The older grades have gathered on this side of the gym for picture day and the door’s loud squeak has made everyone turn in our direction to stare. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He laughs so loud that people turn and stare. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I’m screaming loud enough to make the whole school crumble. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, louder, she said, “My visitor’s just going.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And he was right—when I say my middle name out loud, it lifts me up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“We read every name on this list. Out loud.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

On the Monday after Thanksgiving break, school feels too bright, too loud, too...everything. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, something hit the ground with a loud boom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mary heard a loud banging on her metal front door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“They’re no louder or messier than any other kids,”Mr. Trepid said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

My voice got loud without me even realizing it, but my dad doesn’t yell at me for raising my voice at him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He meant to speak firmly, but his voice sounded loud and coarse instead. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As Dev spoke, his voice bounced wildly off the glass, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, sometimes seeming to land in Miranda’s chest, sometimes eluding her ear altogether. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her voice was much louder than she meant it to be. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And one who is loud, and pinches our cheeks, and makes great Hanukkah donuts. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“You know, back in slavery times, our people told stories and sang songs to pass on information when it was dangerous to say things out loud.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In a calm but almost deafeningly loud voice he suggested that they work out a compromise. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drumming that had been lingering in the back of my head all day began to grow louder. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was followed by an “ooooh” that was just as loud. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For cryin’ out loud, his own lawyer knew he didn’t stand a chance right from the beginning. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I heard the chopping of helicopter blades getting louder and closer. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And their voices were so loud it was almost hurting my ears. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

After the first one, which they had interrupted every third sentence with questions, they were an attentive audience, and silent except for their frequent loud sighs and Esther’s nervous laughter at all the wrong moments. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It got louder and louder, and now Matt could pick out individual sounds: the grinding of machinery, the blast of horns, even—incredibly—music. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank gave me a loud clap, and I smiled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was a good poem for reciting out loud. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Principal Rivera excluded us from the Fall Fiesta talent show for being too loud and not being good enough for the anniversary show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

During the loud, furious parts, Spurge blinked and looked offended by all the noise. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Daddy pours water on a skillet at the sink, and the skillet responds with a loud sizzle and a white cloud. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

With a loud cheer, people surged forward to touch the names on the Wall. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Praise Him!” cried Deborah, and he had never heard her voice so loud. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I heard the loud sound of what must have been a heavy chain dragging. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom scoffs into the phone so loud I can practically hear the spit hit the speaker. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sensing the tension in my voice, Otto went rigid and cried louder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

By midafternoon the front room of the coffeehouse was thick with customers, pipe smoke, and loud arguments. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my hand and almost pulled me off my feet, laughing out loud, and we flew across the school fields, swinging hands for all the world to see. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I remember the very loud, very disrespectful remarks Maddy made in the first cooking class. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure what the words meant, but by the loud, boisterous reaction of the sailors, who whooped in celebration, she knew it could mean only one thing. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes snapped open not because it was loud but because it was new. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olive smiled as wide as I’d ever seen her smile, and then a loud whistle blew and a booming voice crackled over a loudspeaker. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to say anything too loud. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and his mind said it again, very loud. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made her scream even louder, but her screams proved useless, as she still was unable to gain the attention of a single child. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all laughing and crying, their voices loud and blending together as they greeted one another. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I never dreamed I could get lost, Amaroq,” she went on, talking out loud to ease her fear. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the pace of change accelerated, the voices of protest grew louder and demanded to be heard. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the drums do that too, but the drums are so hard and loud. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Frank had come back from the war with a very stiff leg and a great dislike of crowds and loud noises, and had been working for the Riddles ever since. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I read it out loud—and looked at her with wide eyes when I got to the names of his brothers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If this were a movie, there would have been a loud clap of thunder outside, too. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The next moment, he heard a heartbreaking scream and then the loud wailing of Mrs. Jeong. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and continue a little louder, “And just like that river I’ve been running ever since...” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Those who decided to stay in the Glade were few but adamant and loud. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A loud screeching sound comes from the stage and makes me jump. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ghost trucks drive the same roads at night, coming on fast with their bright lights flashing and engines revving loud. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“That humming noise gets louder here. It’s almost as if the rings were making it.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The next morning Piper woke to a different ship’s horn—a blast so loud it literally shook her out of bed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They don’t work properly unless you tell them out loud. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The alarm was as loud here as it had been in the main chamber. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When you’re speaking a language you don’t know, you forget how loud to make the words. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Glass bottles clinked and metal bowls clanged, so loud that I was sure it would wake up Mama and Jay way over in the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The worst part is contemplating saying that sentence out loud. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He knew if he tried to say it out loud, it wouldn’t make any sense. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The girls sensed their immunity and their laughter grew louder, into cackles of hilarity and derision. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What could spell victory louder than a happy Mockingjay twirling around to music? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As it crashed, they shouted even louder and swarmed over the thing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

First they cooked parsnips with sugar and spices and yeast and poured this into casks, where the fermenting mixture sang loud and sweet as it turned into wine. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a loud murmur from the crowd, and Danny’s body sagged as the tension went out of him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They got the message loud and clear and backed off to their end of the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

All the alarms go off at the same time—buzzing and chiming and ringing and shrieking—all much louder than I’ve ever heard them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The commons were hooting and pointing, the lords and ladies were trying to stifle their chuckles, and failing, and over it all Ned could hear King Robert laughing, louder than anyone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And even though they are moving away from the nest, away from the eaglet’s cries, somehow they feel louder, sharper, sadder. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

If I bang on the door, I might get electrocuted, so I just yell Ma’s name as loud as I can. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Not the singers in matching suits, spinning and snapping fingers into one loud pop from the radio. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

No music from next door, no loud talking on the stoop, even the rats scratching in the wall are quieter. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Precisely at 4:30, there would be a loud knock on the wooden door at the end of our corridor, which meant that supper had been delivered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly very loud and clear there came the sound of my grandmother's voice through the open balcony door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He knew what it was that had wakened him—a loud groan, almost a cry, somewhere close at hand. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s voice is so soft, like she’s worried that loud words will cut me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Not so loud. Colonel Rice, we sure could use some ammunition.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words need to be spoken out loud. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I knocked so firmly on the door that I was surprised at the loud noise I made. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sectarian churches came in swinging, cocky and loud and confident. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sister with the loud voice was leading them toward the main building. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He followed his ears to where the roar was loudest and sneaked through a doorway. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Swallowing the lump that had jumped up in my throat, I whooped as loud as I could. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning, Chou wakes all of us with her loud cries. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or just talk about it out loud and pretend I am not here. I won’t say anything. Only if you ask me.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Stella wondered how silence could be so loud. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

None of them had ever said it while they were sitting in the dark with mosquitoes plugging their nostrils or night sounds so loud around them they couldn’t think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She runs her fingers across the vials, plucks one filled with violet liquid, and yanks out the stopper with a loud pop. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When the flutes stop, the sliver of silence is sucked away by loud applause and more shuffling. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if Moody had somehow peered into his brain and spoken all his fears out loud. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nathan sang the words a little louder and the ice became thicker. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The door closes with a loud click and Liz turns around to face me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There had been a loud creak behind him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A story that has to be memorised and spoken out loud is necessarily less complex than a novel that can be written down and unfolds over a greater length of time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He had laughed when he handled it, a fat baby gun that would be loud as a cannon. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soldier in a Biafran Army uniform and a helmet walked past them, speaking a mangled Pidgin English that made little sense, his voice too loud. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I say, out loud this time, kicking it into some ferns. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I hope she tells me that the crowd clapped the loudest for me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the floor and said in a loud voice, “This . . . is . . . Lincoln. We ... go . . .’’ — she pointed outside — “to . Grand . Island. Our . . . home.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

His voice was loud but ever so gentle as he called out to her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have not sung “The Hanging Tree” out loud for ten years, because it’s forbidden, but I remember every word. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The sound was getting louder, a muttering, evil voice from far, far below us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But I remember exactly what I said to him anyway, purposely loud enough for some people at the bar to hear me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason I felt exactly like May’s spirit was hovering in a corner of the ceiling hearing every word, even though I wasn’t speaking out loud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a long, poor-lighted platform with loud furious altercations in Arabic going on somewhere. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Absentee parents, tragic consequences ” I read out loud. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I put aside Margo’s blanket and shouted, loud enough for all the rats to hear, “I Am Going To Find Something Here!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The knocking comes again, louder, this time with a whisper through the cracks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They hummed loud so I need not ponder on the baby doll. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbs a ladder to get it and hears a loud buzz from overhead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Up and down, back and forth, quiet and loud. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The further it bounced, the louder it got. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She inspected all the glassware for spots or smudges, and when she found them—which was often—she’d scream, “MINNIE!” so loud that Mary cringed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Somebody was playing loud music from a gramophone; soon, a cluster of men by the compound gate began to laugh and jostle one another, mimicking the song. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Others followed, closer, louder, and the earth shook. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looks so confused, I laugh out loud. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to be able to talk out loud about Marcus with somebody other than Grandma. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

In a loud voice, he asked, “Bet on what?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound was so loud and fierce it seemed to shake the whole cat house. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to ignore the cheers across the way from the Carter fans, cheers that sounded to him “like a bunch of African natives,” and instead yelled as loud as he possibly could. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don't owe me an apology. But thanks for listening. It’s kind of weird saying that story out loud.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He sang as loud as he could until his throat was sore and dry. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I watched Dadi’s hands shake, and I heard the sounds getting louder and louder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Enough to make my normally easygoing parents fight loud enough to wake up the neighbors. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Which was fine—Maya wasn’t about to start telling someone what they should do with their body or whatever—but being next to someone that perfect made Maya just want to be messier, dirtier, louder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The tinkling sound was getting louder, more prominent. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Too long—and now, even longer, my heart even louder, his tranquil eyes swallowing me whole. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was the only person in the place, besides the snaggle-toothed old man who ran it; he was in the room next to mine and kept me awake with his loud hacking and spitting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In its loud, deep voice, Darkness started to pray. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Later, as we get our stuff for lunch and recess, Shay speaks to Jessica in her loud voice. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

A small voice floated above them, loud and panicked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Ana’s voice was too soft for the noise of the diner, but Joaquin heard her loud and clear. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The force of the blast knocked my brothers Wendell and Kirk out of their top bunk beds with a loud thud. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him all about it how loud it was when the plane lifted into the sky, each of us, leaning toward the window, watching New York grow small and speckled beneath us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Later on, as a middle-aged optometrist, he would weep quietly and privately sometimes, but never make loud boohooing noises. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t meant to say it out loud; I’d only been thinking it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He taps on the door, says his name, waits, says it again, a little louder this time since the air conditioner is going. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And yet here is Aimee Polloch, my friend since first grade, marching through our front door as loud as a summer crow. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Newton laughed, a laugh that probably would have been loud had any sound come out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When a loud clanging sound announced the presence of one of the guards outside their metal car, she gasped in spite of herself. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As the payback for giving me the dirty finger I said out loud to By, “How many cows you counted, By? How many red cars so far?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The State called Dr. Seger, who persuaded the jury that there was nothing mentally wrong with George, even as he continuously spit in a cup and made loud clucking noises throughout the trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The murmuring silence gave, the crowd burst into loud chatter: it was as if the thought of food had loosened all tongues; and the pushing and thrusting became more violent. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating as loud as an airplane engine. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chris turned the bolt lock slowly, making sure it didn’t click loud. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was like the entire buzzy, loud chatter of the other people in there went silent. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But the clamoring grows louder as people start yelling at the minders as well. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Tourists milled around in front of many of them—white, black, and Mexican, all drunk and loud. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Traditionally, dynamic markings are based on Italian words, although there is nothing wrong with simply writing things like "quietly" or "louder" in the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A loud drumming like the beating of many wings against the wooden floor filled the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She turned her head to Nan and said in a loud whisper, “That woman reads nothing but trash.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then I walk away, my mind buzzing so loud with thoughts I’m sure even Ruth can hear them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The boos were even louder, but now they were throwing apples and garbage and such things at the ump and out on the field. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought bananas and a chimpanzee were more interesting than a loud, filthy mechanical contraption in the dark bowels of a ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her song grew louder, shriller . . . then she gasped, again and again, and her song became a shuddering wail, thin and high and full of agony. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There’s a loud rustle from the storage closet, followed by a soft chime of music. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

As I spoke out loud I didn’t hear Bunny sneaking up on me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This was the thought I returned to a year or so later, when the drumbeat truly got loud, when the pressure on both of us felt immense. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She would turn the music up really loud and dance through the apartment, with Tiger her only audience. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slapped my hand over my mouth, I knew better than saying something like this out loud but it just fell put of my mouth before I could swallow it down. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The ringing comes harsh and loud, making me totter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The light was very bright in Doctor Copeland’s eyes and her voice was loud and hard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I promise. I can’t talk about it out loud right now.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This will make that voice inside you louder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then his manner changed and became loud and brisk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say it loud, but my insides shake. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When the doors opened, we followed Christoph single file through a long narrow hall, its walls and ceiling vibrating with a deep whirring sound that grew louder as we walked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And she had held my wrist and said thank you each time, and one time she had not even bothered saying it out loud but had just lip-synced. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Why don't you read it out loud?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He speaks slowly and loud I hut I don’t mind because he’s still smiling. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You have to talk loud when he’s reading. Otherwise he just ignores you.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even the detention room echoes with shouts of triumph, which grow even louder when Mrs. Lemay lets everyone go early. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her voice was desperately loud, as if raising it would make Papa-Nnukwu hear better and respond. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Dragon jumped back in surprise, the lion cub laughed out loud, obviously highly amused at the dragon’s shock. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Eberhardt’s tone of voice remained level, but the volume had gotten much louder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first pitch was wild, and the yeshiva team burst into loud laughter. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the floor above he heard footsteps—his mother's—and then a long, loud scraping-groaning sound. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Madam Hooch gave a loud blast on her silver whistle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I know that, Johnson,” Bull answered in a loud voice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was very loud, and he shook his fist as he drove off. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore him and knock again, louder this time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In fact, Lucy was loud and gushy, and she was never too gushy with me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dad, louder: Did you just say we coddle her? Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It wasn't my fault he was shouting loud enough for me to hear. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a loud voice with a slight accent, as many in Village had, the traces of their former languages lingering with them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A loud, metal crash like a garbage can getting knocked over. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know when it happened, how long I was out, but a loud knock interrupted my sleep. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The front door stood ajar, there was no light in the entrance hall, but Meggie heard loud voices echoing down the corridor that led to the library. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Not in this lifetime. You’re supposed to be at practice, which means I get to play my music as loud as I want. That’s the deal.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The singing was clearer now, loud and resonant. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe my mother was afraid that I’d say things like that out loud and so had cut my tongue. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought if I spoke out loud, he might become frightened and hurt me again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran until the sound of blood pulsing in my ears was louder than the thoughts in my head; then I turned around and ran back, swinging around the pasture to the red railroad car. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He says it loud enough for the entire neighborhood to hear. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But Julius just went on snarling softly, edging forward after the retreating tiger, his eyes fastened to him, the growling getting louder. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Alas, no,” Miss Spider answered, sighing long and loud. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What have I been missing?” she asked herself out loud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“All of the above,” I say out loud, but inside I’m still trying to figure it out. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rubio makes a loud snore just as Crick walks in carrying a stack of folded clothes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lina couldn’t see the look on Lizzie’s face, but she could hear the disappointment in her voice as she read out loud: “Supply Depot clerk.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried taking a deep breath to get control of myself, but all that happened was a loud gulp, like in a cartoon when the bear eats the picnic basket whole. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as it neared and got louder, then sliced by and faded into the distance again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I soon learned that humans can screech even louder than monkeys. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He made his own hands into claws and pretended to pinch Ess in the belly until she laughed out loud, a grunting, easy laugh. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The treadmill is so loud I can hardly hear the television. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I started running, my feet pounding as loud as my heart. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sam cranked the music louder, if that was possible. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Unload your pig, please!” said the loud speaker. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

And for that moment, the Vanderbeeker kids forgot their troubles and joined the adults in loud applause and cheers. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby said in an extra loud voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And then, a shout, booming, louder than the others. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a military model, loud, with a great fan anchored perpendicularly to the rear. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They annoy me for being loud—so self-sufficient and unconcerned by my presence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded, to me, like the automatic gunfire in Decapitation, except louder. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mom pulled a volume of poetry from our bookshelf and began to read the verses out loud. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew what he was saying and I wished to God he was someone else, someone who didn’t have to say things out loud. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The dense crashes of Sigurd’s enormous boots in the field grew closer behind her, getting louder, and she pumped her arms and legs faster. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Ask him for money,” I say again, but this time I speak it louder. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he read a bit of the article out loud. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Relaxed men told loud jokes to each other on the waterfront, a tin whistle played, and a small dog yipped. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke that night to a horrible sound, a full-throated screaming into the blackness, screecher loud. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Once it all seemed so absurd that I laughed out loud while on my knees. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re shouting so loud, I can hear them even though my window is rolled up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The sound of the rain grew louder and exploded in her head. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked out toward the door and shouted in a very loud voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As for me, hearing myself say it all out loud, one horrible fact after another, was almost too much. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stairs were also notoriously loud, so I pleated up my white cotton nightgown and slid down the banister as I’d done my whole life. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It's all I can do not to laugh out loud. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was singing an eighties song out loud when we entered. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The banging grew louder and I tried to sit up, but, lacking limbs, I fell off the table instead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not an idiot, Tom. Yes, I’m perfectly capable of remembering—” A loud bang from above and behind them cut her off, made Thomas jump. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Ged’s voice shook as he spoke the name, yet he spoke it clear and loud. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was so loud that it caught me off guard. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I can’t beg him to stay, and I certainly can’t say out loud that I feel wobbly and unbalanced without him nearby. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He would have said out loud, I don’t want to go on any expedition, I don't want to do anything or go anywhere with Kingshaw. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, my dear, I dare say you might, because you know, the door was open, and the window was open, and Mr. Knightley spoke loud. You must have heard every thing to be sure. ‘ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When he reached the center of the Titleist, there was a loud popping sound followed by a puff of smoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“For crying out loud, August, I’m going to be standing right next to him.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then came a noise from outside even louder than the men’s shouting: engines. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then up above me there's this really loud, high-pitched screech. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The blackbirds cried louder and dove at her like pellets of hail. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Nice,” one of them said loud enough for me to hear. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I lasted almost all day without earmuffs, even though silent reading was loud, lunch was awful, and recess was worse. It didn’t work.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m a bloody mess,” I say out loud with his bubbling accent, feeling giddy. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sam, however, was funny, and Hettie was loud, and they talked about money without thinking it was impolite, and so we felt comfortable around them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Arthur’s laugh is higher and louder, and I don’t know much about him, but I have no doubts his laugh is legit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

All the dogs toss back their heads and laugh even louder. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a loud burst of laughter behind me and I heard the Belgian clergyman exclaim: 'That is really heretical! The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was as loud as my father was quiet. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When he sees a growing audience around the bar, he talks louder. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But a different reply roared to life inside him, loud, insistent, and unwelcome. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"To let the people know the truth," answers Helmuth in a loud, clear voice. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The xylophone is louder, and Michael is now singing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

We were stopped in our tracks by a grunt so loud and deep that it seemed to be coming from the bowels of the earth. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was lightweight and joggled easily, making me laugh out loud. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, in a voice much louder than he ordinarily used, he asked, “Where did you get all this?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly put on my pajamas, took a deep breath, and slammed the outhouse door as, loud as I could. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream so loud my face gets hot and tears jump into my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

All they wanted of me was one belch of affirmation and I'd bellow it out loud. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They learned to listen in the darkness, to the sounds of footsteps and loud laughing, to voices and sounds of wine; to know when the mother was returning with a man. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then there had been a loud rap against the window. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there’s the morning announcements over the loud speaker about all the activities the good kids do like drama and jazz band, but that still leaves us eight and a half minutes of awkwardness. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She began to wail out a prayer, not loud, just filled with pain. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The symphony’s first audiences were unanimous in their loud approval of it, with extraordinarily emotional scenes at each performance. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I watched her and remembered her loud, choking cries to Papa. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was his own breathing he heard; he had been breathing so loud that he had not been able to tell if Bessie was still breathing or not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had a chariot made in such a way that there was a loud clanging of brass when it moved. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I read my horoscope out loud, “Popular and attractive to the opposite sex. You are often ostentatious and impatient. You need people. Marry a Tiger or Dog early, but never a Rat.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Christina shrieks so loud I almost jump out of my skin and slaps at her cheeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As evening moved into night, they ate through me and hived up inside my brainpan with a loud buzz, their wings beating me into submission. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He really needed to hear from someone who survived summer school with his ex-boyfriend, and he promised me he would sing even louder. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She would never admit that out loud though. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tootie had said that she was going to read poetry out loud to him. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, their TV blares real loud, and Jodeci sings over it from the stereo. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I have to do this,” he said out loud. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even though we wouldn’t have admitted it out loud, in our wildest dreams, we never thought Bucky would be acquitted. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The boy interrupted her and laughed out loud. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Russian would look at Bobby from near or far, and begin laughing, and once in the communal dining room he pointed to Bobby and said out loud, “Fischer: cuckoo!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some accents may even be played by making the note longer or shorter than the other notes, in addition to, or even instead of being, louder. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Soon she started barking—a sound slighdy louder than an artillery gun—like she needed to go for a walk. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I think she said this extra loud when Ms. Griegson was nearby, which I guess was nice of her. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I had just come from dinner and in bending forward to suppress a belch, I accidentally pressed the button on the wheel and the belch became a loud and shattering blast of the horn. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to bed early that night, around eleven; at twelve I was awakened by a loud persistent banging at the front door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

When none of us moved, but just stood there, politely looking down at the ground, he barked at us again even louder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My name is First Sergeant Frank Shinn,” he said in a loud, clear voice as he stood on the steps of the tribal offices, looking out at the crowd of people who had gathered around. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon was still running, still moving between the tree trunks, but it was too dark, too loud. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, there’s a loud click and a section of the back wall slides away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It climbed the opposite wall, then leaped at the thick-glassed window with a loud thump. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He spread the sheet out quickly on the tabletop and began to read out loud. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I’m acutely aware of how small this space is and how loud the train wheels sound against the tracks, and I wonder if people will hear me if I scream. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There was this steady hum of the largest hornets’ nest except that it kept getting louder and louder. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, slowly, as though a great jumbo jet were revving up, the rumbling from the Ireland supporters grew louder and louder and erupted into screams of delight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sound grew louder and louder, and I grew afraid. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had to say it out loud. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He simply looked out the window and said loud enough for all in the room to hear: “What a shame when Jew will steal from Jew.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

No crowds, loud sounds, or police and ambulance sirens. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My heavy shoes made a terrible loud noise on the wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked on, the Crimson and Amber lights gave way to Blue, and then to Violet, The loud vrumm! of orb motors faded, replaced by the splashes of bodies diving into the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid loud weeping isn’t permitted,” said the pencil woman. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My heart pounded so loud I felt sure it would wake the entire street. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reach Carrie’s house, and there’s way more people trying to get in now, and the music is louder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, I hear Sneaky’s footsteps coming down the hall, and a loud “SNEAKY!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Helena made a choking sound that was much too loud in the quiet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But the giant’s wife simply wept the louder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He screams a loud, shrill cry, that pierces my heart like a stake, and I imagine that this, maybe, is how Pa died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped: the sound ceased, only for an instant; it began again, louder: for at first, though distinct, it was very low. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Benton Sage said, louder than necessary, to a local in Awasa, Ethiopia, where he had ended up one afternoon after he realized he was in over his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe sometime I could talk out loud about once having had a real baby sister with fingernails that had to be cut. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up until that moment, no one had dared to speak the awful words out loud. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like a hymn that needs to be played loud.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He yelped loud enough for us to hear. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I scream louder than I thought possible, tears blurring my vision. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He talks directly into my ear since the music and cheers are so loud. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the noise grew louder, it sounded, to his relief, like one horse, not many. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ringing in my ears becomes louder, making me disoriented. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thor’s booming guffaws, each louder than a thunderclap, mingled with Odin’s dry laughter, with Balder’s bell-like laughter... Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Chihuahua barked louder, and with each bark, it grew. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She is silent, and so am I. That’s the first time I’ve ever said those words out loud, and now I hear how strange they are. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Every time, EJ,” she said abruptly, so loud that she seemed to surprise even herself. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Who do you think you are?” he shouts, his voice louder than I’ve ever heard it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a loud sickening smack of skin slamming against skin. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I called to the Lady of Chains, but maybe I wasn’t really saying her name out loud, only hearing myself call on the inside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the loud kids snickers when I pass their table, and I glare at him. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

All around us, people’s voices are loud with excited talk about the festival tomorrow. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment, everything is so loud that it feels like the room is tilting sideways. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘The road to nowhere,’ she said in a voice so loud that passers-by stared at us. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry ran down the corridor, the noise of his feet masked by the music and loud talk still issuing from Slughorn’s office behind him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We get to our lockers, and even though other people can hear him, he talks as loud as ever. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I shrieked the word so loud Mom literally put her hands over her ears. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wondered out loud as I glanced at the clock. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The door slammed shut and at the same moment a loud crack echoed inside the cellar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He made the basket, the swish of the net prompting loud cheers from the visiting team’s fans. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I sneak away, up the first few steps, then make a huge loud performance of running back down the rest of them. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

During high mass, her sister and father recited the Lord’s Prayer with loud precision and clung forever to the last syllables of the hymns. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God—I didn’t mean to upset you so much,” she said, too loud for me, for where we were. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The auditorium was filled with hands clapping louder than ever. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Tad closed his eyes and took a deep breath as his heart pounded hard and fast and loud and...No panicking. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was carrying a fortune in cash so I kept my eyes sideways and down, on the fumy river of loud trucks and slow tankers flowing underneath us. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They met head on, with a loud crash of horns and a jar so solid that it seemed like I could feel it clear up there on the fence. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a loud, scary whimper, then dropped the ball, now slimy and bitten nearly in half, at Annabeth’s feet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Saunders picks up the papers and starts reading some out loud. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She could see him, white-faced, stunned; but preferred to see him red-faced, red-necked, cleaver in hand, bellowing so loud the neighbors would call the police. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was loud enough about it to have woken me up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A young, slickhaired man screamed loud obscenities to an older woman on the sidewalk. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the intention that matters,” Luna said out loud, her bones buying as she said it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I need another plate,” he says a little louder. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“To class or to the office,” Miss Saunders calls after them real loud and steady. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Hagrid twisted his crossbow uncomfortably in his hands; there was a loud splintering sound and it snapped in two. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Celaena looked up from an ancient book of Wyrdmark theories as the door creaked open, the hinges squealing loud enough to wake the dead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It got so loud in the classroom that Mrs. Rouse had to say, “Now, now, boys and girls!” in her very stern loud voice, and flash the lights on and off. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I'd been reading it out loud pretty dramatically, trying to get the accents right, so I felt embarrassed to be caught. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Has your mom given you the ‘don’t wear hoodies or play loud music when you go out’ speech? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He could hear the breathing of the little girls in the next bed, strangely loud and uneven in the quiet. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I remembered the remark when I was introduced to an all-white audience and heard their applause so loud. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out the mix Mrs. Hidalgo had made for me and put on my headphones, turning the volume up loud, the only way to listen to punk rock. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But she was and the skateboard, like so many skaters', was her voice at its loudest saying, Get out the way or pay! Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I need you to create gusts and winds to push my voice. Make my voice louder by pushing the vibrations up against the ceiling to create echoes around us!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I read the letter out loud to my wife, and I said, “Secret? My God—from whom?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began planning out loud all the projects the three of us could complete by the time school opened. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even they disappeared, though, when the black clouds made it directly over us and the sky opened up and poured rain and thundered so loud it made us three jump a little every time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I want to do this,” I say out loud. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In the form of a mouse, Eric’s dæmon climbed up to his shoulder and said, just loud enough for Malcolm to hear, “Dad never said exactly that the man was a spy. Not exactly.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Not loud, but full of the sounds of real people. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They were approaching their next house when a scream suddenly tore through the air, somehow louder than all the other sounds combined. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I scream, so loud it hurts my throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a constant rhythm so loud it resonates in my skull. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Because inside Ivy’s head, it was loud, loud, loud. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Eleanor had never even heard the N-word said out loud until she moved here, but the kids on her bus used it like it was the only way to indicate that somebody was black. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A poisoned silence floated through the rooms like a big fishnet that Violet alone slashed through with loud recriminations. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes dart toward the door, because his voice is far too loud. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Simon says yell loud, Simon says whisper, Simon says sing high, Simon says groan low, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Asha wrenched the axe out of the table and flung it back down at the dancers, to whistles and loud cheers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One night Mrs. van D. thought she heard loud footsteps in the attic, and she was so afraid of burglars, she woke her husband. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She always overreacted to every loud cough or gasp of breath, keeping me out of school or forcing me to cancel plans to go to doctor’s appointments or to the hospital for no reason. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Ron’s voice tailed away in mutters, barely audible over the loud crackling of the fire, though Harry thought he caught the words “Krum” and “can’t complain” again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They slept in separate bedrooms because my uncle's snoring was so loud it was inhumane. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They were so loud and crazy with their cawing and flapping, he knew what it meant to be surrounded by a murder of crows. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

You can tell she’s talking to a client because she puts on her New York City accent and talks about three decibels louder. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The beat of the man's heart, and the noise of his blood as it circulates through his body, grow louder and louder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Despite the landlord's protests, this caused loud laughter all round. is that indeed so?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not bad, ace,” said a familiar voice, speaking just loud enough to be heard over the music. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I hear a loud click as he unlocks the black door. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was climbing a cliff on the way home when she heard a loud noise behind her. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just taking a seat in a row of stackable chairs among my 127 classmates when a loud “Ten- hut\\” brought us all to our feet. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a woman’s voice broke through, and then the men shouted louder, glass shattered violently, and the songs on the jukebox went from boleros about betrayal to guarachas and merengues about the good life. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was the laugh—loose and loud—that confirmed the theft for some and discredited it for others. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crashes, thuds, and bangs are loud, short jumbles of lots of different wavelengths. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The sound of the approaching grain teams was louder, thud of big hooves on hard ground, drag of brakes and the jingle of trace chains. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was loud and honking, and carried in the dining halls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Up wells a wail from inside Rosemary, cracking her jaw open, wider and louder than any human cry I've ever heard ever, rising like a police siren, but much slower and so much sadder. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry—you’re smarter than all of them put together! So we’ll be cheering the loudest—your mom and dad and me and Penny.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You’ll pick the wrong one, knowing you,” he said out loud, and then he took a corridor and started hurrying along it as fast as he could. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can even say another word, Sandy lets out a loud gasp. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, not in the middle of the program,” she replied, and turned the silence up a little louder. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear the loud blasts of gunfire and even the shouting and screams of pain. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then again, but louder, still holding the yarn and needles out in front of him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Will the emperor achieve immortality?” the king said in a loud voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The silk sheets were cool and slippery beneath her, and when she shifted, her skin slid across them with a whispering noise that sounded abnormally loud in the hush of her chamber. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I reared back and whooped as loud as I could. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It kept rotating to the grind of the laboring gears, which sounded louder now. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Pointing to another store across the street, he shouted even louder than she had. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

There came a bang from the other side of the trees that was louder than anything they had heard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I shouted, “Uh!” as loud as I could, and kept on kicking with absolute delight as he pulled into the drive-through. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They made haste tucking into their dinners, playing cards, paging newspapers, and arguing loud about the British soldiers and their navy and taxes and a war. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice got louder and angrier with each word he spoke, and his fingers did a little tap dance on the gun hanging around his waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Emily ignored him, drawing the last of her milk through her straw with a series of loud slurps. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Special announcement!” said the loud speaker in a pompous voice. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I scream loud enough for the both of us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I near jumped to the moon when a loud bang came from behind me! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I pushed further into the crowd of people, who were now clapping louder, in time with the drums. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Hearing how little tiny Freak is dissing the fearsome Tony D., alias Blade, I can't help it, I laugh out loud. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

There’s already loud music playing, so me and Sneaky start the dance with our handshake. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“This here is Naomi Smith,” said Tommie, taking a step into the room and talking loud over the whispers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Laughing out loud saying, “Look at Hilly’s house,” “Look at those things.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Good boy, too. Strong. Funny. Big, loud laugh.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He charged through the rails, bristled up and roaring almost as loud as the bulls. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice was faster and louder than usual. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

With a loud “Hem!” and a long breath, Jo began to read very fast. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started at every loud noise, every sudden movement in the crowd. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

What I did, I started talking, sort of out loud, to Allie. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Raymie held up her paper cup and read the side of it out loud. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I say it loud so Biddy would hush her mouth. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And he leaned back and laughed, long and loud. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The throbbing got louder still, sending vibrations straight up Annabeth’s spine. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the rain is back . . . loud on the windows. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When he turned the key, the engine revved and the car spasmed violently before settling into a loud, sustained juddering that shook us in our seats. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I read the old bumper sticker out loud. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Get a writ of habeas corpus for each orphan,” David went on, more thinking out loud than instructing Louis, who clearly already knew exactly what to do. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I scream so loud it scrapes my throat; I feel like knives are stabbing deeper and deeper into my right side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We could hear Jason too, crying loud beyond the wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, what I saw was so terrible I almost gasped out loud, which probably would’ve gotten me killed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

His voice got louder with each word and he began to cough. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She pulled out the wooden bench, wincing at the loud scraping sound it made. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She laughed out loud at this, kissed the back of my hand and let it go. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It was louder than the night before, and closer, a deep, wolfish howl. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Because the train engine was so loud, his chanting wasn’t much of a nuisance for anyone else. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Only the end of the commercial stopped what could have gotten a whole lot louder. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The place was crowded with loud American children and their aggravated parents. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Not so loud,” she cautioned, a finger on her lips. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They heard Con returning, his footsteps seeming inordinately loud. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Milo jumped back in fright and quickly grabbed Tock to make sure that his alarm didn’t go off—for he knew how much witches hate loud noises. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A loud, deep voice cuts into my own noise. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

So the explosion that followed seemed especially loud. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Your thoughts are coming in loud and clear. You’re afraid. Don’t be. You’re going to be great in the train scene tomorrow.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Vonetta only joined in because singing was involved and she had to make her voice louder than Fern’s. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She looked up, startled to hear me talking so loud. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice is loud and I sound hysterical. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then one day I heard my mother and her friend Lindo Jong both talking in a loud bragging tone of voice so others could hear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie was breathing heavily, and once he stumbled in the dark, barked his shin, and cursed loud enough to wake half of Harrenhal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then she made a loud wailing noise like an animal on a nature program on television. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Although Grandma approached the grocer in a calm, respectful way, he shouted back at her in an angry voice—loud enough for everyone within a block to hear. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the chorus of dismay was even louder. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I whispered that last part, barely said it out loud, but with it came all the past doubts and frustrations bubbling up on their way to my mouth. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The dogs bark and growl, but it doesn’t seem as loud as usual. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Andrea tried to get over the moment by shrugging and saying a loud good-bye, but David told. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A loud rustling nearby made Richard tense until a redheaded lizard crawled out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see anything coming, but the sounds were louder—the whirring, the groaning, the clanging. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I could think it was going to be silent but then it might suddenly be really loud. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Out loud he said, “And why do you like the editorials so much, Cara?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She waited until he fell asleep, his arm flung over her, his snoring loud through parted lips, before she got up to call Kainene. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lately that voice was getting a little less loud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"I don't even drink," I say out loud, half to myself and half to Jane. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But they saved their loudest cheers for their commander, General George Washington. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

An instant later came a crack as loud as thunder, and the bottom of the wagon came ripping loose in an explosion of splinters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“There are two things I can smell a mile,” the first man said in a loud voice. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the bugs and toady- frogs shut right up, they quit chasing and biting each other ’cause this had to be the loudest whistle they’d ever heard too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It wavered through the foothills, louder than any other dog’s in the whole countryside. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Norris gave a loud meow, still peering around Filch’s legs, looking for the source of Harry’s bubble-bath smell. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say it out loud or we will be in trouble. I am lucky to be alive at all. I feel sad Geak did not get her meat.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tray shook as I held it; the water spilt from the glass; my heart struck my ribs loud and fast. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A bird calling from a parasol tree sounded shockingly loud, and our footsteps echoed in the empty hallway. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s moans were getting louder and she seemed to be sinking into the ground. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's loud here but I'm sure I heard her say doctors. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Above the engine roar comes a loud crack, followed by a scintillation spreading underfoot, as the Packard hits a dark patch on the frozen lake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The jarring of their boot heels on the boards of the foyer seems loud enough to shatter the windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The floor vibrates below his feet and the rumbling sound gets louder, becomes an outright roar. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When their singing stopped, Pastor Ambrose’s morning prayers sounded even louder. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was just piling underwear into his cauldron when Ron made a loud noise of disgust behind him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The voice had grown louder and was definitely heading in our direction. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Sallie had it in her hand and started reading out loud. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Harry had given a loud yell and leapt out of his camp bed; the package contained a large number of maggots. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His voice is loud enough for him to still be talking to the neighbors. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I took the phone, Aunty Ifeoma sounded close by and loud. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a loud sigh and gave a huge yawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow my voice is weak and loud all at once. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I sigh loud enough for him to hear. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The engine started, and the sound of the spinning propeller was as loud as a thousand-pound wasp. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have to talk out loud just to make it go away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just stating it out loud, acknowledging what the loss of his father meant to Will. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Our next three dances go smoothly, each one met with loud cheers and whistles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reads the quote I painted on it out loud: “As a friend, on a scale from one to ten, you’re a ten and a half.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As loud as my Noise is chasing her, her silence is just as loud up ahead, even now, even knowing she’s going to die, still as silent as a grave. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A deep ache washed through Mark, and tears stung his eyes as he cried out even louder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The first explosion was so loud that Ugwu’s ear popped and his body shivered alongside the vibrating ground. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not the part about Sammy—that was still too painful to say out loud—but she told them about Gaea’s offer of a fake life, and the goddess’ claim that she’d captured her brother Nico. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I try not to laugh too loud into Leah's little ears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had laughed out loud I liked it so much. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She hardly remembered the clamor of people gathering around them and the loud cheers as Da-A-Fu told about the destruction of the Green Tiger. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth flew open and in a loud voice he said, “Two years!” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the things those generals wrote made me feel so good that I almost laughed out loud. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least hard to say out loud to his dad. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It flies over the fence, and the Shark fans yell even louder. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Soon he was carried away by his feeling and started to sing louder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it finally burst in a loud, sizzling explosion, Gerald jumped back behind the sofa, coughing and wheezing from the heat and smoke. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telling other people about the Hideout is punishment enough, but of course I don’t say that out loud. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I can hear him loud and clear in the next room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘Little micies is always talking to each other and I is hearing them as loud as my own voice.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My whole family loved him. We all loved music, too. My brother and sister and mother sang really well. My dad just sang really loud, loud and happy, though always out of tune.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then I grabbed a pillow from the couch and screamed into it loud enough for old Mrs. Burgess to hear, rest her soul. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The noise in the synagogue had become very loud, almost a din, and the room seemed to throb and swell with the scraping chairs and the talking men. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

With every step, he gets closer and giggles louder. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mean for it to come out so loud. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It was kinda loud when it fell, I guess.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Looking for me?” he said in a loud, commanding voice. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her voice grew softer and softer until it was barely louder than a sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I’m sure you, Mr. Editor, can’t wait for me to say your name out loud. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They wore striped pants, loud ties, sideburns, goatees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Freddie whisks away the excess, finishing with a snap of the rag, loud like a firecracker. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cyril suspected that the discussion of bad taste alluded to his loud pants. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two boys together of course, the brave loud hunters, shoulders squared, chins up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

To see how I’m doing, Mr. Henry has me read out loud to him, but I stumble a lot over words when I read that way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She meant that even if I got killed, the people could use my dead body for a weapon, but we do not like to talk out loud about dying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His boots were always loud on the bare floor, but he never came into the room. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote about it in English class and even read the journal out loud. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed him by the collar and whispered to him fiercely, “You go out in the street and holler ‘Fire, fire’ as loud as you can.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shrub was growing at the gate of their compound and he parked near it, his chest rising and falling, his breathing loud. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No point in wondering about it out loud,” he says. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Stan,” I said, and I said it kind of loud so of course he had to look up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It hurts too much to speak any louder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her mother was painting when Jam came in, so the studio was full of loud music, old-school grime this time, the energy thumping against the light and Stormzy’s voice whipping around Bitter’s flying braids. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And his voice got really loud when he started explaining how, first, he’d have to say a special prayer to deliver me from the evil residing within me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In practice, the game seemed to come down to mostly shoving, hitting, and falling into the water, along with a lot of loud arguments about whether or not someone had said "Mayhaps." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harry followed Fred and George out of the locker room and, hoping his knees weren’t going to give way, walked onto the field to loud cheers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Pong cried, so loud that it made Nok take a step back. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But here, in this loud, bright place, surrounded by gentiles disguised as saints, I clung to every truth, every doctrine he had given me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you need hearing aids that work backward—making sound quieter instead of louder,” she says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The low sound of laughter boils the skin on my cheeks, and I jump up and dart offstage, grab my backpack, and fly out the door before it gets any louder. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Beside them, there was a loud, woeful bleating that made them both jump, and Koffi looked down at the goat staring indignantly back up at them with large brown eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If I wanted to pass seventh-grade science, I was going to have to speak out loud. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You were small. Maybe four, maybe five. You held your daddy’s hand so tight when you walked in there. It was a Saturday morning, so the place was real loud, you know?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were in an old kitchen with peeling sea-green wallpaper, a school-bus-yellow fridge buzzing as loud as a Laundromat washer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Say it loud enough for your sister to come. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost have to shout, the noise is so loud. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of the second slap from the officer was not as loud as the first. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He said, “Thank you,” but he didn’t think she could hear him in the loud round of objections that poured from the council. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I stared at him, there was suddenly a loud Bang! from right next to me and one of the buttons on the Japanese soldier’s uniform shattered. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as they were about to cross the road to their own house, they heard loud cries coming from Next Door, and there they saw a curious sight. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I never screamed so loud in my life. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

There was no goofing off, no loud talking like there had been at the start of class on Friday. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices were unusually loud and Bruno could only make out a few fragments of them: \\ .. to leave Berlin. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

Those are the kind who play loud music in the woods that can be heard for miles, just to see who it attracts. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The kids behind me laugh so loud I know they’re laughing about me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Amplitude: How loud or soft a sound is. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Your Majesty,” Pinmei said, her quiet words loud in the silence, “I did not finish my story. May I tell you the end?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The sound was muffled, not loud and earth shattering like the bombs I had heard so many times when Klan members dynamited black homes and businesses throughout the city. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She’d make a wish and she’d never, ever tell me what it was. She used to joke that if she said it out loud, it would never come true.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m a village man!” he said happily, as though to explain the drops of soup that landed on his shirt and on the table while he ate, or his loud burping afterwards. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She said, in a voice much louder than she had intended, so loud that the entire table hushed at its sound, “I remember. Oh, I remember.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mosquitoes were thirsty and flies flew around Genie’s face, buzzing so loud he felt like he had stuck his head into Grandpop’s radio. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This was some of that talk that growned folks do where they’re saying one thing out loud but you’re supposed to be hearing lots of other things at the same time! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was - by the standards of the day - loud, long, and modern. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Without Mrs. Robins in the room, they’re loud and horsing around. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

His voice wasn’t loud, but there was a quality to it that made Matt shiver even though he—for once—wasn’t the one in trouble. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, for crying out loud,” says one woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

With each step, the old voice in his head grew louder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As Roy went down, he let out an involuntary cry, which was drowned by the loud, gaseous hissing of bus brakes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now we’re walking in the parking lot where they play loud music in the summertime. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would read the report summary out loud to everyone and make some necessary announcements before the superintendent dismissed everyone at 10:45. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she looked around the room, and seeing where she was, shuddered; she gave a loud cry, and put her poor thin hands before her pale face. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And it was a good thing that the Hofbräuhaus music accompanying the boys was so loud, because more than a few of the kids in the bleachers fired off barrages of F-bombs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was all very loud for a Sunday evening in a place like Lake Forest. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Its voice was not loud, but very large and deep. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The giant Gryffindor hourglass had been hit by a curse, and the rubies within were still falling, with a loud rattle, onto the flagstones below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“No?” the doctor said in a loud voice. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

No screams, no pleading wails—or perhaps the Terranovas’ TV was turned up too loud to hear it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then a loud knock against my bedroom window jolts us both. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of saying that out loud makes my stomach twist. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Really screaming, not words, just noise—really loud noise. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

When Con came out to join them, Taisin and Kaede hastily scooted apart, but the expressions on their faces were so plain that he laughed out loud. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought they would read their letters out loud, but they took them and ran back to their room. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But Granny was asleep again, and soon was breathing so loud and deep it was like—I don’t know what it was like. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You can’t stop me on the come up,” I say, louder. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They had only turned it up because he was too loud in the first place. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mama, who was used to Papa’s loud noises, said calmly, “What is it, husband?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She placed her shotgun on the dresser with a loud clunk. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Or he starts to pant, getting louder and louder. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The jingling, clopping sounds of horses and loud, laughing voices were drifting in through the open window. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was half open, her breathing loud and low. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

As loud as he shouted, she sure heard him, all right. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t look around to see where they’re coming from, but the farther I walk, the louder and sharper they get, until I recognize them as gunshots. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I yelled it as loud as I could. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Anger stampedes through me, hot and lively, and the muffled feeling around my ears falls away, making even this quiet Abnegation street sound loud. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For one, the loud girl is way shorter than Elizabeth. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He was talking in a straight, loud voice that rang through the terrible silence in the synagogue. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Not as loud or as powerful as I was used to, and not even close to as bad as it had been last time, but still there, still agonizing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“PRECIOUS STONES!” he roared, even louder than before. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Cullen is a brilliant surgeon who could probably work in any hospital in the world, make ten times the salary he gets here,” he continued, getting louder. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She spoke loud into the receiver as if the cord wasn’t long enough from Autauga County, Alabama, to Brooklyn. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of silence while the two women considered this, then a loud outburst as they near fell over themselves in laughter. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A coarse, loud voice shouted, ‘‘Quiet, you little brute, or I’ll give you something to howl for!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Those liars!” she’d exclaimed, her voice so furiously loud a nurse had peeked in to shush her. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Then he asked, in a real loud voice, “Chester, what kind of training do you have?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She runs water in the sink and dumps the plates and utensils into it with a loud clatter. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Outside, the rain had started, slow and soft at first and then faster and louder. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And when he did, he could not stop the worn old words from coming, louder and louder as though sheer volume would wake her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie didn’t say the words out loud, but she felt them pass through her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“How could I forget that face? And that body,” she says, definitely loud enough for him to hear. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he realized all that urgent loud noise was coming from outside his dreams in the real world, heralding another calamity, no doubt, and with a fatalistic whimper the volunteer awoke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts the empty Coke can on the counter and burps real loud. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A loud peal of laughter boomed and rang out in the valley of flames. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat really loudly—so loud, the sound echoed in the station. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I follow the scent of the dead, the sounds of the moans getting louder, and move cautiously down the tunnel. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

June was funny like that, talkative and loud in class, but at lunch and during gym, she got quiet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was a loud murmur of agreement as she sat down. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A microphone squeals somewhere, so loud I clap my hands over my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They made locating calls to keep track of one another, and Otto would hesitantly call back, though not loud enough for anyone but me to hear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tried again, and this time his voice was there, loud and angry, “Back to the ship! Ready sails!” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A loud giggle escaped into the quiet library. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Tweets and chirps and loud singing all happening at once. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

At that moment a rolling and rumbling noise was heard again, louder now and deeper. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The voices in the kitchen are louder and angrier than ever. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If I have to spend that much time on my teeth,” a woman whispered loud enough for everyone to hear, “I won’t get anything done around the house.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The rumbling of the crowd is loud, so I don't notice Haymitch until he touches my shoulder. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Open up!” he growls in a loud whisper. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of movement in the ward, and loud voices. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I shake my head at her because I don’t want to say it out loud. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My heart jumps when I hear loud footsteps coming up the stairs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Across the roof hearing the roof loud now I could see Natalie going through the garden among the rain. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Puff Daddy and Mase poured from the stereo, the bass thumping so loud she could feel it in her throat, then faded back to make way for Notorious B.I.G. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had the loudest burp of the bunch. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The full chorus was singing again, louder as we got nearer. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the cave, the waterfall roared beneath them, growing louder in his silence. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know if we’re going the right way anymore,” I say—only realizing after it’s out of my mouth that I’ve said it out loud. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That night it was loud and very crowded. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Chip-toothed Sandy gave such a loud whistle that Otis Amber would have been deafened if the flaps of the aviator's helmet had not been snug against his ears. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vendor’s loud voice had attracted attention from passersby, and a small crowd began to form in front of the peach stand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I settled down on the couch in front of the television with the radio blasting loud from the hallway. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first page is a letter, which he begins to read out loud, but he doesn’t get far. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then a loud boom made the surface of the water shiver and droplets fall around them like rain. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Really, she’s used to wacky outfits and loud music. She was married to me, wasn’t she?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Opening his mouth, he let out one loud bawl, and then disappeared in the thick timber. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be right, the first night on Mars, to make a loud noise, to introduce a strange, silly bright thing like a stove. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a loud crunching sound and looked down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance interrupted, in a loud voice full of false cheer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted up his hands and cried in a loud voice ringing above the din: The Eagles are coming! The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But most of them pressed the button eventually, even when the screams got louder. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I groan extra loud and stand up slowly. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Was the singing of “The March of the Blossoms” too loud? The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“He remembered,” she read on in a loud, clear voice, “and he was determined to be avenged—avenged upon those who were the cause of all this misfortune, whose cruelty poisoned the whole world.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ears of a hundred different shapes prickled at the long, loud laughter of the boys. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Mason. Seriously. Can we talk about how loud your body is? How big you sound.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

All have tall barred windows on two sides, with loud exhaust fans at the top. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment a low, throbbing noise began which gradually swelled louder and louder till the whole valley seemed to be swaying with it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then Ms. Platt asked them to “demonstrate Basic Seven,” and the whole class followed along while counting out loud in Japanese. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Recently, she’s been using text abbreviations out loud sometimes, even though she never uses them in actual text messages. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Breathe, Nate,” I say out loud, but really I want to be yelling, “Moose Murders! Moose Murders it all to tarnation!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The pier lights have been switched on and behind me a crowd of people have just given a loud cheer to greet this event. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and took another loud bite of celery. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Kelly was so loud that George could feel the phone vibrate. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The loud crash brought him out of his reverie; hurrying from the scene lest Filch turn up, he dashed down the marble staircase and along the passageway below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Cinna showed me. You can practically see the whole city. The wind's a bit loud, though." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was reaching under my bed for my binder and wondering how to approach the scene where Minerva doesn't get invited to a schoolmate's party, when I heard loud voices coming from the front porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In my own head, I hear a roar growing louder and louder as the seconds pass, and I try to quell the churning in my stomach. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I clump-clump-clumped down the steps, stopping a couple of times to yawn real loud. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t hear what she says, but Mrs. Winters’s voice is loud and clear. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I can hear the buzz of the rider’s Noise starting but for a time the galloping is louder and I can’t hear it clearly. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The noise grew steadily louder as the soldiers neared our building. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Juanita kept calling, but no matter how loud she called, the beast just kept cantering along, ignoring her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As they neared the yard, they heard the inhuman groan again, the same sound they had heard while exiting the basement, only louder than ever. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

So I didn’t even protest out loud; I just squared my shoulders, looked Mama in the eye, and said in my most sincere voice, “I live to serve.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then they’d all eat, the men first, then the women and children, the men still drinking, getting louder and braver, talking about what they were going to do to the bands on the other hills. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I made my pledge too loud, because when I sat down, the boy across the room raised his thumb again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad stared at the phone, then let out a loud breath and nodded. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Panicked, I whisper as loud as I can, “Someone will see us.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Liam is always like this, being loud and the center of attention. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It was over here!” a familiar voice shouted, growing rapidly louder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Deydey came in with a fish so tiny and poor-looking that, in spite of their hunger, everyone laughed out loud when he lifted it proudly into the air. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

One of the nurses will probably end her shift soon, and rain on a tin roof is loud. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He made things easy for the reporters, posing questions out loud to himself, then answering them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is very easy,” Malfoy drawled, loud enough for Harry to hear him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The monkeys’ shrieks were starting to sound like hysterical laughter, getting louder and louder like a volcano about to erupt. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The children would read out loud or recite their times tables. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

A flash of lightning and loud clap of thunder draw everyone's eyes to the window. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

What if—I can’t say this out loud, can’t even whisper it—what if he tells Scott what I really am? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long talk which she didn’t understand; and in the end she started crying louder than ever. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Sunday morning, I woke up to loud noise right next to my aching head. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

This brought a loud laugh from Rainie, which sounded like someone had dropped an empty bucket on a gravel bar and then had kicked it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to go home now,” I called, a bit louder. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

With a loud whoop, I told her how proud I was. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt strange to say it out loud. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Momma takes my hand, and her tight squeeze tells me what she doesn’t say out loud—I got your back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the lion’s head and knocked much louder. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wanted the big attractions—the faster, the louder, the higher, the better. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

His bark was loud in the little office. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I’m changing his name to. How bad can you act if everybody’s calling you” — she said it loud —“Snickers?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s lost,” I told him as loud as I could and stared at my feet. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Topographical maps show everything,” I say, musing out loud. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I was watching that, Potty!” he told Harry indignantly, pointing at the fight below, before letting out a loud cackle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Augur ignores my barb, and though his voice is no louder than it was a moment ago, his words are wrapped in iron, weighted down in certainty. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She hummed the wedding march while she rocked him, only sometimes she had to press her lips together to keep from laughing out loud. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“They fought like crazy. It’ll be nice to have a night when people aren’t screaming at each other so loud they shake the walls. I might actually sleep again.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mom screamed even louder and Henry practically jumped in his seat. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tysons voice, loud and clear in my head. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

An instant later Taran heard a loud clucking and squawking from the chicken run. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The speedboat’s engine was so loud that we couldn’t hear what the man said, but the woman got up and sweetly motioned him to come closer to shore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And then Michael told Chase, who came over and told Rachel in a loud voice, that no, Michael definitely does not like Edna Santos. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She sat up suddenly and hit her head with a loud crack on the shelf above her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s the way Dray holds his head and bends over as if he is about to let out a loud wail. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What if, when you felt the words building up, instead of saying them out loud, you wrote them down?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time it did so it was louder, more insistent. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The conductor asked her for the five-cent fare, and Anthony said in a loud voice, “I am traveling at the expense of the government. Ask him for my fare.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I talk loud, trying to show her how happy I am to see her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Just before three in the morning, a man who lived nearby heard a loud explosion. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon, on the other hand, leaped into the air with a loud caw of delight, and wheeled and skimmed and darted now ahead of the boat, now behind the stem. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A flurry of wind made the palms talk and the noise seemed very loud now that darkness and silence made it so noticeable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Highboy, wearing a loud checked suit, moved sociably through the crowd. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We’re far away from the voices on the porch, and it’s so quiet, I sound louder than I am. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It would be cramped and loud, but Kathy found herself looking forward to it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But she doesn't have the same depth in her voice, so she's just loud. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Gram always made me read our stories out loud when we finished them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is the impetus of that shattering phalanx of iron—spread across the battlefront, inescapable, pulverizing, louder than drums, beating the earth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The panting of the woman within became quick and loud, like whispered screams, but she made no sound aloud. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I stood in the hallway, listening, and then crept past the next two doors to where the knocking was loudest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I grab the poetry anthology and flip to an Emily Dickinson poem and read the title out loud: “Hope is the thing with feathers.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A whistling had begun to sound in his ears, growing louder by the second. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a loud slamming noise, and Mrs. Weasley and Harry broke apart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Saying the words out loud to another person made it more real, more permanent. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The blocks are loud because they are hard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hallway, he climbs a set of stairs, and at the top there is another hallway, equally crowded and loud. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My knees started trembling and my heartbeat grew faster and louder. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t talking to my dog, I think, loud and clear enough to hear. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Hello?” she says as she steps inside, and, when she gets no response, tries again, a bit louder, as she walks down the hall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My forehead hit the shiny, polished oak with a loud thump. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We told the little boy we were playing a game called Whisper so he wouldn’t talk or laugh too loud. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And then Ben caught sight of me, pointed, and let out the loudest and most passionate “YESSSS!!!!!!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I play what is so clearly meant to be the loudest song on earth quiet enough for Mom not to come storming into my room; I wouldn’t try to contain this voice in headphones. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They looked so cute, I laughed out loud. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ride is bumpy and loud, but the cool dawn air keeps us reasonably comfortable. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the car door and a mix of laughter, loud, unintelligible words, and thrash metal music flowed into our forest and infected it with them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

With a loud exhale, Bongo flew to the ground. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their display of white anger got so loud, so public, that Grandma wouldn't allow Conrad to play outside alone for any reason. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I locked the door after him and sat down on the bed to the loud twang of springs. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind whistles even louder, reminding me we will have to take cover soon. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My throat rasped and the words weren’t as loud as I’d meant them to be. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The music was loud with a driving beat. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that I was reading about inexplicable loud noises and things falling from the sky, then there was this whop!, and then a flying—” She was gasping. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

His laughter echoed even louder than it had from the pit of Tartarus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When crows want to be loud, they can be extremely loud. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah!” he whispered, maybe a little louder than he intended. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The throbbing was louder, coming from somewhere outside. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Women were banned from laughing out loud or wearing nail polish, and they were beaten or jailed for walking without a male family member. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I dropped my eyes to the floor and heard the slow music of the dirge, louder for a moment, then soft again. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed even louder, but they left me alone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Henry slaps him on the back with a loud thwack. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mami’s screams got louder and more shrill as we walked away from the house, as if she could feel us leaving. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His store is a straight-up scream fest, not to mention the extra sound effects from the loud TV he keeps behind the counter—cowboy movies on repeat. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She was singing, but the rain was louder than her voice. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Teacher Li was over fifty years old, and her hoarse voice was not very loud, but when she stood before the class, she seemed so intent and serious that we had to listen to her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I have one of these very loud, stupid laughs. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll just Google this charity and donate my first week of E.T. salary directly to the homeless,” I say out loud. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was a loud crash and water splashed everywhere. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Roza laughed, a loud, happy sound too big for her body. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing with an open flame in here?” he demanded in the loudest whisper I had ever heard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then a bell rang, and from the ceiling of the lift: a loud speaker began, very softly and yet very imperiously, to issue its commands. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, slowly and purposefully, the one with red hair knelt down and planted upon the concrete of the runway a firm, loud kiss. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The other three young men reacted with loud laughter as they readied their horses. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shouts behind me grew louder and closer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake ate two sections at a time and with a loud whoosh spat the seeds into the fire. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the King’s Huntress was there, too, looking at her with concern, and Ash suddenly laughed out loud. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to tell her because saying it out loud—forming the actual words of what happened—is humiliating. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My stomach grumbled, loud in the silent basement, reminding me that now that I was awake I should be finding it some food. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

From there on the argument began to get louder and more personal. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a loud clap of thunder echoed from the dark clouds. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Feet shuffle so loud the ceiling sounds ready to rain. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Either you weren’t yelling loud enough to begin with, or the people around you are deaf, dumb, and blind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The uproar in the forest grew louder and louder. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The police were called to a house party because neighbors complained about loud music. The cops are saying when they came to break up the party, she was insubordinate.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

No sirens and loud music coming from outside. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His breath is shallow and raspy, so loud that I can hear it from down here. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A metallic rhythm grows louder as I walk, exactly like the sound of a train on tracks. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Madge will have to be less loud when we get there. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She marches off, her heels making loud, angry clacking noises on the wood floors. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The girl said the word again, this time louder, surer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Making a loud rustling sound, he leapt out of the bushes right under MacDuff 's nose. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sound of the voices below grew louder, getting trapped between my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Both groups would blast their music as loud as they could—the Temptations and Marvin Gaye trying to drown out Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Human touch. Our first form of communication,” she says, her voice loud and clear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“That poor kid,” he heard Alec mutter behind him, thankfully not loud enough for the Toad to hear. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Come in! Come in! And welcome!” called a loud, cheery voice from inside. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He’d planned on taking Petey back to his house to meet Calamity’s kittens, but he couldn’t imagine saying that out loud. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then they heard the footsteps again, growing louder, and after a few minutes Osha emerged into the light, looking grim. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even though she will never admit it out loud, I think she knows Shoji should be with Dad and Serena and the twins. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She would speak slower and a bit louder than necessary, maybe because she thought it would help me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In came Mr Wormwood in a loud check suit and a yellow tie. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

There's a loud ring, and Officer Khan pulls his cell phone off a clip on his belt and presses it to his ear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Nicole had an amazingly cool laugh, loud, nothing fake about it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know if I say it out loud. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice comes out louder than I want. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Well, I think I say it—but when the words come out, even I jump a little at how loud and angry my voice sounds. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Turning the radio up loud, too loud, he said, “If you scream, I’m gonna kill you. And if you tell, I’m gonna kill Bailey.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess because I was nervous, I started to recap the day’s events out loud. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Riders followed it, and suddenly Harrowdale lay before them, loud with the noise of waters in the evening. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her sounds were gentle and the storm outside was loud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I do hear laughter and applause and cheers, which are loud for Drew and louder for Brittney. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

With its loud roaring, the north wind seemed to be laughing at us. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of it out loud sends another surge of disappointment through me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, not trusting myself to speak the lie out loud convincingly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Please, Naomi,” he whispered as loud as he dared. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It clipped a wine steward on the serving hand, so that his pitcher dropped with a loud clang while he fell backward, cursing, in the dust. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richie had been drinking all day again, so he was all kinds of festive at dinner—laughing too much and too loud. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Hearing shouts and loud cries, the crowd shifted its gaze away from the stage and began to surge toward the gate. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rubin started yelling louder now, like she was getting annoyed that nobody was listening. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When he caught the stream, he would snap his jaws together with a loud click. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He roared louder than the thunder and arced high and back toward us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When she opens the bedroom window, the noise of the airplanes becomes louder. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I'm glad she doesn't say it out loud. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What in the hell do you want, Matt? For crying out loud.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank God the Dauntless compound is usually loud. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now only a few feet away, the visitor grew louder and louder until Thomas caught a shadowed glimpse of a skinny boy limping along in a strange, lilting run. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem at all ashamed of it, for when I explained and hurried on, he waved his hand, sock and all, saying in his loud, cheerful way... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ava Willis’s voice was so loud, I overheard her shrill questions. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday and Friday he sold the fish he had caught that morning, the rest of the week he was drunk, loud, obscene, funny and outrageous. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The scream of their blades came from her right, louder and louder. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then came a loud burst of grief from the crowd. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Any louder and I thought my ears would start bleeding. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was gasping loud whilst he waited for his breathing to catch ahold of him so’s he could do a proper job of chopping me up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And like cheese-scented fireworks, that loud release of air and processed dust cheered us up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I turn the volume up loud on my machine, then type out, “Why did you leave me?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, what happened every Sunday at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church was that the priests got together and read the Bible out loud. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Whenever he was in his cups he would call for a reaving song, something loud and stormy that told of dead heroes and deeds of wild valor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The boys were loud enough they could hear every word, breathless and excited for a day of adventures. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

One moment Glorfindel turned and listened, then he sprang forward with a loud cry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The roar got louder as the wave filled with wreckage. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Josh used to be just loud but now he’s loud and evil. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did mine out loud, and Betsy wrote hers on paper. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Later, C.P. was alone in the room when he heard loud whispers outside the door. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The more focused I was on them, the louder they were, the closer they became. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Poppy asked, loud enough to be sure I heard. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t enough for L.A. to be big; it had to prove it was big by being loud and strange and difficult to navigate, too. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu said, and it came out a little louder than the sarcastic mumble that she had intended. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shh,” I say again, cuz my chest is starting to rise, my Noise starting to buzz too loud to be of any use at all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The creatures in the drying ponds sang louder every night; the creatures in the grass and in the fields sang louder every day! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Shh .. . don’t talk so loud. It is a crime to speak against the Angkar. If the soldiers hear you they will take you away and kill you.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is Decatur Street, son. Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. The streets talk anyway, but they talk even louder to me," he said like a big shot. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Using a network of concealed vents and channels, priests piped loud, roaring sounds at those who entered the temple. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Kneel!” another soldier ordered as the pounding of drums became even louder. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I already drew you,” she said out loud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We turned and ran toward the visitors’ sideline and heard the loud cheers of our caravan riders. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach twists in knots, and I can hear my voice getting louder and my breath faster. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Gurgi, sitting cross-legged, devoured his food with so many outcries of pleasure and loud smackings of his lips that he seemed to be eating twice as much as he really did. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure she’s talking about me, but her voice isn’t quite loud enough for me to hear, so I figure she’s not actually talking to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She had started wearing them a while back, when people had begun to suspect that the roar of air in your suit might be loud enough to damage your hearing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That they were loud enough for me to hear at all was strange. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Was that someone else’s breath or just his own, loud and scared? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to read it out loud to you. It’s called Gone with the Wind. Miss Franny says it’s a great book. It’s about the Civil War. Do you know all about the Civil War?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was another thing for Taryn to say out loud that Ivy’s absence would probably be a good thing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His accent is somehow broken, it comes out strained, too loud. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out loud, I said, to no one in particular: “Tommy’s got his shirt on. His favourite polo shirt.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a good distance, the grumbling in Yishan’s stomach became so loud he had to admit he was hungry. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A loud boom exploded through the air, making Thomas jump. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He jumps down, sets it in front of the doorway, and gives it a loud pat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Playing for a long time,” Axel adds, even louder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A real mix, it seemed, of people with loud, noisy kids on vacation, and quiet, well-dressed business types. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The tables were crowded with tall people reaching for bowls of food and talking too loud; cousins and great-uncles and friends from far away. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The students yelled “Good morning” louder this time, not because they were excited but because they wanted her to stop. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You were drunk,” he says, his voice loud, harsh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was moving but I couldn’t hear her since the tractor was so loud, but I knew why I was in trouble and I could already feel a little blood gathering under my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ten times in the ensuing week, he cried, “Robbie stays,—and that’s final!” and each time it was weaker and accompanied by a louder and more agonized groan. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But they were silly, fearful creatures; and after looking at me in surprise, they both scurried up an oak tree and scolded senselessly in loud voices, shaking their tails, until I left. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no way I was gonna say it out loud. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was almost empty on the patio outside, just a few older people sipping teas in the far corner, and their voices sounded loud. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. van D. came back to the room and collapsed into a chair with a loud sigh. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

My voice trembled; I heard it growing louder, as if it were coming from someone else. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her neck broke with a loud and horrible snap, and darkness came over Citra like a landslide. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I slipped my way through the sweaty bodies and loud voices, looking for a familiar face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know what to do with Pri’s loud, dirty mouth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The roars of the crowd got louder and louder as Don took the ball and headed for the goal line. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can know things without them being said out loud. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As she went on, her voice grew louder. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could even pray out loud in church, and was apt at stealing pickles from the barrel that sat under the fruit counter and Uncle Willie’s nose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sort of gave her a kiss, and she said, "Whenja get home7' She was glad as hell to see me. You could tell. "Not so loud. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The noise got louder and louder, drowning out the honks and rattles echoing from busy Commercial Street. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have time to—” A loud clanging sound cut the man off, a metallic bang that shot through the air like a cannon. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The rumble was louder than I had remembered, the vibrations ringing the boat much more intense. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was so loud and musical sounding, which reminded me to start singing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

To her surprise, the witch made no move to stop her but merely cackled louder. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Things most people only thought but knew better than to say out loud. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, they burst into loud laughter! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music feels too loud and too soft all at once, and underneath its bass line, I can hear Abby breathing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Louder and louder I sang, and when my sisters shook the fogginess from their own minds, they sat up and joined me in the chorus of Mamá’s lullaby. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jessie was about to ask yet again, louder, when Benny interrupted. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When he came outside again a little after seven he was reminded of the conversation because he heard Mrs. Wilson's voice, loud and scolding, downstairs in the garage. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

My iPod is going so loud I barely hear Dr. Katz when she opens the door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

How a piece of rhetoric sounds—and this applies just as much whether it is heard out loud or scanned by the inner ear while being read on the page—is vital to its effectiveness. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Here was this complete stranger pouring out her heart, and my grandma was getting the message loud and clear. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But at least I didn’t say mine out loud. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They passed the joint around quickly, taking loud hits from it, and when it got to me, Charlie spared me by taking it from the person who was passing it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just shoot yourself in the head?” he whimpered out loud. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the politicians, dictators, and warmongers weren’t happy, but their voices, which had always seemed so loud and intimidating, were suddenly insignificant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“That was great, Sierra. You don’t have to say what you want ’em to do out loud, though. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his voice came floating back to them in a loud halloo! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Fighting pigs is brave, but it is not brave to scream so loud. It hurts Strong Belwas in the ears.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My face is warm, and I wish I had the superpower of common sense because this isn’t something I should’ve ever said out loud. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

James leaned forward and read out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative—He looked at Emily, his mouth hanging open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, he winked and said in a loud voice, “Of course no dozd would waste his time on a car as ugly as my brother’s.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And loud clanks and hissing sounds erupted as once again the boat began to move. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fang yelped and tried to run, but got lodged in a tangle of thorns and yelped even louder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But the words often stuck in his mouth, and his voice now was hoarse and not loud as it had been before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

About two minutes pass, and a young man wearing chinos and a blue dress shirt with a loud tie comes out of a corridor and walks right over to Alicia. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, louder than I mean to be. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was as loud as a hundred car wrecks happening all at once, but no one, including me, even bothered to look in its direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The minute he went on to another topic of news, the barbershop broke into loud conversation. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

How the cry of joy went up at the first weak wail—“no louder than a kitten’s mew.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I’m saying the words, my muscles tense and my breathing grows loud. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They get in and out of cars, whisde at friends, and glide along the sidewalk on shoes with heels as loud fast music blares from speakers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If the others heard me talking out loud they would think that I am crazy,” he said aloud. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded real and near and loud and bad. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was waving her hand, ready to explain their strange situation, when the compact fell from her palm and landed on the desk with a loud thunk. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Somebody came up with the idea of hiring a gospel band with a keyboard player, who wears shades and plays too loud, but no one’s complaining. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the clatter of lunch trays and cutlery is loud enough, so I let go of the tension in my shoulders. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“All right,” I said, louder than I meant to. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the radio comes back even louder than you remember it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Schoolchildren wonder out loud how discrimination could ever have been legal in this great land of ours. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready to say it out loud yet either. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When he turns back and speaks again, his voice is a little louder, almost normal. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The quacking voice from the next table, temporarily silenced during the Ministry’s announcement, had started up again, as loud as ever. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t know you were here already!” said a loud and excited voice, and he received a sharp blow to the top of the head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The sheer noisiness of them, of their heavy boots, and loud voices, buzzed on by their sense of urgency, ricochets through the quiet hush of the hospital and breathes some life into the place. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they crept toward it, they heard movement from behind it; a low moan, and then a deep, loud purring. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Abuela’s on a roll, and her voice is getting louder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The yeshiva team exploded into wild cheers and shouted loud words of congratulations in Yiddish to the batter. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip before I say that out loud. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A dozen spectators, man and boy, were calling out encouragement, Robb's voice the loudest among them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They could hear Mentor’s voice, loud above the others. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The voices in the darkness seemed to whisper louder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The roar and rush of the toilet was so loud I thought it would swallow me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas watched as Alby unbuttoned the collar, then wrapped it around Ben’s neck; Ben finally looked up just as the loop of leather snapped closed with a loud pop. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sounds grew louder and louder, and then a flock of geese appeared above the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“God, don’t talk so loud. And I’m not. I’m not. “ All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She says that last part in a really loud voice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But from where she stood, the echoes were louder than the shots themselves, and following the sound, Marina set off in the wrong direction. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She’s silent for a moment, and then a loud cackle escapes from her, which gets me going again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Noor and his mother came up beside them, and then a loud splash echoed on the right, followed by the sound of running feet. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When I first heard of this monastery I laughed out loud, but now the image of dot-com moguls scrubbing for the good of their souls presents itself as a psychic flotation device. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often his voice would come out loud and angry from the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He continued to chivy the sausage, his face deep in his book, as the front door let out a loud wha-pop! A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then the bells of the Elderclock rang out, loud and panicked, high and demanding, an escalating tide of echoes, climbing one on top of another, booming over the White Island, the ice moat, the wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This was greeted by an ominous silence, and then loud voices, all chattering at once, as the chili-covered boys stood up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The PA speaker came back to life with a loud static pop that made everyone jump. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They weren’t loud or confident like the march of a Son of the Six; these were softer, more hesitant. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“This is hopeless,” I say out loud, to nobody. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s an old couple down the road that needs to be evacuated,” he clarified, louder this time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There was a very loud crack, and the sounds of scuffling and squeaks filled the silent room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because a lot of us know we won’t have many chances to shout out loud that we matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She must have yelled louder than she intended to. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Before I could draw breath again, he fell to the ground with a loud grunt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I stomp on it by chanting my words of affirmation out loud. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There's a lot of noise and loud talking around her. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We read the article out loud, taking turns. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She didn't say it loud enough to be heard over the creeps in the back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The lights are dim, the music is loud, and Rhiannon is hard to find. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The storm is very bad now,” Lopsang recalls, “boom! boom! Two times like sound of gun, there is big thunder. Two times lightning hit very close near me and Scott, very loud, very scared.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As the first big drops began to splatter down on the leaves of the corn plants, making loud rattling sounds, Josiah motioned for Tayo to walk to the truck with him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

A thin man who looks young enough to be a college student leans against a desk talking in a loud, nasal voice. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The howling of the hungry animal was really loud now, but I couldn’t see where it was coming from. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

You might tell your story out loud instead of writing it down.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Radar gave one loud bark of approval, whacked the wall three times with his tail, then bolted straight for the living room, sniffing everything he passed on the way. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I walked to and from school beside myself, watching the jíbara girl with eyes cast down, the home-cut hair, the too large gestures and too loud voice, the feet unaccustomed to shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His groans were louder, and a fierce whistling came from his nose. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pieces of bread fly from Gabriel’s mouth, and we all howl louder, until finally Allys says, holding her stomach, “I like you, Jenna.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I flop on my mattress and it lets out a loud squeak. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I write about that, and talk about it out loud to Djo, maybe he will hear, and maybe just the sound of a voice will draw him back. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the two voices grew louder behind me, I began to feel a hot anger inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I follow Mr. Gideon down another hallway for quite some time, the sound of our breathing loud in the enclosed space. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The other side revealed nothing but darkness, though a rumbling hum like the sound of distant machinery grew louder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t keep it all straight because of all the shouting and running around, plus my heart is beating so loud! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A loud, tinny voice attacks us from behind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Each tool was numbered, and he called the numbers out loud. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the tour I was talking so loud, it was as if I thought she was deaf. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trista laughed to herself, but just loud enough for Bit to hear. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Van Hopper folded her lorgnette with a snap, and leant across the table to me, her small eyes bright with excitement, her voice a shade too loud. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when we first started hearing the phrases, “Black is beautiful” and “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud!” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was loud and rough-voiced and drunk as often as not, and he would probably have just sent her back to Lord Eddard, if they even let her see him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Economic homosexual!” somebody repeated, to loud general laughter. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then she reached toward me with her deformed stumps and touched my face and at that moment I yelped out loud and dropped over dead. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m going out of here,” I said, my anger making my voice sound louder than I intended. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music grew louder, and as I rounded the bend near the train tracks, I felt the warmth radiating from the bonfire, saw the glow on the rough and ragged faces. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

That cracking, crunching noise was the loudest sound I’ve ever heard in my whole life. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When they were digging around in Bugs’s ears with the tweezers you’d’ve thought they were pulling his legs off, not some cockroach’s, I’d never heard a kid scream that loud. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Toward the bottom of the hill they downshifted and the engine roar was so loud a few petals fell off the blossoms. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The crowd begins to chant, voices rising louder and louder in unison until the sound takes over everything. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The bus is loud but not as loud as sometimes. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We slow down so our footsteps aren’t as loud, and I look for the blinking light again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It made no sense—when she’d entered the woods she hadn’t heard it at all, and it had gotten louder as she approached it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A series of loud clicks echoed around the throne room, and I swallowed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The thruster was so close now, just below and to his left, its roar the loudest thing Mark had ever heard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Captain Black seated himself with a loud yawn, lifted his feet to the top of his desk and phoned Colonel Korn. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When the firecrackers went off, he cried loud—wah!—with a big open mouth even though he was not a baby. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heartbeat feels as though it is in the base of my throat, uncomfortable and loud. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of the feasts at Elsinore, loud with laughter and the cracking of bones and sucking of marrow, with dogs growling and fighting over food thrown to the floor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I slam the book shut so loud that I hear the librarian clear her throat behind me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Eye outside,” she says loud, like I’m deaf. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hard heels of her buttoned boots made a hollow banging sound against its wet boards, loud in the warm and breathless quiet. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m coming,” he said out loud as he rolled the garbage bags back into his pack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her head broke the water, and she sucked in a loud, desperate breath that caught a few water droplets and sent her coughing and choking. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But the men’s voices, loud as they were, were completely drowned out by the deafening roar of the tank tearing apart. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Shifre drew in a great, loud breath and closed her eyes. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder why Holling had the fastest time,” said Danny after the announcements—a whole lot louder than he had to. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then an airplane droned in the distance, grew louder, then fainter, then louder again. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I held the handle of the door down as I shut it again so that the click wasn’t too loud. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me then, clear and loud as a siren, that it mattered to Amari what Holly thought about him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I hear it, so loud and so strong. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In a loud voice, each word like a stone dropping into water, he asked his question. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The abandoned library felt too loud and too hot. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But of course she didn’t say so out loud. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter how loud the TV is. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

How I wanted to hear his voice, to tell him about The Baron and Jessie C. James, to say words out loud. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm sorry to disappoint you!'' Victor said out loud. “I've always been a first-class seeker. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s the loudest of them all, and she can be the most embarrassing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The auditorium was loud with conversations that I’m sure had everything to do with the email, but the people around me were quiet. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was a place where you could say things out loud that you might only think anywhere else. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Unbelievably loud, with engines and pulleys running up and along the ceiling. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, something hit the ground with a loud boom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Nebbley?” she said again, a little bit louder this time. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

As their voices became louder, Nathan felt an increasing need to disappear. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She takes a loud slurp of her tea—which always, always gets on my nerves—and tells me I’m going to have a quinceañera. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was about to intervene when the brothers came apart and let out a doubled scream so loud and piercing I feared my head would break. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Finally a hiss sound started getting louder and louder and I knew we weren’t too far away. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

At least, not a sound that was loud enough to be sure of. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this one is louder—closer than any of the others! Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Oliver read it out loud, then started pacing back and forth. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The ankle bells grew louder as she approached me until it seemed as though they were ringing inside my head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"And get me in trouble for hiding you?" she says in a loud whisper. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His voice is loud and pocks the air between us. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

For a second, I’m not even sure I’ve dared to say it out loud. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was louder than anything she had ever encountered. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I punch the lock button so she can hear it loud and clear. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wonder what sort of a man that Tarkaan is," he said out loud. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The world is muted except for this loud buzzing in my ears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then there was a loud click in Victor's ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They walked through the Wood without speaking, but their steps seemed as loud as an advancing army. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing!” he called in so loud and cutting a tone that everything immediately fell still again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he came across the calabashes of sour milk which the family kept in that hut, he drank them greedily, making a loud noise as he did so. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, about half an hour later, there was a loud “boom” and I went upstairs to see. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, the Pleiades ship’s gravity stabilizer starts to hum, louder and louder. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the action was cut off by a loud wrenching sound from above, followed by the groan and squeal of hydraulics. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say that out loud, but I shouldn’t have had to. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Soon they could hear loud voices, and then the tramping of heavy feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” he said out loud, doubtfully, “they would have pronounced it Cuchullain in the North? You can’t tell with ancient languages.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandfather had already collapsed on his covers, snoring loud enough to shake the stars from the sky. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice that cried his name was much closer and louder now, not a delusion. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I’d tell them at mice, loud enough for others standing about to hear me, that I had nothing on me, and I didn’t want to get anything planted on me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor’s voice blared through the megaphone louder but even less clear. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The pisa y corre rumbles to life with loud music and several honks. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Neither of us needed to say out loud that we couldn’t pay it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When Master paced the corridor talking in a loud voice, he made sure that there was hot water ready for tea. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he pulled out a watermelon and put it on the table with a loud putig. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is loud enough that a few people look our way. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The flashing blue looked like police lights, but at least it wasn’t loud. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No,” I shriek loud enough to blow the roof as I duck behind the pew in front of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was too loud for him to hear her screams. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lieutenants received the loudest hosannas, for the veterans knew these contests were won and lost through the lips of these lieutenants. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sounding a bell, and the louder the bell rang the closer he was to finding me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stick snaps with a loud crack against his forearm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Suspecting someone didn’t like your TV momma was a lot different than hearing it said out loud. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

For what Tree-ear guessed was the first time in Min’s whole life, the potter threw back his head in a loud guffaw of laughter. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He pauses and the Noise is there, of course, like it always is, his and mine and Viola’s silence only making it louder. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Just as he was reaching the top, he heard a loud shout that filled him with dread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and nearly laughed out loud. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And someday I sing it for you horrid loud.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Fang dropped his head and took a loud pull of air. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He hands one to Karl, who reads out loud, '"It's All Hitler's Fault!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t lived there long, but was already on probationary status for being loud and aggressive with the other residents. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Each moment of deafening silence speaks louder than words could. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He rode his bicycle through the courtyard, chasing chickens and other children, laughing over which ones shrieked the loudest. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at the same time we heard the loud report of a shot and running men carrying burning torches surrounded our house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whispers in my brainpan grew louder as I crossed the street. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’ve seen videos of protests too, and sometimes they do get really loud and scary. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My inner voice spoke loud and clear to me: Carolyn, it’s not if you will get blown up and killed by a bomb, but when. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And through all of this is the heater, clicking on and off, louder and louder the more tired I become. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He sings the chorus out loud, the only part he can remember, as he drives past Burke’s Burger Box to see advertised a new product called the Lazarus Burger. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I have to admit, it’s easier for me to do silent reading than it is for me to read out loud. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s smiling, maybe talking a little louder than she means to. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The crickets seemed to take up the conversation then; their loud shrilling seemed so close, although they well might have been miles away. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I cannot put on paper the idea that I want to scream, as loud as I can, until my throat ruptures. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The scratching from above was louder and closer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door swung open and slammed against the wall with a loud bang. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The distant rumble of the waterfall grew louder with each passing minute, and then a slash of white appeared through the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It just makes the rumors louder and wilder, and always with Pamela at the center. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Bugs buzzed so loud it hurt your ears, and tiny red birds perched on the ends of long grass stalks beside the road, all swaying this way and that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brothers told me that our new neighborhood is really loud. Good thing we have central air to keep out all that noise,” Georgia says in between spoonfuls of her chili. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Every time I jumped up to grab the ball, the crowd cheered louder and louder. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s hard to speak such personal emotions out loud. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly she squeezed them shut and uttered another loud snore. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t have it on very loud, but the sound comes through the wall.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

My alarm clock, which was no larger than the palm of my hand, sat under my pillow so when the alarm went off, it would be loud enough for me, and only me, to hear. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Ranofer turned away quickly and said in a louder tone than he intended, “But we can do something, that much is certain. We can find out more. I will watch Gebu, see where he goes.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The realization was too painful to mention out loud, and almost unbearable to think about. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They hopped on a streetcar and talked just loud enough to hear each other over the car’s clanking wheels. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, his first scene with Bobby, when the shirts come off, causes the same reaction it had back at Truman, only louder—with perhaps six hundred high school girls shrieking. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then came another explosion, louder than the first and closer. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I wasn’t sure what I meant to do until I said it out loud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The radio in the background seemed to sing louder, the cheerful pop tune warring with the sick thwack of baton blows against skin. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were rapid footsteps on the stairs, followed by a loud banging at the door and a delirious burst of Italian. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The sound was louder now—a hissing moan that had an almost evil resonance to it—but he didn’t waste time studying it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cab driver sang loud and free, clapping his hands and rocking his head back and forth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Inside the cab of the truck, the engine was too loud for conversation. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Two enormous feet sticking out at the bottom and a loud puffing sound told them that Hagrid was behind it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mayor Harrison took the very last carriage and drew the loudest cheers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t sound right, saying it out loud. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She looked up more of his works at the library and read “The Pomegranate Trees” out loud to Poppy. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They rounded a corner, and from around another corner just up ahead, a kind of drunken mumbling was starting to get louder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and gasped as the pain in my head roared louder, like someone had turned the volume knob as far as it would go. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Moaning Myrtle was crying, if possible, louder and harder than ever before. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Harry hissed, springing up and pulling Dobby back onto the bed — Hedwig had woken up with a particularly loud screech and was beating her wings wildly against the bars of her cage. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Dad laughed out loud at the idea of a man basket. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then he shrieked so loud that the driver slammed the brakes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Over the loud thudding of my racing heart, I hear a strange crackling sound. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I could not read, so I got some of my friends to help say the word out loud. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laughter from the group, louder than the gulls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

However, he did have a precondition which he shouted down, loud and clear, from the attic. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always think,” the Director was continuing in the same rather maudlin tone, when he was interrupted by a loud boo-hooing. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a shoemaker’s shoes were not bringing in enough money, he could make better ones — or cheaper ones — or bellow out the virtues of his shoes in a louder voice. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Something hit the outside of the house, nothing loud. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell burped so loud a couple people turned around to look at us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What was she doing?” he said to Jane in a loud whisper. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then he’d get mad because I wouldn’t and yell still louder. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had such loud conversations around her even when they weren’t using their words, as if she couldn’t understand all the other kinds of languages that didn’t need sound. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It’s a free lunch without the part where I have to say it out loud. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In truth, he had simply allowed himself to get caught engaging in the same talk that Jefferson was conveying to friends and Monroe was sputtering out loud to anyone in Paris who would listen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her whisper was like her—tall, exuberant, fearless, loud, larger than life. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Pah, what does one need with a stick? All one needs is eyes and ears. The earth speaks loud enough when it wants to be heard.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a voice that's louder than it needs to be, the man says, "Yes? Can I help you, miss? Do you need to get across the street?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The louder he sings, the bigger her eyes get. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

This was particularly tricky at Booker because the hallways were so crowded and loud—slamming lockers, high-pitched laughter, voices shouting in different languages. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Who would do something like that?” my mom wonders out loud. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Until then, I hadn’t known slicing could be loud. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At lunch, it hadn’t seemed right to hang out in the library without James, so she went to the cafeteria, which was about as loud as a marching band practicing in a bathroom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Once or twice he was aware of being on his feet with the loud not really tuneful singing all around him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It made a very loud noise, as if it were a broken rocket ship working to escape the earth’s atmosphere. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I think they’ve seen the sign,” she said loud enough to make sure everyone in the room could hear. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Although he spoke in a low voice it was to him as though he had shouted the words out louder than he would. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

His sister even thanked him once, which made him so warm and shivery inside, that he had to run and shout, louder than ever, at nothing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Many wondered out loud why such discussions had not taken place long before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the solution hit him, so ridiculously simple that he laughed out loud. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A single scream, so loud and distorted that it didn’t seem to come from a human throat, tore the night. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman was yelling so loud she was shaking, and Ophie didn’t know what to say. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I jump when a loud crash reverberates out from an open door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

With a loud grunt he sat down in the dusty street. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he told her he’d already read it, Kaira screamed so loud he had to hold the phone away from his ear. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Celia lets out a loud hiccup and she frowns, covers her mouth with a tissue. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He was probably being so quiet because he was trying not to say it out loud. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The sound was loud enough to get the attention of the rebels on guard, and they pointed their guns toward where the sound had come from. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was loud and thudding, as though someone were knocking from inside the earth. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Into the water they went, making loud splashes as they fought to stay afloat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“If you sing that loud,” she said, “you’ll start a revolution.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sound like crunching glass, just loud enough to hear over the bathroom’s running water and the buzz of the drink coolers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then, less than a century ago, the radio waves leaving the Earth would become stronger, louder, less like noise and more like signals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream loud as I can, fist high in the air, tears in my eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But in the darkness, she could hear the twining sound again, getting louder and louder, as if something were circling the round room. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Curtains and windows open, loud voices, banging doors—I was trembling with excitement. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She laughed out loud at the pleasure of it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

There are students all over the hallways, yelling and playing loud music on their phones. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Luis continued in a loud voice, “I think you are. But I think you are not man enough to say so.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily didn’t intend to say that out loud, but she did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She also joined in his loud cries, until the sounds reached Vasudeva, who was standing by the ferry. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, with a loud burst of wingbeats, the goose fluttered up from the pond and landed right on Roz’s head. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His heart was pounding louder than his calls for help; he could hear old Grandma answering him, but Auntie did not come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Granger and every kid in the class got the message loud and clear. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried name after name, voicing them out loud. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drink,” I hissed in his ear as loud as I could in my dry voice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Anything too loud, and we might all drown. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Heard? Why, God in heaven must have heard! I’ve screamed it loud enough.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah could feel her voice getting louder, like Aaron’s when he was scared, and a panic feeling was gripping her chest. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to slip out the door as quietly as possible, but the stupid breeze pulled the door open hard, slamming it against the wall, making a loud bang. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Just then, with a loud shout, Beowulf burst through the fiery scum at the pool's top. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind if they do hear. That is what we want It should be said out loud, not whispered in cloisters.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, we didn’t get in because we were too loud. And because we played a punk rock song, and punk apparently has nothing to do with this celebration of Posada, the school or the person.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Peeta begins to doze off now, and each time he does, I find myself yelling his name louder and louder because if he goes and dies on me now, I know I'll go completely insane. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I hear a loud buzz coming from the second fence, an electric charge. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t have scented me, and I hadn’t moved; but I had laughed out loud a little at those squirrels. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed him the address and said it louder: “Hastings Street” “Okay. I’ll let you know.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The swish of the pony’s tail and the occasional movements of his feet became loud noises. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Renegades are ready!” they yell back even louder. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The way Caleb sang, loud and sad, I couldn’t tell if he was baying at them or if he wanted to be with them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I would have rested longer except for the indescribably rank smell and loud snuffling coming from a few feet away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And for the second time that day, I could hear my mom loud and clear: Take pride in the way you present yourself, followed up by, And ain’t no pride in looking like a tumbleweed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then Ms. Parker signals with her hands for us to get louder, and all the fifth graders on all the instruments play forte so loudly, my ears hurt. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We’d cross paths and he would make some offhand comment loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I was the loud one, the tall one, the one who seemed like the leader, even though I was only twelve. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for saying it out loud. I guess I just needed to hear it.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was a loud bang, like a gun going off, and Bridge’s body locked itself down. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Its crack was louder, and I heard it through my body rather than with my ears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Neel couldn’t believe it—usually Baba’s was one of the loudest voices on the island protesting the cutting of sundari trees. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

With a loud ripping noise, his bag split in two. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He was whispering, but his voice sounded loud in the confined quarters. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Real shrill and shivery and so loud it almost hurts my ears. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen whispered something to me, but I couldn’t hear her over my loud, heavy breathing. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He looks around the congregation as his voice gets loud. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once I’ve reached the big bed, the worst is over, except when the shooting is extra loud. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Before Fudge could answer, there was another loud rap on the door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Nathan couldn’t finish because saying it out loud made it feel real. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The students heard the low voices of the mourners growing louder and louder as they approached. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shots sounded like popping corn at first, then grew louder as they came near. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really mean to say it out loud. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Pick it up, Ghost! Pick it up!" he screeched, his voice loud and crackly. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I would be sitting in my room and, out loud, say to no one things like, “Neither of us are going” and “I laid down for a nap this afternoon.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And I mean loud loud, as if he's stomping his feet or something. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The room is silent except for his loud breathing and his occasional guttural throat clearing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He set his horn to his Ups and blew a loud, rude blast. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were more cheers and the band got louder than I knew it could get. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to get up a second time and Henry slapped him across the face with his open hand with a whack that was louder than the gunshots. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The snap of wood and crash of breaking glass grew louder. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He screamed even louder, but she kept him there until the thermometer beeped. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As we said them out loud, our voices gathered confidence and became more expressive. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The loud knocking on her front door the next morning filled her with relief. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was something louder, and harder, than anything I’d ever been part of with a group of girls. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

A bunch of boys around him laugh, Jimmy Lemon loudest of all. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Long Knives!” he yelled as loud as he could. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The storm was loud now, just like her crying, and Ivy thought she heard her name all mixed up with the wind, like it really was making them one. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mama, however, with her loud voice and take-no-lip approach, was their lightning rod. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the farther the line spun into the night, the louder the band had to play. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I hear loud whispering, and in a few moments, the woman is back. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It was time for a bigger, louder story. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Assignment? It’s the last day of school, for crying out loud,” Lettie called. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But telling her—saying the words out loud...I don’t think that’s something I can do. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Except the woman who regretted ever knowing him at all and locked her door rather than say it out loud. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says it so loud, Mrs. Frost turns down her hearing aid. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It beats inside me like another heart, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to say it out loud. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She sang loud and proud, and Ivy loved that about her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was a good enough voice, not loud, not soft, plain, and not ill-tempered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She’d stood by the front gates, leaning against them, when she’d heard a loud crack and something had zipped by her right ear, sending tiny splinters of wood flying before her eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Leg. Bad,” I say loud and clear, because I now see him for who he is—the old man at the crossroads with his hat and cane and riddles come to open doors for me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Mami was angry, she argued in a loud voice that reached higher pitches the more nervous she became. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The edge of the town was deserted, but as he made his way toward the river, the noise of shouting, of screams, and of the crackle of rifle fire got louder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was a sound coming from outside, growing ever louder. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He gave a gasp, and his loud breathing stopped momentarily. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But I knew you eventually would, so I practiced saying it out loud. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even know if Ginny would be able to handle the loud music and the crowds. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

However loud his protestations, the Knight of Griffin’s Roost remained suspect. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I said, extra loud so the woman would hear. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The waves beat down on the sand louder at night, breaking even stronger than usual. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And even tho it’s too loud for her to hear my Noise, even tho she can’t read my thoughts, she looks back at me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Afraid if I said it out loud, it might come true. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Howls and chirps and really loud bird calls. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s so loud that he has to shut it down when he does interviews and records his videos—not that there are as many interviews now that the weather has changed. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

‘You is hearing only thumping loud noises with those little earwigs of yours. But I am hearing all the secret whisperings of the world!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hunter thought the “sir” he left out was as loud as a bang. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made a loud, ringing sound in the big room, and Uncle George joked and laughed and danced, blowing the bugle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound was painfully loud, that train huffing closer and closer. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Without going in, she knocked on the frame and spoke in a loud voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But to Mulch, each cog had a distinctive signature and when a ratchet caught, it was so loud as to be deafening. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Groups of men with long beards and loud voices. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Chess had actually spoken more quietly than usual, not louder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tell you what even that tiny jingle the vegetable peeler makes is too loud for when Mr. Keillor is on. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The lion roared so loud it parted my hair. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a loud knock, knock, knock on the side of the trailer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But then that tiny voice returns—bigger, louder than ever, daring me to give it a try. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was speaking confidentially, his voice just loud enough to penetrate the door. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was a loud crack, and Harry’s fist was suddenly clenched on thin air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

After a pause, sunk to a whisper, but a whisper, somehow, more penetrating than the loudest cry. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this was a movie there would be loud, scary organ music playing right now. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shouting was loud tonight, and I thought on tall Slant, ill-toothed, slow of speech, gentle of heart. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I was just starting to cook when I heard a loud thud from Mr. Loomis’s bedroom, and then a series of smaller thumping noises. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Come into money, have you?” he cried, chuckling and slapping his thigh with a loud report. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know anyone well enough to sit with them, and lunchtime was a loud mess of cliques and conflicts. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Redemption’s rage became even more perceptible in the room; it boiled loud and furious. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Instantly, Carmen felt calmer as she breathed in the smell of hay and horses and heard the loud nicker of hello from Rosie. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

I wake up, still saying the words out loud. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A loud bang echoed around the stadium and a jet of green light shot out of the wrong end of Ron’s wand, hitting him in the stomach and sending him reeling backward onto the grass. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“One minute left,” I say, louder this time. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A loud cry pulls me out of my focus. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Nobody really laughs that hard and that loud without bending over like it hurts. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Sammy gave a gulp so loud everyone in the tent heard it, then he let loose of his pants and they dropped right ’round his ankles. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The sound of her fingertips striking the bucket’s side seems louder than the gong of a cathedral bell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Before Vonetta could answer to being called the old middle, Uncle said louder, “I asked you, what were you two fighting about?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Someone in the back of the room did that thing where you pretend to cough but you’re really saying a word loud enough for everyone to hear. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

So early the next morning when Grim is still snoring loud enough to rattle the windowpanes, I get up and sneak out of the house. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Diana started climbing again, this time faster as she focused on the sound of the sirens that grew louder the higher she climbed through the gaping hole in the ceiling. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t do whatever I like!” she shouted, the words louder than she intended them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Harry dropped his tankard with a loud clunk. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My heart beat so loud all the time that sometimes I thought I should faint. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

From somewhere behind them, up at Ida Nee’s house, there came a loud screeching noise, which was followed by a bang and then a thump. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I yelled, being careful not to say his name out loud. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

During competitions, the saber fencers were loud and screamed on almost every point, almost as if they were trying to convince the referee they deserved the point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The voice was loud, above Moss and to his left. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It hobbled up to the trough and drank water with a loud sucking noise. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The static in the headphones gets louder so I turn it back down. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Hannah felt a lot like the chickens, nervous about all the loud, strange men and the laughing, chattering women. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He, too, breathed again, struggling now with his own breath to control it, to keep it from sounding so loud in his throat that it would awaken her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’d giggled into our lapels, and we laughed out loud now, remembering. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dell has to talk louder now: "No one touches the red rocks." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

At night, fireworks, bursting loud and bright against the green folds of the mountains. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Inside, when they entered, the twilight stank and was loud with flies. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the ringing in my ears was so loud that noise became silence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He thought they sat quietly at home and that Johnny read the Bible out loud to them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd came in quickly, and the synagogue was soon filled with the sounds of shuffling shoes, scraping chairs, and loud voices talking Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This mechanism opened or closed shutters on a box containing the pipes, thus allowing organ sounds to get progressively louder or softer. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He scratched his ear and continued to snore, now, louder. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I rose, disordered with delight, trepidation, confusion—I know not what—and said—louder than I liked, “Bono? Pro Bono?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My voice went louder then and my hand tried to go back to my mouth, but Dilsey held it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a thunderous boom, so loud it shook the entire tent, and a flash of white-gold light. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The pain burned across my knuckles, through my fingers, and a scream, louder than I had intended, brought Abuela to my side. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then a light swept over us and a loud voice barked, “Who’s there! ” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Even silent reading wasn’t silent. And the cafeteria is really loud.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mark followed them inside and said in a loud, grouchy voice, “Kids these days got no manners. Showing up wet, with no clothes, expecting a meal.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC began to blast out of the robot’s internal and external speakers, so loud it made my chair vibrate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It is done,” the emperor said, this time his voice loud enough for all to hear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Later he explained that when a person is beating you you should scream as loud as possible; maybe the whipper will become embarrassed or else some sympathetic soul might come to your rescue. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought almost made her laugh out loud. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nali turned up the music louder and the DJ was quickly speaking in Navajo like an auctioneer. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Some are just louder than others. And more obnoxious." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s really original,” I say, under my breath but loud enough for the freshmen to hear me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

If my entire life is like this, loud laughter and bold action and the kind of exhaustion you feel after a hard but satisfying day, I will be content. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Looking at all this, we know we’re not so hot; we’re kids in rompers, shouting with our play rockets and atoms, loud and alive. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time it had echoed in his mind like musical memory, and suddenly the song was loud and bright and painful once more. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after my father left, I heard a loud commotion under the tree, then panic. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I cupped my hands over the tan plastic ear muffs and said out loud, “It’s Mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It’s loud, like the house might break in two. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

If you didn’t include Oliver because he was a boy, that left Hyacinth taking the true middle spot, fending for herself in a household of loud, strong-willed, attention-grabbing siblings. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The windows still blinked with the blue-red flash of the dance, and the low bass thumped loud enough to drum out into the night air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now they shout loud, angry words at us while cradling rifles in their arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how loud she yelled, he knew that underneath she still loved him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised the cane high above his shoulder, and as he brought it down, it made a loud swishing sound, and then there was a crack like a pistol shot as it struck Thwaites’s bottom. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I read this, I laughed out loud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Could you just say it out loud for me?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But arguably the greatest aspect of Corelli’s revolution was his approach to dynamics: the manipulation of loud and soft passages in music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can practice going un-muffed with Mom and Dad first, somewhere in between quiet and loud, where noises can float away. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Every time she split a stump, a loud roar of pain erupted from the poor pieces of wood. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly as they drew nearer a terrific baying and barking broke out, and a loud voice was heard shouting: ‘Grip! Fang! Wolf! Come on, lads!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the banging on the door was unlike him; it was loud, rude, intrusive. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sam had fallen asleep in just that same position, hair in face, without anyone realizing it, until he gave a loud snore and woke himself up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I run, hearing laughter loud loud loud, which still echoes when Mother comes home. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me you’re kidding,” he muttered, but it came out too loud and his shaking voice was sent out into the church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I pleaded in my head to be allowed to stay but knew better than to say anything out loud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They were breathing too loud, and their pulses thumped in their ears, so Grandma’s response was hard to hear. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Stuff I used to see back at protests before you were born. Tasers. Devices that would send out loud, piercing sounds.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He said that loud enough to make sure I heard him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As the voices of my dogs grew louder, I could tell that they were coming straight toward me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of which I said out loud to her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

House Hyacinth got the loudest cheers yet, and the awful truth truly sank in. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He got up and walked to the far end of the room; the sounds came louder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The poor man was more loud than ever, and though I could not distinguish a word he said, I could in some way recognise in his tones some passionate entreaty on his part. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The pounding on his door comes much too early for Alex to handle loud noises. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had wanted to talk to somebody about it, because maybe if he told all the facts out loud he could put his finger on the thing that puzzled him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He yelled something, loud enough that his next-door neighbors opened their curtains to see what was happening. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My voice gets loud, even though I don’t mean it to. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ma and Dad don’t even once mention his name out loud, as though saying it makes him ours, which he ain’t. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I open my Noise as loud as it’ll go so that both he and Viola can see I’m telling the truth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I close the door behind me, my heart thumping loud and hard and steady like a drum. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Although his threat is loud in my head, it’s not nearly as loud as what Kenya said that day in the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Other times I would climb a tree and watch the folks dumb enough to travel at night, their whispers too loud, their reactions too slow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A loud cheer went up from the bank. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The voices in the room grew loud and the coroner rapped for order. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tone deaf as I may be, I sing as loud as anybody. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

We heard a loud thunk thunk thunk from above. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had picked up her wand from the table, and it had emitted a loud squeak and turned into a giant rubber mouse. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Elementary Class Consciousness, did you say? Let’s have it repeated a little louder by the trumpet.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its next shriek was louder still, like somebody was killing it! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bell no longer sparked, but it was too loud, and whenever she needed to go to the toilet and rang it, the echo reverberated all over the house. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I only hear the slap, loud as breaking glass. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Jeanne and Jacob were noticing this—always to be loudest, biggest, first. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t disapprove of my poem-writing tendencies out loud, but disapprove he definitely does. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They heard his unspoken challenge to Bryce Lawrence, loud and clear: You want secrets? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Vernon Dursley had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry’s room. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The anger boils from his insides and out his throat in long, loud screams. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then the head tries to raise itself, for a moment the groaning becomes louder, his forehead sinks back upon his arm. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she applied more force, the motors in her arms hummed a little louder, and the cords snapped. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Señora Oralia’s laugh was loud and boisterous from deep in her belly like it had been stored there, waiting for this specific moment. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When a composer writes a forte into a part, followed by a piano, the intent is for the music to be loud, and then suddenly quiet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He maintained a serene comportment at all times but generated a threatening atmosphere, like a thunderhead that seems far away but then is suddenly overhead with loud violence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of sudden loud noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra had been thinking exactly that, but trying not to say it out loud. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Tubs there needs to drink more beer,” he added, loud enough for Black Santa to hear. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even those loud Fords quieted down, and no one felt like blowing his horn or leaning out the driver’s side to try and embarrass somebody taking too long to cross the street. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged the loud applause of the crowd like a prom queen or an Academy Award winner having the first of what would undoubtedly be a lifetime of moments such as these. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again I arrived at night and announced my presence with loud hooting, only this time people emerged from their homes with the idea that Justice, their chief, had returned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the bell rang again, much louder than before, and he heard a choir singing, as if the door to a chapel or an oratory had opened. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Drinks are flowing, voices are loud, the crowd on the other side of the partition is electric. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I saw it in the girls, in their loud laughter, in their gilded bamboo earrings that announced their names thrice over. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And when Callum stood to play his first note—C—he sounded so loud it made my bones vibrate. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I let out a loud laugh, because everything Imani says sounds so outrageous. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Daw? he says, laughing loud enough to startle the few kids in the lunchroom who weren’t paying attention. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When it was his turn to read novels out loud, he liked The Swiss Family Robinson and Robinson Crusoe, stories about people shipwrecked on islands and learning how to survive. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Prosper tried to grab them, but they slipped through his fingers and landed in the water with a loud splash. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just called me a tease, loud enough for everyone to hear, and walked out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I laugh, harder and louder than I mean to. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds grew louder—the awful, awful sounds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be loud and daring and free like them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Their chubby bottoms rolled them over like playing balls, and she laughed out loud. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They kept their arms linked at all times, and every few steps, they made loud clicking sounds with their tongues. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Just then, loud voices and the thumping of running footsteps were heard outside the door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was a great formidable cry of anger and despair, a deep loud “Oh-o-o-o-oh!” that went humming on like the reverberation of a bell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to honor my promise,” Nico said, not much louder than a whisper. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I knocked on the counter so he’d look at me, not sure if I could say his name out loud. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I heard her loud laughter, and it echoed and went on for a while. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed louder than the roar of the wind or the skeleton-like rustling of the tall swaying cane. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She burst into loud weeping and left the room, wiping the porridge off with her apron. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was Luke’s voice, louder; they were coming out of the library and back to the hall where Eleanor waited. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The engine of the helicopter roared louder as we descended the stairs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ticking of the clock on his desk was loud and the sound jarred his nerves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A test of worthiness,” said a deep, loud voice that caused the sparkling sands to shiver. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The singing grew louder as they approached the church. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She realized suddenly that she’d spoken the last words out loud and everyone had heard. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t you look better?” he asks in a loud whisper. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t answer, I repeated the question, louder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The voice was loud and round like a cathedral bell. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was so beautiful and peaceful that I laughed out loud. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I giggle, because I snorted so loud, and that giggle turns into a restrained laugh. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"My fault, I guess, if I'm as loud as you say." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There was a loud explosion and the smell of burnt cloth as the hole in Katie’s apron smoldered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not notice how loud its nonstop hum was until it stopped. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Claire squeezed her eyes shut, drew in a deep breath, and held it until she looked like a balloon about to pop—then burst into a fit of gasping cough-sobs that were louder than ever. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then Jadis spoke; not very loud, but there was something in her voice that made the whole room quiver. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I hear Viola scream but my Noise is roaring way too loud for me to hear it as more than a whisper. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The men threw the can with a loud bump into the truck, where another man grabbed it, turned it upside down, and shook everything out. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The loud is a different kind of loud, because swamp loud is just curiosity, creachers figuring out who you are and if yer a threat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Its empty holds were resonant, made the song of the engines rich and loud. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t say out loud what she feared most if her mother was thrown out of their home: Mama wouldn’t survive it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Magic Jay, I read you loud and clear. Over.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I asked, loud enough for the person outside to hear, but soft enough not to wake Jazz. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, what do you want me to do?” his father said, loud enough to attract the attention of people passing in the corridor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I mouth the words barely loud enough for my own ears to pick them up and put them back inside me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay,” sang Laney, off-key and very loud. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The singing man stands up from his bucket and braces himself to sing the chorus as loud as he can. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Where before I’d have backed away from awkward stuff, I began instead, more and more, to ask questions, if not out loud, at least within myself. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water amplifies my heartbeat so that the thumps are much louder. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ringing had stopped, and the static coming from the other end got louder. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“And I’m her sister, Mary Lou,” the second lady said, hardly speaking any louder. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The businessman must have checked his watch at least a dozen times in the last minute, and then finally he let out a loud groan. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

A loud bang cut through the air, coming from the stairs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was so loud he couldn't have slept through it, and when silence still followed, I told myself that everything was fine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew West Indian Archie was standing before me, cursing me, loud, his gun on me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Baubles,” said Ron confidently, when they reached the Fat Lady, who was looking rather paler than usual and winced at his loud voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The radio is on, and we are singing along as loud as we can. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“A person who’s afraid of loud noises, and people, and the open sky. It took me nearly a month to coax her out of the tunnels, let alone get close enough to talk.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We found her because she was mooing so loud,” Seth said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

All afternoon, while we read Bible stories out loud and watched Miss Rhonda’s teenage son do magic tricks, I thought about that note in my pocket. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She says more than that, but I don’t have a hope of hearing it, because things are pretty loud in the auditorium. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And I decided that the best way to do that would be to read her a book, read it to her loud enough to keep the ghosts away. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

On his fifth swing the lock shattered, and the chains fell away in a rattling clatter so loud Quentyn was certain half the pyramid must have heard them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The unlocked doors swung back and forth with loud clangs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Jill walks out, he gives me a kiss on my cheek and makes a loud heavy breathing sound and Jill rolls her eyes and throws her hands up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were loud shouts and the sound of heavy footsteps coming closer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s voice was getting louder, and not only because they were getting closer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I hide under the covers because the breaking is too loud, too strong. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I thread my hands into his hair and kiss him without thinking, and The Sims’ music and chatter fades into the background, not nearly as loud as the thud of Ben’s heartbeat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Love’s voice came crackling through the speaker, loud but sweet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At least once or twice a year the house had to turn in on itself as parts of it became agitated, and the attic was usually the loudest of them all. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The bang is so loud it hurts my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the rain became intense and the sound against the window grew loud, like pebbles being flung against the glass. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We walk and talk some more, and by midafternoon, we make it back to Bushwick, where the sun is blazing hot and it’s even louder than in Bed-Stuy. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It's loud at little kid recess too but I like these kids much better. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The loudest kids get on our bus first. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The hum grew louder, and I joined in to sing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Up and down they roared, louder than a passing train as they chewed through iron as thick as a man’s arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A loud blast shook the ground beneath their feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Lara clap a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing out loud. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe those words had come out of my mouth, but as soon as they were spoken I felt the truth of them, resonating in me loud as a bell. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mark was proud of himself—he hadn’t made a loud noise in quite a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He gave one loud roar to warn us. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The immigrants I know have loud voices, unmodulated to American tones even after years away from the village where they called their friendships out across the fields. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bitter just kept staring at Pet, and Aloe slapped his forehead, pitching his voice loud again. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In this part of the resort now there were hundreds of soldiers, many of them in loud gangs drifting through the streets, singing and shouting. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Do you read me loud and clear, mister?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The singing is so loud I thought they were right outside,” Aunty Ifeoma said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But now, listening to Leon sounding as if the school was embarking on the Crusades, for crying out loud, Archie was doubtful. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She played louder still, no longer caring what the music sounded like. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But she only shrieked louder, her body convulsing in spasms. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Trunchbull looked down and saw it and she bellowed even louder and with a swipe of her hand she sent the creature flying across the class-room. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of rain was always loud in the tent, as the raindrops pelted the tarp like little torpedoes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“They’re probably coming right—” A loud, slow beeping sound cut him off, like the warning alarm of a huge truck driving in reverse, but much more powerful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t — the sound of “A Love Supreme” and loud laughter drowning it out. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The applause was louder, and cries rose, “Right! Right!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where lonely women go to dance,” Sierra said out loud. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then I whistled as loud as I could, five times. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Because I am loud and talkative, my words are thought trite and silly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we heard loud voices of people approaching the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet said, his voice loud and angry. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At that, there was a loud clattering from the stable next door. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

His singing, quiet at first, grew louder with each word until it filled the house and poured into the tobacco fields. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But at last, Jacob said, “On the count of three, scream as loud as you can.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then, with a roar loud enough to rattle the change in a person’s pockets, the jets shot off in different directions like an exploding firework. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Tayo was used to him talking like that, going over his ideas and plans out loud, and then asking Tayo what he thought. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Many a loud prayer rose from my chaste pink lips, some of thanks, some of supplication. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now Westley was beginning to be aware of strange changes in his body and he began talking faster, faster and louder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of the truck with a loud grunt. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We don’t chew gum. We don’t eat food. We don’t talk loud. We don’t play. Church is a place where we show respect and reverence.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the driver’s window rolled halfway down, the sound of loud rock music and the smell of alcohol met us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I could feel his heart beating, but it beat only twice, very slowly, loud and hollow like the waves on the beach, and then no more. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would be true at even the loudest party. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then all of a sudden she laughed out loud. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The sophomore clay crew is a pretty good sampling of the CSA student body: freak-flags of every variety flying proud and loud. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I don't know why the Skipper has to talk so loud. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found the angriest songs on my playlist, the ones with loud guitars and booming bass. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tanisha’s voice is loud, so I hush her so no one else hears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As they passed between them, the press of men grew thicker, the sounds louder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I never said out loud that she didn’t know how to play—disappointed as I was, I knew not to go that far—but my storming off was, I suppose, statement enough for her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard the sounds of the traditional dirge grow louder, and so did the screams and wails coming from a memorial ceremony in a private room. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama reached out to her and started to cry and talk loud, like crying-talking, and then somebody else had a hold of me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother’s fashion sensibilities run more into the support-your-sports-team end of the aesthetics spectrum, whereas this guy is wearing a faded concert T-shirt under a fashionably loud plaid jacket and fitted, distressed jeans. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes were everywhere, though their high-pitched whirring was particularly loud near rain barrels, gutters, and open sewers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Early one mor-r-ning,” I sing, loud and clear, making the whirly shapes of the world go spangly and weird, but I keep on singing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God,” she said, and threw her hand over her mouth, like hearing me actually say it out loud was too much for her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Even though it was a whole month early, I might as well have been in her stomach a year, I was so big and loud, wailing over the wind and rain. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Words coming out louder than I knew they could. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

So I sit at the table in the kitchen and practice new vocabulary, purposely saying out loud the words that pertain to cooking. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I just admitted out loud how completely unfit I am for a house party. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her voice got louder as she asked, “Tad, where are you? Did you hear about the school?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Treebeard now perched Merry and Pippin on his shoulders and strode on again, every now and then sending out another horn-call, and each time the answers came louder and nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Malik didn’t mind his mom carrying on like she does nearly as much when Brayden’s dad was still in the bleachers because he used to be just as over-the-top and loud. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The dormitory used to seem loud to me, with all the breathing, but now it is too quiet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mama calls out nice and loud from the downstairs. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Fire truck,” he said again, a little louder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Everyone oohs but I can hear a loud sniff from behind me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But even as he said it out loud, Pong knew it was only half of what he longed for. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Each word that Portia had said to him came back in a loud, hard way to his memory. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were little more than halfway across the lake when Miss Katherine heard the loud roar of the engine. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Cora had closed her eyes when their loud rapping on the front door shocked her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“This is even harder,” she said, and she wrote something on the next piece of paper and told me to read it out loud. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A loud bomb of a wave crashes into the shore below as if to confirm this. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A “loud, unnatural noise,” in Dr. Leale’s description, barks up from Lincoln’s lungs. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The voice of depression is speaking to me again, getting louder. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Saying his name out loud is a reminder of everything I’ve lost. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Just for that—” Trey kisses my cheek again, even louder, even sloppier. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing keeps Daddy awake and I still can’t make myself get used to the loud voices down on the stoop below. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I still don’t like her, but while Anise is talking loud, Marie Antoinette keeps looking at me silently, and every time our eyes meet she looks back down at the table again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

More students arrived to school on foot, and Moss noticed a group of them collecting across the street, their voices loud and exuberant, but not more so than the pulsing, formless entity outside the school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His voice was loud, warbled, and atrociously off-key. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then I hear a chorus of yells, so loud they make me jump. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the wind outside was howling even louder, drowning them out. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When he finished, his eyes gleaming with resentment, the Champions sniggered, and Cain laughed the loudest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I snort out loud, and he narrows his eyes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He held himself tight to keep from crying out loud and totally ruining his image in front of Chacho. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya heard a loud crack as the sword went clattering to the stone floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The jingling, clopping noises were growing louder and louder. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The train grew bigger and bigger, and Gum Baby cackled louder and louder as we got closer and closer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The sound of hundreds of people marching toward the Room of Requirement grew louder and louder as he returned to the marble stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But these thoughts did not help him to say anything out loud. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

A hiss of air grows louder and louder. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wore sunglasses that covered his entire face and the loudest, brightest outfit I had ever seen. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The noises grew louder and more distinct, the clack of wood on wood, and as they grew closer they heard heavy breathing as well, and now and then a grunt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He just didn’t know how to say it out loud. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t loud, but I realized there was music. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

At that moment, a loud clamor sounded outside the hut. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I knocked at her door, softly at first and then louder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The triumph of the automobile encouraged not only a geographic separation between buildings, but also a manmade landscape that was loud and bold. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

The Cadillac passed small, smoke-filled clubs with loud music and black people spilling out of open doors and sometimes overflowing into the highway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, they were louder, and now she could make out dark shapes moving along the edge of her vision. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And then I hear footsteps, loud, coming along the fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She popped a sour-cream-and-onion chip into her mouth, and the salty tang went perfectly with the loud crunch. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know you were into this,” she said, nice and loud. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As they ran, the belchlike toot of a whistle grew louder and louder. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at that moment she knew that it was not the thing to say out loud, and besides she could tell from her mother’s voice that it was nothing like an enchantment, not at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stood there, torn by his loud shrieking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Baba, don’t be so loud,” my sister said. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They took him through the door and the roar grew louder; as soon as he was visible the roar reached a deafening pitch and continued to rise each second. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Zooey here clapped his hands together—only once, and not loud, and very probably in spite of himself. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He looked at my mother and laughed louder. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone standing outside the Great Hall might well have thought some sort of explosion had taken place, so loud was the noise that erupted from the Gryffindor table. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then Avery picked up a handful of straw and threw it high in the air and gave a loud yell. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

As the clock struck the midnight hour, a loud knocking made me start up with fear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“How topical. Well, why not share this secret with us? Now. In a nice loud voice.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The commotion from the pool area got louder. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I really need to record her side of the story too,” I think out loud. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I felt a fountain of hope bubbling up as I read the words out loud one more time: musical acts welcome. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And then things start coming out of my mouth that I don’t mean to say out loud, but I can’t stop myself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I lean forward and stare the loud girl down until her eyelids flicker. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Grace had no idea what was so funny, but she joined him in loud laughter. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Matthew’s going to a concert tonight—” Emily was interrupted by whooping even louder than Matthew’s singing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A loud scream came from Merry, and from far inside the tree they heard Pippin give a muffled yell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The wind had blown off, leaving a loud bright night with wings beating in the trees and a persistent organ sound as the full bellows of the earth blew the frogs full of life. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Two loud knocks at the front door startle us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

At that moment, as if in agreement, the bells of the Black Protocol began to sound, loud and insistent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Meggie’s voice rang out over the arena so loud and clear that she herself was alarmed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If you thought that, why didn’t you tell me?” she says, her voice louder and her eyes avoiding mine, avoiding me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The shouting wouldn’t stop; it got louder as more joined in. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The time will never be right,” she said out loud, then heaved the mattress and box spring off the bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z