had always preferred offbeat, unpredictable cars that no one else of his acquaintance would be likely to own. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As I keep the cash,” Mr. Wemmick observed, “we shall most likely meet pretty often. Good day.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Since the volatility of these last digits makes them essentially random, every number from 000 to 999 is equally likely to come up. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My father didn’t think he was so smart for joining the Rebels. They’re likely to be hung when the war’s over.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blanca was thrilled: The girl least likely to be chosen had been. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mama must have known there was nothing they could do—that the money they’d given Aunt Rose for safekeeping was gone now, whether it was into the undertaker’s hand or, more likely, Helen’s pocket. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed to them quite likely that the place would be given up without any fighting at all. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could likely turn in blank pages and still get top marks. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Here’s a likely theory: most parents who buy a lot of children’s books tend to be smart and well educated to begin with. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I admit that of the lot of us, I seem the least likely,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Kuhani’s hunting party was likely somewhere in this jungle by now, hunting and searching; perhaps they weren’t far off even at this moment... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Not likely. Not unless something threatens you or endangers you during the night.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Drawing from sources as diverse as aikido and barroom brawls, the instructors taught us ways to tangle with an attacking or resisting inmate that you weren’t likely to see in, say, a John Wayne movie. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, if they were tried in a civilian court, the men would most likely receive a two-year prison term for conspiracy, since they didn't commit any sabotage. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“You think I’m likely to do the same? Much obliged.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely we had to know the correct DNA structure before the right models could be made. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

First Sticky would need to resist Mr. Curtain’s invitation—and with the pull of the Whisperer so powerful, with Mr. Curtain now so likely to succeed, could Reynie hold out hope for this? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that she was most likely to find Clary somewhere around Greenhouse 1, where the office was, so that was where she headed first. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s very likely right about 13, because there don’t seem to be nearly enough kids around. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The couple at least had each other; it was the young woman who seemed the most likely candidate for tragedy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe the average adult knows fewer than 1,500 other adults, or, more likely, most of the people he or she does know live close by and are not spread about the country. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry said in disbelief, unable to imagine two people less likely to fall in love. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Certainly Joe was a likely target for tuberculosis, Farmer agreed with the resident. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

On the second day, she’ll likely show fewer signs of distress because now she knows what to expect. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Anything seemed possible, likely, feasible, because I wanted everything to be possible . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems likely that the US government knew that the squatters would not abide by the treaty. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the owls, either, which didn’t surprise Roy; with so much noise and human commotion, the birds would likely stay underground where it was dark and safe. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children’s plan was bold, ill-formed, and likely to fail, and all of them knew it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even when controlling for the income, age, education, and health of the mother, the researchers found that these children too were more likely to become criminals. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I told him he was more likely to meet them in Heaven. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The industry of Angolans doesn’t subsidize foreigners, or any castles with moats, and their children are likely to get vaccinations and learn to read. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very likely, the universe has been expanding since the Big Bang, but it is by no means clear that it will continue to expand forever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to the small cliff above the island, the next likely place, but he wasn’t there, either. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Other courts emphasized that granting police the freedom to stop, interrogate, and search anyone who consented would likely lead to racial and ethnic discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Fletcher flogged and arrested, more likely lynched for harboring no mere slaves but murderers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I think it likely that many of our diseases work in this way. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she added the fingers on one hand, she was just as likely to total four as six. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At her age, and with the years it would take to restore the home, she would likely never return. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was only too likely that they would encounter dangers beyond the warren and that they would stand in need of some good fighters. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

More questions were asked about black life and the likely future of the country. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We still live with the consequences, and it seems likely that human beings always will. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Of all the food-acquiring methods of Aboriginal Australians, millet harvesting is perhaps the one most likely to have evolved eventually into crop production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could likely have pulled the door closed before his sword point reached me, but I did not. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo wondered where she got these ideas, because they never happened, but when she talked about them, they sounded possible, not likely, but possible, so they had to go again. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear, you had better go on horseback, because it seems likely to rain; and then you must stay all night.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Since my father and Hershel were the most likely ones to be taken, they decided to join the exodus and head back to Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was more likely that she was simply allowing her vivid imagination to run away with her. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They sit around the grill in a half-circle while the chef chops madly and simmers the beef and vegetables on the grill and makes the jokes he’s likely made a hundred times. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was much more likely a few kids had nabbed them, to get the alarms going and the doors open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“A likely excuse! You’ve been at the machine oil again. Don’t lie to me! I checked the level yesterday.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

If relief was to come, it would most likely be on appeal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Five does not seem especially likely, since murder by a stranger isn’t all that common. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they landed in adult court, young black and brown offenders were also much more likely to serve time. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Evangelicals are now increasingly likely to be college graduates and in the top income brackets. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not at all his idea of what Mr. Owen's guests were likely to be. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Okay, we’re in a body. Most likely—given the fish breath—it’s some kind of giant demonic whale. So. Let’s think about anatomy and stuff.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem likely that anyone would venture into the acacia thicket and, fortunately, the village had possessed only a single boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whites are consistently more likely to avoid prison and felony charges, even when they are repeatedly caught with drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But knowing I may very likely end up in one is more frightening than any news story could ever be. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Crouch . . . not. . . not at all. “You have now come very close to accusing the two people in this clearing who are least likely to conjure that Mark!” barked Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Isobel hesitates, likely knowing better than to accept invitations for drinks from strange men on darkened street corners, but to his surprise, she nods. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And Adah, helpful as always, would chime in with the list of what disease organisms were likely to be present. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said someone might find a white man’s pistol that had bounced out of his saddle or his jacket or his holster, but it waren’t likely they’d find a pistol and a holster all together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My brother Richard and I often spent whole days on the mountain, so it was likely no one would notice until sundown, when Richard came home for dinner and I didn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He lowered his leg—most likely a world record—and took the flashlight from the dresser to set it on the floor between the two beds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Another article said Black people were more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He knew he would likely go to sleep bruised and bloody to-night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Felt-tip markers are less likely to cause injury, either intentional or accidental. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The war’s begun, and more than likely things are all going the Enemy’s way already. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She had started turning gray in her thirties, so I knew that was likely to happen to me too. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The streaks that did occur were most likely due to chance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

From playing at Gobblers she had turned to hunting them, for what could be more likely than that they were lurking out of sight below the ground? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He sees me coming a half mile off, without Shiloh, he’s likely to figure what I got to say and have his answer ready. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children caught up in this system are the most vulnerable and yet are the least likely to be represented by counsel. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he would acquire a few more along the way, if he came upon some likely merchantmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Erudite and Dauntless forces are concentrated in the Abnegation sector of the city, so as long as we run away from the Abnegation sector, we are less likely to encounter difficulty. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

If, as seems likely, it is a hundred or more light years away, there are going to be some very long pauses. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was critical now, Olmsted argued, to concentrate on making improvements of a kind most likely to increase the gleam in the stories people took back to their hometowns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“He likely got a lot less than he wanted for it,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Having once been accepted by the spirit of the land, it seemed likely he would be chosen again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was it likely to improve its relative status vis-à-vis the other regions of Earth, except for what vigor the South American provinces lent it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They had likely set the snare for smaller game, like macaque monkeys or antelope, but they’d be happy to eat a bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she clearly would die and likely was dying—this thinness, this weakness, this evasion. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In an epidemic those people with genes for resistance to that particular microbe are more likely to survive than are people lacking such genes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Today you are more likely to find commentary on their “disappearance,” either as a supposed demographic reality or as a shortcoming of the middle-class imagination. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am more likely to want time than courage, Elizabeth. But it ought to be done, and if you will give me a sheet of paper, it shall be done directly.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It is more likely that the mere fact they have survived so long means they have learned to live with themselves and others. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this also would move me away from the kids most likely to be in the same social circles I was in. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Why had he agreed to go to Yankee Stadium, of all places, to look for his mother, who was most likely in Queens hard at work. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maria was likely to blurt out something crazy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In 1886 in the Pall Mall Gazette Stead had warned of the disasters likely to occur if shipping companies continued operating liners with too few lifeboats. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If Pollard tried to take it, it was highly likely that he would clip his right leg on Wedding Call. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely Eratosthenes would have booked passage on something far more modest. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“You were all there when he warned us, two nights ago, that there was likely to be a fox. I treated him badly.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bathroom is one place where somebody could be, for any length of time, at any time of the night, and he would be likely to hear the slightest strange sound. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

More likely, though, he’ll forget about me by this evening, as I will certainly forget about him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

A woman who doesn’t have her first child until she is at least thirty is likely to see that child do well in school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Drugs most likely, or money, or a gun. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she seemed old at the time, the agent was most likely fresh out of college. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“People in Oaxaca and Veracruz are more likely to help,” says a train engineer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But after the long international layoff, and playing every game under grueling conditions, he likely considered his second-place showing somewhat acceptable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Charles is very fond of you. You know that. Besides, the police don’t know who you are. I don’t think they’ll be likely to associate you with that other business.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is likely that both Cleopatra and Mark Antony tried to strike a deal with Octavian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

And however rapidly technology may invent new uses for insecticides and new ways of applying them, it is likely to find the insects keeping a lap ahead. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I will,” said Kaz, “if there’s any justice in the world. And we all know how likely that is.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He figured she’d be more likely than his father to say yes, but she surprised him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the inmates I knew whom nobody was likely to remember at Christmas. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you young ones try, but if fifty years of demons couldn’t put me under, you young punks aren’t likely to.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it's not, because you can see into the future if you have a basic understanding of how people are likely to act.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And if already, right now, she was in the family way and it was a boy, she was likely to get more out of Grandpa than Mama could stand—and heir more, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I thought that if Cassius and I happened to meet, it would likely prove embarrassing for Cassius, since he had elected to remain with Elijah Muhammad’s version of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think Bunny is likely to drink a glass of whiskey with a lot of white powder at the bottom?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

These discriminatory barriers were designed to encourage lower-class whites to retain a sense of superiority over blacks, making it far less likely that they would sustain interracial political alliances aimed at toppling the white elite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The best career opportunity she was ever likely to get, and she’d tossed it in the gutter. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The president was constantly given morphine, quinine, whiskey, and brandy, which likely irritated his already sensitive digestive system. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Not likely to be so lucky,” said one man bitterly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

However, that translates into an average expansion of only 8 miles per year, a trivial feat for a hunter-gatherer likely to cover that distance even within a single day’s normal foraging. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The reporters assumed that Smith was just being curmudgeonly, but there was likely more to it than that. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sherman was gone, most likely catching a ride to English to the drive-in before hitching the rest of the way home. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Raising the issue of class was likely to get you tagged as a Communist, a designation which killed your political effectiveness, not to mention your ability to put food on the family table. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Had it been present for longer, Caroline likely would have chosen a different dare, but the circus is currently the talk of the town, and Caroline likes to keep her dares en vogue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But there was something in his eyes that told you that this waren’t the kind of man that was likely to be bawling, no matter what happened to him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Or, more likely, Is it time to play with me? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was left to him only the possibility of saving face and Mack was likely to be very generous about that. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most students of Titan agree that complex organic molecules are the most likely explanation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a senior KGB official, Gordievsky knew well the penalty for sharing Soviet secrets with the enemy: a long sentence in a prison camp or, more likely, execution by firing squad. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

More likely a squirrel or a ground hog. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If Neville is successful, the boggart is likely to shift his attention to each of us in turn,” said Professor Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Most likely they wouldn’t be doing no more flying but they should still be alive and kicking. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Miss Gilly. You don’t have to worry. I was just talking the other night. What I can’t see isn’t likely to hurt me.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It did not seem likely; she seemed a stupid girl, not one you'd want delivering secret notes, but Sansa did not know her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They were beginning what would be a three-day drive, minimum—more likely four or five. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The vague, secondhand report he would deliver would not likely cause the soldiers to leap into their saddles in pursuit of the two strangers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the warm enclosed waters of farm ponds, conditions are very likely to be lethal for fish when insecticides are applied in the vicinity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Off duty,” said Bigwig, “and likely to remain off duty.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Tennessee emerged as the most likely battleground. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This sounds like something she’s been told by other people, her mother most likely. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was as likely to nap again in the afternoon as not. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I almost said it was too dangerous, but that word would only make him less likely to help me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A big thunk followed, which was most likely Oliver jumping off the last few ladder rungs of his loft bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You are more likely to be murdered in your bed in America than on the AT. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It seems to me more than likely that these variations exist. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Here’s a likely reason: instead of spending the day with his own undereducated, overworked mother, the typical Head Start child spends the day with someone else’s undereducated, overworked mother. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Standing in goal with their innocent, goofy smiles, they seemed less likely to take out an attacking forward than to hug him and invite him over to play. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But after a week and a half, that didn’t seem too likely anymore. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

In fact, it would likely offend traditional artists and critics. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Now that they were talking by daylight in the attic instead of by candlelight in the Smugglers’ Cave it seemed much less likely that the empty house would be haunted. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Moreover, several fairies are likely to be present. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those who had meaningful economic and social opportunities were unlikely to commit crimes regardless of the penalty, while those who went to prison were far more likely to commit crimes again in the future. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Franklin disguised the leaflets as tobacco packets so the Hessians would be more likely to pick them up. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We looked through the papers for advertisements and we thought it was most likely he was yourn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Dress. Wear the cloak with the hood and keep your head down. We’re supposed to be a pair of likely lads, just in case the slave-catchers are watching.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It generally avoids human contact, is more likely to allow a witch to approach it than a wizard, and is so fleet of foot that it is very difficult to capture. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The presence of peers is one of the things that raises the emotional stakes, making it more likely that teens will seek out risk and short-term reward without pausing to consider the consequences. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man said, “That be old Benji. It’s on down the road a bit, but you ain’t gunn find him there. He most likely out back of the tavern this time of night.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Or more likely, it has become so unfashionable to discriminate against certain groups that all but the most insensitive people take pains to at least appear fair-minded, at least in public. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“In these parts, folks are as likely to kill you as trade with you,” Meeks whispered. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were rumors, likely untrue, of citizens who had swum across, or even made their way across the high, forbidden bridge and disappeared into the unknown lands beyond. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He told her that he would treat her fairly, though it is not likely that she believed him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Past at least a dozen places likely to sell coffee. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Strength of habit, most likely, for here at last was a place I knew, a city I had lived in, worked in, for over a year. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It did not seem likely, even if Hodor lived to be a thousand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Most likely scouts or drifters who had been separated from their unit. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The detective said she’ll be tested today. At the lockdown hospital. A prolonged psychiatric evaluation. If they declare her sane, she goes to juvenile detention. According to the detective, she’ll likely cop a plea.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And any drummer who did come by was likely to get a good order. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

What, now, would be likely to give them just a little, not unpleasant shock? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In order to have standing, the Court reasoned, Lyons would have to show that he was highly likely to be subject to a chokehold again. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Absent smallpox, it seems likely that Cortes would have lost. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It seemed much more likely that she was sick. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not too far,” said Hazel, thinking it all too likely that Holly would never get there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet another lure into a garden path comes from the statistical patterns of the English language, in which certain words are likely to precede or follow others. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They move southward in the breeding season and at such times a wounded one is only too likely to find itself deserted. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just passed out. But the poison likely to kill her by sunset. Copperhead don’t play.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each step, it becomes less likely, until it isn’t a possibility at all, until the only word I can think is run. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

‘The perishing is more likely, and will be a lot easier anyway,’ he said grimly to himself, as he sheathed Sting and turned from the brazen doors. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Because African Americans and Latinos are targeted by police in the War on Drugs, it is far more likely that they will be arrested for minor, nonviolent crimes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Is it likely,” I said, after hesitating, “that my patron, the fountain-head you have spoken of, Mr. Jaggers, will soon—” there I delicately stopped. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

That would likely earn them a chance to race against Navy and the elite eastern schools for the national freshman championship in Poughkeepsie in June. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I thought they likely were rushing to the place where Cade Hernandez and I had jumped into the Little Buffalo River, and how long ago was that, anyway? 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Messages sent by the Mexican Army were likely to be in Spanish, for example. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Lemme ask you something: If you send a normal kid to a group home with a bunch of dummies for nine months what’s more likely to happen? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m on shaky ground here, because, considering the volatile nature of our society, if I get it wrong, I’m likely to offend. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not likely to find out, am I?” said Harry, seizing his Firebolt and pushing his glasses straight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Three or four can travel quickly and aren’t conspicuous: and the Chief Rabbit of this warren would be less likely to object to a few strangers coming with a civil request.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A farmer was not likely to be trouble, I decided, so I figured I would try to track him or her down and find out what I could about the war’s progress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And to this day in Calormene schools, if you do anything unusually stupid, you are very likely to be called "a second Rabadash". The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He might have been floating for all he could tell, but he supposed it more likely he was walking and just couldn’t feel it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Before long these Web-delivered services will likely replace some, or all, of the business software programs that you buy, load, update, upgrade, and integrate with other systems. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nobody wants to say it, but if you’re black or brown, you’re more likely to end up on their radar, even though Long himself is black. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was glad not to have to ask for directions, making it that much less likely anyone would remember he was ever in town. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They claim, of course, to have done everything before the people of the Shire, whom they refer to as “colonists”; but in this case their claim is, I think, likely to be true. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Not likely. Make him work—that’s what the elders would say.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But it's just as likely that I froze. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t likely to run into a buffalo—although someone had done so a few months earlier. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys will say amongst themselves that so-and-so has a nice rack, while girls will more likely say that a boy is cute, a term that describes both physical and emotional characteristics. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

If put into an enclosure, they are likely to panic, and either die of shock or batter themselves to death against the fence in their attempts to escape. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I should—in the course material for Overbearing Mothers 101, I'm probably the perfect example of a person most likely to rebel. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In 1890, for example, if you’d asked most educated people in the West to name a famous living composer, they would very likely have given you that of a Russian, Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Larissa’s life Elsewhere would be quiet and serene as befit the Old; she would not welcome the responsibility of nurturing a newchild who needed feeding and care, and would likely cry at night. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess you would, but it’s not hardly likely.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was as likely to kill a crop as nurture it, and it sent grown men running for the nearest shelter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’d taken it along in case I needed to prove who I was, but as a minute ticked by, then two, it seemed less and less likely that I would need it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Is it likely I should have left the dog had there been any question of the tide?” said Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The ones who look the most suspicious are likely innocent, he decided. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Of course I'm not likely to see anybody, but if I do." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Miss Kwan frowned, “that sounds entirely likely. Everyone here is on first warning. One more problem today, and that’s detention for all of you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

We would most likely never see each other after she left. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Flying straight into either one is very likely to kill you; but in war, sometimes there is no turning back. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Little bits of news leaked in, sometimes from the least likely people. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although we knew it wasn’t too likely we could ever afford it, it was something to talk about, a game for Sundays. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that this is likely, but if the death penalty were assessed to anyone carrying an illegal gun, and if the penalty were actually enforced, gun crimes would surely plunge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Did we repeat the experiment, we should instead inoculate in the leg, which, being further removed from the pneumatic, electrico-aetherial, and hydraulico- vascular machinery, is less likely to lead to internal corrosion and fatality, viz. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A republic armed with its own citizens is less likely to come under the rule of one of its citizens than a city armed with foreign soldiers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely, that was a code that meant “when we are beyond Fabyan’s reach.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Is he someone likely to be better over time or has he already peaked? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

If we cannot understand how this works, we are not likely to get very far with human society at large. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t they realize I’m most likely to shoot off one of my own feet before I even get started? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It sounded true and likely to most of the crowd, especially those who faulted the sister. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, the fact that you were in the class likely meant you came from a difficult background, homes where parents fought or took drugs or beat their kids or maybe spoke a foreign language. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems likely that they were an experiment. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But more likely, there would be something about her that remained permanently changed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The flight instructors mistakenly attributed the pilots’ deterioration to their praise of them, and likewise the pilots’ improvement to their criticism; both, however, were simply regressions to the more likely mean performance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more common your tongue, the less likely you are to learn others. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The more fringe, the more likely you are to pick up two or three. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Quentin preferred making our design changes one at a time so if we had a failure, we’d know its likely cause. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And miss the chance to make a show of buying Liberty Bonds? Not likely.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As a group, Hispanic students test poorly; they are also disproportionately likely to have non-English-speaking parents. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And a woman was likely to have strange tastes, some said for filth, and it was set down to the Eve nature still under sentence for original sin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He set her down again and cupped her cold face in his hands, aware that Ashish was now watching them, most likely with a judgy expression on his face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, they felt that “a splinter terrorist cell, or a lone actor...would be more likely to exploit a hurricane on site. This includes persons pursuing a political agenda, religious extremists, or other disgruntled individuals.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Despite the fact that he’d just been volunteered for a likely suicide mission, the coach looked grateful. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Messalla proves most valuable because he lived in a near replica of this apartment and knows where people would be most likely to stash food. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have much time. By midnight, I will most likely be dead.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Plagues of insects and consequent further agricultural disorders are a likely consequence of nuclear war. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And when are you likely to know if there’s any results?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lower-income women are more likely than other women to be overweight, though the pattern among men may be the opposite. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Alys watched her, and knew that the herbs in the mug would soothe the panic that had afflicted her, that soon she would calm and likely sleep for a bit. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I would, I figured, park at a likely looking spot, take a hike up into the hills, hike back to the car, drive on a way, and repeat the process. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But saying it out loud made moving feel more likely, so instead I said, “Sure. That’d be fun.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She just went out and bought it, most likely. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Terrorist activity during the storm, the committee felt, was “less likely due to the severe weather, unpredictability of the storm path and the difficulty of mobilizing resources.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Obviously those who can’t confine themselves to a particular way of thinking would be most likely to leave a faction or fail its initiation, right?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He guesses he has likely outgrown it in the interim, unable to recall exactly what the last suit-worthy occasion was. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jon went to gather fuel, digging down under deadfalls for the drier wood beneath and peeling back layers of sodden pine needles until he found likely kindling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The moon was full and bright enough that I found the mangled coyote between clumps of wild blooming buckwheat, where some other creature had likely dragged it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Though I did think it was more likely someone in the circus proper. I should have known it was you.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But by the laws of this realm,” he said, “he’s fully bound to me now. My apprentice. And a likely lad.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

If there are significant differences in the surveys to be found, they frequently suggest that whites, particularly white youth, are more likely to engage in drug crime than people of color. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Spots or patches often form symmetrical patterns on the body, so a person with vitiligo on her right arm is likely to have it in roughly the same place on her left. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But I knew this part of our farm by memory; I could likely run from home to the marsh with my eyes closed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I would be worse off than I am now, and Madoc would likely be dead. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In examining Mersault’s life, the judges see his detachment and come to the conclusion that a man who is so detached from normal human feelings is more likely to kill. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

More likely the worst would happen: the simple passage of time, in which his animal toughness would easily outlast my human frailty. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Either because they were damaged or more likely because I shouldn’t have weapons. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Because of the Mason developments, though, that doesn’t seem super likely for prom. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Haymitch? Not able to face something? Wanted a day off, more likely,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It would be a dangerous move—unheard of really—more likely than not to confuse everyone with an oar in his hand, to throw the rhythm of the boat into utter chaos. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Grandpop lost a bird that most likely, Genie decided, symbolized Uncle Wood. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This was the era of Jim Crow—when black people showed up at white-only hospitals, the staff was likely to send them away, even if it meant they might die in the parking lot. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But now she knew it was more likely that her mother had been named Fox because of how cunning she was. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The changes are still unfolding and will likely continue until I die. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Wouldn't he be more likely to revenge Rue's death than I would? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

San Jose had a spy scare, and Salinas was not likely to be left behind—not the way Salinas was growing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy says the whole county will likely show up for Dismay’s Life Service. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I am a mean old crank who is likely to beat you if you don’t,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed more likely to find the spotted cattle in the south, far far in the south—the direction they had always gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Ophie already realized what it likely was, and was moving toward the window, the cousins and their petty cruelties forgotten for the moment. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Most likely Maurice and Rosy were right in insisting that they were looking at the Na+ salt of DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Are you not afraid, sir,” he asked, “that we are likely to anger the King the more by such hasty actions?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The Times article also noted that bears are far more likely to attack humans in the spring following a bad berry year. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That is very likely. You think so, do not you?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“The more divided we are at home, the less likely the enemy is to negotiate at Paris,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He went to a supervisor at GTE and said, “Everything we know from aviation psychology indicates this is likely to be troublesome,” referring to the idea of a car phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

People who can’t be bothered to come up with a name for their child aren’t likely to be the best parents either. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Those who accept are assigned a guard who, as he leads the tourist along the iron walkway fronting the death cells, is likely to identify the condemned with what he must consider comic formality. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than likely his brother had walked into a shrub. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"A likely looking lot of lissome ladies, eh, Mr. Shakespeare?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jockeys say there is a small, bright sound when hooves clip against each other, a cheery portent of the wreck that is likely to follow. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was small, only sixty people who were more likely to leave than bring others, and it was difficult to find, tucked high up in the mountains. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t likely that I would explain that to these strangers even if I could. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more serious the justices consider the offense, the less likely that Helmuth will be tried as a juvenile. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cooperation with the Jim Crow system often seemed far more likely to increase or maintain one’s security than any alternative. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Foremole and his team knew all there was to know about the diggings: depth, approximate dimensions, the placement of shoring, even where the first rat’s head was likely to break ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Most likely, but I don’t want to know. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police had done nothing to search for Aaron, and likely they had treated Yakov’s death with the same indifference. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was likely to forget what she started out to do. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I get in front of her before she can make a mistake that will likely get her killed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he came to what he thought was a likely spot, he announced that he was going to “drop anchor.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured they weren’t likely to shoot me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young black men in California are now five times as likely to go to prison as to a state university. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There must be dozens of temples in the mountains surrounding Songdo; even if Tree-ear could find that monk, it was likely that he would no longer remember. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The more education and income people have, the less likely they are to have and die of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and many types of cancer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Very likely, he is a school drop-out, the same as I was, an Army reject, psychologically unsuited to a job even if he was offered one, the same as I was. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“More likely the ground right behind his skull,” I point out, being that it’s such close range. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or, more likely, did they say that race didn’t matter because they wanted to come across—especially to potential mates of their own race—as open-minded? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

For a while we wandered aimlessly, looking for anyone who resembled Miss Wren, or anywhere it seemed peculiars were likely to hide. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He knew, at some point, someone would likely find the trapdoor and the sky garden; by then, he’d likely be long gone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And he likely had access to the intelligence the United States desired most: information about the USSR's nuclear missile program. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not likely now,” he said as he headed back up the path and disappeared over the rise. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And he knew that when the fighting flared up again, Nixon would likely resume the American bombing missions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And there was something else, a hollowness that was likely the result of the illusion, an impression that he was not entirely present in the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His broken ribs and vertebrae would likely heal without surgery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The Nightbeast will likely pick a cave, some sort of enclosed space, to gather strength. The caves at the base of Oso Mountain are our best chance,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dogs that were most attentive to the needs and feelings of their human companions got extra care and food, and were more likely to survive. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun, assuming that whatever was ailing the city was likely worse downtown, chose not to get too close to the epicenter. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The best way to do this will most likely be to go to the edge of your territory and noisily intrude into the neutral zone. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There are likely to be foxes anywhere about the downs,” said Bigwig sharply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A low-birthweight child, in turn, is more likely to be a poor child—and, therefore, more likely to attend Head Start, the federal preschool program. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Most likely, both the gossip theory and the there-is-a-lion-near-the-river theory are valid. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her head away sharply, and when he seemed likely to persist, raised her bound hands to foil his assist. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Professor McGonagall did not invite confidences; Dumbledore, though in many ways more intimidating, still seemed less likely to scorn a theory, however wild. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Officers had laid claim to most of the rooms in likely inns; others were taken by the wealthier of Loyalists come in from the countryside. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The euphoria, that light-headed feeling I get after every battle, is stronger than ever, most likely because this is the first time in a very, very long time where I could have died. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But this is unlikely to be a mere coincidence; more likely, the shock wave produced by the supernova compressed interstellar gas and dust and triggered the condensation of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nurse told us she would likely sleep for hours. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Although whites were more likely to be guilty of carrying drugs, they were far less likely to be viewed as suspicious, resulting in relatively few stops, searches, and arrests of whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The editor asked me if I could sketch the likely highlights of such a book, and as I commenced talking, I realized how little I knew about the man personally, despite all my interviews. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

How fascinating, they will likely say, that a drug war was waged almost exclusively against poor people of color—people already trapped in ghettos that lacked jobs and decent schools. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if that’s because we’re considered cannier than men, or braver, or bouncier, or just less likely to survive and therefore aren’t worth the extra petrol and parachute packing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

This could be a really good thing, but there’s a voice inside of me—most likely my father’s paranoid voice—telling me to be careful. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

By now, the Sons of the Six were likely in the jungle too, trying to find what they thought was the Shetani and kill it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Have you any notion of where Nick is likely to take the book?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Heck, I figured the stream wouldn’t likely slow down before dawn, anyway. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

These are the ones most likely to talk to themselves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was more likely simply to ignore it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The temporary tingling in his feet and legs after the shooting was likely from the initial impact to his backbone. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘If you mean, inventing all that about a “present”, well, I thought the true story much more likely, and I couldn’t see the point of altering it at all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You are like he was,” Keith enlightens me, “and just like him, you were most likely to die the same way—a quarter of what you could have been....” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

These were the bucks of Clover’s litter and a likely lot they looked. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if I’m trying this hard to find my parents, it’s likely they’re trying equally hard to get through to us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Less likely to sneer—or maybe that was simply because I would not see the sneer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

These were soldiers likely to be sympathetic to their plight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s theory that he didn’t care what happened to Marcus seemed even more likely. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Although they hadn’t found Julio, and they were still worried that a killer was on the loose, they also knew that Julio most likely wouldn’t survive on his own in the harsh and unforgiving jungle. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Very likely the confessions had been rewritten and rewritten until the original facts and dates no longer had the smallest significance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I see myself in comparison to every other girl he’s likely touched. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Statistically speaking, a black woman living in the United States is most likely to die at the age of seventy-eight from heart disease.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps something had caught his eye, a likely habitat for microbes, say, or a patch of green where none should be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that more likely I’m some kind of a throwback, and now he’s been calling me the Missing Link. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A week ago, even a day ago, if you’d asked me, “Which of your friends do you think you’d be most likely to marry?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Pity, more than contempt, seems the likely response. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is likely that the modern map of Eastern Europe and the Cold War’s course would have been significantly different if Hitler had indeed been killed and if World War II had ended then. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t, exactly. But we’ll try to chase him in a particular direction, and at any rate, the stag will likely run straight, down the most direct path.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In another, more likely version of events, Judge Cady is said to have strongly objected to his daughter’s remarks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

If there was a presumed grace assigned to my white predecessors, I knew it wasn’t likely to be the same for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness we don't meet many people like her in this world, although they do exist and all of us are likely to come across at least one of them in a lifetime. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Quite likely her real object had been to listen to him and make sure whether he was shouting loudly enough. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s not likely, Jeth, not before nine or maybe later.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet where a Republican narration—they then being the party in power—would likely focus on unity, leadership, and determination in tough times, Obama’s emphasis is on crisis, instability, and uncertainty. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I looked in on them about ten minutes ago, Father. They’re both sleeping like hibernating squirrels. It’s not likely that they’ll wake until evening.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I did not know, during that time, how weak he was likely to get. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Their children—not the children of wealthy whites—attended schools most likely to fall under busing orders. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Use likely if you mean “probable” or “expected.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Sun passes through a spiral arm it is more likely than it is at present to enter into gaseous nebulae and interstellar dust clouds and to encounter objects of substellar mass. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, that is more likely to be grammatically correct than which. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where they occur, insect control measures that favor a vast increase of snails are likely to be followed by grave consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The math is simple: when a college goes looking for applicants with high SAT scores, it is far more likely to find them among well-off teenagers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Nor was it likely that his nose would be growing back any-time soon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This monster child stalked me for a month before I found a logic to banish her: that I was likely insane. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

February in Salinas is likely to be damp and cold and full of miseries. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is only a likely possibility, given that he wrote about the problem, and that a solution promptly followed his arrival in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Very likely mutual contact would already have been made by radio or other remote means. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Byrd gave very clear directions, though, more likely, Dr. Martin knows in her gut where the nest must be. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As some specific titles, especially in poetry, would have been used in works by multiple authors, it is also likely that some labels included an “incipit”—the first line of the work. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

And did I now think Miss Ingram such a choice as Mr. Rochester would be likely to make? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I am nearly twenty-nine, so I pass you there; though I am but four feet, and not likely to grow any more, save sideways.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She walked to the part of the community that seemed most likely: the northeast corner of the Central Plaza, where the Nurturing Center stood and then the dwellings began, across the main boulevard. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I think from there I can climb directly through and be in the part of the castle most likely to be deserted—and the part with access to secret tunnels. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem likely that we would ever copy the Limeys in that. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He probably wished he’d come with her and was likely plotting some way to ditch us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But nobody knows why the Nazca made the animal and plant figures, which seem less likely to have a direct function. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That was likely not the best choice of words.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wanted to see where the power lay, and a lower stroke was likely to reveal that. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So either my mom hasn’t put the laundry away yet or more likely Piper got them out before my mom saw them. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nixon got on the phone to an Air Force meteorologist and was told there’d likely be a clearing between four thirty and four forty-five. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

This “irritant dust” was most likely to be used in small situations with one or two recalcitrant inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bats weren’t likely to send off valuable fliers on a wild-goose chase. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They fish for tourists now, not pilchards, and that species they are not likely to wipe out. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at some period within about five to six years it’s likely that each will have won ten lunches in a row. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was probably a few notches over too stoned, and I most likely called him and woke him out of a near coma. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But for both of them there was also something fantastical about it all, remote even though likely. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s also likely this was his first serious game of chess against a player with tutored expertise. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The most likely source of the virus, Dobyns realized, was the Caribbean. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Other kinds of music are also so likely to follow a particular overall plan that they have become associated with a particular form. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

On the one hand it wasn’t very likely. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, this weather they likely to be froze ’fore you find ’em. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But naturally occurring uranium also contained U-235, which was much more fissile—highly likely to split after absorbing a neutron of almost any speed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He took her for rides in an old gray Oldsmobile—to the country, to drive-in movies—and they sat over bad coffee in certain dime stores where they were not likely to be recognized. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had the neutron been isolated in the 1920s, they note, it is "very likely the atomic bomb would have been developed first in Europe, undoubtedly by the Germans." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In turn, RNA chains were the likely candidates for the templates for protein synthesis. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It’s likely that the wind was blowing at a steady 30 miles per hour with some ferocious gusts. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The number of Americans who panicked was likely far fewer than one million, the number claimed by the Princeton study. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They’re probably one of the least likely cultures in American life to commit homicide; their weapons of choice are electronic flames, not machine guns. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After waiting until the restless guard moved as far away as he was likely to go, I darted forward and squeezed into the breach I’d found. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

You are as likely to see sea life from a ship as you are to see wildlife in a forest from a car on a highway. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Very good, Jude. I am glad someone has been paying attention. Now, who would like to tell me when those deaths are most likely to occur?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Although the reservation’s capital then seemed a small, squalid place—a “muddy little trading post,” as one visitor described it—it was likely the biggest settlement Mollie had ever seen. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This is about perseverance, not about Luke Messenger, who she will likely never see again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of importing English-speaking slaves from the West Indies, who were more likely to be familiar with European language and culture, many more slaves were shipped directly from Africa. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I shall then be glad of your opinion as to whether the conclusions I have drawn from them seem likely.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I felt we were likely to hang no matter what we said, so we might as well say what we truly believed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Egyptian mathematics was famed throughout the Mediterranean, and it is likely that the early Greek mathematicians, masters of geometry like Thales and Pythagoras, studied in Egypt. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Although exact ages are not known, it is likely that some Waffen-SS recruits were former Hitler Youth, now old enough to join the elite SS formation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We were probably the only ones they were really after, apart from Marcus, who is most likely dead.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only one aspect of her friendship with Emily would have displeased her mother, but she was not likely to find it out, and so Shirley did not trouble herself too much over it. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

They say that if you mention the devil's name, he is likely to appear. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Roy likely had ridden right past her front door, and when Beatrice had spotted him, she’d simply tailed him to the golf course. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was she likely to back down on her claim that she might tax the colonists any way she pleased. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she had piqued his interest, in a way he says likely wouldn’t have happened, absent her intervention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Replacing Egyptians with Greek immigrants might solve the manpower shortage in the near term, but would likely heighten native discontent. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The few domesticates that remained to Native Americans were not likely sources of crowd diseases, compared with cows and pigs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Luna knelt down and proceeded to make herself more presentable before facing her grandmother and Glerk—both of whom would likely want answers about her absence. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Dorothy Vaughan was more likely to run into her former colleagues in the Langley cafeteria or the parking lot than to see them during the workday. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Poillon likely understood that the moment was not nearly as close at hand as Lawrence claimed, but was not necessarily too far off, either. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The nearest likely candidate he added, is Betelgeuse, whose various sputterings have for years suggested that something interestingly unstable is going on there. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dr. van Heerden crept up on a likely cow, bottle in hand. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But something warned Gilly that Miss Harris was not likely to crumble at the sight of a blank sheet of paper. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know nothing? Dynamite’s stable. It won’t go off unless there’s a charge of some sort. Besides, you tripped over it. If anyone was likely to kill us, it was you.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s likely dangerous to talk in the woods, but there are some things that need saying and no one seems willing to break the silence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Order the modern lamb chop, and it's likely to look no different than your companion's order of shackled pompano. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

If she had imagined the dragon, then so had the domovoi, and that wasn’t likely. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And most likely we wouldn't have except near the garden. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a New York Times editorial soberly observed, “People caught in this impossible predicament are less likely to seek regular employment, making them even more susceptible to criminal relapse.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s a good idea, but real opportunities of the kind Hazel has in mind aren’t likely to come very often.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed far more likely that prisons would fade away. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the view of Ramenofsky and Patricia Galloway, an anthropologist at the University of Texas, the source of contagion was very likely not De Soto’s army but its ambulatory meat locker: his three hundred pigs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

More likely, it was a ridge of dirt or rocks. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

So I said educated or not, you weren’t likely to run away from me because I’d promised to take you back to New York with me and set you free. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I told her therefore that likely my master—for so I called Dr. Trefusis, though he would have protested—would soon return with me and we would take up residence there. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Nor were Hamilton’s dreaded moneymen likely to find it a particularly hospitable environment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Migra agents would be less likely to climb to the top. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

‘But there is no great hurry. Merry expects us some time the day after tomorrow; but that leaves us nearly two days more. We’ll halt at the first likely spot.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kenny had told agents that A. W. Comstock, the attorney who served as a guardian for several Osage, was likely part of the conspiracy. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Or, more likely, that Finnegan had a sister called the Gravedigger. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Most likely, the Romans would follow her lead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’d be nice to have belief, but it’s likely gone for good. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But then I thought some of it might be true, so I tried to sort out what was likely to be true and what wasn't, only before I could do that, he had said good-bye. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem likely that the ancient Egyptians used any of the kinds Ken and Toby knew about—crankcase, sewing machine, polyunsaturated or bicycle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Gale-force eight or nine. A fog would be more likely to ground the planes.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A similar tendency toward the average or mean holds for the children of very short parents, who are likely to be short, but not as short as their parents. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Design! nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

If they granted Westmoreland’s request, Americans killed in action would likely rise to one thousand a month. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s not likely, though. Not after the way they got hold of him.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I watched her carefully whenever I could, not just from curiosity, but because I now saw her as the most likely source of important clues. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It will come in the most unexpected way, from the least likely person, someone I never would have suspected. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closer the subject is to the verb, the less likely the reader will get lost. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like exhausting the least likely places first when looking for something lost. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It’s likely they were so segregated from ordinary fighting units and considered so special that the women of these regiments were, to a certain extent, untouchable. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“The longer you stay, the less likely you will ever leave.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Although this was likely an exaggeration, it’s clear that Bobby hated memorizing things that failed to engage his interest, and multiplication tables fell into that category. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"We'll go on unless the stage is under water, and even then they'd likely haul out boats and do The Spanish Armada." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I did not think it likely that the adult crows would venture down the steeple into the church, or that they would even realize where the baby had fallen. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

If your chickens range outside, they will likely find sufficient grit on their own. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Yet the palaces unveiled in the Rookery were so immense, so detailed, that their construction was likely to consume nearly all the remaining time, leaving little for him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If I die at the feast, District 12 isn't likely to have a victor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

These all seemed likely scenarios, what with the distance to the bottom. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Because the association of race and criminality is so pervasive, employers may use less accurate and discriminatory methods to screen out those perceived to be likely criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s likely Holmes also wanted Pitezel to gather whatever intelligence he could about the cure and its labeling, so that he could mimic the product and sell it through his own mail-order drug company. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I listened to him with my nose held high, sniffing the stink of his words when he told me my father would not likely give the dowry he required. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

These individuals will be more likely to survive and reproduce and so their pattern of behavior and thought will come to dominate. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A slight refinement must therefore be made in the index, by considering only those people who are likely to engage in the activity in question. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew what Dad was likely to be getting at, and I knew I wasn’t going to agree to it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the simple best invention of Life. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was rumored, however, that Bellerophon had a mightier father, Poseidon himself, the Ruler of the Sea, and the youth’s surpassing gifts of spirit and body made this account of his birth seem likely. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell them the full truth, that I needed to make the most of this term because it would very likely be my last. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Of course he wanted to be with me; but then the boat service would, most likely, be the one which would destroy the ... the ... the ... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It is also likely that many of the chords in the progression will be chords that are common in the new key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“She called the operator and complained of body spasms. The ambulance was sent but they found her expired in the kitchen. Most likely another old-lady heart attack.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Other family members were most likely the carriers of the bacteria that had infected him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The people inside are not likely to give him any. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

For instance, eating in a car might be more likely to cause a crash than not eating. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the kitchen house to get a banana, knowing there would likely be nothing more to overhear. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing it was his best and, most likely, only chance to save himself, he reached up. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was a joyous moment, but I knew from my reading that they would be likely to return. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And to be thought of as a likely replacement for a doll offended him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

From what I know about folks I think it’s more likely one of her ancestors stole it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Very likely Meggie’s father hated it as much as he loved it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Physicians, it turns out, are more likely to make this kind of mistake with women and minorities. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“No. It becomes a more accurate and deadly tool for a skilled swordsman. In the wrong hands, it would likely injure or kill the bearer.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If the hare ever went to another animal’s house, then he was more likely to be told to go away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“They probably think there’s going to be a gleaning and they want to watch,” suggested Rowan, which seemed a likely theory. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That the people in the audience have likely felt grief and confusion and powerlessness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With two officers, encounters with citizens are far more likely to end in an arrest or an injury to whomever they are arresting or a charge of assaulting a police officer. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In general, societies that engaged in intense exchanges of crops, livestock, and technologies related to food production were more likely to become involved in other exchanges as well. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, studies suggest that white professionals may be the most likely of any group to have engaged in illegal drug activity in their lifetime, yet they are the least likely to be made criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She seems to think of us as her husband’s favored hounds: poorly trained and likely to turn on our master at any moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine what—or more likely who—was in there. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Most likely the control monkeys. inhaled it into their lungs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only small owl likely to be seen perched in the open in daylight.’” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse reported in 2000 that white youth aged 12–17 are more than a third more likely to have sold illegal drugs than African American youth. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If they were to be believed, any fairies who still walked this land were most likely to be found deep in the Wood, where no one had traveled for generations. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if she was being honest with herself, it didn’t seem likely. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But it was a dream—from a blow to the head, no less—and likely meant nothing at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Most likely neither of us will come back.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I suggested he write a second essay, a letter to the dean of admissions that might anticipate his likely questions and reservations. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That some nationally famous politician will undergo a sex-change operation, as a newspaper astrologer- psychic recently predicted, is considerably more likely than that New York’s Mayor Koch will. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Duncan is still occupied with the pony drivers, most likely arguing about the fee. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Most likely, someone had stolen it off her wrist. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant Charlie wouldn't be sent to an adult prison, and he would likely be released before he turned eighteen, in just a few years. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They would be wondering where she had gone, but would likely forget her soon. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

B can, of course, reason in the same way, and they’re both likely to end up exchanging worthless bags of shredded newspaper. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better not try to go out home to dinner. We’ll likely have another rush just before the show opens. Get you a lunch at Rogers’ and put a ticket in the drawer.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. Most likely, though, it will just make a person worry.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought it pretty likely he was guarding the tower steps. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But more likely he’s just looking for me to tell him he did nothing wrong when he left me two summers ago. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She waited until evening before going to pay her call upon Ser Cleos Frey, reasoning that the longer she delayed, the drunker he was likely to be. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“So tomorrow, if the weather’s nice, Bunny will more likely than not go for a walk.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The doctor thought that was most likely what caused Haupt's heart to act up, but, other than high blood pressure, Dr. Otten thought his heart was all right. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I needed information about the wedding and none of the people in town seemed likely to talk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The people of Orléans would most likely gasp if they knew we called her "Du Barry" at home. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Why it seems scarcely likely that a reputable person would endanger himself in so ridiculous a fashion, if he weren’t convinced he were on safe ground.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

This hegemony looked likely to continue indefinitely But even without the catastrophe of two world wars, the Austro- German dynasty was coming to an end. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, child! It is not likely; and now it is time for you to come in; you’ll catch the fever if you stop out when the dew is falling.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him very likely that the globular clusters used in this investigation, nearly a hundred of them, would be orbiting about, paying homage to, the massive center of the Milky Way. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to hide y’all in the barn. I do most of the work around the place, so Daddy is not likely to find you if you stay quiet.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, at least he’s not likely to hurt anyone else. Not without his other eye,” I said, trying to play the whole thing down a bit. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think they are making fun of the Vietnamese flag until I remember no one here likely knows that flag’s colors. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

That girl could more likely grab hold of the feet of a passing crow and bid him fly her to safety. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one is shorter than Wal-Mart’s and apparently aimed at a rougher crowd: Am I more or less likely than other people to get into fistfights? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As likely as not, salt water had leaked in. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Lovey’s mother was likely proud of her daughter for running away, for a day and a half. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Most likely Father Jack had contracted MDR from someone in the slums. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

George suspected that they were more likely watching gore flicks, but either way, she was glad Scott wasn’t coming to the play. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Grampa would likely be up and ready for lunch by now. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Antony opened the ceremony with a speech, likely delivered in Greek. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Not only is it the first passage that I learned as a child, but since I utter them in every prayer, it makes it less likely that I’ll freeze and forget my lines. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Washington would likely fade at the end, as they had the year before. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Much more likely is that he had his board and a mirror side by side on an easel. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was hardly likely that anyone would threaten him with the asylum. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Emma’s comforts and hopes were most agreeably carried on, by Harriet’s being to stay longer; her fortnight was likely to be a month at least. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Opera, the Vatican thought, was likely to incite immoral behaviour. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It seemed less likely that anyone would listen to these radios. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A more likely explanation is that he really didn’t see himself staying in Iceland forever. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But the wall where you suggest is the highest wall surrounding all of Florin Castle—it is fifty feet high at that point—so that would seem the least likely point of attack.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He kept telling himself that their plan was good, that Griphook knew what they were facing, that they were well-prepared for all the difficulties they were likely to encounter, yet still he felt uneasy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The houses on either side were inhabited by I didn’t know who; wispy, fragile old ladies seemed most likely. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

In fact, surveys consistently show that African Americans are generally less supportive of harsh criminal justice policies than whites, even though blacks are far more likely to be victims of crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The boy’s arms and legs were trembling so hard, it seemed likely he’d fall over before Jorge laid a hand on him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely, the few wealthier members of the committee, such as Matthew Clarkson, Stephen Girard, and Israel Israel, shouldered the greatest part of the debt. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Then it can be no argument to prove that he is in love. But I do not think it is at all a likely thing for him to do. Mr. Knightley does nothing mysteriously.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"Not likely, unless you give away my hiding place down here." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Your boss asks you to figure out for accounting reasons who, among all the physicians covered by the company, is most likely to be sued. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Studies show that measles is likely to die out in any human population numbering fewer than half a million people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Not bloody likely. The Long Summer will come again before that one would besmirch his precious honor." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“People are much less likely to notice my hand in their pockets when dinner’s just exploded in their faces.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I'm copying this log over to both rovers, so it's more likely it'll survive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes to see what was saving her—or more likely, what was trying to eat her before the bukavac could. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

No car was likely to pass us—I hadn’t seen any motor vehicles since we passed the guard’s house early in the day. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing to do but drag it out of her, name by name, starting with the least likely. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is also likely to want a child more than a teenage mother wants a child. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

That way you are much less likely to make a mistake. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But it seemed likely that American Communists might feel allegiance to the Soviet Union. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Your daddy recalls it as fourteen on the button, and his memory’s likely better than mine.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Most likely she would die from an overload of weirdness that would make her brain explode. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But he had to be practical—she likely had just wanted to have an impassioned discussion about the evils of arranged marriages and controlling parents and was disappointed it wasn’t coming to fruition. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And if I suddenly have a notion that the earth is flat, I’m likely to believe that, too. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The identity of her mother is uncertain, but it is likely that she was Ptolemy XII’s sister, Cleopatra V The pharaohs had long practiced brother-sister marriage. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"Have you any idea where she might be likely to spend the night?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

A person who was enslaved was likely to be treated harshly and there was no end in sight for that treatment, other than escaping, which was extremely perilous. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

An enzyme was likely dedicated to copying DNA—a replicator protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed likely to him that leaving this house he would leave the last haven he was to know, and so while the short dream lasted he would be happy in it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

What most surprised many analysts was that, in both studies, whites were actually more likely than people of color to be carrying illegal drugs or contraband in their vehicles. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The emotion and high anxiety would likely express itself in the form of a racially charged debate about values, morals, and personal responsibility rather than a debate about the prison economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The children born in the wake of the abortion ban were much more likely to become criminals than children born earlier. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

That meant that Anna was likely still in her house at 8:30—further evidence that Bryan had been truthful about taking her home. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They were likely to be attractive, often received no hourly wages, and earned their money through tips and a small commission on every item they sold. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Also known as Enigma G, it was the machine Elizebeth’s spies were likely to be using. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Otto chewed the end of his pencil, flipped to a previous page in his pad, to the notes where TimeStar claimed his time travel device was likely thrown off because of Logan County weirdness. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Craig somebody said that the story would likely lead the state page in the morning, but I told him we didn’t get the Baltimore paper. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Guys with tattoos are more likely to kill themselves with guns. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“No. On a rainy day the PE teachers will most likely concentrate on other parts of their curriculum, such as health care or good nutrition.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think a joke shop could supply him with such a thing? You don’t think it more likely that he got it directly from the manufacturers?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Aerys would have flinched away in horror, likely cutting himself on the barbs of the Iron Throne, then shrieked at his swordsmen to cut the Yunkishmen to pieces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“To be sure. Oh yes! It is not likely you should ever have observed him; but he knows you very well indeed—I mean by sight.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The biggest reader of the three, he was the most likely to know vocabulary words and foreign phrases. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Snape had given them so much homework, Harry thought he was likely to be in the sixth year before he finished it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

More likely a spot of revenge for trying to pick his arresting officer’s pocket in the booking line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“No, it was good thinking. I don’t speak fluent bumpkin and he’ll be more likely to open up to someone who does.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After about an hour we decided to head north toward Denver, thinking that maybe a bigger city would be more likely to have a Labyrinth entrance, but we were all getting nervous. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Or, more likely, Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Others in attendance likely sympathized with the cause but were unwilling to sign their names. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

There are no records of Fannie’s life, but she was most likely born a slave on the Lacks property, and like most Lacks slaves who stayed on the plantation as sharecroppers, she never left. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Forget college, which most likely no longer existed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Older married couples are less likely to divorce and more likely to die than younger married couples. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were likely at the boathouse, dropping their gas cans. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It could have happened days, maybe even weeks ago, but it didn’t seem likely. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But Georgie was right—whatever nonsense she spouted, her father most likely wouldn’t believe her. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Even a sprite might be less likely to curse with the triple acorn logo winking in his face. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He crouched down at the cut ends and peered at the annual growth rings, trying to get a nuanced read on how tight and regular the grain within was likely to be. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That some viewer will be relieved of his gastric pains just as a television evangelist calls out the symptoms is considerably more likely than that a particular viewer will be. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The latter is more likely, and more painful. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In that case, the more distant the galaxy, the earlier in its history we are observing it, and the more likely it is that we should see it as a quasar. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, church music was a rather more sombre affair, and the ordinary churchgoer prior to the Protestant Reformation is likely to have found singing in church a miserable, largely non- partidpatory activity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Hazel knows the truth: We’re as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we’re not likely to do either. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“She’s only the bait, and as soon as you’ve swallowed it the pair of you will be Capricorn's prisoners—for the rest of your lives, most likely.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Most likely they were counting on it to round out their own dinner, and it says something that they were willing to give it up for Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

All you have to do is spit on the sidewalk, and the whole town figures you’re the kind of guy who might commit homicide, and everyone in your family is likely just the same. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Best to wait awhile, Virgil thought, until the Bull had most likely gone home. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

So an entire roomful of children in classroom A suddenly got very smart one year and very dim the next, or more likely, their sixth- grade teacher worked some magic with her pencil. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Most likely Jackson is here to collect his piece of the action. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They returned to the tent, where they were less likely to be bothered. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was old Smiley, leaning against a fence beside a big pile of manure, staring at the sky with his mouth open and his hands resting on the pitchfork handle—dreaming about girls, most likely. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It seems likely that the shape of the smelled molecule is what matters most. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Play cards, most likely, or read; some masculine pursuit. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with Fang huffing into the bag beside me, it didn’t seem likely. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I knew at which moments, at which prayers in church and at gravesides, survivors were most likely to weep. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, despite Nailer’s warnings, Reynolds said they would most likely encounter the Ray. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a floating battery olT the shore at Cambridge. They are more likely to spy us there than if we approach the city from the south.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My opening statement still holds—everything in Texas is likely to be canceled by something else. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely, the “incident” was a lynching or the Klan torching a house or neighborhood. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four days before the hearing, they’d received the results from a study done by a forensic sciences firm in Salt Lake City that had asked the question: Was it likely that Reggie had hydroplaned? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As for the poor, it is likely that they went naked, except possibly for sandals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him about Megan, but I knew those would likely be the final words spoken on this earth by Ryan Dean West. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That seemed very likely, only too likely, although with all my thought about these stairs this exceptional hardness had not occurred to me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a likely spot in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but pungent lavender all around, he sat down and popped open a beer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have an encyclopedic understanding of their opponents: how they like to race, when they are likely to start sprinting, when they like to lie in wait. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When Florida was caught breaking one of the rules, she was more likely to argue and, as a result, to earn extra punishments. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A great season by a baseball player in his prime will likely be followed by a less impressive season. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to be afraid of, really; shows were the same every time and this one would likely be one of her last. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They most likely work and live in the nicer side of town with the fancy houses. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Often, she would sit in cafes, or airports, or train stations, watching strangers, imagining their lives, and wondering which of them were likely to have read her blog. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If you got up too fast, you were likely to get beaned by beans or potted by a pot roast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They will know that a backward civilization like ours, wishing to receive messages from the skies, is likely to turn first to radio technology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lombard was so surprised and disoriented that he likely would have kneeled to a pig farmer. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

If the Erudite catch us-^which is likely—they will search us, and I don’t want to just hand over the attack simulation again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she did not seem likely to go away, she leaned in until her mouth was almost touching his ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s more likely there could be mastodons buried around here,” Cory said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s also likely that he wore a bulletproof vest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The cops weren’t likely to keep too much on the look for her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And a field of mixed grasses with a deep root system is much more likely to survive dry spells and droughts. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I had advised Walter and his family that we would likely need to go to an appellate court for any real chance of relief, despite how positive everyone thought the hearing had been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Broun and Timett could likely kill the knight if it came to swords, but it would scarcely bode well if he began by slaying one of Joffrey's protectors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The return mail brought fulsome endorsements from Niels Bohr, Mark Oliphant, and Frederic Joliot, among other names likely to impress the trustees. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In mid-February he had asked Fawrence for ammunition against the most likely objections to the new cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The more she wailed about Pong drowning, the less likely the villagers would listen to Nok and start searching the riverbanks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He glided a hand laxly into her loose hair, twisting those soft yellow strands around his thin fingers which felt fragile and likely to snap, as if made of hollow, unhinged porcelain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this case, they would cut fifty-two thousand possible characters down to only a handful of likely candidates. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

That clock was more than likely the last thing in the world the kid who hanged himself saw. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or even more likely, it was because I took an instant dislike to his giant orange moustache and he often caught me staring at it with what was probably a little sneer under the nose. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think the first possibility is most likely, and four is a strong contender, too, because Megan is an independent, wilful woman, I’m sure of it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each side was some way off; it was likely that the man in the dinghy would see them long before they reached a hiding place. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But if she hadn’t been such a cracking radio operator and been promoted so quickly, it’s not likely we’d have become friends even in wartime, because British officers don’t mingle with the Lower Ranks. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“And you know what’s likely to happen when he comes into puberty?” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jennings showed more smiles when referring to the Republican candidate than the Democrat,” Mullen said, “and again in a phone survey, viewers who watch ABC were more likely to have voted for Bush.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arnold was very laid-back and had a way of making the incredible sound almost sane, so I felt good about how that scene would most likely play out. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he was being generous, the Jew had likely meant three or four days at most. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

First of all, because the average black child is more likely to come from a low-income, low-education household, the gap is very real: on average, black children still are scoring worse. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

"Any agreement would hinge on the Americans reimbursing us for the booster," Zhu Tao said, "and the State Council would likely want political favors from the US government." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The consequences of a poorly tied knot, a stumble, a dislodged rock, or some other careless deed are as likely to be felt by the perpetrator’s colleagues as the perpetrator. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her temper had not diminished with the passing of time, and when a passionate nature is not eased with moments of compassion, melodrama is likely to take the stage. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant the original was likely hanging in a museum someplace. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Seeing the Aberzombies gloat would likely send her sailing off the edge, and she didn’t want murder on her conscience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I think of the guy from Edgar Street, though I know he’s most likely the least of my concerns. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But, as time went by, and no one burst in on them to gloat about the successful trick, that seemed less and less likely. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they outnumber us, we will disappear, or more likely both will disappear into something new.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard Papa's footsteps as he walked somewhere, likely away from Mamma. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Similarly, if and when crime rates rise—which seems likely if the nation’s economy continues to sour—nothing would deter politicians from making black and brown men, once again, their favorite whipping boys. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This has been well tested by experiment and is likely to remain a feature even if we find a more advanced theory to replace relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because bomber pilots were more likely to target a cheerfully lit house than another smudge in the dark, every house was blacked out—every porch light dark, every window opaque. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I haven’t broken said pledge despite the fact that Jupe’s only ever been into girls and it will likely never happen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In 1957 southern West Virginia, you wouldn’t likely starve if you didn’t have any money. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A girl of your station will likely stay a spinster and not have to concern yourself with such matters.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Some observers have reported variable white clouds above that disk—most likely, clouds of methane crystals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might even have felt like a family if she knew what a family was, though if she did, she’d have been more likely to feel that about the College servants. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

How likely is it that you will ever become financially wealthy? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The way young people speak about one another’s bodies says a great deal about our society. In today's world, boys are much more likely to objectify girls’ bodies than the other way around. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The thought of a hanging turned my belly, but Colonel Regan would likely be there. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now it seemed quite likely that when she turned round and looked at him she would draw back after all. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The soldier’s theory was that most of the people we were likely to meet would be English people but he also said That doesn’t mean they won’t shoot you on sight. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The more we keep to civilization, the more likely that people will be civilized,” he says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

More likely, it was his mother who wanted me downstairs now, and possibly for no more substantial reason than that her son liked me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Unless I’m allergic to therapy, which seems likely, I don’t think I’ll need Kleenex. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I realize with a shiver that the scene upstairs is likely happening in many of the homes around us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"If someone said I had magicked myself into a boar to kill Robert, likely they would believe that as well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Is your mother likely to put in an appearance?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

We collected mussels from the rocks for bait, then we got into either the row-boat or the motor-boat and pushed off to drop anchor later in some likely spot. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of my grandparents, my grandma Ellie was the least likely to kill any animals. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Also, the lower speed will give me more torque, making it less likely I'll lose traction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swaying him was a tall order; a staunch opponent of match races and big purses, he was likely to come out against the plan. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might just be a very bad shot, but that hardly seemed likely. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Often, he would try to keep his mind from worrying about failing Kainene that night; his body was still so unreliable and he had discovered that thinking about failure made it more likely to happen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And someone was flinging people’s skulls out an upstairs window—more likely a turkey carcass or a ham bone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t leave home without it—in case I want to record any part of the evening or, more likely, hide behind my lens if things go from awkward to painfully bad. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I was smiling up until the moment I found out they didn’t have a Chihuahua and were not likely to get one, ever. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one knew who these people were, but it was likely that Harry Tallis thought they would lend an impression of solidity to his household. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Still," she said after a moment's pause, "I don't know that there's so much point in all going together. Aren't we more likely to be noticed?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed likely, the way he homed in on me like that, but with the sunglasses on, it was impossible to know. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

An alchemist would probably live in a manner that was different from that of the rest of the people at the oasis, and it was likely that in his tent an oven was continuously burning. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I wish for something more likely than a cure. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

George had a close relationship with an Egyptian cousin, Henri Curiel, a leading Communist organizer who later moved to France and was assassinated in 1978, most likely for his political activities. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Extraterrestrial Life, Yes; Visitors in UFOs, No In addition to astrology, innumerates are, I believe, considerably more likely than others to believe in visitors from outer space. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Nkrumah’s journal was in this study, that was where it would most likely be. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Since I was singing that hymn before your father was born, it’s likely I would. Try something snappier.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

With whole regions of the country’s interior seemingly on the edge of revolt throughout Ptolemaic history, it is likely that Greekspeaking travelers faced similar risks in Eratosthenes’ time. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Thinking about my mom made me sad, because it didn’t seem likely I’d be home for Christmas. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The men most likely to be able to give the news, she said, were Nestor and Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If two black boys, Jake Williams and DeShawn Williams, are born in the same neighborhood and into the same familial and economic circumstances, they would likely have similar life outcomes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The doctor also said the dementia would progress and that Walter would likely become incapacitated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was sure he did, until someone later suggested he perhaps thought I was a competent gallery officer and that things were less likely to go wrong with me up there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out the test had been “broken” in my year; they were tweaking it to make it less formulaic—i.e., less likely to let in people like me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

With apologies to Henry Thomas from the movie, who is likely ninety years old now, I bet you. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"I'm not likely to win it at this point." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He thought the Beauxbatons caravan was likely to be pretty chilly too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

That way they can figure out together—and communicate using agreed-upon hand signals—which pitches are most likely to be strikes. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

An Emergency Medical Services hospital, a commandeered place, most likely dealing with the brunt, the real brunt of the evacuation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll give you a piece of bread,” she said, after a pause; “but we can’t take in a vagrant to lodge. It isn’t likely.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We both knew her to be violently opposed to abortions, and she would very likely order me to quit school. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was most likely missing some big college party, but I was so glad she was willing to drop everything to make sure a stint in the psych ward wasn't on the horizon for me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If heredity too had a universal natural law, then it was likely influencing the genesis of peas as much as the genesis of humans. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I can tell what the bystanders think: he’s a common criminal; he’s broken the law, likely more than one. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Regardless of which field you find yourself in, you will more than likely be responsible for implementing a plan of goals and assessment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Instead, it predicts a number of different possible outcomes and tells us how likely each of these is. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Accomplishes nothing. 'Wondering' is very likely against the rules, though I suppose it isn't a serious infringement.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With six kids in her family, she had more than likely given up her own cookie and traded something for an extra one to share with us. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As long as they were competing with one another on even terms, they were likely to keep improving. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I don't know if they would have betrayed me, but most likely they would have, in an attempt to obliterate their memory of how they had once been friends with a Jew. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

If he possesses at birth some qualities that make him less susceptible than others to poisons he is more likely to survive and produce children. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had been trying not to dwell on the likely consequences of what he was doing, but was tormented by the image of his children coming to visit him in prison. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She will no doubt attempt to pass for a free girl, and it is likely she has obtained a free pass. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His accent was somewhere between Italian and German, which likely meant he came from Lombardy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He fell ill, likely from pneumonia, and never recovered. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The chamber opened onto what the archaeologists believed “was likely the chief executive’s office for conducting statecraft,” the Andean equivalent of the Oval Office in the White House. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Aside from his personal feelings, it is likely that Mark Antony realized he could never hope to carry out his Parthian campaign strategy without Egypt as his ally. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“He has been so unlucky as to lose your friendship,” replied Elizabeth with emphasis, “and in a manner which he is likely to suffer from all his life.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But more likely they don’t think in terms of clothing discarded on the lawn. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way in which he asked suggested that he did in fact think that Fiver was likely to know better than himself, and it was clear from Fiver’s reply that this was accepted between them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, occasionally stopping at an area that his instincts told him was a likely exit from or entrance into the trees, he probed with the glasses along the pines bordering each lake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Osha must have turned aside back of us. Before the elk, most likely. She sent the wolves on by themselves, hoping we'd chase after them." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps—-and this is a less charitable but just as likely answer—she doesn’t know the right answers herself. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I thought he’d be more likely to believe me if I sounded indignant. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If residents won their battle with the slumlord Greenberg, these other landlords would likely have to fix up their houses, too. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kronecker, who was influential at Berlin, was likely to blame. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I made sure to know where she was going, who’d likely be there, the particular milieu, whether dancing or a sauna might be involved, those kinds of angles. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well. I think it could happen. Certainly it hasn’t happened yet. I’m not worried. More likely it would be a virus that reduces us by some per-=fr® centage. By thirty percent. By ninety percent.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crowds of rabbits feeding at morning and evening were likely to attract attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they were reckless and tried to run the rapids, their wooden canoes would most likely capsize and get ripped to pieces. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

More likely, someone said, she’d been sent to the Waiting Room—a student had seen Jackson and Jillson escorting her across the plaza. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If he did, the dog would check: very likely a man would call it back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could rise high in the Watch—chief of rangers, likely even Lord Commander. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Obinze said, “Mummy, we are more likely to fill it out without mistakes if you stop talking.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I sat, because if I walked out of that apartment, we would most likely never discuss what happened. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

That was her place in this world for right now, and though her belly would likely never be full, her heart was content. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And because he knew he was weak, he grew more and more stern and painstaking and much less likely to accept an excuse or a borderline disability. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His aunts would likely be out in the garden, whispering some kind of magic to the plants or pulling up weeds. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In order to be familiar with the particular notes that a piece of music is likely to use, musicians study scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was only years later, in medical school, that I realized that Rajesh was likely in the throes of an acute manic phase. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Because someone’ll hear you been fraternizing with roustabouts and chuck you—or more likely these guys—off this thing,” he says. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’re a young man. Forty-eight. And from the looks of you, from what the medical report tells us, we’re likely to have you around a couple of weeks more.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the first thing you are likely to realize is that space is extremely well named and rather dismayingly uneventful. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Chucha questions, looking from one to the other, as if she’s trying to figure out which one of us will be most likely to tell her the truth. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

There was always another battle, another struggle to prove that Alex was as smart, as competent, as likely to succeed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They would have passed by, and the woman likely would not have survived another night. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Truman asked General George Marshall how many Americans were likely to be killed or wounded. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A trial date would be set in the near future but, as a juvenile and first-time offender, I was likely to receive only probation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The inmates were mad to see women—any women—and this route was more likely to gratify. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it would have been more likely for a whale to blunder its way down Parker Head unnoticed than for this decision to be held secret until Sunday. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“This is not probable, because it was likely to be thought probable.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

As the oceans warm, it is likely that the Irukandji, like other jellies, will continue to migrate over greater distances. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If opportunity is taken for granted, as something that will be there no matter what, then the country is less likely to do the hard work to make it happen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It seems likely to have been a desirable match for Jane,” said she. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Meggie felt sure she thought he was merely a liar, and very likely it annoyed her that Capricorn did not agree with her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Only girls who want attention wear red and they are generally viewed as “bad” and “improper,” more than likely from a bad family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like hiding behind the thing in the room he was most likely to hit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The only new result we were likely to pick up before Christmas was the divalent metal content of the DNA- containing phage T4. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

This is taking a long time, much longer than she ever imagined, which is likely going to be problem number three. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

One, much the more likely, was that the girl was an agent of the Thought Police, just as he had feared. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Just before Theo got this job, a cartoonist made a drawing of celebrities who were likely to stroll on the boulevard right in front of the gallery, including the world-famous actress Sarah Bernhardt. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Adding to the lure, he said, there is a concept of “attentional inertia,” which shows that the longer someone stays engaged with the television, the more likely that person is to have trouble pulling away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was going to wonder forever—and I understand that this is not very likely, but even so—whether my saying something might have helped her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you imagine what it’s like to have your back up against the wall all the time, you might be less likely to assume someone’s stupid and evil.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Landless rural residents and impoverished city dwellers lay outside the picture, though they—more likely, their descendants—could work their way into the American citizenry over time. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Someone, likely Bill again, steps close to me, and I jerk in surprise as the back of my shirt is grabbed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And contrary to countless barroom conversations, the law of large numbers doesn’t imply the gambler’s fallacy: that a head is more likely after a string of tails. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not likely! If you stay, then so do I.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I do agree that Katherine likely isn’t a part of this.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Traditionally, vocal music is more likely to be described as polyphony and instrumental music is more likely to be described as counterpoint. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I think he knows that Sam’s Club has most likely been cleaned out of all of its bottled liquids, just like every other store. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The mission doctor gave him quinine and vermifuges, which would give pinworms a run for their money, but likely not a green mamba. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, he realized over time, he wasn’t in an environment where he was likely to find many. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They acknowledged that further studies would likely show that contamination “will ultimately account completely for our observations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The more we thought about it, the less likely it seemed that a burglar would have forced a door so early in the evening, when there were still people out on the streets. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Doctors, he felt sure, were more likely to kill their patients than cure them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In fact, you are most likely to be murdered by a member of your own family on Christmas Day. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I told him some reason, but not that one notebook was things he said for his book and the other was for my various personal observations about him; very likely he would have become self-conscious. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our state society, for instance, school principals are likely to know all their students by name if the school contains a few hundred children, but not if it contains a few thousand children. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one knew or understood the chemical structure of chromatin, but of the two “intimately mixed” components, proteins were vastly more familiar to biologists, vastly more versatile, and vastly more likely to be gene carriers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Would we argue that ten thousand targeted nuclear warheads are likely to enhance the prospects for our survival? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One can also use the sum over histories, along with the no boundary proposal, to find which properties of the universe are likely to occur together. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence it seems likely that some of them were also the founding crops of highland agriculture, especially as the ancient drainage systems preserved are so similar to the modern drainage systems used for growing taro. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Back then, anyone looking up at it was likely to find it looking back with its immense, inscrutable eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And even if I explained it slowly and simply, Papito would most likely brush off plays as a huge waste of time and grunt that I should be doing real work in the fields. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d gone quiet, but not in any way that gave me the feeling he was less likely to explode. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If both rovers fail, problem is likely with Pathfinder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes shot to a large tent entirely engulfed in flames, likely the original source of the fire. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Lord Frey's levies have joined them. They are likely no more than a day's march north of us." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pieces such as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring or Orff’s Carmina Burana, for example, would not be good choices as they are likely to promote agitation and frenetic activity rather than concentration and productivity. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

"Nothing would be more likely to ruin my supper," the dwarf said dryly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Someone shouted down the alley, one of the new boys most likely, not completely broken in by Connelly yet, and the shouts cracked open into a dispute. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The horror was all around and not likely to go away soon. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

‘Enemies of the Orcs are likely to be our friends. Do any folk dwell in these hills?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My grandmother might ask me if we had enough sugar in the house or should she get some, and likely as not, I would know. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then no one else will be likely to knock me down.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice, still harsh and uneven from inhaling the pepper, wasn’t likely to give her away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

More likely, this guy's pretty far behind in paying his bimonthly government taxes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t be where any of these women would be likely to see him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

For if Sauron of old destroyed the gardens, the Enemy today seems likely to wither all the woods. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She wore a plain shift dress that likely fit her when she first entered the Tower, shortly after her thirteenth birthday, but she had grown taller, and it barely covered her knees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Not likely, he thought, but he said, “He might.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sedges and ferns and graceful bulrush would be planted on the banks of the Wooded Island to conjure density and intricacy and “to slightly screen, without hiding, flowers otherwise likely to be too obtrusive.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This forms the nub of a dilemma that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven, but if you’re too driven you’re likely to die. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the fact was, the earlier Moving Day came, the colder the nights were likely to be. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The exciting synergy of institutional life in an all-purpose national metropolis was deemed less important than the dangerous corruptions likely to afflict a nexus of politicians and financiers. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I thought the second possibility was much more likely. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though my siblings called me “Big Head” because I had a big head and a skinny body, to the outer world I was probably on the “most likely to succeed” list. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one looks at the sky on a clear, moonless night, the brightest objects one sees are likely to be the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, Antain knew that it likely wouldn’t have been hard, had he tried. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As the city emptied out, the looting likely grew more brazen and engulfed neighborhoods like Uptown. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Katz would likely be in his office if he were still here at all. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She slept heavily, and when she did wake, it was only to have a dreamy chat with Ophie that the elderly woman would likely not recall later. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s very likely that the Central Committee for the Komsomol came up with the idea, and Marina Raskova was the obvious person to put in charge. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Most likely it was Julius Caesar who taught him his declensions. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He loped into the trees, keeping an eye out for a likely place to cut west. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It’s very likely that Girard had a hand in getting Dr. Devèze to volunteer just when he needed him. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem likely to her that a friend of the buffalo boy would know how she could see the king, but as she didn’t have any ideas of her own, she would hope. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Fitzgerald wrote, “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was evident from that description that he wouldn’t be likely to violate southern tradition for my people. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Were they likely to end any other way?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Anyone possessing a television set during this period would likely have had some awareness of the extent to which black men had been demonized in the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But Gary Edwards and some of his friends on the Carter Cowboys didn’t seem likely to have that problem. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d say out of all of us, I’m the most likely to think up something this ridiculous—” “It isn’t ridiculous,” I say I’m almost defending the card, as if it’s part of me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jack, being my assignment operator, my wing, was seeing whatever Hoagland let him, which was likely everything. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officers had been injured in a melee in the B-block yard the week before, and it seemed likely the matter would come up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whites, on average, are more punitive than blacks, despite the fact that blacks are far more likely to be victims of crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She decides it would likely depend on the knife. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Those of us who aren’t chosen will likely return to New York to grow up in an orphanage. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ideas put forward with conviction were likely to be the products of wild crystallographers who delighted in being in a field where their ideas could not be easily disproved. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The results were somewhat startling: the highly gifted kids in the study weren't much more likely to become prominent intellectuals than normal kids. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Nothing that we know for sure about human behavior is likely to account for what ants do, and we ought to stay clear of it; this is the business of entomologists. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured they were the least likely to smack him if he made bad jokes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It might have seemed sensible to retest only the classrooms that likely had a cheating teacher. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“It is hardly likely master would laugh, I should think, Miss, when he was in such danger: You must have been dreaming.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder,” said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, “whether he is likely to be in this country much longer.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Though his analysis nudged my thoughts back to Mr. Katz and the unspeakable crimes he had likely committed, it came as an indescribable relief to hear Frankie say it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He’d likely never again have boys of the caliber he had returning in the fall, he told his wife. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was like a person who had been somewhere that other people are not likely to go or had done something that others are not apt to do. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instead, familiar arguments would likely resurface about the need to be tough on “criminals,” not coddle them or give “free passes.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Where does a woman go when she leaves one man who hits her and is just as likely to wind up with another man who hits her, maybe even worse than the first? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If the patrols appeared he might plead an attack of faintness, but it was not likely that they would believe him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Whether they were native to the boat or had come with one of the animals, the hyena most likely, I can’t say. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Among the reasons he and others have cited for the blindness of the affluent is the fact that they are less and less likely to share spaces and services with the poor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he most likely was pleased that I had come back on my own, as I had promised. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not think it likely that he would. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

A round hole in the dirt, most likely, but certainly nothing like what she saw. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

But if my mind is playing tricks, isn’t it more likely to be the dream that’s illusory? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What an interesting perspective. But it is far more likely a goblin army cutting up elves.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It is likely that the first British villages in North America, thousands of miles from the House of Lords, would have lost some of the brutally graded social hierarchy that characterized European life. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

What I meant, but did not want to say, was, are you likely to die? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And it was during disorder that they were most likely to get hurt, particularly by each other. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it far more likely that they would have sent me off to the mainland, to some place without so much sea and sky. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed likely she knew what she was doing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This way, if somebody misses, we aren’t as likely to lose the ball in the bay or bust out any apartment windows. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too exhausted to deal with him, and, frankly, none of the comebacks warring at the tip of my tongue at the moment were likely to win him over. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“At the risk of sounding like Raymond Andrews, it’s not likely. Not impossible, but hardly likely.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, Penny is more of a problem in a restaurant than I am because she’s wiggly and excitable and she’s likely to throw her peas on the floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

If, as seemed likely, it recorded when the stela was put on display, this implied that Tres Zapotes had been a going concern in 32 b.c.—centuries before any other known Maya site. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Any message we receive from them is likely to begin "Dear Sire," and congratulate us on the handsomeness of our horses and our mastery of whale oil. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

These slaves would be far easier to control and far less likely to form alliances with poor whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But that doesn’t seem likely to happen any time soon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

‘It doesn’t sound likely—but happens it’s true.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps she might; but it is not every man’s fate to marry the woman who loves him best. Miss Hawkins perhaps wanted a home, and thought this the best offer she was likely to have.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth worked out the likely meaning of many other words, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even if they overlooked private property and sheriffs writing citations, most of the highways feature narrow shoulders, in a landscape that gets so pitch-black at night, any car rushing past would likely kill them all. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s future career seemed likely to be meteoric, and the only question that remained was when he would become Minister of Magic. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At any given moment, though, he was as likely to be merry as ornery. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Your mom will be less likely to give you a hard time about it if you at least try.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The condition of the pack was miserable for travel, but not likely to get any better. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The curse of knowledge means that we’re more likely to overestimate the average reader’s familiarity with our little world than to underestimate it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Gina is likely tapping her fingers and waiting for the apologetic call she knows is coming. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Shorter works, even in classical style, are less likely to have complete modulations. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The elders in the village taught us that a man who has gone through hardships will be the most likely to enjoy success. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

This isn’t totally inaccurate, but it’s also likely that Obama took a hard line against immigrants with serious criminal records in hopes of passing legislation that would help undocumented families and children stay together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I am straining and sweating by the time I get to a likely plot of dew-covered grass. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We will most likely be eliminating that as a food source for good. But you found other edible things in the jungle, right, Katniss?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is, however, generally understood that a party has a pathology, that it is a kind of an individual and that it is likely to be a very perverse individual. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, really?” said Sally, as if that was about as likely as me jumping off the diving board. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were likely looking for any contraband, but he also knew that anything was possible. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“There will likely be too many for us to fight at once, so we’ll need to figure out a way to hold them off,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

If we officers could calmly remain inside the mess hall, we would be more likely to remain safe. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conner would most likely ignore my text, but if he glanced at the first line, I wanted to make it count. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

These invasions, both the naturally occurring and those dependent on human assistance, are likely to continue indefinitely. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, none is more likely to be plural. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘There was too much of that Mr. Underhill to go vanishing into thin air; or into thick air, as is more likely in this room.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were the ones most likely to be freed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Rochester is not likely to return soon, I suppose?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That likely put a strain on the relationship, though the exact reasons for the breakup aren’t clear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When she looked thus, only God and Robert Browning knew what she was likely to say. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

What Ulbrickson likely didn’t know was that Bobby Moch had worked out an elaborate set of verbal codes to which only he and his crew knew the real meanings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Kissinger hinted that Nixon was likely to respond militarily. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If the members of a particular “society” never behave cooperatively, their lives are likely to be, in Thomas Hobbes’s words, “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, vast tracts in the West had already been promised to the Indians, whose response to a population of black neighbors was likely to prove uncharitable in the extreme. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As middle- and upper-class young men were much more likely to get a deferment from the draft, King noted how the draft ended up unfairly targeting the poor—white and black alike. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sing was an Indian or part Indian and her name was Sing Byrd or, more likely, Sing Bird. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It likely has something to do with the fact that I made them. Elements of the circus I had a hand in creating seem to be more tangible.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On Thursday afternoon, he left his home and his possessions behind, most likely forever. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I visited Ledgers and Lists, I discovered he only taught one class: Un- likely Maths. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I want to write down everything that happened the night that Tío Pepe rescued us from the compound—not that I’m likely to forget. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Latinos, however, were significantly less likely than whites to have illegal contraband in their vehicles. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is likely, but not certain, that he will develop some kind of infection like pneumonia or dysentery. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After what felt like a short eternity, but was likely only a hot second, the tires let off a long squeal of pain before the minivan quivered to a dead stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I figured the ship was less likely to be seen there. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When one works out the likely numbers involved, one finds that this effect would make only a trivial contribution to the Americas’ 5,000-year lag in food-producing villages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Had I informed this woman that when she pushed my son, she was acting according to a tradition that held black bodies as lesser, her response would likely have been, “I am not a racist.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The soonest Maurice was likely to learn where things stood was three weeks hence, the middle of November. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For example, according to a 2008 study, girls are more likely to sing, while boys are more likely to play instruments such as bass guitar, trombone, and percussion. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I insist on taking the first watch, too, although neither of us think it's likely anyone will come in this weather. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

More likely, they sensed an opportunity to have their own way when their mother wasn’t around. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father’s repeated arrests gave me insight into the likely nature of my own future. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me I need to take the bus to the airport because it’s much less likely that the narcos will pull us over. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Still, those writers would likely have been thinking of Indians without him—the essayist Montaigne had noted the same antiauthoritarian attitudes a century earlier. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So one would know one had the right answer only if someone else repeated the calculation and got the same answer, and that did not seem very likely! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that it had very likely saved us once already; without the fog those balloons would’ve spotted us hours ago, in our boats, when we’d had nowhere to run. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Somewhat famous means that People magazine is not likely to write a story about him, but The Journal of Genetic Research will print anything he has to say. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what Kat wrote, with her own comment after each theory saying how likely she thought it: 1. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the list of suspects likely to be trespassing into the woods is probably very short. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But historically, crashes have been far more likely to happen when the captain is in the “flying seat.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I imagine they’re likely being spooked by a couple of shadows, but if it finds them looking for a few girls from Miss Preston’s, I’m certainly not going to tell them otherwise.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It’s likely that the cultural centre of Göbekli Tepe was somehow connected to the initial domestication of wheat by humankind and of humankind by wheat. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If any dude asked Annabeth for a drink, Jason figured she was more likely to kick the guy in the bifurcum. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Black Betha swept upriver, the sound of her oarmaster's drum thundering in her captain's head as he looked for a likely victim for her ram. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He would probably try a shadowshaper he’d be more likely to catch next—someone who wasn’t aware of the danger...Perhaps a new generation of shadowshapers that must be looked into..., Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Romantic-era47 music also tends to use more complex chords in greater variety, and is very likely to use chords that are not in the key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Not likely! After all, what would happen to me if I did something to her?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rader didn’t hesitate: “That would not be likely but it is under discussion.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Very likely.—I think they are, without exception, the most vulgar girls in Highbury.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

That many misspelled words from Metias can be nothing other than a message to me—the one person who was most likely to go through his writing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He’d nearly killed himself trying to finish the Argo II. Now he’d fired on the Roman camp, most likely started a war, and maybe lost the trust of his friends. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

From behind his half-moon blinker cups, Seabiscuit could see nothing but an empty track ahead of him, nor is it likely that he could hear Rosemont over the roar from the grandstand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if such an enchantment exists, then the ownership of the house is most likely to pass to the eldest of Sirius’s living relatives, which would mean his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

These studies have shown that youth of color are more likely to be arrested, detained, formally charged, transferred to adult court, and confined to secure residential facilities than their white counterparts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

More than likely my subconscious spotted him as I was walking through the lobby. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I fumbled with my rings, tried a likely candidate, and was pulling open the gate when I realized it was inmates on the other side—about four of them—not officers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen the danger he was in—guessed, somehow, that Moving Day was near, and that he was very likely to die. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

And now I’m wondering if I should just write the letter, even though you’re dead and most likely buried on that island. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It is likely that the rebels were emboldened by the king’s long absence in Asia. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Traveling a bit more slowly, they’d be more likely to hit the uranium atoms and cause fission. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when Leandro moved to the capital to coordinate the cells there, I mentioned the Suarezes to him as a likely couple. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And to answer your question . .. you are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Less likely to find it now than before when he was the only one looking,” Officer Kelly said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

If I wandered off, I stood a very good chance of going over a cliff, and nobody was likely to find me until the next thaw. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The Royal Fleet is fast approaching and is eager for battle and spoils. If you sailed now, you’d likely be captured and sold to the islands.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the striking characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States is how much more likely blacks are to be arrested and convicted and imprisoned for crimes than whites are. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He headed downstairs toward the kitchen, which he kept visiting because he was sure that was where Kreacher was most likely to reappear. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It is likely that he conflated two or three in Revere’s portrait. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you know about real anything, Knife? A bowl of toxic waste is more likely. Well, go ahead. You devote your life to shortening mine, but why should I care? I’m better off dead.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some kinds of opening phrases are more likely than others to be out of place. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hwin said it looked to her as if the safest thing was to go right through the city itself from gate to gate because one was less likely to be noticed in the crowd. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ben opened the door to the car, his knees so weak that he seemed likely to collapse in the driveway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Criteria like this can be used to determine how likely it is that sequences of heads and tails or Xs and Os or hits and misses are randomly generated. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

More likely the two older boys discovered that their five-year-old victim did not mind the excursion; that far from struggling and shrieking, he merely gazed at the skeleton with cool appreciation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Second, he was most likely to get caught in traffic jams on the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank had been given a huge task that would most likely get him killed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

This conclusion is likely to be equally unpopular in Japan and in Korea, because of the current mutual dislike of those two peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But it is definitely too dangerous. I think we should take you to your gomo. Your father will most likely head there also. It is the safest place for all of you.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Would the United States be more likely to use atomic bombs, knowing no one else could strike back? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And so unsafe! They say they’re likely to explode without warning, and people are always breaking their arms at the crank.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Most likely Papa was patting her shoulder again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t it be a whole lot more likely to find one in, say, a zoo?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still, North Carolina’s white population would likely have accepted integrated schools if the state’s new governor had used his position to push for such a path. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The more he thought on it, the more likely it seemed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was the teachers in the lowest-scoring classrooms who were most likely to cheat. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I grab Mateo and we jet because Peck and his people are here to kill and were the ones most likely to find a knife in our necks or bullets in our heads. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When you have one, you will likely mistake it for a personal failure, which it is not. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

‘It is likely that he will be fit to arise tomorrow, for a short while,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Teachers with the ability to read music notation, for example, felt more positively about including music in their classroom, and were more likely to use music in their teaching. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

If a given suspect is a knock-kneed weakling, he says, he is less likely to be the culprit than a great big bruiser with Hate tattooed on his forehead.* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She says she’s going to try to go back to sleep, but adds that it’s not likely. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was told that the citizens were more likely to ask for police support than to complain about brutality. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Black men are the only men likely to tick “all,” but some don’t even tick Black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It seems that talent will likely play a major role in the Excelsior judges’ final deliberations.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

If one of the partners is already in full kemmer, the phase for the newer partner is liable to be quite short; if the two are entering kemmer together, it is likely to take longer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the goddess with grey eyes had other business: disguised as Telemakhos, she roamed the town taking each likely man aside and telling him: “Meet us at nightfall at the ship!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before apartheid, any black South African who received a formal education was likely taught by European missionaries, foreign enthusiasts eager to Christianize and Westernize the natives. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If you are smart, hardworking, well educated, well paid, and married to someone equally fortunate, then your children are more likely to succeed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

However, it is just as likely that she lacked confidence in his ability to beat Octavian on land. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The grenadier likely dead by now, had been a soldier of the Tenth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found that the more people killed in a war, the less likely it was to occur, and the longer before you could witness it, just as violent storms occur less frequently than cloudbursts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At thirty miles from my claim, it wasn’t likely I’d be back often. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Of all immigrants in New York City, officials say, Mexicans are the poorest, least educated, and least likely to speak English. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was rare, though, for Negroes to ask white people where they’re from, because there was nothing much to be gained from it, as their stories weren’t that likely to link up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her it was more than likely that we would have to live on her small salary as a social worker. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With horses surging in and out, it was likely to vanish in an instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

More likely they were from horses or men going to sleep. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In racially mixed open-air drug markets, black dealers were far more likely to be arrested than whites, even though white dealers were present and visible. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’s most likely robbing the bank as a payback on the world for winning the ugliness prize at his local fete three years running. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn't likely that we could do much for many of the people who needed help, but it made the journey home less sad to hope that maybe we could. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They weren’t likely to be instantly suspicious of strangers, but it was small enough that everyone knew by looking at you that you weren’t one of the locals. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the most likely case is that interstellar communication will be a kind of palimpsest, like the palimpsests of ancient writers short of papyrus or stone who superimposed their messages on top of preexisting messages. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What sort of woman was most likely to take advantage of Roe v. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

You were considered in-state, which meant acceptance was more likely and tuition was cheaper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

These were likely just selected copies from the scholars’ collection. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

But she realized that she was not likely to get very clear information from such a child. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thus Ned was particularly susceptible to an offer from Holmes that seemed likely to increase his own stature in Julia’s eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My sisters put me in charge of all chicken decisions, thinking me the least likely to act on a rash impulse that would cause regrets later. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you do not think that she is likely to be implicated in this crime?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is likely that Cleopatra was at this point ruling independently because Ptolemy was so young. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Was it not likely that it was she who had moved in the shadows in the graveyard and had followed them to this spot? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If chromatin, as Morgan had suggested, was a string of beads, then proteins had to be the active component—the beads—while DNA was likely the string. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Groves wanted to know the names of the most brilliant German physicists—the ones most likely to succeed in giving Hitler an atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dissuaded by Lombardy, but it seemed likely that he’d refuse to continue the match unless the forfeit was removed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Further, the research showed, the “quality” of the interaction fell, too, with the parent less likely to be engaged or even look at the child when they do interact. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In that way, you’d be most likely to substitute correct answers for wrong ones. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The supplies I needed were most likely in the kitchen or laundry. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was likely that multiple candidates would run in the primary, which meant that Barack would only need to command a plurality of the vote to win the Democratic nomination. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As we ran through a mini-rehearsal, I peppered Jesse with a few likely questions: What did he want to do in five years? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a ferocious yawn and ran his fingers sleepily through his hair, as people often do when they first awake, which likely accounted for its disheveled state. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most likely, I would have been mauled by the crowd. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They slunk into the room, each trying to hide behind the other, knowing that the poor results of their search were likely to incur the Chief’s wrath. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Many of our voters were illiterate, and were likely to be intimidated by the mere idea of voting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The perhaps surprising answer is 2A, since there are three equally likely possibilities— older boy, younger girl; older girl, younger boy; older girl, younger girl—and in two of them the family has a son. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In its raw state, Burnham knew, it was not a setting likely to win anyone’s heart. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But it seems likely that he did not want to ally with the foreigners primarily for their guns, as they believed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wanda shot that down quickly, though, pointing out that the school would most likely have extra security after hours. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The educated and affluent are more likely than others to have their children while married. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s likely why I was sent to work for Chandresh, so I would already be involved. The circus is the venue.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We are really not all that good at preventing disease or preserving health—not yet anyway— and we are not likely to be until we have learned a great deal about disease mechanisms. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

On the back of a card slip for two bottles of wine, I write down a list of most likely possible explanations for the disappearance of Megan Hipwell: 1. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have likely been as insulted no matter who had criticized him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If my home town wants me in horse-blanket pins, nothing I can do is likely to change it, particularly the truth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why was I wasting my energy carrying along a sick boy who would most likely be dead before we got to Sachsenhausen? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no clue—via Purple or anything else—stating when or where the attack would occur, except that it would likely be very soon, in December. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When they are away from their families — in different contexts — older siblings are no more likely to be domineering and younger siblings no more likely to be rebellious than anyone else. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They forced farmers to move to land that would be more likely to produce. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pinch, on the other hand, actually understood that the quieter he stood the more likely their old friend was to trust him. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But their influence did not last, very likely because nobody was allowed to teach their ideas openly or write about them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there are significant differences in the surveys to be found, they frequently suggest that whites, particularly white youth, are more likely to engage in illegal drug dealing than people of color. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Is it best to let owners set rules, which is likely to give all of us cheaper coal, or to have the government set standards, which is more likely to protect workers and the environment? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

And the study found that there was a group of real successes and there was a group of real failures, and that the successes were far more likely to have come from wealthier families. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

There’s a thousand possibilities, no one of them any more likely than the other. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hopeful thought wells in my chest—my sisters will most likely be here for the party. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Situation like this, we’d generally advise cutting in late fall. Less likely to disturb any nests.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tame by our standards, and as Coach said, it wasn’t likely to incite a religious war or anything since it contained a moral lesson. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

To me, it seems far more likely that the universe is brimming over with life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As melodramatic as it likely sounds, they’re both so beautiful it makes me want to cry. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His legs were cramping badly, so he found himself a likely rock and sat on it to rub his thighs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Farlen was as likely a suspect as any, so Theon sat in judgment, called him guilty, and condemned him to death. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He thinks all I want is a woman. Any woman. So you, then. He says you’d be less likely to give me trouble.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Such a mishap is likely to interfere with the normal development of the embryo. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She isn’t likely to see many humans out here, only coyotes and gopher snakes and worse. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She described the flag her company flew, so that they could look for the ships and between the three of them be sure of spotting any likely candidates. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s going to take a long time, but I have to tell them to someone, and you’re the most likely candidate, since I know you’ll keep a secret, no matter what happens. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She was not likely to run into anything. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

X-Ray would most likely go to jail, and he probably would too. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sansa was a pretty little thing too, and by now likely even ripe for bedding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mother has expressed a wish, which isn’t likely to come true any time soon: not to have to see Mr. van Daan’s face for two whole weeks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

What would they become, and are these altered chords also likely to be used in the minor key? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

More than likely Tisquantum was not the name he was given at birth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Among those studies, one published in Pediatrics in 2004 found that children who watch more television in their toddler years are significantly more likely to have attention problems by age seven. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If you were going to denounce Mr. Johnson, like,” Malcolm said, naming a teacher whose pious fervor made him the least likely candidate, “who would you tell?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s risky. I won’t say it’s not. But sepsis is a far bigger and far more likely monster.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

This entire episode took me from fear to a rage that burned in me then, animates me now, and will likely leave me on fire for the rest of my days. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A shadow fell across it, most likely humanoid. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It would seem quite likely then, if the rain does not cease very shortly, that I will remain here drinking tea until the proper time comes for me to set off. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mary knew she shouldn’t wait—every moment those cells sat in the dish made it more likely they’d die. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say bye or anything, he just looks at me for a little longer, likely sizing me up, or maybe questioning whether or not I’m actually luring him into a trap. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“My dearest child,” she cried, “I can think of nothing else! Ten thousand a year, and very likely more! ’Tis as good as a Lord! Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, it wasn’t likely that they’d let him see his parents before they killed him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t likely I’d get in trouble if the city’s anointed warriors caught me, but they’d almost certainly make me turn back, and I don’t want to. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I kept searching the sky for any sign of the rocket, but I knew with my poor eyes I wasn’t likely to be the one who saw it first. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So they took to keeping her below decks when they passed a lockkeeper’s cottage or a canal basin, or anywhere there were likely to be idlers hanging about. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Prisons would have to be closed across America, an event that would likely inspire panic in rural communities that have become dependent on prisons for jobs and economic growth. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They showed up for rehearsals on time, had a sense of discipline and teamwork, and were not likely to wilt under pressure. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Recently, I came across the name and address of the most likely candidate. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

More than half of the attendees had never participated in a caucus before, and that group likely helped secure Barack’s victory. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Adoption is an enormous decision, and not likely to happen impulsively. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Lobbyists for Sprint argued that a law banning handheld phone use could be used to discriminate against minority motorists, who were more likely to be pulled over because of racial bias by police. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just as important, two-officer teams are more likely to have complaints filed against them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“It seems likely,” they wrote, “that the precise sequence of the bases is the code that carries the genetical information.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At night, when I usually did my selling, any suspicious person wouldn’t be likely to see the trick. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Well, they were likely to get their wish. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They are much more likely to know something that you don’t. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of all the kids on the ship, Frank was the one she thought least likely to pay her a visit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Very likely as many as a dozen people were now working away on rival versions of what Big Brother had actually said. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And likely gotten himself killed in the bargain.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Wellington was therefore most likely to have been killed by someone known to him. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was Skathis’s gift, and though most likely to be inherited by his children, godspawn powers were unpredictable, and there was a chance that it could manifest in others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was just as likely that President Lyndon B. Johnson himself would walk into the classroom as Mrs. Baker would give me a cream puff. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She knew Ulyushka was less likely to report that we had food if she ate some herself. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Consistent with earlier studies, participants were more likely to mistake a black target as armed when he was not and mistake a white target as unarmed when in fact he was armed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One is not as likely to make this mistake when the situation is more familiar. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finding out what had happened to Salim and where he was likely to be was exactly like that. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is known is that Spicely was serving his country and was likely to be heading overseas soon. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’d make her—them—that much more likely to win Insomnia Con. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Vanessa was older than us by six months, and she ran in social circles that included girls and guys who were likely to become senators, ambassadors, and Nobel Prize winners. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not proud of this, but it is likely that I cried harder and longer after being left off the team than at any time in my life, before or since. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Knowing that Mrs. Snodgrass would likely watch to make sure I left, I struck off down the street, pitching sticks for T.R. to go fetch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In high school, she could’ve been voted most likely to talk too much. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her first witness would be the person most likely to have watched the house that day. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know this is all a bit much, and that you likely have more questions than I have answers. I just wanted you to know that you aren’t alone, Ophelia. You understand?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Every day, someone you knew was likely to hit and of course it was neighborhood news; if big enough a hit, neighborhood excitement. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had never been likely that the locket was here at the Ministry, and there was no hope of bewitching its whereabouts out of Umbridge while she was sitting in a crowded court. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A rumour is going round that there may be peace, but the other story is more likely—that we are bound for Russia. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Socioeconomic status is a strong indicator of success in general—it suggests a higher IQ and more education—and successful parents are more likely to have successful children. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“It was the king’s order. Most likely, for Hamlet’s own safety.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Like she knows the more she talks about it, the more likely she is to cry. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And if I told them, how likely would they be to believe me? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But with everything underwater, and all kinds of unpredictable swirls and currents likely to have been born in the darkness, who knew where he might end up? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wondered if it was the same one Magnet had stolen from Mr. Sir, although that didn't seem likely. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Any unaccompanied child is likely to be kidnapped or killed.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very likely. I didn’t learn all their names.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not likely to leave Kent for some time. Promise me, therefore, to come to Hunsford.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

That mental image most likely includes depictions of Pilgrims or Puritans in a prayerful pose. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

More likely he had collected last night’s dregs at the saloon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Fighting it out seemed likely, especially a few days later when Dad came home with more than a dozen military-surplus rifles, mostly SKSs, their thin silver bayonets folded neatly under their barrels. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“The Churchills are very likely in fault,” said Mr. Knightley, coolly; “but I dare say he might come if he would.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

In large areas of New York and other states, corrections is the only growth industry, the most likely profession for thousands of young people. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, I once had occasion to ask him if a certain gentleman expected at the house was likely to be accompanied by his wife. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Its day of emergence in the morning sky was considered an occasion on which warfare and violence was likely to be rewarded—an optimal day to attack a city. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

To my ears, though, lend and lent do sound a bit more polished than loan and loaned. liable/likely. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a large and likely lad drew the eye of old Lord Caswell, who offered him a place in his garrison, but the boy had wanted more. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” said the doctor, “this would have shown up on him since he was little, most likely, every time he came near a pizza.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you go to community college and live in Bellmont for another two years, minimum. And maybe you lose your best friend forever. This is most likely a one-shot chance here.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in informal writing and conversation, if no one's likely to mistake your meaning it's fine to put only where it seems most natural—usually in front of the verb: I’m only saying this once. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believed he had seen transmutation performed; he evidently thought it likely that the anonymous stranger who had performed it, in his presence and with his assistance, was an angel, no less. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Something less likely to make us both sad. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, Westmoreland agreed, the Communists were likely to match American escalation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Most likely the sickness had not run its course. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Us? Not very likely. We know this place inside and out, backwards and forwards, up and down.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Kansas victim, who followed the preceding five, was a grandfather; his name was Otto Ziegler, he was sixty-two, a robust, friendly fellow, the sort not likely to pass distressed motorists without offering assistance. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believed everything Bonneville was saying; it all sounded so likely that he believed it helplessly and immediately. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There are still Madonnas, but their bodies have lost their previous quality of suffused light and are more likely to be seen at night. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He calmed himself with the knowledge that if lighting struck, the tower’s steel frame would most likely conduct the electricity harmlessly into the ground. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you tell us, Colonel Arbuthnot, how it is likely to have got there?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not likely. I could be gone a week and they’d never notice.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We have been able to bury Müeller, but he is not likely to remain long undisturbed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his hours studying with Beetee, he is most likely right. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I hope not that.—It is not likely. No, Mr. Knightley, do not foretell vexation from that quarter.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He was likely saving any number of new people and animals and homes, and in the midst of it all he’d gotten overwhelmed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

If she took the Greenwich Road or the Post Road, she’d likely be captured by one in need of a slave or in need of the reward paid for a healthy runaway. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Predmore didn’t even mention Grandpa and Miss Love, so likely Mama was all wrong about folks being scandalized. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m hoping they’ll let us drive the camper back to Georgia. They’ll likely confiscate it as soon as we get there because of—” Now his face is turning red. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

If he asked Dorothy out and she went, I wasn’t sure I could live through it, knowing what Roy Lee was likely to try with her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Was he more likely to text and drive than the rest of us, or, when texting and driving, to be less able somehow to juggle the tasks? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They’d as likely as not have a big laugh over it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, it concluded that the first bombs could be produced by the end of 1943, and therefore were “likely to lead to decisive results in the war.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If things continue at the present pace, it is likely that whales, sharks, tuna and dolphins will follow the diprotodons, ground sloths and mammoths to oblivion. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s an irony of human communication that the more beautiful or lively or effective the figure of speech, the more likely it will be loved, remembered, repeated, worn out, and finally worked to death. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorcerers existed, beyond a doubt, and it was only too likely that they would cast sleeping spells, and that a mother would care for her daughter in that fierce and tender way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Either way, her mother would have remembered to pack Aimee a snack before sending her off to school, as she was now most likely going to starve to death. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Harry looked around the room for likely hiding places and approached the desk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Without a degree, Jesse would likely remain in a cubicle in an office tower, fixing and maintaining the computers of people who didn’t like them but needed them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who was likely to come charging across the poppy fields? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I would have to go slowly, for if I hit a bump, there were likely to be groceries all over the narrow street. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, they most likely linked us to the tied-up store worker, got our descriptions, and maybe they even knew we were from the Lighthouse, but it’s not like we’d hurt anybody really. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had consumed practical guides to homicide investigations, so I knew that the longer it took to solve a crime, the more likely it was that it would never be solved. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Of all the places where a treasure might be buried, the graveyard was the least likely, most of it already devoted to the bones of the Penikese lepers. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“If my friend, the one who stopped by this morning, was going to wait for me here, where would he be likely to find a place to stay? Any rooming houses around here?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that it was more likely the opposite. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, after one last doctor’s appointment full of heartrending phrases—low-motility sperm; inhospitable womb; conception likely impossible—they’d decided to adopt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When you pick up a new book in the bookshop, you’ll very likely see quotations—kindly remarks about the book on the jacket from names you know and trust. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

If it failed, he would very likely be killed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

That he had likely added two or three more bruises. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

More likely she just wanted to make sure she and Robert Laurence came home together. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

However a person feels about abortion, a question is likely to come to mind: what are we to make of the trade-off of more abortion for less crime? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Using large tools like chainsaws and weed whackers is likely out for me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Bless Jesus to hear you say it. I didn’t think it likely.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

In turn that posed the possibility that it would decay rapidly into the next element up the line, element 94, which was likely to be especially vulnerable to fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we’ll most likely have to share,” said Mother, pulling us close. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Others proposed that Garfield's chest pain shortly before death was more likely the result of a blood clot in his heart. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun’s father would likely be both proud and bemused by the trajectory of his son’s life. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Very likely that was exactly what the other was waiting for. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He’ll most likely end up staying in this same town for the rest of his life, and he says he doesn’t mind. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Blackberry’s reasoning had been first-rate and Bigwig had at least shown which way any sound-hearted rabbit would be likely to lean. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young black men would be the likely targets, rather than older white women. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Iris 2 only risks one life. Rich Purnell risks all six of them. I know Rich Purnell is more likely to work, but I don't think it's six times more likely." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In point of fact, though—as Joe would soon find out—there was no place that Chuck Day was more likely to be that summer than at Grand Coulee. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That the expedition would start tonight and that Lexington and Concord were the likely objects, the men sitting about in Warren’s surgery had already guessed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t guess what form my punishment will take, how wide the net will be cast, but when it is finished, there will most likely be nothing left. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charaa is not here, or the others; they may have gone out to eat, or more likely to change. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without him I would most likely have ended up along one of those dead-end roads many black youngsters found themselves on. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking of him, I actually felt it was likely that it would happen to me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem likely that the shovel could be there, but he'd already come this far. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Corax is overwhelmingly likely, he says, to have been a nickname. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

As the other two major chords in the key, IV and V are also likely to be very common. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He’s likely to be caught in the blast. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His oarsmen also found the name apt, but none of them was likely to call him it to his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing else in the house appeared to have been stolen, and the presence of the bag indicated that Anna had likely returned to her house at some point after the luncheon. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He never made a statement about the match, but it’s likely that the answer to at least the latter question was yes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hawk had known Booth and was not likely to mistake him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless and with her chin raised a little as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“They will likely arrest us before helping us.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is likely that Hans never intended to involve Sophie in the White Rose resistance activities, but once she found out, he could not dissuade her. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It feels as steady and huge as the ground under their feet, as encompassing of every part of him, as likely to knock the wind out of his lungs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bailey knows that though the bottle appears empty it is likely not, and he is too curious not to open it immediately. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

People began going about their daily business of searching for food, even though stray bullets were likely to kill them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now he had been taken, most likely to be killed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ant mounds on lawns or playgrounds may create a situation where children are likely to be stung, but this is hardly an excuse for drenching millions of acres with poisons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If I don’t,” he thought, “they’ll very likely tear me to bits: and much good may it do them.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She was as young as Ivan, likely not even sixteen yet, with red cheeks topped with freckles. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He has taken Orcs into his service, and Wolf-riders, and evil Men, and he has closed the Gap against us, so that we are likely to be beset both east and west. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She might be mending or ironing but most likely she’d be sitting by the window embroidering. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I had, I should hardly be likely to acquaint you with the fact. As a matter of fact I didn’t murder the fellow.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the categories of blacks, informers were the one group most likely to enjoy cordial relations with whites, the whites, of course, being the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed more likely to strip the wheels from a patrol car than to paint the windshield black or hang his shirt like a pennant from the antenna. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rhetoric was, for Aristotle, dialectic’s wayward cousin: having as its method not “this therefore that” but “probably this so likely that,” and as its object not knowledge but persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Shady said we’d find you in that tree house, but from the looks of it, you’re likely to fall out at any minute.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even if we did catch up with him, he was not likely to just apologize and hand it over. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was so much more likely that a sickly child would die from even a common illness. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Truthful responses to these queries were not likely to be well received by the rangers. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was never a political man, so it is not likely a charge of rebellion drove him out, and he was scrupulously honest, which eliminates the police as prime movers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“White and light” refers to people who are either entirely white or, more likely, who have some black heritage that is no longer readily apparent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Professing his innocence to her was futile, as professions of innocence were likely all she heard all day. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It seems quite likely, however, that the entire Reston outbreak started with a single monkey in the Philippines. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assuming, of course, that he’s in his apartment, which isn’t likely. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The crowd at the Plaza would most likely be dressed up, and I worried that she might feel out of place in an outfit most people associate with hard manual labor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had ideas for writing a book about race in America and planned, he said, to find work that aligned with his values, which most likely meant he wouldn’t end up in corporate law. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In the dense fog, the nervous red glow of a guard’s cigarette as he sits dreaming, cursing the cold but probably rejoicing in the rain—most likely he’d be the son of farmers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he stood there counting out the change, I remembered him and Mama at the dining-room table adding and re-adding and trying to make the money go further than it was likely to go. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“He generally would answer patiently,” another student agreed, “unless the question was manifestly stupid, in which event his response was likely to be quite caustic.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not likely that I’ll be asking him for advice any time soon. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And what is most likely in the future to cause economic dislocations? Answer that, Stephen.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I ignore it, because I’m not eager to talk about the possibility of a still-existent girlfriend whom Phil has most likely recently kissed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And that, in turn, can help you understand the menu of choices you face and the things that are most likely to go wrong. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But he did not think it likely that he could ever be believed, nothing would change, because he had meant what he thought and said about Hooper, and still meant it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Statistically, it's young adults who are most likely to die in a quarry accident. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if the bomb succeeded, the demand for fundamental research on atomic energy would only increase, though it would be likely focused on more and better weapons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Rather than depending on just a few crops that could fail, they minimized risk by developing an economy based on a great variety of wild foods, not all of which were likely to fail simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And Croesus more than likely did not listen, so anxious was he about himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I'll try, but it's probably going to sound stupid, most likely because it is in fact stupid. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, the more she wandered the station, the more likely she’d be seen, but it was worth the risk to confound the DNA detectors and send her pursuers on a wild-goose chase. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It did not seem likely to him that many of them would survive it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Of all of us, she thought, I am surely the one least likely to turn against the others. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It wouldn’t hurt you to think a little. Your mother’s likely to have heavy groceries.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The date fit the likely chronology of events: Geyer knew from the children’s letters that on that Sunday morning they had left Cincinnati and by evening had arrived in Indianapolis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As they unrolled the leather ground cover to sit at the side of the road, they found a package with a generous supply of rice balls, most likely smuggled in by Sifen or Old Sai. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Singleton had gotten the crash time slightly wrong—it was more likely between 6:47 and 6:48—but he made his point. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We can’t go back in time and diagnose him, but from here it looks like a form of epilepsy or, most likely, the beginnings of bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic depression. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was told it is in a Senate committee and likely to pass. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but the architecture to the right—those old stones—that’s more likely to lead to an ancient part of the maze, toward Daedalus’s workshop.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

To know that they were actually making use of their day’s hard work would please everybody and they were likely to prefer this to a third night in the chalk holes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin says, “Well, there are several reasons for that. The cafeteria is anything but a pleasant dining environment. It’s loud, overcrowded, and likely to be hostile.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I come from a country where people are more likely to visit sangomas—shamans, traditional healers, pejoratively known as witch doctors—than they are to visit doctors of Western medicine. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He felt some relief in knowing that it would likely remain there, or even drop a foot once it reached an equilibrium with Lake Pontchartrain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

People with brown eyes are more likely to choose hanging or poison. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was an emergency, and one that was not likely to happen again, after he had recovered. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Not very likely, so far from the stream. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy, an empathy link is so hard to do. I mean, it’s more likely you really were dreaming.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now, you wants take a good look at that there board and then very likely you’ll know more ’n what you knows now.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He considers packing a spare pair of shoes but decides he can likely borrow some from Widget if need be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He promised to deal with the amazing events at Bree, and so give a bit of interest to a book that appeared likely to treat mostly of the remote and less important affairs ‘away south’. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Most theatrical producers would likely be flattered by such a remark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His reaction was minimal, it wasn’t until later that I found getting any reaction from Master Lorren was about as likely as seeing a stone pillar wink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, it is precisely because we know that black and brown people are far more likely to be imprisoned that we, as a nation, have not cared too much about it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And the one that seemed most likely was a truth she wasn’t yet ready to face—not now, not ever. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Very likely. But you would have been hurt, and he would be hurt or dead. Do you remember that I had introduced him as my guest?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The most likely answer is the very thing that makes the debate possible: Homo sapiens conquered the world thanks above all to its unique language. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very likely no boots had been produced at all. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It didn’t look alien any longer, but that only made it more dangerous, made me more likely to relax and make a mistake. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as though one could go missing in the citadel—not unless you took a leap off the terrace, anyway, which Sarai thought Minya the least likely of the five of them to do. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was proper bright kid—very likely goin’ to grammar school an’ all, so they told him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So traveling to Florida by car was likely out of the question. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Mom is now the head of the Architectural Committee, a block captain for the Neighborhood Watch patrol, and the person most likely to succeed Mr. Costello as president of the Homeowners’ Association. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an interesting design and seemed likely to work, although he did observe to himself that the shape of the kiln seemed unsuited to the task of bending glass. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t ever trust me until I proved myself otherwise—and after my slip in messing up the color of the SUV, that was likely to be half past never. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that Hand Clap’s more likely to build that kind of machine than me. I’ll be happy if I can just stay in the air for a few minutes.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the postern doors would likely be guarded. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Not so far—happen three mile. He had been called away by the sudden death of his father: he was at Marsh End now, and would very likely stay there a fortnight longer.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ghosts were mostly friendly and less likely to see through their disguises than witches since, weary from their alive days, they tended to pay less attention to the living. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

States would likely gravitate back to their old ways if a new, more compassionate public consensus about race had not been forged. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Some of the cosmic ray enthusiasts are very likely to urge that nature has furnished us with particles of extremely high energies,” he observed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

From the start, we considered it the most likely outcome of the trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By two o’clock in the morning, most likely thanks to a combination of rainy weather and people getting tired, the city was quieting down. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Martin would watch me steal from a supposed stranger and most likely would intercede. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Kids like Shea were used because they were less conspicuous, and less likely to be stopped by police officers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She thought that she was likely near the edge of the King’s Forest, where it blurred into the greater Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adrian elbowed me on his way out, likely already plotting his revenge. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Any asteroid out there that has our name on it is very likely to have no other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

That is, a student who opted out of his neighborhood school was more likely to graduate whether or not he actually won the opportunity to go to a new school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Paul doesn’t think they’re likely to ask, and even if they did, she could tell them anything and they wouldn’t know the difference. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In fact, in New Jersey, whites were almost twice as likely to be found with illegal drugs or contraband as African Americans, and five times as likely to be found with contraband as Latinos. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was most likely the chickens and the goats getting into a turf war again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Then you ain’t likely to. This is a right small island.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is not very likely; our authority was too good.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Their correspondence had consisted of terse notes, hers likely penned by one of the other sisters and signed by Sister Ignatia. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Once again he advised Conant to keep his options open rather than “picking a horse for the long pull, for it seems to me quite likely that other methods will ultimately prove to be better.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Even as a teenager, it’s likely that Bobby was able to separate the not-so-subtle Soviet attempt at indoctrination from the sheer brilliance of the games and what he learned from them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple thought that was likely utter BS, but instead she said, “Yeah, maybe. But tell me about your parents now.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The topic of disagreement is unknown, but likely concerned species formation, variation, and heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

For all she knew, and for all Nicodemus knew, they were likely to turn out to be quite different from other mice, and they had a right to know the reason. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had almost forgotten about this side of him—the part that is more likely to explode than to lie down and die. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The box was down, but nothing inside; it was most likely blown over by a breeze. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, we’re the ones most likely to die from hunger and thirst, not the guards or any of those fascist bureaucrats in the Hub. And definitely not the president,” Soheil says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He consulted Blackberry, who pointed out that probably it would not be long before men found the boat; then very likely several would be close by for some time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You will be torn to pieces, trampled flat, disembowelled, very likely eaten. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled back and looked at her, not caring about the goofy grin that was most likely plastered across his face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The very first trillium to bloom was deep red, which was likely why folks call it a “wake-robin.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Here are the top five “uncertainty avoidance” countries, according to Hofstede’s database—that is, the countries most reliant on rules and plans and most likely to stick to procedure regardless of circumstances. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

James Goodale cautioned that if they published the Pentagon Papers, Nixon would likely come after them using the Espionage Act. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If a beginning pilot makes a very good landing, it’s likely that his next one will not be as impressive. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The longer I watch her, the more likely I am to cry, and I can’t cry in front of these people. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That there had been a time in my life when the core was all of the apple I was likely to find, and I’d been glad of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There are few surviving accounts detailing the relationship, but it was likely an arranged marriage: youths—Mollie was only fifteen at the time—pressed together to preserve a vanishing way of life. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

More than likely a bug like this was what ruined an Arizona lottery in 1998. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

What the researchers found was that students were more likely to choose the chocolate cake if they were asked to memorize the sevendigit number. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It seemed much more likely that the universe itself was expanding, carrying the galaxies with it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried to be reasonable and consider only the most likely possible failures. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or—more likely—the Keeper had exhausted his strength beating up Ton- Ton. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right in by the wall was where the wood had the most support and was less likely to creak. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The more anxious we are about eating, the more likely we are to listen to claims from food marketers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Though Pa feels that Vincent's behavior is not “normal” religious passion, he probably doesn’t realize that Vincent’s extreme religious zeal is likely a sign of mental illness. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The eastern private rowing clubs, particularly the Pennsylvania Athletic Club and the New York Athletic Club, would also likely be in the mix at the 1936 trials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

What you need at the outset is a high degree of uncertainty; otherwise it isn’t likely to be an important problem. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given all the absences, there were more Democrats than Republicans by a margin of 4-3, with the Democrats perhaps more likely to push the bill out of committee. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He looked around for likely confirmation and pointed to a tall, stooped man of fifty years. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It looked like a heavy door—one more likely to break the men’s shoulders than it was to give. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Not likely,” I say, putting myself between Katherine and the man. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

What does she think, that the Walton family is living in some hidden room in the back of the store, in the utmost frugality, and likely to be ruined by $21 worth of wasted labor? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s likely that different bands had different structures. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lingered so she could say whatever she had to say that my brother wasn’t likely to understand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was making far more money than she ever had at home in Vermont or was ever likely to. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I found Bureau of Justice statistics reporting that black men were eight times more likely to be killed by the police than whites. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow’s not likely to be any easier than today was,” said Millard. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And that one is as likely to be singled out by Pharaoh as I am to lose my appetite overnight. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

That afternoon Bolles denied that he had been approached, but likely because he had already turned the offer down. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I decided the latter was the lesser of evils, so I went downstairs to have what would likely be the strangest meal of my life while dressed like a clown without makeup. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“So Herbert and Clara say, but I don’t think I shall, Biddy. I have so settled down in their home, that it’s not at all likely. I am already quite an old bachelor.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But the numbers prove...the numbers let me believe, at least, that it's all less likely to happen to me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I tell my mother I forgot to tell friends to cover me for homework, and get on the computer to let Rhiannon know that it’s not likely I’ll be able to see her today. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Diane was either delusional or, more likely, trying to keep her children from ruining dinner. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t be up, sir. Doctor said you weren’t likely to wake up at all. You should rest.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Any diminution in magnetism is likely to be bad news, because magnetism, apart from holding notes to refrigerators and keeping our compasses pointing the right way, plays a vital role in keeping us alive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was certainly no coward, but he was likely to remain steady only as long as he could see his way clear and be sure of what to do. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione said such things were illegal, and thought it much more likely that Dumbledore wanted to teach Harry advanced Defensive magic. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Take heed, Mrs. Clarke,” Penelope said cautiously, “you are likely to drip wax on yourself if you are not careful. That will give a nasty burn.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

That would have likely put an end to the late pickups, though it would have also engendered plenty of ill will. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Now, at the sight of the river, Bigwig’s assurance was leaking again and unless he, Hazel, could restore it in some way, they were likely to be in for trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve studied a floor plan of the house, remember. If we let you go off wandering by yourself we’d very likely never find you again.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, 1939 was too early to come to grips with the fact that the protein and RNA components were likely to be constructed along radically different lines. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“He knew something that made him think it was likely. So it prob’ly is.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even sure I was done growing at six three, and given the way this girl’s body was banged out double-D, she was likely done at five feet even. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s been years but Caleb most likely smells them whenever the sheriff drives by.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Accustomed as they were to months of careful courtship, they were not likely to be won over with a smile and a handshake, either. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And once there, all she is likely to see is a portion of its immense wall. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you prefer, use is likely to instead: Nathan is likely to lose a bundle, and Miss Adelaide is likely to kill him. myriad. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this assumption, the conferees thought it likely that radioastronomy would be the generally accepted mode of interstellar communication, on grounds of speed and economy. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or was it more likely, as Paul had guessed, that they were only worried about rabies? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I caught Rufus alone again the next day—in his room this time where we weren’t likely to be interrupted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem likely that knocking on her front door and possibly seeing her mom or dad, or even her older brother, was the right move. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps he found me attractive. But most likely it was because he drank some cheap wine. I went with it. Didn’t want to compromise the mission after coming so far.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

To be caught without the armband meant arrest and most likely torture and death. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He knew also, both from the first conversation and from the talk he heard, that Aron was not likely to be pleased at discovering her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This seems to have been much more than a chill, and it is likely that some form of poisonous gases from the caves had entered the room. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The creek ran at the city’s outside edge, so it was likely right outside of the photo’s border. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In another time, another era perhaps, it had likely been a sort of paradise, a haven. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then she can anticipate the categories of words that can complete it; in this case, it’s likely to be a noun. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was stuck in the woods with three scary boys, who would likely kill me when they realized I’d stolen their dynamite. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it says that if it comes about that the child is tempted, as Eve was, then she is likely to fall. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was cold outside, and most likely Aunt Rose was going to ask her to accompany her on a walk. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But instead of choosing from the likely suspects—William Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman—I use my computer to look up the names my grandfather’s been batting around. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The name isn’t likely to make a shard of difference. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“More likely it will come after many suns, for the country where it has gone is far off.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

No nation, no religion, no economic system, no body of knowledge, is likely to have all the answers for our survival. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Typhon is stirring. It is very likely that soon, in a few months, perhaps a year at best, he will escape his bonds.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne said, “So, maybe it’s a map of likely suspects and places the spy might frequent.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was indeed such a source, one that Newcomen is much more likely to have come across than the Philosophical Transactions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The gardening shed looked to be the likely place for a pot, but it was locked. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Likewise, if his landing is very bumpy, then, by chance alone, his next one will likely be better. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the late 1600s, Cherokees likely first encountered the English when traders from the Virginia Colony came to the region. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

They were more likely to engage in active listening, saying such things as “Go on, tell me more about that,” and they were far more likely to laugh and be funny during the visit. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Its temples and villas, enveloped in thick tropical forest, were as close to a lost city as we would ever be likely to see. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the world of sons has changed; it’s more likely to be the boys now with that baffled look, like a night dweller gone blind in sunlight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The same is likely true of at least one other study, called “The Use of Deep Temporal Leads in the Study of Psychomotor Epilepsy,” which involved inserting metal probes into patients’ brains. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Or more likely, he said, it was a case of setting down some new rules. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is not likely the Old Lord can sell all the land of his family without the agreement of his sons,” he demurred. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A slaughter was the likely outcome of the warriors’ bravery. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No animal caught in the garden that day is likely to escape alive, and all the winter homes, all the tunnels and holes and nests and cocoons, are torn up. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a less and less likely prospect. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The moral, again, is that some unlikely event is likely to occur, whereas it’s much less likely that a particular one will. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most knew that an officer wasn’t likely to fill out a misbehavior report over slowness to lock in, but they could never be sure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is likely that he sent one to Darwin, but there is no record of Darwin’s having actually read it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Later, he may pick up a new hand of his own; it is likely to resemble that of his parents, but not always. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

A final-day match between two 7—7 wrestlers isn’t likely to be fixed, since both fighters badly need the victory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

His whole life depended on the Frog and if he didn’t take care of her—give one hand for the ship—none of the rest of it was likely to matter. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. It’s also possible that the moon is made of cheese. It’s just not bloody likely.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Despite the popular story, however, ‘Greensleeves’ was definitely not written by Henry, serial wife-dispatcher and part-time musician; indeed, it is likely to have become well known in England long after his death. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Evidently our Muggle friend had unearthed not a ferret, as he supposed, but a Jarvey, most likely in pursuit of its favourite prey, gnomes. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

More likely, whoever kept the table stocked with signs would just decide that it was time to get rid of the troublemakers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

What happens next is not completely clear, but it seems likely that the central regions of the star would collapse to a very dense state, such as a neutron star or black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cards indicated how the person was likely to vote on certain issues, what his basic values were, and what past indications he had given about his feelings toward women attaining the vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In bubble matches against a supposedly clean opponent, meanwhile, the bubble wrestler was no more likely to win than his record would predict. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Very likely some Mrs. Grundy will observe, “I don’t believe it, boys will be boys, young men must sow their wild oats, and women must not expect miracles.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique also knows he is less likely to frighten people if he begs alone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Though I could cut my way through the jungle and go around, that could take me days out of my way, and without the Congo River to follow, I was likely to lose my bearings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

California had drawn the most favorable lane— lane number one, nearest the western bank of the river, where the current was least likely to affect a boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Given the gravity of the situation, it was more than likely that Cudgeon would get the go-ahead to bio-bomb the whole place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

With Kathy’s family there, all told there would be eight kids and three sisters living together in a house that would likely lose electricity in the high winds. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Probably he’s figuring out when his promotion is likely to be announced, if all goes well. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The good thing ’bout trailing ’long behind the cap’n is that I wasn’t likely to see nothing that was gonna bring Pap to mind. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Harry, who knew only too well the kind of creatures that Hagrid was likely to provide for an event like this, thought it was unlikely to be any fun at all. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It looked a little like a fallen tree, although it didn't seem likely that a tree would grow here. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Whoever was going to see us had likely already seen us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Some archaeologists have criticized these conclusions on the grounds that passenger pigeon bones would not be likely to be preserved. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And, of course, it stood here on the day I was born and will likely be standing on the day I die. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But there are likely hundreds of other people imprisoned after an evaluation by "Dr. Seger" whose convictions have never been reviewed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have any friends but me, so he wasn’t likely to repeat what I said to someone who might snicker. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just as likely that John, whom she likes more than anyone else, could turn out to be attractive and funny but not particularly sincere or smart at all. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Of the two possibilities I think humiliation would be more likely than the achievement of our objectives—even after we had paid terrible costs.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She wears a thin wisp of a gown that would likely be considered scandalous in other company, but this gathering is not easily scandalized. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He imagines patients might be less likely to donate now: “They probably want to maximize their commercial possibilities just like everyone else.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“If it builds too much, she could die. And the longer we wait to relieve it, the more damage she’ll likely experience.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In brief, Nye learned only this: “Of all the people in all the world, the Clutters were the least likely to be murdered.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Originally I wanted to go around to the south, but north is just as likely to be the best path now that I'm off course. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Cletus made some joke about the church not needing a sign anyway because everybody who was supposed to come most likely heard of it telepathically anyway. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

His pale cheeks bore two spots of color, and his suit jacket had a few snowflakes here and there, revealing that he was most likely returning home rather than heading out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The probability that this will be sooner rather than later grows more likely with every passing minute. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She looks like she’s been crying, and this might be because she really hates winter or, more likely, because we’re coming up on the anniversary of the accident. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But as time passes, it seems less likely. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He would later die of cancer, most likely caused by his regular exposure to radium, as would a resident who traveled with Kelly and also transported radium in his pockets. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Most likely it had gone out with the tide and floated downriver. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“They likely suspect you vanished into thin air,” Marco responds as they walk through the hall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By contrast, whites—even poor whites—are far less likely to be imprisoned for drug offenses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Americans are arguably more likely than they were thirty years ago to end up in the class into which they were born. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The least likely choice, and the less costly one, is the most preposterous hat I’ve ever seen. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so. It would be the best thing for him, if I’m any judge: and if he was with all of us together he’d be less likely to have another bad night.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the few who weren’t mad for Granny’s sake likely didn’t know what to say, under the circumstances, and nobody was going to risk criticism by paying a formal call or taking a wedding present. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He'd been staying with his friend Jonah, the one who lived in Leimert Park, far from where the police were concentrating their presence, where they were likely to pick him up for nothing at all. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If the wind was blowing on race day, whoever was assigned lanes five and six would likely start off with about a two-length handicap to overcome relative to the inside lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was likely that the two boys were with Grant’s army; the fighting, especially at Donelson, had been bitter. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are also likely to be small slipups and mistakes that can be spotted in much the same way as misprints in a text. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, Reggie was far from being someone likely to get distracted—behind the wheel or elsewhere. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The mutation in the hemophilia gene, which affects the clotting of blood, had likely arisen spontaneously in Queen Victoria at birth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was a lot more likely to say stuff like that on the way to school than he was on the way home. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The advantage to the cleaning person is harder to determine, since the pay compares so poorly to what an independent cleaner is likely to earn—up to $15 an hour, I’ve heard. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is far more likely to be a bowl of problems, worries, and difficulties. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The data reveal that black children who perform poorly in school do so not because they are black but because a black child is more likely to come from a low-income, low-education household. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I’m just sorry I haven’t found anyone with whom to share my thoughts and feelings, and I’m not likely to in the near future. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask her if Drew really did have work after practice, but the last thing I needed was Stephanie launching an investigation on my behalf, most likely making the situation even worse. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Unless there was a miracle, she was likely to die. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I still felt miserable, and knew that I was, most likely, ugly, it was the first time she ever talked to me like I was something besides my mother’s white child. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I drove down to speak with his doctor, who told me that Walter had advancing dementia, likely trauma-induced, and that he would need constant care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Grandma was less likely to poke around in there. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The want of his animating influence appeared to be peculiarly felt one day that he had been summoned to Millcote on business, and was not likely to return till late. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In addition, measles and some of our other “childhood” diseases are more likely to kill infected adults than children, and all adults in the tribelet are susceptible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“More likely than not. That was just my guess. I am so happy.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Turner less and less likely that he would be lighting out for the Territories anytime soon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Just as a child with no books in his home isn’t likely to test well in school, a boy named DeShawn isn’t likely to do as well in life. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But when I got to Smiley Snodgrass’s house I found out Mama was likely right. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Brian smiles a slow careful smile, but the vein in his neck’s pulsing furiously and it seems likely that whatever’s about to come out of his mouth next is going to get us killed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Of all the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, “You are the youngest and the most energetic in mind and body,” and therefore most likely to be the final survivor. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

More likely I stole his last chance at life, condemned him, by destroying the force field. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He removed small pieces of bone from the wound, likely splintered off the rib when the bullet slammed into Garfield's body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

License plate and speech relaxed him as much as he is ever likely to relax. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we sense lipopolysaccharide, we are likely to turn on every defense at our disposal; we will bomb, defoliate, blockade, seal off, and destroy all the tissues in the area. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the black elite, though, this was the best method of earning freedom, a technique proven under slavery, and so most likely to show results under a system not so very different from slavery. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

More likely, though, conformity of expression gathered momentum because the record-buying, radio-listening public liked it better, and bands reflected the change in fashion for entirely understandable commercial reasons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She based most of her decisions—who she’d date, what classes she took—primarily on how fun it was likely to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My parents were most likely confused by his outfit choice, but they seemed to accept the fact that Slash had a unique look and personality. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The British still use those endings, but Americans are now more likely to use the shorter quit, bet, wet, wed, and fit. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t be likely to get it if I had killed his father—even a father he didn’t like. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis Strauss, who had succeeded Dean as AEC chairman, unjustly labeled the boat a likely “Red spy ship,” intensifying the furor in Japan and creating a very public black eye for the American testing program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It now seemed likely that some of this blood had been Toussaint’s. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidence from fossilised skeletons indicates that ancient foragers were less likely to suffer from starvation or malnutrition, and were generally taller and healthier than their peasant descendants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hypothermia, respiratory problems, and most likely some kind of head injury, though the brain scans turned up nothing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Not only did he get part of Nigel’s earnings, but he got the assurance that Nigel, his only valuable piece of property, was not likely to run away again soon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z