Once again, we might return to our analogy to an English sentence. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t been so slow, Ollie might have made it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“He might have had a reason,” said Lee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might be better for the people I love if I come clean. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The huntsmen had retraced their steps halfway to Winterfell without finding any sign of where the Starks might have parted company with the direwolves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Aimee takes a step back, like I’m some monster who might lash out at her next, which kills me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She might be the most gifted in her class, but she was still a student. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the door she listened for what might be going on downstairs and then, apparently satisfied that all was quiet, turned to me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to judge, based on a story, what he might really have been like. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The fact that there might be money hidden convinced me beyond a doubt that the Ladies’ Society must not take over the housecleaning. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might not even have felt any different for him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boy who punched Wes was still trying to maintain his strut but seemed to realize that he might have made a mistake by punching the bigger guy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His hair fell from beneath his helm in a heavy braid touched with hoarfrost, and the blacks he wore were so faded they might have been greys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I felt as though the crowd might very well kill us with their love. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Oriana isn’t entirely wrong to worry that we might one day get caught up in it, be carried away by it, and forget to take care. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My scim is an extension of my body, moving so swiftly that it might be its own master. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It will be worse in the morning. A lot worse. I have some painkillers that might help.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And I felt pretty rotten for thinking that she might have wanted to kill me too. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"She's a psychologist. She lives in Palestine, in one of those communes. If you wrote to her, she might be able to sponsor you to go there." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The afternoon had just begun, but already I was wondering how I might feel if someone were to get seriously hurt—maybe not killed or paralyzed—but definitely injured. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But it’s mixed up with fear over what kind of crazy thing he might do next. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Alert and doing well. His burns are healing. He might be strong enough to travel in a few months.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Emily’s face burned so furiously she thought her eyes might act like magnifying glasses in the sun and set her binder paper on fire. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The more unsolicited information we provided, the more he might suspect something. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You might want to put on a little skit or a scene from a play,” he said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“What kind of business might you be in, son?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You might want to start with a dictionary.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

After Mary Alice twice said she was so hot she thought she might throw up, we left. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“All this might be tough for you to understand,” he said quietly. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If I’d been in a car, and not on foot, I might have kept going, too. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Evelyn’s hold on this city is not as strong as she might like. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The big bang thus provides no insight into what might have powered the bang itself. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

At any moment she might come back into the room, and she would see me there, sitting before her open drawer, which I had no right to touch. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So many fugitives had passed through Valentine—there was no telling who might have spent time there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In 1965 no one knew how bad these effects might be, after two weeks in space, and it was Frank and Jim’s job to find out. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind might send me spinning higher and higher until the earth was a tiny ball lost among stars. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I explained that we were for a more even distribution of the rewards of certain industries, industries that were already monopolies, and that nationalization might occur in some of those areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever thought to tell your parents how you feel and ask them to change your room? You’re older, and the style might not suit your current maturity level.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

You might believe all doors sound the same when slammed, but you’d be wrong. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But without our regular catch-up, I worried she might have forgotten our plan. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They might never come close, but they could approach a point where, for all intents and purposes, she knew all that she needed to know. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guards might have one of their own in the back of the wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And might we ask what happened to the old official plan?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So much space...But it sounds like we might get a storm, doesn't it? Even though the sky is clear?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Better be careful. If you try to go anywhere in those, you might get stuck.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

At the time, I thought it might be fun. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I should have to leave it in the reference section just so others might enjoy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fears have been raised that in their enthusiasm scientists might inadvertently create a black hole or even something called "strange quarks," which could, theoretically, interact with other subatomic particles and propagate uncontrollably. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Because some of them might be too young to get a regular job at McDonald’s. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honey, your inventory might move a little faster if you dropped your prices,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom had no idea whether Russia even had a standing army, let alone how many soldiers it might include and how many square feet they would cover. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

What might a cheating teacher’s classroom look like? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was just that New Orleans felt like a long w ay from home and I could put some things they might say in the back of my mind. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a small sound in his throat, something low and feathery, and for a second I was afraid he might bawl. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even cutting the jackets in strips might not make enough roping to tie all the logs together. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

If it had not been for those extinctions, modern history might have taken a different course. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the risk of being able to win over anyone, he found himself thinking, was that you might pick the wrong people. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

For a long time Taran feared the bard was right and that the enchantresses might not sleep at all. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the moldy old Crane plot was a wide granite headstone that joined three graves—like a triple bed, you might say. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I might have to keep it with me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I might apprentice myself to a merchant in New Haven or New York, or even London, to learn the art of trade. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited, hoping Connor might look over and see me, but he seemed to be lost in another world. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

At first, I thought the neglected dwelling might be a reference to Revenge of the Nerds, one of Halliday’s favorite films. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You look like you’re about to cry. I might go easy on you if you cry.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Please. I might fall out of this thing." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

This woman now returned to her, more desolate; it was herself, not knowing where to put her foot; she waited, trembling, for the mists to be parted that she might walk in peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I suppose this might sound odd, but at Hailsham, the lunch queue was one of the better places to have a private talk. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might use it for cleaning, but only in extreme circumstances, like to strip rust from steel. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I tried frantically to keep it—I might as well have tried to imprison a cloud. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to find other boys who might want to play with Bobby, Regina wrote to the chess editor of the Brooklyn Eagle to see if he knew of any seven-year-old players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute I thought she might have been the girl I had seen on the subway, but I knew they all looked the same, scary and dried up and thrown away. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I might, if it’s allowed,” Heather said with a shrug. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Cause I might have to knock the rest of them out.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child might have to be sent to the hospital of Bethlehem, which later ages were to call Bedlam. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always brags about how they're all still his, but judging by the way the nurses roll their eyes every time he says it, I think he might be lying. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Rumors flew around Washington that the handsome young millionaire from Massachusetts, Senator John Kennedy, might try out the waters in the Indiana primary. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But all I could do was wait for the chipmunk and Cletus to take care of their business so we might just go on home. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

We also took along Mom’s fancy archery set, the one made of inlaid fruitwood, because Dad said you never know what wild game we might find in those canyon recesses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing you out there in the evening calm, smiling or humming, might give your neighbor an idea to coerce you from your claim using methods of intimidation, various provocations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Because whatever the emergency was that might cause her to blow the whistle, there was no saying that whatever answered it wouldn’t be far worse. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

One of Judge Quinzy’s eyebrows arched so high, Penelope was afraid it might come loose. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Dallas stared at Sairy, who looked as if she might cry, and that shocked him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pearl might never have met his mother or his father, or Lexie or Trip or Izzy, or if she had, they might have been people she only greeted but didn’t know. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I suppose it might have been a controversial move if it hadn’t been so successful. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She understood, of course, why Pearl would fall for Trip—girls generally did—but what Trip might see in Pearl was another matter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I might crack in two as we all carried our sorrow back to the house. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not for the first time, it occurred to me that Assef might not be entirely sane. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We might need to split up,” I say under my breath. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The next day the saguaros and prickly pears were fat from drinking as much as they could, because they knew it might be a long, long time until the next rain. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A time will come when they have grown so wicked that they will worship power, might will be right to them, and reverence for the good will cease to be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must not be asked to perform tasks in any area where an error might jeopardize the success of our forthcoming conference.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Can you talk to me about why that might be? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judging by the sound, these stones might be ten to fifteen millimetres wide. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a big bag, but it still might only be good for one explosion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I learn to predict what he might do. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

If there had been music, it might have been too much to bear. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The cricket took a downhearted leap into the cage and settled himself for whatever might come. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Want to see my surprise?” he asked, like he thought I might say no. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

If you were too eager to answer the teacher’s questions you might get beat up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She did not open them again until a slight pressure on her upper arm told her that she might look again. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

So Harry got up and left through the portrait hole, wondering where Justin might be. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

For a minute, I was afraid that she might get hurt herself, going out to seek revenge for me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

For of course he was thinking, just as you would have been, of all the reasons why the house might have been empty so long. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Harry has a lot of ideas about changes to this and that, but really, no one in the village wants upheaval, even if it might benefit them. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed like something a chicken might eat. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Jake was the type of trainer that no matter what mood I was in or how much I might complain, he wouldn’t accept anything less than 100 percent in every workout. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That was when she saw what nursing might be, and she longed to qualify, to have that badge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It scared me that he might find out about the stories, and thrilled me that he was even interested. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Within two weeks, the original intent of the engineer who walked away from her, whatever it might have been, was moot. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Had they grown up under different circumstances, they might have thought about becoming economists or writers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

These young men just might be the greatest collegiate crew of all time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He might have the email and decide that he doesn’t need to respond. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It might have been that, or it might have been the lapping of the water, which sounded like a little stream now, not like a great flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stare at my phone, trying not to stop myself since what I’m about to do might cause lifelong embarrassment. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I’d have to tell her later it wasn’t the singsong word she might have imagined. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well. You still might not win. That’s what I’m hoping for, anyway.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

My hero was telling me that it might be too late to follow my dreams. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

King Arthur might turn to Guenever in the Pavilion, and remark that the great man’s footwork was as lovely as ever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The universities had opened again but the waiting list to get in was long and Piper thought she might not qualify for entry this year. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I hear laughter, I look up to see Susan Chang—the only other half-Asian girl in our school—clutching a blue and gold ribbon like she’s afraid she might lose it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Honesty, Mother. I told them that you are ill and that seeing them might be just the sort of medicine that you need, and that no doctor could prescribe.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if she made light of it, they might consider drunkenness a natural thing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reflected light like the glare off the sea was polarized; it might be that the shadow particles, when they behaved like waves as light did, were capable of being polarized, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The estuary was not what anyone might call pristine rowing water even on the best of days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They might not have wanted me around, but at church I always felt accepted and loved. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He might still be trapped in the pit, but he was alive. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look like they might have been working on a boat all day and just stopped off to grab some brews. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, a bologna sandwich might enrage her. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t mean to scare you. I thought you might want to come out and have some grapes.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

When, they had left Boston, packing had taken weeks, with trunks and crates and loads of straw to cushion whatever might break. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There was part of me that might have felt cross but I couldn’t feel cross today. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was glad it was winter because in summer there might have been dry-land moccasins and copperheads under the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t say so—it might start a war in the house! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He might be able to cushion their fall somehow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I might as well grab a sweater, since Granny’s house is an icebox.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This very morning, she announces, she has managed to procure what might be the last two crates of peaches in France. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Poillon, concerned that Berkeley’s broad patent claims might provoke a messy interinstitutional fight, pleaded with Lawrence to narrow his claims to avoid controversy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He wore the largest black turtleneck Percy had ever seen, black pants, and black leather shoes with points so long and curly, they might have been jester slippers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Similarly, black community residents who might have been inspired to challenge aggressive stop-and-frisk policies of a largely white police department may worry about “hurting” a black police chief. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Then for once she might be right,” she agreed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Either of them might recognize me if they glimpsed my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Harry tried with all his might to keep his face impassive. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I heard what I thought might be a pickup truck a few minutes ago. It stopped. Opened its tailgate. There was a splash. Somebody tossed something into the water....” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And the waterfalls might have been curtains of pale silk hung from the cliff tops, too numerous to count. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I did not dare imagine what might happen if they went. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer’s job was to insist—though, as a fallback position, an experienced officer might simply see whether the fourth inmate in line would take the seat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant he might slip past me and across to New Bedford without giving me a chance to chase her into port. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Park thought his mom might say something more about it in the car, but she was quiet. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You might be surprised to know how many pigeons roosting in the eaves of Atlanta’s Public Library have ended up roasting over fires in Grant Park. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the field hands...They just didn’t know me, didn’t know how loyal I might be to Rufus or Margaret, didn’t know what I might report. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Running for things like the salvage train, with its iron freight cars that might not fly away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Another girl might not have told herself a love story about a drawing her brother made. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Calm, as if he understood that when Pixie went away this time, it might not be forever. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They might help make up for the lack of a goose or a ham. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“She also called out the August Wilson Acting Ensemble, which was named after a prominent social justice playwright, who is black, I might add.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

If Chacho could hear him, he wouldn’t feel completely alone and he might try to stay alive. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Owens!” called the pale woman, in a voice that might have been the rustle of the wind through the long grass. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He was starting to think, in fact, that he might just put together a freshman crew that could beat even last year’s bunch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It might have been the gyptians’ sledge dogs, or it might have been wild spirits of the tundra, or even those freed daemons crying for their lost children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Babysitting might not be enough, but I wasn’t about to give up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Fearing that the other Mexicans might try to get back at him, Paniagua decided to strike out on his own. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“She will say, God’s Feet, but my sons are of mickle might!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well—they might if they know about it.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For many athletes, the decision about whether to turn pro might have seemed like an easy one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And I begin writing about all the great things that might happen in my future. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess we got to get him. Where you think he might of went?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He reported to you a concern about how his mother might react if he sold to the defendant? Did 1 hear you say that, Mrs. Heine?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I slide into the seat, I might as well be made of the same colors as the desk and the metal chair legs. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

A new house, away from Myrta’s parents, might be all the couple needed to end their growing estrangement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The kind of doors a scout’s praise might open. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like what a happy family on TV might do to have a Big Talk. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had never considered before that dying, death, dead, passed away, were words and phrases that might be even faintly connected with me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia designed great circles of overlapping shells on the sand, as if someone on the moon, or farther still, might read their significance. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michael and I decided to spend more time looking into the Pittman murder; we thought it might give us some perspective on the coercion that was leveled against Myers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And if they come clean, he might even go for 25 to life. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though scientists might never unlock the secrets of the universe’s birth, they are on the brink of understanding its death. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I endured his abuse but learned less than I might have if he’d been encouraging. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone might one day plant trees in the desert, and even raise sheep there, but never would they harness the wind. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon they could no longer see the walls of the cavern; they might have been at sea except that there were no waves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“This idea of yours is so whacked,” she said, “it just might work.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And who knows how Harry’s scar might be involved but it’s certainly a matter we’re taking seriously. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Okay, maybe I might have done that when I was little. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Soon, George told a few of his closest colleagues that he thought his lab might have grown the first immortal human cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

One night her father picked her up out of bed and carried her to the window so that she might see the wolves. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My main fear was that the draccus might accidentally crush the bucket before it smelled it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The little girl made Cora wonder what her own children might be like one day. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It might so easily have been you, I shall worry all the time, I shall never be able to trust you to do things by yourself, unless you promise me.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But I don’t like to think about the ways a magician might go about making someone talk... Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But a butler might surpass his master in gentility and remain, nevertheless, the butler. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You know, Kyle,” said his dad, looking at his mother, who nodded, “since you worked extra hard and did such a bang-up job on your essay, I think we might consider suspending your punishment.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Let someone take away any sense of privacy or security you might still possess. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

If a flock of birds with a sense of humor had flown over at that moment, we might all have suffered. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It might as well have been a school day instead of Saturday. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He looked like he might have been blown in by the wind. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

At first Mark thinks his answer came out wrong, sarcastically, and the man might punch his lights out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

That might be part of a word like “drive” or “strive.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My world darkens when the thought that they might be dead enters my mind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sensed its inner workings and, if the statue of Hygeia operated on a similar schematic, Leo might have a chance . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I had better not pass my word: I might be obliged to break it.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes on those hot summer days, we wore swim trunks, at least if we thought any adults might be around. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Second, there was always the fear, in the back of all our minds, that we might get caught. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that I think about it,” Mrs. Strawberry goes on, “Alice might have been going off to find her own place.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A little sleep might do me good,” she said out loud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They might as well write musicals about Milton, Georgia. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It might have her face, but it was a phantasm—just a scrap of memory dancing on a string—and everything it said and did came from the dreamer’s own mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At any moment, Beatty might rise and walk about him, touching, exploring his guilt and self-consciousness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, it might make of him a consummate bore. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

What might have happened to Harris remains even harder to discern. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how much they might get to looking and sounding alike, as grown-ups, I could see they were still as different on the inside as night and day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess most people might call it autumn, but in the South it’s this unruly combination of winter-spring-summer-fall. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The crowds were good, often bigger than what you might expect for semipro. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our archaeologist might have considered the possible advantages of a head start. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis rejoiced in the intelligence, and has determined to find our dear friend, that he might speak with him again. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

From the back of the class, Miss Honey cried out, "Miss Trunchbull! Please let him down! You're hurting him! All his hair might come out!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I might be able to use his own strategy against him. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For me, that meant four days in the warehouse, and even in my clouded state it was clear I might freeze to death for real. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, she might have added, but it would not serve her cause to show doubt before this king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You might feel that way now, but it isn't like that forever. Wait until you see what the world has to offer besides this small town and your high school. People are different out there.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“For that bit of impertinence you may polish the coal stove tomorrow. This room is the perfect place for a noisy, I might say badly spoiled, little tyrant to have his sulks in private.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her bedroom was dark and she whispered quietly, as if she might wake up her sleeping stuffed animals, each one from another time in her life, when things were less confusing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

They were so courteous that Dany was hopeful for a time, but in the end the price they asked was far beyond her means, and might have been beyond Xaro's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After supper that night I wanted to go out and see if Naomi might be waiting by the bridge, but Grampa wouldn’t let me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Which, I might add, none of them came. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I might be your last stop, too” I said, clinging to her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Not much that I could see. A spear. He might be able to hold a few of us off with that, but Thresh could kill him easily," says Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Removed and replaced every bit of dirt just so, in hopes that they might take root in this place. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“At this point, I think he might not care.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The next time, it might really be Miss Lilian I saw. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

If she fell off the precipice she might tumble through the snow for all eternity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“He would’ve understood you, that’s for sure. He got your whys in a way I never could. But he was such a worrier, and you might have found that exhausting. I know I did, sometimes.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If it had not been for Cathy’s murder, fire and robbery might have been a coincidence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I feared that Sander might contradict me, but he let it go. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn't sit out in the plaza and talk—there aren't any plazas here, and if you sit out in public some gang driving by might use you for target practice. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s the whole reason we moved to this town. The truth is, I thought it might make this place...I don’t know. Different,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The patrolman was afraid that Roy’s father was upset enough to do something he might later regret. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under other circumstances, a weasel passing gas might have been funny, but Hazel didn’t laugh. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A man who might have been well-to-do on ten acres in Europe was rat-poor on two thousand in California. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He told her it might aid their escape. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Pilate might bake hot bread and each one of them would eat it with butter whenever she felt like it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was never allowed to tell a single person, or else we all might end up dead. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, in the library tower of the wibbly-wobbly village dug into the rocks, there might have been a librarian. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t see any guards, but I can see other prisoners trying to listen, and who knows which of them might decide that extra food or privileges are worth a betrayal to the Germans. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Shot by Artemis, I still might go and see amid the shades Odysseus in the rot of underworld. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe, if the Owner were just a little less grumpy, Toby might want to stick around a while longer. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And if there is blood on some of that stuff, don’t touch it. You might catch something, like Japanese polio.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Thoughts that might have drifted away on waves of brandy otherwise remain intact in his head, confirmed and secured by a diaphanous magician. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The simple answer to this might be that the members of the Royal Society were familiar with Bacon’s use of the word in Latin. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Since the closest word is feet, a plural, you might be tempted to pick need. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Father would get away; the cow-boys might even let him go after a while. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A note of suspicion rose in his voice, as if this Mr. Gourouni might have a few hours’ work left in him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it might do any good?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you are told that you have a 10 percent chance of dying within the next year, you might worry a lot more, perhaps even choosing to live your life differently. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He took a tentative sniff, as if it might be noxious smelling salts. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She wore this tiny frilly white dress and might have been around the age of your baby. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I might be able to get a gig in Antarctica, keeping the eggs warm for the penguin dads, but that’s about it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He’s beaming, and I think those might be tears in his eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Any picnic tables or playground equipment that might have once stood nearby had been swallowed up in dense, thorny-looking bushes and trees. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I read some newspaper editorials and listened to television commentary that wondered if perhaps western civilization itself might soon be at an end with the technologically superior Russians taking over. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought you might be lonely without me, so I got you a souvenir. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If nothing else, it might make me feel a little better. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She looked nervous and uncertain, as if being in the same room with a suicide corpse might taint her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Well, they’ve already learned that plenty of other places, but I might as well show them that it’s true everywhere. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

If the terrain was not too rocky or hilly, you might be part of a group of slaves who drove teams of oxen to draw plows across the fields. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

If ’twere on the ground, it might only have fallen — but it was on the anvil. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And then, suddenly filled with happiness, I belt out the words I know are true with all my might: “But I know a change gonna come. Oh yes it will.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The little stream is delightfully clear and bright. I can fancy that there might be maidens playing near.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating so hard that I thought my chest might split open. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But our bears have developed an intolerance for dogs. One of them might demonstrate his prejudice with a clip on the chin, and then—no dog.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you love animals, Jez, so you might not care for this bit of knowledge.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She felt that if she preached against it, the children, unpredictable individualists that they were, might consider drinking forbidden and fascinating. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel could feel the hurt coming off his father, so he said just what he thought might make it better. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A casual remark to the tailor while getting fitted for a suit might land you in the dungeons of Poleh-charkhi. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain explained that he’d been to see General Sykes and had no horse, and the foot was bothering him, and did the lieutenant think they might spare one scrawny leg, or even a neck? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She realized that although his eyes were closed and he wasn’t moving, he might be awake. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I might have been joking around but Mom wasn’t. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I rather think its citizens might disagree with you.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Except that the Virgin was far away in the little house, and Celia might not even know where he was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I thought the chicken might be nervous too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe the person I might have been if I’d been raised human. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In addition, he begged his uncle to arrange for an honourable reception from the people of Fermo, one that might bring honour not only to Giovanni but also to himself as his pupil. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I was delusional in thinking I might make sense of my mother’s last research project by coming to this house. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

From the window it was as if he were not one of their unlucky tribe but only observing their commerce, as one might watch strangers stroll past one’s front door. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“All right,” Alex said, terrified that the woman might hang up on him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Eventually Shorty said, “You don’t suppose, do you, that it might have something to do with that Secret Service baboon your friends in the capital sent up here, do you?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A storybook might have held the secret of azoth, and knowledge of stories might have earned him a place in the party, but he hardly thought that tales would give him an edge now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Bolton showed his teeth in something that might have been a smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Pm looking for anyone else who might have lived there, too, not just the headmistress.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The maid scurried past Meggie again, looking frightened as if any contact might burn her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like he was thinking if he said it over and over he might get ahold on to what happened. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Luke patted Grover’s head between his horns, then gave a good-bye hug to Annabeth, who looked like she might pass out. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The family cat had attacked the cocker spaniel that lived across the street, and now it seemed as if one of the spaniel’s eyes might be seriously damaged. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam says he might be asleep in one of the carriages but we know he hardly sleeps even in his own bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But when she thought of what she might say to Taisin, the words would not come. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She eyed his cloak suddenly as though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“They might get hurt,” Dr. King told the other leaders. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve heard strange rumors about my daughter. Things I might have once laughed at. She’ll do everything she can to keep you from winning this. Don’t expect anything less.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That cop didn’t kill me, but the thought of Carlos getting with Tiffany might be the fatal blow. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To the end of the county might be a far journey, and out of the county would be a far, far journey, but I’ll go, the boy thought. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His premonition of disaster was correct from the beginning; and like a ranting actress in an indifferent play, I might say that we have paid for freedom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she thought to take it out by the firelight, but then she might run into someone, and they’d be sure to ask what she was holding. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If he stares down for more than a few seconds, he might see us through the metal mesh beneath his feet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Until well into the second half of the century, the formula H2O2 might mean water to one chemist but hydrogen peroxide to another. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He might even leave her at the zoo. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Northern abolitionists like Ralph Waldo Emerson made Brown a martyr, and Southern loyalists got up in arms, quite literally, at the idea that this might be the start of a trend. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nok realized this might be the first time he had ever been this close to a Gold orb. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She felt as if they had no control over what they were or where they were going or what they might become. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It might be nice to be pure and then to marry a pure man, but what if he suddenly confessed he wasn't pure after we were married, the way Buddy Willard had? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The bottom line seemed to be that any one of the three schools might win the varsity honors. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Boris, according to Blake, was the "feather in his cap," earning him accolades inside the British spy agency and deflecting any remote suspicion that Blake might be working for the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Things, it might also be noted, did not fare so cheerily for the Duchess. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that he might be crazy doesn’t make me any less crazy. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In dreamier moments, I’d thought I might use it to stake up some hollyhocks come spring. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It might be nothing,” I say, wondering if anyone will even buy the book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He knew it would be indescribably hard, would take all of his strength, but he thought there might be a chance. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her face crumbles for a second like she might cry. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He paused near me; then crossed the room, at which corner I could see him from my hiding place: a youth of my years, perhaps, dressed as might befit an apprentice at some trade. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But if they shared Elizebeth’s Enigma decrypts with Argentina, they feared that the country’s many pro-Nazi officials might share them with the spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But his blues harp might as well have been an ocean away. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The serving men brought every dish to Bran first, that he might take the lord's portion if he chose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Farrars might have disappeared into the secret entrance before I ever got to the building. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“That was to be expected. Tell General Hood that General Meade might have saved himself the trouble. We’ll have that hill before night.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He might not cover for us this time.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He twisted his own face, practicing, pushing his lips up against his nose, and then flapped his arms, the way the cloth of his mommet might flap in the wind to frighten away the crows. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her bare arms and looked around as if she was suddenly uneasy that someone might find us here. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That might be a good idea,” he finally decided. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could not bear to think about what might have happened to them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Some people might refuse to show me kindness now, but I will find a way into their hearts. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were wide and blinking, and it occurred to Emily that Maddie might actually be nervous about losing her bet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The hinges protested feebly and I halted, fearing someone might still be in the theatre. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long foreseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might want to keep it.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The creature made a violent rip-rip-rip sound that might have been laughter. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you really have any idea how you might be able to read Dustfinger back into his story? Or were you making it up?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It never occurred to me that you might actually drown. That wouldn’t have been a good thing for anyone.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

One day he might want to bite someone in the leg, and for that you needed teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, but he also looked like he might shatter at any second. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine what I did at home that might qualify as a hobby. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

At any moment she might say or do something which would be a compromise upon herself and upon her lover. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the fights would be racial in nature, but they might be about anything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all,with Washington as president, Jefferson as secretary of state, Edmund Randolph as attorney general—he might have added Madison as dominant presence in the Congress—Virginia's interests were hardly unrepresented in the capital. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He knows we are hungry enough that Captain Smith might well give him all he wants, including the weapons. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

People were stunned and overwhelmed, and probably feared the worst about relatives and friends who might have been in the path of the Great Fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now he said to her, with utmost condescension, “Dear girl, your credulity is as vast as this desert. One might get lost in it and never again encounter fact or reason.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Intriguingly, the chess tables crossed class barriers: One might find Wall Street bankers playing against homeless men from Skid Row, or Ivy Leaguers facing down high school dropouts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there on the sidewalk as the kids poured into the buses, my soccer bag hanging around my neck, still hoping I might see Connor. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If it could be argued that the earth might not be a true sphere then, equally, the waters might not be. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He might have felt it radiating off me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dad wrapped his arm around me and pulled me toward him in a half-hug, as if I might just answer, Great, Dad, I’m doing great. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He stopped and looked at me like he’s puzzling, then said, “I’m going to have to do some more contemplating over this. On the one hand this might be an act of conjuration.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

An outsider might think he stopped for practical reasons, but my sisters and I know better. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was actually quite happy, because it was only when he was requested to use his might that he felt he wasn’t a bother to everybody. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He might take it the wrong way, since Windy won’t be there. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If they didn’t bring results, they still might produce a little shame, which might increase the chances that the next promise would be kept. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And that his heart might know a little joy before the long bitterness descended. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He might disappear into Saskatchewan and roam with the moose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I’m antsy to get started, afraid she might change her mind. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Still might not have been good enough,” I remind him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

If this sort of selectivity had been possible for Billy, he might have chosen as his happiest moment his sundrenched snooze in the back of the wagon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it occurred to me that cleared of its ramshackle fences and planted with flowers and grass, it might form a pleasant park. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t sit there and wonder if he’d be okay on his own or not, if people might take advantage of him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And whenever he went he took with him his youngest son, who was to be on the land after him, that the lad might learn. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

At that point I had pushed him with all my might and he had crashed sideways on to the flagstones. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and rubbed my eyes, thinking I might be dreaming, so I pinched myself and looked at the windowsill. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But beyond that, his sickness and at the end the high temperature may have done something to him; the temperature might even have changed parts of his mind. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I figured she was just depressed, thinking about Dad returning to jail and how he might never get his captain’s license and how our quiet3 seminormal life was a total mess again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At this, he could not breathe, and shook his head as might a sleeper. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And I am nauseated at work, sick with fear about what might be happening at home. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And if I may be allowed to speak plainly, I think, given our long friendship, you might have allowed me to at least select the finger. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“I might have believed that before I met you. Now let’s get out of here before I do something really stupid,” he growled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It might get noised about that the Pontelliers had met with reverses, and were forced to conduct their ménage on a humbler scale than heretofore. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

And I know some of you might be thinking, Aren’t all demigods rdated on the godly side, and doesn’t that make dating gross? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the Suffragist, Paul suggested that women might not be arrested for picketing anymore. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night he would squeeze his eyes shut and imagine how it might be to marry her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He might come while I’m still making it, and then we’d have to make conversation for an hour and a half till it was ready. Anyway, we’ve got some biscuits.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking this might be a pinkie-swear kind of moment, but I let it pass; I’m outgrowing that baby stuff. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“No harm in that. You might bring me some coffee.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was close to two o’clock, and there was no way of knowing when his sisters might get back. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He might look nothing like me, with his olive skin and hazel eyes, but he was my dad in all the ways that mattered. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

That would be childish, and might get him into serious trouble. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her imagination worked so vividly that the pictures she saw behind her eyelids seemed, after a long time, as bad as anything her eyes might see, so she opened them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Still, this question remained: Could they—could his side, the police side—weather the storm that might result if Joe Mondragon were killed? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are just a few feet away from the next house, but for all we know of our neighbors, it might as well be a mile. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They ran to the holy places they asked what might be done. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She seems tense, like she thinks I might attack her at any moment. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty dollars a month in Belgian francs might not sound like much, but in Kilanga it had made us richer than anybody. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then he said something that hinted at the fact that he might have a brain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“These might look fragile, but they’re far from it. We could drop it from the top of the Lincoln Building and it wouldn’t break.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Greenwood, and especially at this time of night, but I thought you might be able to help us out about Joan." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Have you ever stopped to think that something might be wrong with this? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wants to know how our week was, how was school, did we learn anything he might not know. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In Arabic words, the letters were always joined, and a letter might look different depending on what came before or after it. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might work with you, or live near you, and go to the same churches, schools, or parties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, I think I was just relieved she’d finally found the tape and not made a huge scene about it, and so maybe I wasn’t being as careful as I might have been. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Devon even said that by the time I’m an adult I might be the best artist in the country! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise I might be considered undependable, or unworthy. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It might be a little big, but it’s the only clean one. The others were yellow.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Harry read the first sheet again, this time looking for clues as to what might have made the second sheet valuable. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Winterfell might be ruined, but its granite walls would still keep the worst of the wind and weather at bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then Seven’s portaphone lit up and Seven jumped, her heart racing at what Poppy might say. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Like something someone facing a firing squad might say before they’re shot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And as we walk home, I think Alan might be useful to bring along next time. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I might as well not be standing there, because Attorney Fitzgerald doesn’t see me at all. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

If they had been paying any attention to their adversary in that moment before contact, they might have noticed that he shifted his weight to lower his center of gravity. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I cross my fingers, wishing with all my might that Apa will soon get up from the table and go away so that I can turn on the TV in the living room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But tomorrow, I might be raving that my parents are trying to kill me, and I’ll believe it as completely as I believe the earth is round. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Another friend is another person you might lose at any instant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just exactly that way, like a mechanical hummingbird might: high-pitched and fast but without much presence. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I wondered, if I listened hard enough, if I might be able to hear my own blood pumping through my body. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I imagine what Heather might look like in ten years, after two children and seventy pounds. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She might have won first place the last four years, but my runner-up status was nothing to sneeze at. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I liked the idea that a part of one's body might be thought of as lazy—not thoughtless or hostile, just unwilling to extend itself for the betterment of the team. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Cole guessed it might be another three or four hours until high tide. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“It might know the fastest way to reach Haley.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Play quietly,” said Mrs. Bramble, “and if the manager appears, you’d better go out to our cottage. Or perhaps you could show Brad around. He might like to see the kitchen.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Later, Sir Lancelot whispered: “I wish I might come in.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How is he? I saw what happened. I was really worried that he might—die or something." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You might be wandering around in the dark, but we can all hear the hoofbeats.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“First meeting tonight! I wouldn’t mind dueling lessons; they might come in handy one of these days. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Sullivan was thirty-eight and incapable of cultivating the relationships that might have generated enough new commissions to keep him solvent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She might as well have been a corpse, Pima commented as she grunted and dragged the girl out. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Fisher realized that the careful mathematical modeling of hereditary traits might resolve this rift. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Especially since it might help explain why Russ needs to be Boy21. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I might have been a little overly optimistic,” admits Spike the day before the show. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had tried to codify the evil uses of might by individuals, so that he might set bounds to them by the impersonal justice of the state. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother might want to put in her sixpence ha'penny, but...” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

So he decided to take a holiday and travel back to his own country, Norway, and who knows, he might if he was lucky find himself a lovely new bride in his own country. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you might expect, lust is ruled by testosterone and estrogen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Something that might be able to grow through the rocks and dirt that his father had piled on him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“You might damage it and that wouldn’t do. Never mind. We’ll come again some other time.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Try searching at YouTube for "Interval song" or "ear training" to find videos that you might find helpful. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t disguised my number, so I thought he might. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

From far away, it might pass for an electric meter reader. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Petey told him about her conversation with Sean, noticing the fat lip, and the fact that she might have mentioned Finn’s condition. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sun was bending to the west, so he might not make it to the border before dark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might even tip right over at any moment, or jump off the rails. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I might have cause to fear the Sons if they saw me wandering alone through the streets, but only if it was night and I was naked and unarmed. They are craven creatures.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But in reality, it seemed now that Deborah had started talking, she might never stop again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had begun to think that the Army might have to act decisively to put out this fire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I came upon a very fascinating situation that I thought might interest you. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘He might have got confused about which direction to take when he got out on the main road. I do.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to the living room window, murmuring about how this might be the last good snowfall for the winter and we’d better enjoy it while it lasted. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

According to the stories, Priscilla Willis might not have a face you want to look at, but she was a real sweet piece. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He told her to be careful of people looking to find out where Henrietta’s grave was because they might want to steal her bones, since her body was so valuable to science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

This piece looked like it might have been meant as a shield for a god, but it hadn’t turned out properly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I ran my palm coated with cream over my hair and hoped it might get rid of frizz along with all mom-related thoughts. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Now a whole month might pass between beatings, the bad beatings when she pounds me until I’m sobbing, until my legs collapse and I curl up, stinging and throbbing and aching, on the floor. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that Caesar might be her only hope to regain her rightful place on Egypt’s throne. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

As Inej waited in the gully with the others, she considered all the things that might go wrong. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And it might be tougher than you think. The resin might work different on lizards.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

You do have the sense that we might be under surveillance here. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But try as she might, all she could think about was that half-starved, hopeless assassin who’d been dragged out of Endovier one autumn day by a snarling Captain of the Guard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But the hand of the professional decorator had exorcised whatever ghosts of the French bourgeoisie might still haunt the thick brick walls of the building. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Musical surrealism and attempts at finding what the future of sound might be ran, somewhat surprisingly, alongside another avenue being explored by classical composers in the 1920s: rummaging around in music’s attic. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Harsh with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It could be malaria. Could be typhus. Not sleeping sickness, I don’t think. Let me get you something that might help.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those three savage girls might make good their threat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you explain the whole thing to Adrienne ahead of time? I told you she boxes. She might have actually hit you!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a long time after Judith blew out the candle Kit lay rigid, fearful that a single sniff might give her away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Cady told his daughter that Henry might be a fine person but he was not necessarily a suitable husband. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

If he could climb up, he might be able to get out of reach inside a maintenance hole. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We could also keep our brains and bodies accustomed to the rolls and turns of flight, although weightless space flight might feel different from flight in the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I can achieve that somehow, I might see a longer version of what he looks like and how he feels. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The bullets and bombs might come again another day, but for now we were alive. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kosi expected him to cheat, and her concern was to minimize the possibilities he might have. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow morning, when the lock-in was over, he might use his library card to check it out for his big brother, Mike. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

And tho this heap of wreckage is pretty pounded, if you look at it right, it might be an old Prentisstown house that fell right outta the sky. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And where another parent might have scolded a kid for being sassy with an elder as I had been, they also let that be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If I suffered a piece of extraordinary good luck I might be able to muster two talents to pay the interest on my debt to Devi. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tin, Nailer thought, and then wondered if the driver had purchased it or was selling it, and where it might be going. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The writer might send the letter by one rider going by one route while another rider carried the mask on another route. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keto might be a little boring, but she’ll take good care of your friend. And honestly, the best part of the tour is still to come!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It might just be a song that he inspired, and that was nice too. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

James pored over the maps in his history book, trying to think out where the treasure might be. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her house might not have been smothered with love. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might have thrown Dill a few longing glances herself. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“She knows there’s an egress. She might find it.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And because, though I knew Arul was right that we had nothing to fear from the dead, a part of me was still scared a ghost might float by. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This is just the kind of day when my last words might come in handy. There’s that damp chill in the air that gets down into your lungs.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ifigured he might want to hang with her outside of school, and I thought since he’s so good at riding— Nicholas, are you good at riding! Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Then I might as well leap from the window. A year in this place has worn me through—imagine what will happen if I return. I’d be dead by my second year.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They made it easier than it might have been. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They had all come because they were worried about what the other side might do to me after the verdict. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“In fact, I think I might call in sick myself and give you a hand.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might be thought that Copernicus was responsible for the destruction of the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now that I’ve artistically expressed myself, we might as well get this cursing thing over with too. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Given the disdain I’d expressed for Everest over the years, one might reasonably assume that I declined to go on principle. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We might try to find a party, or we might just finish off them beers and let the party find us. Then I’m headin’ over to Keisha’s house, after I take these turkeys home.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might have bought into their belief that I was too old, not strong enough, or lacked the requisite talent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

You might wonder how I finally convinced her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He lay on his back, keeping his eyes tightly closed, and thinking about why Hooper might have disappeared for the rest of that day. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“My people have much love of stone. Had we time, I think we might create a land of rare beauty.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jim Crow eventually replaced slavery, but now it too had died, and it was unclear what might take its place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Caparossi started out by informing the class that it might surprise them to learn some people in this world thought they were better than other people. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next week he touched my hair for what might have been five or fifty minutes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His douceurs were nought but such as an artillery marshal might declaim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Now you have to understand that twenty pennies might be a good bit of money for some little ragamuffin troupe living hand-to-mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I might not be able to swat the next one and put it out with my hands. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was slow and flaccid, with the kind of world-weary negativism you might find in employees behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant at a highway rest stop. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and squinted at her in that defiant way he did when he thought she might be mad at him but he had no idea why. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My sister and I might have felt a little silly right then, except that we were too busy gulping big sighs of relief. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Your hair might become straight enough, your skin might become light enough, your accent might become polished enough—and you’d be reclassified as white. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"If this is a toll road, you might simply have tolled me." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They talked on for a while, contributing reminiscences and offering suggestions as to what might have become of Grumman, though most of them thought he was probably dead. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gold, silver—she’d settle for anything that might disrupt her kidnappers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It might have been her imagination, but she remembered that sound from the many nights Hylla would sneak out of her own locked room and creep across the roof to check on her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

On my way out I might stop by the terraria to look at some shiny frogs glazed bright, bright green, or yellow and deep blue, or brown and pale green. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I dreaded the thought of the night ahead, but not for the reasons one might expect—that I was worried about the police, or that my conscience bothered me, or anything of the sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Emperor gazed around him slowly, so that each one of the thousands of spectators might imagine Caesar was looking personally at him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I realized, of course, that this might be because my theory about the old D&D module was completely lame and totally off base. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We were a little concerned that when we had paying guests, which would be soon, this might be a problem. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I expect that might of been because Uncle Henry and Aunt Mary were so young, and because of their children. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, honey, I’m sorry. It’s nothing to be scared of. In fact, you might like it.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I know it, and I might perish from sheer embarrassment. But no mind, I brought you a little gift to repair the damage,” she said, handing him the paper bag. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, you might be wondering why I wasn’t bawling, screeching, or passing out from shock and horror. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking next year we might do a Gone With the Wind theme for the Benefit,” Hilly says, “maybe rent the old Fairview Mansion?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“That might irritate you. Try not to rub or it could end up in the back of your eye. Then we’d be looking into your head, and there’s nothing interesting in there, heaven knows.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The thought that she might not be in her room, but out drinking with friends, made him angry. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We could only see about twenty yards in any direction—far enough to tell when we might be passing a woodlot or a house if it was close to the road, but that’s all. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The power might fizzle when the wind blew hard and leave them all in darkness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then they began looking at each other, and doing what I might call smirking. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the moment I saw that young man that he might be dangerous for her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it might not be too late, even now, to persuade him to agree to a new plan—a plan that would be as good for one warren as the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One example might be to think of as many ways as possible to play a musical instrument. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Americans and Russians now lived with the real possibility that nuclear war might happen at any time, and with almost no warning. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They lived in a log cabin, in the desolate hill country outside Austin, where they herded cattle and scratched the earth for whatever food it might yield. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It had not occurred to me that they might be administered to unwilling persons. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Lawrence might make her take them off, she knew. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I move down through the darkness, burning with murderous lust, my brains raging at the sickness I can observe in myself as objectively as might a mind ten centuries away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the child sobbing at night, and he knew what some might do with that sorrow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In my mind I eliminated any job that might involve public speaking. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The world we live in is much younger than you might expect. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Number of times I walked by the library, hoping that Mr. Powell might be in: Twelve. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

From the rear—particularly where his vertebrae were visible—he might almost have passed for one of those needy metropolitan children who are sent out every summer to endowed camps to be fattened and sunned. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

And Jupiter might be upset, maybe even frightened. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

"The Great Shepherd sent me to earth to heal his lambs, wherever I might find them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It might stand the heat of the furnace, but the chances were that it would not. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, the Aberzombies all looked like they might tear off their clothes and dance on the tables right then. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mia went out with her camera, but more often she might spend days, or even weeks, preparing something to photograph, with the actual taking of the photographs lasting only a few hours. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, if we did go back to that way of life, some of us might really enjoy it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Pollux knows details that would lead to disaster for a newcomer, like which offshoots might require gas masks or have live wires or rats the size of beavers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s the only Quell we have. We might pick up something valuable about how they work,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a slow process, and as he painstakingly ascended toward the crest of the Step, I nervously studied my watch and wondered whether I might run out of oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

If we solved RNA we might also provide the vital clue to DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“You might think I’m overreacting, but I can’t take any risks where my family is concerned.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My family's been in Louisiana for decades and my mother has French blood, believe it or not. My skin might look like coffee-no-cream, but I've got some au lait in here somewhere." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘And we might be wanting to get back. We might!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I thought some of the boys and girls in that bright group might well be friends of Buddy Willard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

David’s across from her, taking a screwdriver to the guts of what might be our old toaster. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Forget running a gate or being an escort or doing construction supervision or transportation or manning a wall tower—a good robot might almost do those. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner nodded and decided he wouldn’t play “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” choosing instead “Shall We Gather at the River?” and realizing too late that Mrs. Cobb might figure that was an invitation. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Courthouse Crowd are pretty well asleep at the switch now, and a hard campaign might just beat ’em.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

If not for that, there might not be any town left at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a house. And we might have met if you came to visit your uncle.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They shoot at anything that moves or looks as though it might, and their success in killing one another may well prevent a population explosion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute there, she thought she might choke on the thumping heart that had jumped into her throat, but she had pulled off the transaction like a pro. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The backward address turned out after several mistakes to be the undersecretary to Étienne Tshisekedi, the one government minister who might help us, though his own position with Mobutu is now on the outs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If not for the mask, I might mistake her for a child. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s better. I might want to borrow it back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, I think I might have a panic attack, but I calm myself down. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“That evening,” recalled his tent-mate Charlotte Fox, “I couldn’t tell that Scott might have been sick. He was acting like Mr. Gung Ho, getting everyone psyched up like a football coach before the big game.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Hard to say. But if Ma thought you could do something on your own, she might have sent you back so she could deal with other matters.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

If we could only get some hint as to what passed in his mind, between the time of my argument with him to-day and his resumption of fly-catching, it might afford us a valuable clue. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Gregor didn’t see any rats around, but who knew what else might be down here looking for a meal. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I might be your uncle,” he said, whizzing about the office. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But for all the notice anyone took, he might just as well not have answered at all. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was this process of making up explanations that might or might not be true that Newton rejected when he insisted hypotheses non fingo. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He came to wonder at times if the shadow he had loosed might have grown weak, or fled somehow out of the world, for it came no more into his dreams. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That you might have been better off if your animal had been a snake. Your danger then—or assumed danger—might have sent you home before you ever met the patroller.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It might grow over on its own, or a surgeon could put in a metal plate. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Nye: "1 believe you. My question was merely in regard to any inclination you might or might not have to injure yourself. If you ever do feel such an impulse—" Me: "I don't." Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I was so awestruck that I couldn’t think of anything to ask Mr. Matthews, but Sara was right by my side asking the questions she thought I might want answered. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, deep holes were dug at various street corners to collect runoff water and anything else that might be washed along. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Accusations that might even be false, I thought, remembering what we’d seen at the dock the night before. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You went out in a Negro’s dory. How do you know what might happen?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I hope there's nothing in there that might come flying around our heads,” he said as Dustfinger got in the backseat behind Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He might also have felt somewhat uncomfortable knowing that this easternmost option contradicted the impression that Madison had created in the earlier debates—namely, that a more western location near the Pennsylvania border was preferred. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You might like it and want to stay on.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her brother was, and after what happened to him, she might never admit it, no matter how accepted it becomes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of the gun it meant—or, I thought, it might mean—not that he was planning to shoot me, but that he thought I might shoot him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was a very risky one, but I thought there was a chance that it might work, simply because every rabbit in Efrafa usually does what he’s told without question. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His blood was roaring in his ears, and had he not been strapped onto his saddle he might well have fallen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I might be inviting potential criminals to take advantage of me if they find me,” she said. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His Free Brothers were brave and eager for the fight, he claimed, but without the Unsullied to stiffen them he feared his unblooded troops might not have the discipline to face battle-seasoned sellswords by themselves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might like something to read to pass the time,” he says as he gives the book to Bailey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he had seen no one search that roof; if he ran he might come face to face with someone coming up out of another trapdoor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Medium rare. Keeps it juicy and tender. If you cook it all the way through, you might as well eat shoe leather.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She let her go out with her girl friends as always, she helped her get dressed for the Saturday parties, and she never asked an embarrassing question that might arouse her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Wormtail hesitated for a moment, looking as though he might argue, but then turned and headed through a second hidden door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“As I said, I put your money into this Walleye stock, but I should remind you not all your money. I thought it might be good to do some investing for fun.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

But he lingered for some minutes more, talking to the old man, whose name, he discovered, was not Weeks—as one might have gathered from the inscription over the shopfront— but Charrington. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I should think we might assume this, in fairness to all. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t it occur to him to mention that our family might have a special interest in it? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by their admiring neighbors, they reenacted the more dramatic moments of the afternoon and speculated on how they might do things differently the next time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I knew that leaving him in Rome might be dangerous but it seemed every day that things got worse and eventually it became obvious that staying on was no solution. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But if I ran, she might suspect that I had the key and decide to try to kill me to get it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll run and get us some breakfast. You just . . . get ready. Looks like it might take you a while,” she says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t shake her worry that Mr. Griswold might not recover and that she could lose not only Mr. Griswold, but Book Scavenger, too. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Goodness knows what he might do next! I'm afraid it could be dangerous for him—and I do have this idea, rather a weird idea, but I'd like to talk to you about it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“She thought you’d like to watch. That you might want to bring your sketchbook.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But a bigger part of me was excited to know I might finally get a friend. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Still, Zau might believe if he held the goblet in his hand. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t translate, but Hazel was pretty sure Arion was calling out to any other horses that might be in the bay: Beat that, ya punks! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a minute he looked like he might say more, but then he dropped to one knee and sorted through the pile of books he’d gathered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Matt wanted to ask Maria about clones, but he was afraid she might hate him too if he reminded her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another woman with the same mutation might develop an indolent variant; and yet another might not develop breast cancer at all. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He moved along the gallery, guiding himself by the wall, moving carefully since he did not know just where the floor planks might be rotten or even missing, until he came to a window. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, strong as he might be, he was not as quick. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If you reach the island of Delos, they might be prepared to help you. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My problem might be that even if I did go home, I wouldn’t belong there, among people who give without thinking and care without trying. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And some girls might focus on the way his ears stick out, or the way his nose hooks at the end, but to me... Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He left the light on for fifteen whole minutes, terrified the whole time that someone besides Jen might see it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Madoc might still be able to assert some authority over Faerie until Oak got back, but he wouldn’t be able to make Oak as bloodthirsty, as inclined toward war. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And he lives fifty kilometers away, far enough from a city that buying furs might be difficult. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And now that I've written a book who knows, I might even read a few. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are still three people I might confide in, starting with Cinna, my stylist. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know it wasn’t even about Kicky. I mean I might kick her butt and all but it’s not really about her.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Any day in there, I might find myself in a situation where I’d need Officer X to watch my back, to pry a homicidal inmate off of me, at his peril. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hubert might be a genius, but he was also a jerk. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful. You might uncover more than you bargained for.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tysha might be in there even now, with tears tattooed upon her cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was trembling so hard I feared my bones might break. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least narrow your field. Pick, say, three guys, who might be possible candidates.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that I might be able to push the cat through the torn window screen. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve murdered a human being. They are going to put you in jail. They might even hang you!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then dark­ness came, blink as I might. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing will convince him that his fortunes might not suddenly reverse, reducing him to a diet of fingernail clippings or soups made from fallen leaves and seasoned with flashlight batteries. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The planks were slippery, and it felt like at any moment the whole thing might just fall apart and leave them to sink beneath the surface. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

You may think of love and adventure, or maybe you remember some young man here in San Antonio and think that you might like to return to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that when the parade to the trains came by, a child might be safer away from home. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The older girl, who might have been sixteen, came closer to me and held out her hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She knew if she couldn’t do something to save Tidbit, she might explode. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

An independent Vietnam might ally itself with the Soviet Union. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And convincing him to invite her to court—mostly by implying what might await him once she was out of her father’s household and without a chaperone—hadn’t been that difficult. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He later appealed to a mayor, hoping he might be able to get four more pounds of the rare grains. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

She started sniffing around, and I was afraid she might mark her territory, but Nico said, “It’s okay. She just smells the way home.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I think she might have been scared too. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was regarding Ekon much the way one might regard a spider in their morning tea. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Having similar aspirations and interests, you might assume that my great-great-great-grandfather and Poe would be fast friends. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where in that huge crowd my parents might be sitting. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

As we tucked into big slabs of sour cream raisin pie, Grandma observed, “They’re putting on a talent show. We might look in on that. We won’t have to stay till the end.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So you might also be the happiest of men?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Jump into the harbor,” he said casually, like another kid might say, I'm going to get a mack. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Several days later, when Jack and everyone else in town first heard the rumble of tanks a few miles away, they dared hope it might be English tanks coming to defend them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its corners and chimney might not be straight. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were press reports that Bobby might be indicted and extradited back to the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I sometimes wonder where the bottom might be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Since I was only twelve, it might seem that I was young to be working full-time, but I didn't think of myself as a child anymore, nor did anyone else. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the space of a single productive minute, therefore, he might endorse twenty separate documents each advising him to pay absolutely no attention to any of the others. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As we fled we might encounter more soldiers, not to mention deserts and jungles and the dangers that lurk there. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, many people these days think fulsome means merely “full,” so avoid it if you might be misunderstood. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or was it because he never shut up, and she couldn’t give up on the idea that he might actually say something at some point that was meaningful, helpful? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Nervous that someone might come down the road, I kept scanning the horizon ahead and behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Bring me my doublet, if you would. The grey, with the direwolf sigil. I want this armorer to know who I am. It might make him more forthcoming." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was distressed to see her, and thought how things might have turned out differently. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Max says I need to learn how to hit a Nazi—or anyone else who might deserve hitting—then they clear a space and assume I’m about to learn how to hit a Nazi. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The room was so hot I thought the cornhusks might explode into flames. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I, myself, felt vaguely like jumping up and shouting “AMEN!” but I figured it might be wise to find out what I would be “Amen”-ing about first. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of the Richardsons, as Mrs. Richardson carefully laid the photos out on the table in a line, knew which was meant for them, recognized it instantly, as they might have recognized their own faces. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think she might hate me, and I’m not even sure why. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Harry led the way over to Dean and Seamus, who were discussing those Hogwarts students of seventeen or over who might be entering. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps we might try for a...loftier view, today,” he murmured. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We spend the night in the dark, afraid that any light might signal our whereabouts to the Khmer Rouge soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, moving on...Do you have any predictions about what changes we might see on the Scoreboard in the weeks to come? ” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Tale of the Three Brothers and the Djinn might be a comedy if you hear it in the market in Isfahan, or it might be a hero’s journey around a bonfire in Ardestan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I might have known she wasn’t going to keep out of it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might have been attractive once—she was quite striking when he met her, I’ve seen pictures: all huge dark eyes and generous curves—but now she’s just run to fat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might have put it down to a bad dream, but he did not remember dreaming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pacing this terrace, Sarai might have walked as far as the moon and back. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was a brief pause before he said, "The bit with the gun just might work. Let me think about it and get back to you." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even if the legendary Brotherhood existed, as just possibly it might, it was inconceivable that its members could ever assemble in larger numbers than twos and threes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He had offered Jeanne the kind of dress a lady’s daughter might wear, but Jeanne said it would make her feel stupid. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then, “I reckon some will. But I like how my story ended, my boy. And I’m tired...so, so tired. Figure I might just rest for a bit.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“He died for us that we might have the right to eternal life. A lot of people don’t believe that. But you can have eternal life. Just look at Henrietta.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There are a dozen places you might be now, Harry,” said Mr. Weasley. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Cooke, under a lot of emotional stress, Sparrow tends to check out from whatever situation she’s in. She might physically be in one place, but mentally she’s pretty far away.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I made sure to know where she was going, who’d likely be there, the particular milieu, whether dancing or a sauna might be involved, those kinds of angles. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Academics might have agreed to commit themselves to the goal of helping more nonwhite students enter college. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then you might come across a doer of bad deeds serving time in the stocks, but that was generally as exciting as it got. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment Jonathan thought the boy might cry. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

You might think that those who think that the idea of discovery is a fiction would welcome such cases, but no: as far as they are concerned, multiple discoveries are fictions, too. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It is pointless to worry about the possible malevolent intentions of an advanced civilization with whom we might make contact. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe track. Maybe gymnastics. I saw you come up the stairs. Maybe weight training. I have a feeling you might be able to do a whole lot of things that you don’t think you can.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Knowing Bobby’s penchant for noncooperation with authority figures, he might well have been incarcerated more for his attitude than anything else. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not? Suddenly Mirren starts choking. Gagging, like she might vomit. Bending over at the waist, her skin damp and pale. “You okay?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Red Corn gave me the names of several Osage who, she thought, might have information about the murders, and she promised to later share with me a related story about her grandfather. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in all my years of schooling, I hadn’t managed to think through my own passions and how they might match up with work I found meaningful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d heard him called “the Perfessor” by various semiliterate wags about town in tones that might have been termed faintly derisive. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His worry was that the U.S. government might finally have caught up with him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was warm, even with the air-conditioning roaring, but I felt like I might break into a fit of shakes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

‘Why, it might have been put there a-purpose!’ he said to himself. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They weren’t armed, but on the other hand they were flying easily within their power, and might even outstrip her if it came to a chase. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I wonder . I nodded. I’d been wondering about him too. ‘Do you think these pictures might be a clue, Ted?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept looking for a long time, but I couldn't think of a single thing it might mean. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Baby Kochamma and Mammachi thought that they might have gone down to the river for a swim, which was worrying because it had rained heavily the previous day and a good part of the night. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abolitionists were becoming hopeful that more profound death penalty reform or possibly a moratorium might be achievable. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I glared at him, sitting in the next room eating Oreos and watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, blissfully unaware that his sisters might get shipped back to the Islamic Republic. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He might even have opened it if he hadn’t brought it into the light first. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Romans might not follow them, but they couldn’t count on any help from Camp Half-Blood, either. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don't know how long they might sentence someone for refusing to disclose the details of an affair, but I imagine it wouldn't be more than a year or two. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

On arrival, however, he learned that all the club had provided for music was a lone pianist who had no idea what kind of piece might accompany such an exotic dance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s true, right? She might not.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’d almost say there’s hope in her eyes, but that wouldn’t make sense, so I charge on: “Jupiter, I think I might be in love with Courtney.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

This year she could plant her garden at the right time, although rising lake water might make it difficult to reach the little island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me, I had never seen grown-ups feed each other, and I watched with the feeling I might burst out crying. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Careful, brother, or I might not tighten your straps enough,” Zeke says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then he stood there for a moment, telling himself to go on in, telling himself that he was not afraid, he just didn’t want to know what might be inside. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari found a sharp rock and was able to skin the rabbit, careful to save any part of it that might be helpful on their journey. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry to say I gobbled down three pieces of that groosling before I realized it might have to last a while. Don't worry, I'm back on a strict diet," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“There might be a key stashed in Grandpa’s bedroom.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

No shadow came crawling through moonlight seeking the rent through which it might clamber back into its own domain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

"The roses support the lion, as the might of Highgarden supports the realm," proclaimed Joffrey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One can also consider the possibility that there might be black holes with masses much less than that of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believed he thought he was doing the right thing, even if his right thing might be the wrong thing. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I had found another kind of inspiration, had seen another way the church might make me into something quite extraordinary. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could it be that after everything there was still some capacity for hope in her—that he might be glad she wasn’t dead? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“But I might not be able to learn,” she continued. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Luke might never see the other kid again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, he might not say stuff like, Jazz is a cornball," I teased, looking over her shoulder at what she was working on. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“As you might have guessed by the ease with which you were able to get through our gates. We thought it best to let you kick up a fuss somewhere more private.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At least there might be cheese and olives to buy, and springwater to drink. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

What at another time might have been faults became rhetorical strengths. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Do you suppose those women know anything about the age and history of the place? The older one looks as though she might." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bow my head, ashamed to remember how scared I was that the police would recognize me or that I might see Apa pulled over. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But I thought there might be a langosta clinging to coral at the bottom of the fishing hole. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty years from now that diet might seem as crazy as Kellogg’s enemas. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He did not know what it was, but it was not soft or weak, and it might be hatred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I might as well have been twenty-one and not twelve. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was some hundred miles by that way from the Cross-roads to the Morannon, and what might befall them before they came so far none knew. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I had to run through the Saturday-morning deliveries pretty quickly, which wasn’t hard, as you might remember, since not everyone knows the basic principle of physical science. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And, what is even more magnificent, you might see both. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Catelyn could scarcely imagine what she might need that had not already been provided. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They might think I was acting like Booker T. Washington; let them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At any time her husband might have threatened to eat her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe they wouldn’t tell him about the game or ask about Griswold specifically, but he still might be able to point them in the direction of some helpful information. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And her son...he was around five years old, and I was wondering if you might remember them? Their last name is Henkle?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

You might as well have been God to them then. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So listen, she might call back. Can you leave the line free, please?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

So many people and places I might not ever get to see again! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A man might well die easier after the army has given him just one such stroke of luck. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was that one woman I thought might make trouble, but I managed to get rid of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Some might have said that wasn’t smart, that was magic. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I think they might have to change the whole system. Look, two people like you, smart young people, sent in here because of pressure.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And maybe an endorsement contract might require me to show up at a certain number of sponsored events or to tape a certain number of TV commercials to air during the Olympics and afterward. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry that happened while you were here. I was afraid you might be scared, that’s why I told you to go.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And why should it be this way, that the very job which might make it possible for me to do some of the things which she expected of me required that I leave her? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he might start shaking, or break down in some way, but he doesn’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

You might have started a fight and both of you would have been arrested with no shooting . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the strain of trying to make friends with Hooper and failing, of anticipating his cunning, all the fear of the unknown traps he might lay, would be gone. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

What if we then used that as a cornerstone for something bigger, a whole children’s health initiative that might help parents avoid some of the pitfalls I’d experienced? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You got any idea what time they might of hit this place, Nick?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I study my own father’s face closely for any sign that he might be hiding something. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Virginia or Delaware might tolerate their agitating, but no cotton state. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, we might be ketchup and mustard bottles this year,” I mumble. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Liddy didn’t want them to break the glass door—that might attract attention. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Now that’s a Black girl for you,” she says, laughing so hard, I think she might hyperventilate. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Reverend Lanier once preached that when a door is shut in our faces, we shouldn’t worry, because someday, if we’re properly patient, God just might open another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A dream, yes. Maybe that’s why it feels familiar. I might have dreamed about this place.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I might have considered getting up if the woman had been elderly, but she wasn’t. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I might have thought the same thing, if I hadn’t observed you beforehand.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“You might think about getting yourself another copy of your mother’s medical record and stapling it with all the pages in order to keep it all straight,” I said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hazel had been anxious in case the shed door might be shut; but it stood just ajar and the five of them slipped in one after the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have invited friends to his house....He might even have had brothers and sisters....It would have been his mother who had made his seventeenth birthday cake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I knew it might be my last happy place. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As she took steps back, a figure stepped through the tornado, in the same way that someone might walk through a waterfall. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Watch him. Try keeping a diary of his activities. It might be important later. Write down everything he does, even if it seems innocent.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might as well be sitting in Chicago right now. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Even Neeley said it would be a good thing for her to go far off to college—she might get rid of her Brooklyn accent that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the only thing I can say that might make a difference. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I think I might make the team eventually. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Suma breathes in and out so hard, I think she might throw up. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My money was almost gone and anything might happen. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it might be because Miles was smiling, but that didn’t seem like it, either. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“It might also be helpful to figure out what’s happening in here.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And one day I might just marry a virile, but tender, garage mechanic and have a big cowy family, like Dodo Conway. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Why had Chess thought that it might, just because another eight hours had passed since the last time he’d looked? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists had always believed that in fundamental respects all human societies everywhere were alike, no matter how different they might appear on the surface. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Depending on the rate, the money might help him as well. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In order to ask a question, it is often possible for Dr. Minerva only to intimate that she might ask a question. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He might already be on his way here. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He might even get a new pair of shoes with the dollar he just won. That is, if this gentleman will give Ned his rightful winnings.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Extra bags of rice delivered to one house signaled a coming feast; a normally sober man stumbling home drunk one night might mean that a son had been born. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

There might be some comfort in the recognition of synchrony, in the information that we all go down together, in the best of company. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I think I might throw tip, and then I realize that no, I’m going to cry. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of what might happen while I was gone. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The dwarf did not need to be a prophet himself to foresee how Benerro and his followers might react to a second Targaryen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At first she was afraid to take it, fearing it might be a means to poison her or put a spell on her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost without thinking, Jess grabbed hold of the twins, gripping their arms with all her might. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Inej checked her knives, silently reciting their names as she always did when she thought there might be trouble. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what she was scared of but she was adamant that she wouldn’t go, in the way little children are adamant that there might be something hiding in the closet in the dark. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might spend weeks calculating a pressure distribution without knowing what kind of plane was being tested or whether the analysis that depended on her math had resulted in significant conclusions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He carried a basket of corn on his arm to throw off any Union troops he might encounter. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Cohens nod politely at me, and then Mrs. Cohen suggests to her husband that Mina and I might like some privacy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My world had been fractured enough already—it hurt to wonder what more might happen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

While it might seem like someone from the culture itself might have a more “authentic” perspective, this does not necessarily mean they do. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Dad likes that, and I think he is afraid of doing anything that might mess up his status. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was an evil feeling in the air, as if things might indeed be passing up and down that eyes could not see. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When his first letter arrived, asking sweetly if he might court her, she felt as if a coarse blanket had been lifted from her life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He slammed the door shut behind him, and any guilt I might have felt about leaving him behind disappeared. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So he rode north, looking for another fence that might be holding them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Different hypotheses might produce the same result: for example an eccentric circle will generate exactly the same movement as an epicycle upon a deferent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"On the contrary," stated the lodger in the middle, "might the young woman not come into us and play in the room here where it is really much more comfortable and cheerful?" The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobbette seemed like a loud person being quiet, like a woman with an enormous laugh and temper who might erupt with either at any moment. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Nancy might take a shovel to it, and not in the way that Byrd would use the shovel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When they came out, they might walk kind of funny but it seemed like all they wanted to do was lick you and wobble around after you wherever you went. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm not saying you're lying. I just think you might be remembering things that didn't happen. And since we’re on the subject, I think you owe Max an apology.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It might be the reason Agent Magnus pulled Dylan aside for a quick talk. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She was afraid that be might have let her down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either she’ll tell you a lie, and you still won’t know, or if she tells you the truth, you might not have wanted to hear it in the first place. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself wondering which of them were really Tang men and which might be demons in disguise. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might well have added “Transgressors will be subject to confinement!'’ The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Back at the Metropol Hotel, Bobby sat down with Reshevsky to analyze the position and consider possible strategies the older grandmaster might play when the game resumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been a day or a month or a year. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps you might pretend, afterwards, that it was only a trick and that you just said it to make them stop and didn’t really mean it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

One might think that Schaffer or his readers would have rejected these arguments as inherently implausible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to give her an encouraging smile, but I was worried I might burst into tears instead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I just thought you might have a few extra minutes to cauterize the inside of Jack’s nasal passages,” Mom said smoothly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“By the end of the summer, I might be able to convince my dad to let me have my own dog.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Chiron said the coins might come in handy for nonmortal transactions—whatever that meant. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe it did mean that others might try on your behalf. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This time I stood up and stabbed at his face with all my might. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Fake gold earrings and fat plastic beads loop around her neck, framing a face that might have once been pretty but is now deeply lined with exhaustion. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked as though he might be made out of nose putty. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did they frighten those who came upon them, but they might very well be spreading the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“You look like you might be a little nervous, which would be perfectly understandable.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything, Alex thought, and it might not have been him anyway. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But a larger part clung to the security of the familiar, as a sailor cast adrift might cling fast to any rock, no matter how small or barren. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby, Ruth led Professor Swann in a waltz, and he kept looking over at Gram like she might be able to rescue him. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He might be able to trick these mangy outlaws into letting the prince go. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The fiesta starts around ten, and I’m giddy with the thrill of being in a different place, a place where something exciting might happen. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first vase, he hoped with all his might. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He thought he needed protection from the U.S. government, which just might have him assassinated instead of extraditing him and bringing him home for a costly and unpopular trial. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Again it might have been the American tendency in travel. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I might be able to convince them to change seats just this one time, but they were totally stubborn. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I might have guessed he would be the first to find me. Rumormongers, both of you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Bird—whosoever that might be—was going to put in an appearance, Leah sure wasn’t going to miss it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

More clutter on the third floor: boxes of jars, metal disks, and rusty jigsaws; buckets of what might be electrical components; engineering manuals in piles around a toilet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We’re so far from anywhere that Mobius might as well be the moon. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"If the gods are good, they will grant us a warm autumn and bountiful harvests, so we might prepare for the winter to come." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hazel suspected that if Fiver felt they ought to cross the river, it might be dangerous not to. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Mom said, he might not be getting anywhere, but at least he was getting there fast. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You might call it that,” said Mr. Ibis. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

For a second, I think that Johanna might launch herself at Tori and strangle her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Reyna stared at the cairn of rocks, her eyes full of torment, as if more unwelcome spirits might emerge from the grave. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Reynie had gone to bed thinking of the people he might one day—if everything turned out all right—consider a part of his family. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it might be time we say goodbye to Daisy, Auggie. I’m sorry.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

None of them looked familiar to me, but I never knew who might be a friend of Pike’s. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, I anticipated that I might have to overcome some wariness from Jesse’s employer, or puzzled colleagues, or cautious family members urging him to be careful. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might seem intuitive for an embryologist to approach the problem of genesis forward—from the earliest events in the embryo to the development of a body plan of a full-fledged organism. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He might understand better if he knew any. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was possible that seeing Cleopatra might stir feelings of compassion instead of triumph in the hearts of the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“How about it, woman? Did you happen to bed down with some wandering God a dozen years ago? That might solve our little mystery.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Anyone could belong to the committee, and C.P. decided that, uneasy as he was about the whole thing, he had committed himself to the process and might as well see it through. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the questions that the world might answer between the time a person is ten and the time he becomes sixteen. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Unexpectedly, the quizzes proved wildly popular, though not in the spirit the sponsors might have hoped. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He searched his brain until he found a memory, a good and true one, that she might enjoy. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“They thought you might lose your legs—” She stopped and wiped the tears from her face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

"Max, we might be walking in the wrong direction." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I went with my mother, who got all dressed up like she was heading for Mass and who held my hand until we got close, when people might see. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But some of Stuart’s cavalry had cut the wires and they might not be patched yet, so Washington would be in the dark and screaming its head off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he hadn’t just vomited from fright, I would think Old Hirsch might be enjoying himself. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I go to the kitchen to try the tap myself—as if I might have the magic touch. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Had I been paying attention, I might have somehow got away before Willow was—as always—successful. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might as well be lighting a cigarette or ordering a Scotch on the rocks, it made him seem so much older. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

His blue eyes might be crystal bright, but he was still a calm ocean. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the snowy woods all day, it might have gathered a little dampness, and the inside of the barrel was sure to be dirty from powder smoke. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing Liam with Zu, I knew that he felt an intense guilt over what had happened the night of their breakout, but it sounded like it might run even deeper than that. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Now, you might not want to become so friendly with your fellow patients on the floor.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He knew the answer: because he was a child ... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This knowledge might have made me sympathetic to my father, but it didn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A state of affairs like this might have been bearable in England, where people like the Pellinores did sometimes turn up, and even won a sort of tolerance from their fellow men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to keep thinking of them because if he forgot them and did not think of them they might forget about him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were in this together, and she’d had such hopes that her gift might set them free. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She might have been some kind of wanga, a charm sent to trap me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We might finally have a good keeper on our team,” Papi says, clapping his hands together. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They might seek other employment; if there was any other employment and the police did not get them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

If I couldn’t ask Lev or Gavril for information, there was one other person I knew who might be able to find out more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It might be hard to explain that to the director of admissions at Harvard,” the Colonel responded. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Those born in the last quarter of the year might as well give up on hockey too. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Emma shone her flame around as we walked among the troughs, trying to guess which might hold more than just the corpses of fish—but they all looked the same, just lidless coffins of ice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I wanted to rely on Ms. G’s class to be my surrogate family, but I’m slowly finding out that it might not be a good idea because we may not be a family next year. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But try as she might, she could not picture their titles, nor remember a single clue as to their contents. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

If the whole structure were radically shrunk, the uninitiated might perceive a vaguely agricultural purpose; the cages might be thought to contain chickens, or mink. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The execution will happen after the new Emperor is named. That might not be for a while yet.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In these instances, I believe that her actions speak even louder than whatever words she might have said, so I have filled in some cracks in the research with my own phrasings. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

In other cases, he would say, “It will be a few minutes before they’re ready for you, but you might as well head over now.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘This is Leo we’re talking about. He might come back any minute. Then we can take turns strangling him.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, you might be an idolater,” Jacob said at last. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Had the situation not been so tragic, we might have laughed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every house was a secret place, a fortress, within which anything might be going on. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kev”—he jumped out of the way of some girl who might have been about to sneeze—“remember how we talked about how my cardio program will keep me from getting sick?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know more things than you could shake a stick at, as Mr. Chris might have said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It might take a while, and there might be a lot • - of politicking involved, but eventually New York bounced back from any misfortune. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

That brother-in-law drove to the two places far apart where the tires might be, found them, and brought them to me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to slink out of there as quickly as I could before anyone entered the store who knew Mom or Dad and might mention they saw me there. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kira didn't know where the woman lived or who her hubby or children might be. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might just give you what you want. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He feared I might charm Artemis into forgetting her vows of maidenhood. And who knows? Without Apollo’s interference, perhaps I would have. She would have been happier.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, as if he believed the game might be really real. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Her voice hit him like a cool breeze—like that first cold front in Texas when the summer heat finally breaks and you start to believe things might get better. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I looked down at him and tried to let him know we might as well go along with the game. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might be less stressed and more relaxed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hated to imagine where I might have ended up if I hadn’t seen the Black Madonna’s picture that day in the Frogmore Stew General Store and Restaurant. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I think it might as well be now” Charles Wallace gave a slight jerk of his head, saying, “Come,” and started to walk in a strange, gliding, mechanical manner. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A glass bottle would be heavy and might break, and in any case, he couldn't find one that was empty. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she might become one of those women—pitied or envied—who chose not to have children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They leap off in different ways and clear the area of anything that might hurt us when we land. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I told myself I might as well keep walking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But nevertheless, this was the spot—the very spot where he might hang his own few meager leaves to the Lyte tree. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my parents had seen Jake come out of my room, it might have induced dual heart attacks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I took a long pull of beer imagining the dude as any regular kid I might pass in the halls at school. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly they shuffled in around her, a savage beast that might wake at any moment and attack them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Useful things. Things that might help you get to that lawyer and your freedom.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might have been convinced you were going to drown, but I knew you’d do just fine.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Document any physical reactions you might have had. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Auntie told them she would whip them if they didn’t stay away from that place, because there were snakes around there and they might fall in. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mary Alice said she thought she might faint, so I took her outside. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up the path as if he might see Nathaniel's pretty sister there. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“So now, they might not die at all.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Farmer said to me, “They have seven hundred hospital beds in this place, and about five hundred are filled with TB patients. That’s a clue, just a clue, that there might be a problem.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He could find food, and show her how to reach Oxford, and those were powers that were useful, but he might still have been untrustworthy or cowardly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was gray and it looked as if it might rain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her aunt looked worried, as if she might not like it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I could just locate a game trail or spot a particularly green patch of vegetation, these might help me along, but nothing seems to change. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But we might not have, if it hadn’t been for Poppy.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Devon even said that by the time I’m an adult I might be the best artist in the country! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid the sickness might be coming back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was in my blood, you might say, and however the notion got there, it bothered me greatly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your wish—in so small a matter as my coming with you—might get your father’s consent.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Try as she might, the man’s name remained a mystery. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s silly . . . but I’m afraid the bunk might collapse on us during the attack,” she says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Borroq is the least of your concerns. This ranging ...” “A word from you might have swayed the queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Now he’s going to talk my ear off about water filtration and how it works. Though I guess I might prefer that to what he wants to talk to me about.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In that case a trip to Egypt might be a lot worse than downright disobedient. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might even consider having a crush on him—that is, if and when I ever felt the urge. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tibbets learned the basics of how the atomic bomb would work and approximately how powerful the explosion might be. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around as if I might see him right now, but it’s just me and the kids who are laughing and hollering from someplace nearby. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted no more crosses that might turn to fire while still on his chest. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They told Einstein about the newest discoveries in fission and explained how uranium might be used to build devastating bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

To repair a man’s soul and deepest heart—to reverse an irreversible trade—might be far, far more than Matty could possibly undertake. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She rather found herself angry at imaginary people who might try to criticize. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

If he had disappeared completely, I thought, it might be easier. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t occurred to Percy that they might have to pay admission, or stand in line behind a bunch of families and kids from summer camps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But Zeitoun had a sudden hope, given that the crew was Spanish, that the footage might be broadcast to his brother in Málaga. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I thought it was fantastic, because it gave you another chance to notice things you might have missed the first time around. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I used to think that Mother and Father might get divorced. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Almost everyone knew that if it were completed successfully and rapidly enough, it might determine the outcome of the war,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the drive home, try as they might, her daughters could not engage their mother in conversation, for inspired by what she had just seen, Laura had begun inventing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It might first help to ask a more basic question: what, exactly, are we afraid of? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

None of the obscene words I had learned at school in Memphis had dealt with perversions of any sort, although I might have learned the words while loitering drunkenly in saloons. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Herschel, I ask mechilah from you for any disrespect this might cause you,” I whispered. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"If it is not too forward of me to enquire," said Tristran, "might I ask what it is that you are in search of?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I might take to gardening myself, and in time have one or two things altered. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My taste buds might be coming back, but my colors aren’t. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps if you were to give him this mouse here, politely, he might learn to know you better.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Try as she might, she could never get her eyes to disappear. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might say that I’m smart—but just not the scholarly type. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” says Alyssa, “and our uncle might be one of those people.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He knew the reason he would not eat from the communal bowl was because he might come from a family of witches. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime they might be of use to him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A well temperament might have several pure fifths, for example, and several fifths that are smaller than a pure fifth, but not so small that they are "wolf" fifths. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Eric, by now a full-time employee at Andersen, thought he might like a computing school; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had a top-flight one. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think for a hopeful moment that Brian might follow me across the street but he just says, “Later.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Descartes, following in this tradition, used the word in S45 to refer to principles that ought, for theological reasons, to be acknowledged as false, but that are helpful if one pretends they might be true. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

David might not notice lots of things, but gum is something he never misses. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The facts might point to no cure, but if scientists let every obstacle get in their way, then there’d never be any major scientific discoveries. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Henry Reid advised employees to stay on the lookout for spies disguised as Langley Field soldiers and warned of fifth column plants who might coax valuable research from unwitting laboratory employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

So much might unfold from what you have—but you dedicate scores of pages to the quality of light and shade, and to random impressions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tate had thrown in a remark about how I might have to transfer back to Carver if my grades didn’t turn around. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

One of the few local documents to survive from this time, the so-called Constitution of Cyrene, prescribes the kind of political machinery one might expect in a wholly independent polis. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I became frightened again die minute he said it I didn’t want to be left alone, and I was afraid something might happen to him. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I won’t dare ask the captain what those dark portents might be. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I would not leave the place to which, I was convinced, my mother might return. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I feel cold, like I might shiver and then shatter. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The ordeal was over and the Wart might fly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the metal might have interfered with his apparatus, Bell decided that the effect wasn't enough to explain the results from the day before. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If the sailors took it in their heads to butcher Pretty Pig, neither he nor Penny could hope to stop them... but Ser Jorah’s longsword might give them pause, at least. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In a single night, Nina might sometimes have to lift over three tons of explosives. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It might have been that Father secretly took the meeting and the successful repairing of the horseless carriage as a test, but did not want to tell me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day the Oak Ridge directors gathered to hear his findings, but right before the meeting an army colonel warned Feynman not to discuss any secret information about how the atomic bomb might work. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eighty-two inches from ear to ear. Robin said it might be a record.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I might be able to tell,” I said, “but I’m not sure I can ever swim in the river again.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

This idea, consolatory in theory, I felt would be terrible if realised: with all my might I endeavoured to stifle it—I endeavoured to be firm. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Who knows who might listen to it! What if you get discovered?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was prepared to offer $450,000 but he first called the seller’s agent and asked her to name the lowest price that she thought the homeowner might accept. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There is no knowing what might happen next. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

This was the beginning of our stepping back, a first taste of what the future might be like. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We might live inside the city limits, but every night when this town shuts down, it’s hard to forget how secluded we are. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There might perhaps have been a time to undertake excavations that might have comprehensively settled our outstanding questions about the topography of old Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He might seem like a nerd, he once told me, but he saw himself as “an action kind of guy.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

As though her feet might suddenly decide to leap off the cliff without asking her head for advice. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He thought that mother and son might like some time alone after two years’ separation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Course, you might say he must be crazy anyhow. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Occasionally, you might get off too directly over the board,” he had once told her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to cry out, shrilly: "You and your blood, Jack Merridew! You and your hunting! We might have gone home." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A few years earlier, even six months earlier, it might have worked out that way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not keep her here with him, no matter how much he might want to. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We were . . . smart. And I think it might be part of the Variables. But most importantly, Teresa and I have a . . . gift that made us very valuable as they designed and built this place.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I might look into that when I get home,” she said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

"You might speak up and agree now, you know." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At first I thought that I might have found a surrogate father in the czar of sausage, the mogul of meat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A paralegal, who is not a lawyer, whom I also don’t know, says everything might be all right. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

That would have made us appear weak and unprepared, and might even get us pulled from the rotation. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But he might not have come, and that would have been worse. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If Florida had been older, she might have felt that Mr. Hopper was right, and that she was lucky to be away from the Hoppers. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

There is a phrase which you sometimes come across in country districts even nowadays, which sums up a good deal of what he might have tried to say. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For others, it might come at the end of college. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The Drowned God might not take that kindly." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No boat,” Amari replied, thinking how much quicker and easier their journey might have been if they had had a boat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking around at the wreck I’d made, I wondered if someone in the pink house might have heard the honey jars hit the wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if Hobbes was excluded from the Society, might the word ‘fact’ not also have been excluded? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And, indeed, their mouths were so wide open with astonishment that Mr. Wigg, if he had been a little smaller, might almost have fallen into one of them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Bernard told me later that he thought he might never see us again—he thought we were crazy, that the plan to study the chimps was highly dangerous. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was one thing to talk to national and local media, but this diary might be read by people outside Pakistan. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Pure atavistic hatred and butchery from people who moments before might have said, “Good morning, Officer.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if he lets his thoughts go from the imagination with Daniel to the very real nest, other very real memories might come too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘He had his disposable camera. He might have wanted to take some pictures.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

No engines in the sky, no enemy voices; so Lee thought it might be safe to light the fire, and after a struggle he got it going and brewed some coffee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way his arms were flapping, he might have been mistaken for another bird. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe if he could get them to lineup and stand still for a minute, but they might as well be identical for as much as he could tell them apart. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I think I might expire from happiness or something, because if it is him, my shiny, future self might be materializing before my eyes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I think I might understand my role. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra awoke in a cabin, and for a moment thought she might have hallucinated all of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She wanted to lick them, but thought it might be impolite. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Our treasure...which might belong to someone else? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Our tire man, too, deserted us, leaving us to clean our costumes and hold our split seams together as best we might. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You think someone at your church might remember them?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My sisters were still staring at him with all their might, and no wonder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had thought, though, that he might laugh at the impossibility of her plan. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With an entire American city below from which to draw needed supplies, a brilliant man might do anything. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembers towing Jutta to Pit Nine, where their father disappeared, evening after evening, as if their father might come shuffling out of the elevators. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“If I might borrow your wagon and man for the drive to Newport, Pastor, I’d be grateful. These girls should bring a decent price at auction.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t call her that, ’ ’Nately begged, looking as though he might cry. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘If those unhappy hobbits are astray in the woods, it might draw them hither,’ said Legolas. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If her silent giant failed her, it might be the last kiss she would ever know. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They might be just near the very edge of the wood, for all he could tell. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was a grate where I might build a small fire for warmth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Now, instead of an illegal procedure that might cost $500, any woman could easily obtain an abortion, often for less than $100. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy said, “I hear you might know where I can find the man what got a gun like this here one.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

For a little while during the seventies it seemed that sexual difference might pass away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe, if we had all played by the rules, they might have let him live. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You might come up with a solution to the problem that doesn’t involve destruction.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Was there any stone which might trip him in his rush? The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand it might feel that way sometimes, but in the future, we really need for you to say something if a classmate is bothering you. Don’t try to handle it all yourself, okay?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

That Prendergast was a troubled young man was clear; that he might be dangerous seemed impossible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But once you began admitting explanations in terms of purpose—well, you didn’t know what the result might be. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have often wondered what I might have become in life had society’s doors been more open to me—a child and youth of color—in the 1950s and 1960s. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He might think I was “puny” but he’d never catch me on that tricycle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It could be something I might actually want, like a silver ring with a moonstone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But for the Pythagoreans it came to mean something threatening, a hint that their world view might not make sense, which is today the other meaning of “irrational.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He has a good chance. He’s really brave, and pretty athletic. The height might not get to him. I would freak out.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Coach says, “I thought that maybe if Russell had a friend who knew what it was like to be different, the transition might be a little easier.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moron thought that might be difficult ’cause his dad’d bought it off a Brummie at Tewkesbury Market on Christmas Eve. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

So it was deemed highly desirable to find a way of reminding singers what the tune of any given passage might be. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Yeah, I might. You don’t think I can handle this, do you?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ll put it in Porgy’s cage. I can’t see it in this box. It must be hungry. It was trying to eat Dragon’s food. Dumb mouse. It might have been killed.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lettie might have been new to our school and to the island, but that didn't make what she said any easier to take. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Momma is always telling me it’s not nice to post a picture when it might hurt someone’s feelings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I start pushing random buttons on my phone, thinking it might make Safer’s phone beep and catch his attention. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then I remember my mother saying that if a burn's severe, the victim might not even feel pain because the nerves would be destroyed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She moved her hands toward her face, and I worried that she might start to cry. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But they might come upon the cave by chance and then I must be ready to flee. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

This might seem a little strange to you, but I wanted to make sure I didn’t just dream about it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Just when I thought I might have to go outside for a deep breath, Abby leaned across and said, “Sometimes I sing ‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat’ in my head. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She might say no—the Flemish for no. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then I look out the window and down at the green-and-brown landscape, and I toss my love to whoever might be there to keep it safe. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Evidence Against Him or Suspicious Circumstances: None, except that weapon used might be said to suit his temperament. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I even have hoped that Gavin might actually like me? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

As he approached it occurred to him that it might be preferable for his letter to precede him into the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But when you think of shamblers as things, as mindless creatures who have to be put down so that we might live, ending them gets to be a lot easier. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I myself have been under the able tutelage of a boy just turned nine; without Chase’s wisdom, I might not have made it through even my first day as a honyocker. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Other men might wish to die in bed asleep, but that was no death for a knight of the Kingsguard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a plan, but it might be the start of one. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Az and I come from the same city as you. If we’d stayed, we might have been the ones to turn you pretty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But I was afraid something terrible might have happened to my mother. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he made it in before midnight, she might be satisfied with slapping him across the face a few times with her lashing words. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We might be in South America now,” Camilla said one night while we were drinking bourbon from teacups in my room and listening to rain dripping from the eaves. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you might be willing to tell me why you cried?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And without Watergate, I think Nixon might have been able to keep up the bombing of Vietnam indefinitely.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She might have grinned when, to her astonishment, Rasheed calmly walked out of the room. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Because it only now occurs to me that the rule might apply to me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He got the address and left a message that he might be a little late, and that he wouldn’t need Hernandez to give him a ride. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

This must be one of the counselors’ offices, he thought, and he looked around for anything they might be able to use to get out of there. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Now listen. We might go later to the castle rock. But now I'm going to get more of the biguns away from the conch and all that We'll kill a pig and give a feast." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

That’s what the picture was about: meeting, even though you might be headed in different directions. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“She’s right. If we don’t get out now, we might be stuck here.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As long as I kept watch on the DNA literature, there was a chance that something might pop out of lunch or teatime conversations. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I thought something inside me might crack in two. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At last there came a time when it was evident that the patient was sinking fast; he might die at any moment. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington replied in his deep, cheerful voice, “I figured you might need another hand to hold. Hi there, Angel.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That might attract the attention of pedestrians or awaken the occupants of the house to defend themselves. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He might not be up for science magazines right now,” Mom answers. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As he traveled through the South, belligerent whites might give him trouble. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It might be seen as presumptuous, but on the other hand, who didn’t like presents? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment the other girl hesitated, as if she might try to help. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I decided I might as well go to bed early that night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Better not. It looks like the Chief’s asleep. He might not thank us for waking him up out of a nice dream.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They had concerns that she might turn to the more violent and controversial methods of the British suffragettes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

By the time Lizzie was back, he had a pile of muddy sand but had lost track of where a clam might be. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t make things any worse, and it might possibly dull the feeling that I was watching myself through eyes that didn’t understand what I was doing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s out. He’s out for the day. You might call tomorrow and if he’s in, I’m sure you can see him.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so it might have been, if a certain cliff-ghast, busy feasting on a half-dead warrior, had not looked up just as a random searchlight caught the side of the crystal litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gary Johnson might be a good pilot, but he would never be a good Marine. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might as well tell us how this ends.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Ashley worried that the guys who tried to grab her would keep searching. She said they’d be relentless—that they might go after her only friend here.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That’s how I won. I think he might be easier to beat if he’s playing the stork.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Alex knew his sisters would expect to go to Mass on Sunday, but he wasn’t sure he wanted them to hear what Father Franco might say. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

You might say it about an elderly man in kind of an insulting way. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Pudding might not be finished yet,” said Ron hopefully, leading the way toward the steps to the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He also understood about young men like Lancelot—young men who might still be undergraduates or jet-pilots if they were in England today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stranger with a flair for cocktail-party descriptive prose might have commented that the room, at a quick glance, looked as if it had once been tenanted by two struggling twelve-year-old lawyers or researchists. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She might have her faults, but Celaena never did anything half-heartedly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“It might be messy,” I finally say, “but the only way we’re going to have a chance is if we stick together.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Didn’t you have the right to know where something came from, so that you knew what malfunctions might be in store? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I worried that she might leave without taking us with her. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

One day, I was studying with Mathona, and I confided to her my fear that I might not pass my exams in English and history at the end of the year. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is dark and we are lost. We were told there was a village nearby that might enjoy our skills.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You might want to sing that protection song. I see a lot of hungry eyes looking at you,” Mother Water Monster said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Yet the liver damage that brings this about might be so slight as to pass unnoticed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Arsinoe, for one, might gladly unseat her older sister given half the chance. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“This might come as a surprise to you, but you can’t control what I do!” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They feared that the time might come when America would have to go again over to Europe and fight as they had done in my grandparents’ time during World War One. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A torch was waved above the bodies, so the defenders upon the walls might see the faces of the dead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Yeah, Indra might have made her soul, but where was her real father? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It might seem a marriage made in heaven, but there were still hurdles to be overcome before Kepler could achieve the breakthrough that made him a key figure in the history of science. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Or else getting away for a whole day might never be possible. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’d eaten a lot of barbecue in his life, but this might have been the very best. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

If the Japanese really are recent arrivals from Korea, you might expect the Japanese and Korean languages to be very similar to each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled her into my lap and stared straight ahead, afraid that if I looked back, I might break. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

For that matter, Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero, for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diana spoke so calmly, but I felt like I might throw up or faint. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I might not be answering Chris’s calls or texts right now, but he’s still mine and I wanna keep it that way. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My mother would say you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Well, their app might too, she thought wryly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Obviously Rhonda and Number Two were worried the children might misjudge Mr. Benedict. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I need to get to Mirjam’s school, the place that might have a picture, the place that might explain who this girl is. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Hmmm,” Westley said, not as unhappy as he might have been ordinarily, because just then he began to be able to wiggle his toes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He felt silly, speaking to them, but then thought they might feel silly speaking over him as well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, some guy might get fired because of the pallet of Corn Flakes that went missing from the supermarket, but that’s degrees removed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t do or say anything stupid, he might just be in for the treat of a lifetime. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The law would require that students and teachers inform the administration if they thought someone in the school might be interested in doing harm to students, teachers, or school property. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Yesterday seemed a long time ago: Today he might have been thirteen years old again, the only one who collapsed on the Hogwarts Express. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And if we really became good friends—well, who knew what might happen? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck to see if Mrs. Scatcherd might have heard us, but there’s no movement up front. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was perfectly possible that the patrols would catch him on the way out; for that matter they might be waiting outside the door at this moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Jasmine whispered to me once that she thinks Sandy’s dad might be abusive. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I think going to his art show with a poster that reads Eye of the Tiger, Sean might be a good place to start. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But Charles was even more interested in what Malthuss theory might mean for nature and for the origin of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she might want me to jump through some silly hoop, but too bad. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want Moody to guess that he had a source of information outside Hogwarts; that might lead to tricky questions about Sirius. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Regaining my breath, I screamed, “NO!” as I shook with the terror at the possibility that I might have eaten voodooed food: I had eaten something from the two old women just the day before. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course having a baby is difficult. It’s life changing. Clearly Bebe wasn’t ready for it, practically or emotionally. And that might be the best argument for giving the baby to Linda and Mark.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The navigator might be brilliant, but I don’t dare ask him about the forecastle, and how to get in, because he’s also curious. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Howard, in D.C., might not be so bad, but I still don’t like it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till the fancy admiral gets back. I don’t like saying stuff twice. Plus, he might not want you to hear it anyway.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She might as well give him an alphabetical list of all the names they called her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, we didn’t really get a chance to know one another before we left. And it’s just that some of us might not be who we pretend to be.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He told Gary that if he couldn’t be any tougher, he might as well not play. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scared and thinking everyone might want to stop hunting because of a few clouds, I said, “If a storm is brewing, it’s a good night to hunt. All game stirs just before a storm.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did, not caring who might be watching, not caring that it was nearly Midwinter and she stood in four inches of snow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I just thought you might . . . know. . . . Maybe ... I wondered what incited it.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I twisted the steering wheel and forced the accelerator to the floor I was controlling Mexico, and might and aloneness and inexperienced youth and Bailey Johnson, Sr., and death and insecurity, and even gravity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He made no mention of anything leading up to the early morn­ing of July 2nd that might explain what happened?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At most, terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I instinctively moved my hand to try grabbing anything so I might steady myself, but there was nothing to hold on to. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

"Lyanna might have carried a sword, if my lord father had allowed it. You remind me of her sometimes. You even look like her." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Good heavens, child, I really don’t know...I suppose it could....yes, I’m pretty sure it could...of course it could...I wouldn’t like to risk it, though...it might have some very nasty results....” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought you understood that this might happen.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“But I have to say that you’re rather brilliant, Captain. So brilliant, actually, that I might give you one of the jewels I plan to steal from the queen tonight.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Had we returned home in 1916, out of the suffering and the strength of our experience we might have unleashed a storm. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it might be Romeo and Juliet, and that would mean more tights. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was no longer at all aware of the pains in his lower body, no matter how they might still sting. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t typical at all, but since I lived just an hour away from Huntsville, Martha decided that it might be a good idea. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“The freeze might have helped us there, too; I just don’t know. Three houses have tents now, which makes a total of twenty-five so far in the development.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky wobbled as if he might fall down. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah might take and find somebody dat did trust me and leave yuh.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

That job might be meeting each plane and guiding it to be refueled in the dark, or holding its wing before takeoff. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I had no squabble with Trouble, no matter what my feelings might be about his rider. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I did not consider that the past might have a need for me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she. was a girl, my mother had dreamed of owning a flower shop, so she drew dozens of diagrams of how she might organize and display the flowers for the funeral. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or how we feel a surge of love for a partner but we don’t say anything because we’re frozen with the fear of what those words might do to the relationship. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worried, with ample reason, that I might step blindly off the top of a serac and end up at the bottom of the Witches Cauldron, a vertical half mile below. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He guessed they might have enough food for three days, if they were careful. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And over the next two days, while I helped Miss Maggie nurse him back to health, I told Quinn some of my story, and why I’d thought he might be my brother. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

That distinction might seem small, but believe me, it is not. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Of course I feared his perceptiveness, what he might have seen of me, or even possibly thought in his young mind. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men might as well have waited by the box and whacked them with a bat as they came out. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He might think he saw a connection in it--he might think anything. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then I thought I might put off college for a year and apprentice myself to a pottery maker. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And yet again Ents are more like Men, more changeable than Elves are, and quicker at taking the colour of the outside, you might say. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I had to tell each crew that there might be a slight disruption of business while we got some financial details ironed out. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it does come to rain, you put him in, will you, Billy? I’m scared he might get cold so I couldn’t ride him when the time comes.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he wouldn’t admit it, Dragon thought just standing by the walled city might make him feel just a bit less lonely. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

So did the idea that I might be a leper. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ever since Harry had come home for the summer holidays, Uncle Vernon had been treating him like a bomb that might go off at any moment, because Harry Potter wasn’t a normal boy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In the early days of his youth he was sent to serve as a soldier under Paulo Vitelli, so that, once he was versed in that discipline, he might attain some outstanding military rank. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It felt firm and warm, and for the first time in a long while Violet felt as if her life and the lives of her siblings might turn out well after all. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I swear, I thought she might cry, the way she was looking at me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If they weren’t already in the sky, Aru might have guessed that the statues’ heads would have scraped the clouds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He looked at me as if anxious about what sort of reaction the information might provoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If I had not promoted Mr. Weston’s visits here, and given many little encouragements, and smoothed many little matters, it might not have come to any thing after all. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When I was forced to resign from the ANC, the organization had to replace me, and no matter what I might have liked, I could no longer wield the authority I once possessed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tally came here to make sure her friend was okay. All the way here alone. But she might not want to stay.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t thank me yet, New Voice. On a journey such as this, one can never know what might happen. The spirits are already angry for reasons no one understands.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The language of genetics might be used in some such way to describe the genetics of language, if we knew more about both. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might almost have been testing him; but he thought she had no notion of the stone's nature, to speak of it so lightly. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But there’d be five. Someone might get suspicious,” Mother said patiently. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Or it might be a flea," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment I thought she might stand up and leave, but Dad’s hand came down to rest on top of hers, settling her like an anchor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There was a chute so that hay might be pitched down to the cattle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We now knew that because Myers had recanted his accusations against Walter before the trial, the State might not be entirely surprised to hear that he was denying McMillian's involvement in the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It might have had words on it at one point, but they were too faded to read. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mention Scott by name, because I didn’t want Tom to go round there and confront him—God knows what might happen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Search as he might, every time he had a chance, he had not found it yet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We have to leave the old lady's place because you never know, the cops might come knocking on each door. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been a comical scene in a film, but at the time it was nerve-racking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did he say Maxim might want him? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the spread of HeLa and the flurry of new research that followed, there were no news stories about the birth of the amazing HeLa cell line and how it might help stop cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

That we might become better acquainted, I inquired of Sip whether his children were as musical as he; for he was prodigiously knowledgeable, acquainted with the tunes of five nations. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It laughed louder and louder again, until the ground was shaking and it felt like the sky itself might tumble down. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

To get an idea of where she might hide a book, Emily did an online search for images of the music concourse and discovered there would be a fountain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to ask him if they’d ever get out. The poor humans! Why, it might have been John and Barbara—or any of us.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I had hopes that the State might reopen the case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I thought, then, that maybe I shouldn’t get too far, someone might come for me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The early winter evening was falling when they saw a cove that might give them a good landing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Or maybe us three are just tougher than how some people might be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He did not wait to hear what Meera might say, but closed his eyes and let himself flow from his broken body. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I might have found my red scarf then.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have not told us a story since the first day. At the ...” She hesitated a minute, afraid to name the memory, afraid a guard might hear and, somehow, steal it away. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The really relevant experimental details were those which might provide clues in constructing molecular models. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Cardan might dare to cross him, but I thought the others would at least strike in secret. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I got home from school, I imagined what it might be like to tell Mom and Dad. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She might have walked past the Arabian Knight but she hadn’t forgotten about the princess. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Then you might imagine how he longed for one who depended upon him, who said, ‘I shall remember you as one who gave me life.’ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He had even constructed a model to show how they might work, and Mrs. Coulter had seen the object before it was exorcised and burned. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Terrified that the baseball cap might fall off and reveal her braids, Lupita didn’t resist as he reached down with his other hand and pulled out the pocket linings of the jacket she wore. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

That was when I was certain that Branwell was not choosing the people who might make him speak. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we hung up, she said, “I’ll help, but I might be able to recruit one more person who could make an even bigger difference.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

You think I might go back for the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jaime gave the order to dismount Mid told his men that they might mingle if they liked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Flipping through those might get me a little too far into your head. I don’t want to get lost in there.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jule had figured she might have to work a long time before she got a passport. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We had never had bicycles—we had learned to ride on other kids’ bikes—and it had never occurred to me that one day I might actually own one myself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She might not think the Housewives’ League is any fun, but she’s not going to shut the door in my face. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"No. Let's follow him instead. His wife might be in a bad mood after losing the argument." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

One side of a card might read, “Show me, sir, the lesions of Horner’s syndrome & oculomotor nerve paralysis. And what the divvil’s an Argyll Robertson pupil?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Wilona, we might as well go just a little further.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Perhaps you might agree to come for the summer, just at first,’ he had written, ‘to see how you and your boy settle, and how we all of us rub along.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was not as though he was really surprised, thought Harry, as he wrestled with a thorny vine intent upon throttling him; he had had an inkling that this might happen sooner or later. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He looked terrified, as if a bomb might fall at any time: now, even. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And to Kevin, “Get down. I think Daddy might want to talk to you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We might go a day or two without any food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet it occurred to Penelope that the children should not be kept indoors too much at first; it might prove a shock to their systems and cause them to catch cold. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Septa Mordane said boar hunting was not for ladies, and Mother only promised that when she was older she might have her own hawk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He might never have noticed her as a person, if he had not seen the pain in her eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this girl has so fully misunderstood or been so wholly baffled by the strange little scene that has unfolded before her, how might it affect the lives of the two adults? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I am so sorry, sir, but I haven’t my aunt’s spiritual powers. There is no one else here. But I do know someone, a man in Sissonville, who might be able to...” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

A seed of wheat might, with luck, yield 50 new grains of wheat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The only problem was that we had used too much fuel in finding it, and that meant we might have to cut short some of our other plans for the next two days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought he might have been having a heart attack, and Billy seemed to confirm this by going to a chair and sitting down haggardly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Longclaw was sheathed across his back, but he might not have room to use it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Unless you try the grass. You might like it better than you think.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We slow slightly and I think we might be coming in for another stop, when a fence rises up before us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Frankly, I’m afraid he might be on the verge of some disastrous religious conversion.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once he got inside we might never leave. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His feet were blistered; his muscles, sore; he could barely breathe, he might never run another step in his life. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could not imagine what they might do to her this time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just in case on the last day that Queens, New York, existed, Mami might call her family to let them know she was still alive. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think too much of it back then, but now I could see how the wooden crossing over the creek might have led to my great-great-grandfather’s undoing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Beneath the smoke was a dot that might be a funnel. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I have discovered if I only have me, myself, and I for company, I might as well be amusing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Rosaleen, don’t act like that. August might know things about my mother.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d never get the message from the automaton now, so he might as well turn himself in to the Station Inspector and be sent to the orphanage. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Yet when I received Norman Bowker’s letter, it occurred to me that the act of writing had led me through a swirl of memories that might otherwise have ended in paralysis or worse. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited to see if he might continue. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“People will talk. It looks dishonorable, an unmarried young woman living here. It’s bad for my reputation. And hers. And yours, I might add.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knew that she could only help, that she might still remember something valuable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

This one looked like the kind one of the Three Musketeers might have used. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I feel like I might grow up to be somebody important. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I might need Daft Donald to help me tie it up.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had I been physically stronger, had not my new tensions sapped my already limited energy, I might have been able to work mornings and evenings and still carry my studies successfully. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was hungry! Look, we’ll just watch her for a while. If she’s fine, then we know that fruit is safe to eat. We might have found a food source, okay?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

If we even suspected she might want more water or milk or green beans or anything at all, we would run to the kitchen to get what she wanted. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I can see how it might be fun to tease him just to get him to blush. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"It's where Mina is staying. She might be able to help." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They might as well have said made in nyc on them. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A kind, good-hearted person might be touched that people are being so empathetic to the personal weather condition of others, but the more I hear it, the more I fume. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Given that the first letter had waited all those years to be found, it seemed at least possible that there might be more of them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy worrying that I might stink from PE, and thinking about the potential awfulness of being on the track team, that I don’t even hear Ms. Jacobs ask her question the first time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” I mumbled, feeling suddenly like I might cry. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Having the right ’80s song lyric memorized might save my avatar’s life someday. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He’s always either doing something insane—BASE jumping in Malaysia, eating plantains with someone who might be Jay-Z, showing up to lunch wearing a studded, hot-pink Gucci jacket—or launching a new nonprofit. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Actually, it might be nice to have some company. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Had the cats made more of an effort, I might have felt like I had lost something. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When the cars round a bend, they feel as if they might overturn. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Enrique rarely lets himself admit fear, but he is scared that his car might tip. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t have anything to go back to in the mortal world, but she might. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The patrols might stop you if you hap-pened to run into them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Hazel thought she might freeze just looking at him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“People might start thinking that the Wallses are building a dynasty.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black waiters were cautiously optimistic that by banding together with white waiters, they might bring their employers to the bargaining table. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He said the Sunset Hotel down the street might be a little better. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as you can pretend they might come back, there’s hope. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you stand between Emma and me, and you can go back and forth between looking at both of these computers with us. You might see something we miss.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After a second, very quietly, she says, "I think I might have gotten some unreliable information." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I decided not to remind him that riding a moped might be considered a daredevil stunt by some. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Some folks might not give you the choice,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was also, of course, silent, which might be a great advantage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If he imagined being in Celia’s apartment hard enough, it might actually happen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether they might move his bed under the window, so he could get the morning sxm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I might as well be waving my tiny Q-tip around at the same time. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The very next day, in order that we might both try to forget our great sadness, my grandmother started telling me stories. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He might as well wish that Dad was still alive. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“They’re dead. And Carlos might as well be. I’m not going to stick around here and die waiting for them to come back. Stay here if you want, but I’m going!” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The room was ab-solutely silent, and for a moment Jonas feared that he might disgrace himself now, on the first day of his training, by falling asleep. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not to care what they might say about me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’ve decided to leave by another route. Somebody might backtrack me and find you. And that would be too bad.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that one of these things, one day, might help me remember. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Since Tal looked as if he were comfortable with the impending move, Fischer momentarily thought he might have blundered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine what awful thing he might have done to deserve such a fate. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We signaled yesterday that we would reach Wethersfield at dawn. I expected that your aunt and uncle would be here to meet you no matter how early it might be.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a very ambitious goal, but any club membership might make you look better to the Excelsior judges.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

There are workers on this stretch of track all the time; one of them might find it and hand it in to the police. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing my face was numb from the cold already or I might have froze to death. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cow protects the grass habitat by eating young trees and shrubs that might compete with grasses. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The man glanced round the garden, as if I might be a decoy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But for now, like always, we couldn’t sit around on the couches and contemplate our world and what might lie ahead. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I might as well keep it a secret at this point. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was no brick wall there now—just darkness, a night-black underground darkness that seemed as if things in it might be moving. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“When we heard Dumbledore was collecting you in person, we thought he might be telling you something or showing you something to do with the prophecy,” said Ron eagerly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“And you think, since the evidence points that they tried to kidnap your fiancée once, such a thing might happen again?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But you might have to do something else. You might leave him.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wandered on, wet and miserable, looking for a place to conceal myself, hoping I might stumble upon the Green Man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I point out one shell that is flat and has waves and looks like a fan, with a soft pink underbelly where a pearl might have once been found. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Although people were still about the surgery, exchanging ideas, trying to guess what the future might be, he immediately fell asleep. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

To break my paralysis, I reminded myself that the person operating the avatar in front of me might not be a woman at all. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Classmates was the term which one government official might use for another official who had passed the government exams in the same year as he. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas knew he was thinking about how Alby might never be the same again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

So for the first and last time Bon and Judith might have been said to have a free field—might have been, since it was really Ellen who had the free field. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

That might have seemed like a good idea when he rigged it up, but every time a wave hit he was washed away, then smacked back into his control board like a human paddleball. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He saw Hodor, the simple giant from the stables, carrying an anvil to Mikken's forge, hefting it onto his shoulder as easily as another man might heft a bale of hay. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But you must use it,” he insisted, “so that it might remind you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

If Nox died, it was one less competitor—and if they interfered, it might cost them this Test. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell paused, and for a moment it looked as if she might tear up right then. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He sat on a chair at the very back of the room, not wanting to go upstairs to bed by himself, hoping that Mrs Boland might forget him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

If she had not been so sick and scared, that might have come as a relief. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I puzzle over what it might have been, then remember Thread’s recent renovations of the square. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It might not look like a regular friendship, but maybe we could find some way to be friends. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

People shifted uncomfortably in the truck, thinking about what they might have in their bags. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

‘We might succeed in roasting Pippin alive inside.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Next door, people stood in line at the clinic and shivered with malaria while they waited for a nun to give them an injection of medicine that might make them feel better. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might have been a comfort to each other, and once I even said, “Now we are both widows.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

If a leaf in a green forest far from New York had fallen at midnight through the darkness into a thicket, it might have sounded like that. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I know something that might help.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The various fraternal organizations are working together to beautify the area around the spring with flower beds and benches and are building a special fountain so that all might come and partake. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Haukelid relayed the details to British intelligence in London, saying that the job would be tricky and might result in the loss of civilian lives. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the idea that I might have to answer people’s questions began to scare me even more. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He might denounce me there before the whole school. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

To some people, this might have looked like a gesture of welcome, but Harry knew it was because Uncle Vernon wanted to look impressive and intimidating. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was afraid Zero might die while he was gone. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But while he did not look at her very closely during the routine questioning, mostly about relatives who might cause trouble, something in Mr. Edwards’ body began to feel her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There might not even be a next time considering how badly I fenced today,” I said, which brought a fresh batch of tears to my eyes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Judging from Reyna’s expression, he thought he might need to defend himself. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Those unfamiliar with horses might scoff at the notion of equine pride as a silly anthropomorphism, but the behavior is unmistakable. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Negotiating even the simplest deal with him was more complicated than anything Toby did in trig, so he spoke in open statements, “I was thinking...I might...” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He might even make the arms and legs so they would move. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

In contrast, the New World’s sole writing systems, those of Mesoamerica, never spread to the complex Andean and eastern U.S. societies that might have adopted them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Moss left the door open, unwilling to risk the sound it might cause if he shut it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The other policeman, the one he choked, might find him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Brian, afraid that Dad might toss Juju out the window as well, held the dog tight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although the radiation from most would be very weak because they are far away, the total from all of them might be detectable. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gas chromatography of air samples might reveal blips of difference between substances released over a Glasgow football match, a committee meeting on academic promotions, and a summer beach on Saturday afternoon, all highly important. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The clue said his first idea might be our best solution.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The children welcomed it, because the air was very cold now, and then came something even better: a haunch of something that might have been goat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I might not be unhappy—just a dim old biddy in a chair, knowing nothing, expecting nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The corners are tucked in tight like a paper football we might have flicked through straw goalposts last year. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Thor muttered something under his breath, but it might have been a good thing that nobody could hear it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was the reason she kept the first, the fear that there might be a second. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

There were concerns that Hani’s death might trigger a racial war, with the youth deciding that their hero should become a martyr for whom they would lay down their own lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Covering his ears with his hands, he bolted to the corner of the garage, grabbed the broom, and swung with all his might at my friend who was perched on the wire. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And maybe, too, the face of someone you did not yet know but might come to love.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You might go up the street and turn her over to Anse. He’ll be up at the livery stable. The marshal.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet a chance traveller might pass by; and I wish no eye to see me now: strangers would wonder what I am doing, lingering here at the sign-post, evidently objectless and lost. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Though he might not have been intoxicated technically, that very instant, he had been so recently enough for this to be an academic point. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in very well-cut English tweeds, and might have been taken for an Englishman had it not been for the length of his moustache and something in the line of the cheekbone. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was pus, you might need to drain the wound again. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was shaking, scared of what he might do. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If you swear, or dress shabbily, do you think that people might say this is because of the bad morals or the poverty or the illiteracy of your race? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was movement, what might be a voice. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your might. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"You might change your mind. As for those others, I know them already." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he’s the anxious type of guy that might work in such a quiet place on purpose. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, all he longed, all he prayed for, was that I might live with him! Death was not for such as I.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He scowled at the question of how a person might find out who was in which labor camp. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In fact, if one were to draft a list of the differences between slavery and Jim Crow, the list might well be longer than the list of similarities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The trailers might have cameras in them, but outside, in the open, it feels much more like we’re animals in a pen, waiting to be slaughtered. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I also have to confess that I've been looking extra carefully at people's T-shirts at school to see if someone might be wearing an Elliott Smith shirt. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Because, I don’t know, Julian. I kind of think that if you had been there, we might not have rescued them at all. You probably would have been cheering for the seventh graders!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There is much speculation, as might be imagined, as to whether we shall remain at Norfolk, now that it is razed, or whither we might go. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I told her what we’d heard, the rumours about Hailsham students and deferrals; how we realised the rumours might not be accurate, and that we weren’t banking on anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suit might even melt, and I wasn’t eager to find out. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandma might look skinny and frail, but I know her grip is strong. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It had been more than thirteen years since the second Fischer–Spassky match, and people were saying, fearing, he might never play again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been betrayed. Voldemort knew that you were being moved tonight and the only people who could have told him were directly involved in the plan. You might have been an impostor.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Yet today I find it lying about where anyone of questionable character might take it for their own.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To tell her that everyone else might have given up at sometimes things just happen. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It sounded like a bicycle bell and I thought there might be a kid on a bike, so I hit the brake and slowed to a stop. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Faith looked over and rolled her eyes at me, but I could see she was interested in what I might come up with. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m a friend of your son’s. I was wondering if I might speak with him.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The sheriff glanced to left and right, as if Gramps might be hiding in the bushes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then I tugged on the handle with all my might. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Everywhere I turn, there’s something that says Mattie. For some folks that might be a comfort. But not for me.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, it looks like your battery might need a little juice,” said the man. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I studied my map of South Carolina at night when everyone was asleep, trying to figure where me and Rosaleen might head next. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might as well speak up. Your mouth is already open.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And like Katie, Francie gave no thought to the children who might have to help her work out the hardship and sacrifice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good to find another person who knows what a Canto knot is. But I travel a lot, my friend. I see and know a lot of people, people who I might not be affiliated with.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Kids traveled from all over the city, north, east, and west, leaving behind their neighborhood skirmishes for a school they hoped might be a little safer, a little saner than the one closer to home. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But some days, I can’t make myself be happy and keep working hard, for a dream that might never materialize. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tally realized that this mistake might be her last. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I drink grape Freshie, which does not taste like grapes but like something you might use to kill insects, and wonder when we’re going to leave for the north. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah — your father happened to leave it in my possession, and I thought you might like it.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Here comes a sailor now. You might ask him.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes; he had to wipe out that lie, not only so that they might know the truth, but to redeem himself in the eyes of those white faces behind his back along the white wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like a fairy godmother waving a magical wand, she tapped open cabinet doors and pulled out extra fluffy pillows so that we might rest comfortably on the sofas and recover from our arduous expedition. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Your truck will be here, and the key will be in the ignition — unless you’re afraid someone might steal it.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We might have a little something in the back,” Kote said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for his accident, Danielle might never have come over, just like she said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And maybe one of these days she might be able to set aside a little for a secondhand piano. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seven realized that they all had the strengths that might come in handy for this impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

One allele might “dominate” the other when both were present. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her lids tremble and her eyeballs look like they might disappear into her head. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He might inform her that the house was on fire. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He had served so many kings, he could not help but imagine how they might have reacted to this provocation. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I understand the demanding schedule of minor league baseball, but I also realize that I might not get a second chance to sign if I go to college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

While I patched the inner tube, Miss Love leaned against the hood of the car, looking like she might faint. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

That way, he might discover a drug that would fight Ebola virus or possibly cure it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought the point was we might get hurt,” Kendra said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

This was my first inkling that things might not go as calmly as I had imagined. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would not be easy, indeed, to catch their expression, but their colour and shape, and the eyelashes, so remarkably fine, might be copied.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

My court-appointed lawyer says they’ll be facing charges, too, but what they say about us might help them get lighter sentences. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Harry hadn’t known that the Dursleys had no sense of humor, he might have thought so; yet somehow, even though everything Hagrid had told him so far was unbelievable, Harry couldn’t help trusting him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Diallo’s face might tell him something different, but Carroll isn’t looking at Diallo’s face—and even if he were, it isn’t clear that he would understand what he saw there. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it seems you have. Who might you young gentlemen be?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he might accidentally show me something he wouldn’t show someone else. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was a time when he might have taken this dismissal as a blot upon his honor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It might be a very long time before I return South. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is sweating, and you’re thinking that if you were up in the top—I mean, the really top—stands in Yankee Stadium, there might be a breeze, but probably there isn’t one anywhere else. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You stole from me, Aisling. Did you think I would not search your room to see what else you might have taken?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, reader, truthfully, they might be sitting there still, if a mouse had not arrived. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She clamped her mother’s hand in hers, terrified that her mother might be swept away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a bad idea to rustle or fidget during these pauses: Aunt Lydia might look abstracted but she was aware of every twitch. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arm's pretty good, I might be able to chuck some rocks in there and set off what? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she wondered who she might have been in another life. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had clutched at a hope that the dark fringe of dripping trees might somehow be concealing the town she had anticipated. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I might be able to help,” a voice said from behind us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I think I might start screaming at him—I’m not even sure about what—so I decide to get out of there. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Go back to America with your prize, the Athena Parthenos. Your comrades back home, Greek and Roman, are on the brink of war. Leave now, and you might save many lives.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They all leaned forward as if that might help somehow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“On the contrary. I might not have as much time to read as you and Dorian do, but that doesn’t mean I love books any less.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She might as well be that picture over the fireplace. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

That sort of entrance might serve for a sellsword and his son, but not for a great lord and his prince. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The thought pleased her, so much so that she wondered if it might be some obscure saying of Agatha Swanburne’s that she had heard in passing long ago and then forgotten. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

There, where the dirt road makes a deep red cut between high yellow walls of grass, you never know what might be coming toward you on dusty feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Power politics might have been a thing of the past elsewhere, but it was alive and seething in the Scythedom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He knows she might like a more romantic sweeping off her feet. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then he looked about him, as if the hedges might have ears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I draw diagrams of the arcs a ball might take from inside the prison wall to the free space outside. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed against that chicken wire so hard I was afraid he might bust right through it. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“My lord, if I might ask ... I saw Gilly leaving. She was almost crying.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this might help?” she said to his scowl, and then retreated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lure the other two men out of the house, then, having previously laid a trail of petrol, he might set light to it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

An eventful day for my mother might have involved a trip to the dry cleaner or a conversation with the potato-chip delivery-man. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They know that I like to eat a lot of fruit so they might bring me something. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dared not think of what might happen to him, for going in the forbidden part of a church. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Any second they might peek through the window of our house, see nobody home, and realize what happened. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sure, they might even let me deliver on the bicycle. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk around and look for any spots we might have missed, but it's clean. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She might have gotten away with leaving the light on, but it wasn't worth the risk. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Could it be that he might even be right? A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he might have done I didn’t know, because I raced down the hall to the back door and leaped out into the alley and began to run. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She says she might run a cookie shop one day or write book reviews, but whatever she does, she’s going to enjoy everything she can while she can. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

He might as well just give up on everything right now. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I think he wanted me to see the damage I was doing, the kind of things I might be capable of. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those guys might have spent their whole life going back and forth with messages on their heads, like a living piece of notebook paper,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He might have studied the saxophone had he not been born to immigrant parents who considered even pot holders an extravagance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Their dialogue is light and silly, just two boys testing each other, seeing if they might one day be friends. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

James glanced round the room, wondering which of the others he might be talking to, but they were all asleep. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Something you might keep in your pocket and remember me by, should you not be able to visit me again.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And so it might have been if it had not been for that eldest son of his who was never content with what was going on well enough but must be looking aside for more. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Doon sat back on his heels and gazed up at the ceiling, as if the answer might be there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t flutter to the ground the way you might expect a feather to do. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My pension was lost to me, and I did not know how far my earrings might take me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And you might want to work on your grammar,” Ruthanne added with a mouthful of egg salad sandwich. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Rowan though he might get a reprieve, as he had when Faraday asked him to hand that woman the cyanide pill. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When they are loosened enough for her to remove the lid, she pulls it off gingerly, as though she fears what she might find inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He might have said more, but his breath was short as he strained against the chains that held him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Any moment, a nasty surprise might come flying out of nowhere. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He might as well have been speaking Ancient Egyptian. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I have a few — ah — items at home that might embarrass me, if the Ministry were to call. Mr. Borgin fixed a pair of pince-nez to his nose and looked down the list. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I realize I might be getting more than I’d bargained for. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She said it as if this were something to brag about, and I bit the inside of my cheek and tried not to think about what plant Mom and I might have chosen this year. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his work gloves, and he cut through four strands of heavy steel wire before he realized he was standing where anyone might see him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Only an arm. Got to lose something, might’s well be an arm. Can part with that easier than the other mechanics of nature, an thass the truth.’ The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Summer might have assumed that I had made the list myself, which I didn’t correct because I had helped Maya work on the list, so I thought it was fine. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

His second family lived less than a mile away but they might as well have been across the world. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he crept back to Winterfell empty-handed, he might as well dress in motley henceforth and wear a pointed hat; the whole north would know him for a fool. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once more I decide to type his name into a search engine, figuring there might be a few more articles about what he’s saying. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Buckbeak was ferreting around on the rocky floor, looking for bones he might have overlooked. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I got to it first and kicked it with all my might. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Naturally it’s afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you’ve won.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were trained and went overseas and knew they might not come back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

If Miss Volker was writing about it for her This Day In History column it might read: On the morning of August 17, Jack Gantos was released from being grounded by his parents. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was a risk that Morrison might slip away, and before releasing him, Agent Burger made sure that he’d gone through a rigorous process known as Bertillonage. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

More people came past, all kinds of people, and among them were faces he thought he remembered, but they might have been customers at the Trout, or people he’d seen in dreams. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I plucked it up — it might have some of her personal possessions inside, and I wanted to keep some memory of her in case I found her family. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At that point her name might as well have been Radine. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the gatekeepers of heaven were to review him in state, that they might make their decision: Would this man be a credit to the empyrean? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kurchatov also learned that it might be possible to build bombs using the principle of implosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I was hoping that you might have changed your mind . . . that you were going to change me, after all.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe he simply wanted what any newcomer like him wanted and would will for himself, a broader foreground from which he might naturally emerge. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The big push was to find players who might play college ball. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t occurred to me that Peleus might attack. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But he decided against it, to the relief of some who thought he might be physically harmed if he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I was now truly afraid of what might happen to me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There’s a certain sense of camaraderie in the city, a feeling that we’re all in it together, no matter how different we might be. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It crossed my mind to say there were things he didn’t know about me, that he might not care so much if he knew them, but I smiled and said, “I care about you, too.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother might ask me if we had enough sugar in the house or should she get some, and likely as not, I would know. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She is! But she’s in the shower. Are you by any chance outside, Miranda? It sounds like you might be at a pay phone.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

You never know when you might need to do this, he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Holding out for the hope that something like this might bring us back to that forgotten place of smiles and love and family. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I thought if I pretended to be asleep the knocking might go away and leave me in peace, but I waited, and it didn't. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go up there! He might have another gun!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I might even learn to read and write myself so that the child that comes won’t have a fool for a father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m saying it now because I might not have time later. I forgive you for not washing the dishes when it was your turn.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors and other family members agreed: it might be good for her to do just that. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I thought that if she answered it and Daddy peeked in and saw her girlfriend in our kitchen cooking, he might turn right around and leave. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Drumming on chairs might have been of no special consequence in a Bethlehem school where little boys acted up whenever they took a mind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peewee had been in there to get extra clips earlier and thought he might have lost his comb there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He realized he might be taking the assignment a little too seriously. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

A solemn wishbone of eager, hungry people—that is how we might have appeared to the muntu dead and unborn who watched from above. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s more afraid of what his mother might do. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to make sure he doesn’t get out during a storm. He might run away. We have to make sure we keep him safe.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she ought to be afraid—terrified, even, for she might be riding to her death. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

However, the water had been in the cave for weeks and might be stale. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She said, “I’ve made a decision. I’m going to call the police. I might even go to the police station. I don’t have to wait until Wednesday. I can go whenever I want.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He stuck out his lower lip petulantly, just like Akira might, then idly scratched at where his ear had once been. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And even though he was outside, I was too afraid of what might happen if he saw me reaching for the phone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The crime was a psychological accident, virtually an impersonal act; the victims might as well have been killed by lightning. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your hay and your corrals might get burned by accident, too.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood before the door and reminded herself that she had always known Forrest might show up. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mom might cook something vegetarian, while the kids take a pepperoni pizza from the freezer and zap it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But someone might mistake me for a burglar. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy, keep your mind on what matters most. If you can do that, you might find the way. And here, I wanted to give you something.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She might five to be a hundred, but the time would come when, wilt she or not, she must return to this house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you ever worry that a bridge might be too low? Do you encounter other bridges? Might your boat be too tall for a low one?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Pacific Ocean was a body of water surrounded on all sides by elephantiasis and other dread diseases to which, if he ever displeased Colonel Cathcart by grounding Yossarian, he might suddenly find himself transferred. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He’s stroking his cheek like he might have just shaved for the second time today. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And, looking back, he felt that, for all of Reggie’s assurances that he hadn’t been texting, Reggie might have been taking cues, too, from the family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I get it, you're putting the blame on me. If you had given her a good talking to about kicking people when I asked, she might not have ended up a common criminal." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time he finished he thought it might have been done better. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Royal scouted the city jail for runaways the lawyer might defend, ran messages between enigmatic persons, and distributed funds from antislavery societies to relocated fugitives. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

None of us talked about what might happen. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In my other life, I might not have trusted this guy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If Lizzie wasn’t there waiting for him by the shore, Turner would figure her granddaddy needed her, and he would wait, hoping she might come around the turn. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Just show my face and they might stop, but my legs refused to move. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Science was barren of the idea that underlying the phenomena of Nature might be the laws of physics. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I keep thinking,” David said, “the whole thing might tumble open if we could just move the exact right boulder ” “And not the exact wrong one, the one that makes the whole thing crush us?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Now, where might you have gone off to?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That is a grand pianoforte, and he might think it too large for Mrs. Bates’s house.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“If Miss Lilian recovers,” Mother was saying, “she might be able to tell the police something about Diana and Georgie. Maybe she saw something, heard something, maybe—” She broke off and began to cry. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

"But I thought you might like it anyway." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He might as well have had a pea shooter against that thing, but he didn’t lower his weapon, no matter how outclassed it was. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Not only would domesticated animals have changed Indian societies, they might have created new zoonotic diseases. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the ones he passed were too old; if one went into them they might collapse. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And there have been signs and wonders of no mean might.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really, it wasn’t so different from waiting for her in a dream when she might appear anywhere and his whole being clenched into a knot of eagerness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As he made his way down the course, Moch might as well have raised over his stern a flag emblazoned with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” and the figure of a coiled rattlesnake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He might have said more, but the scream cut him off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s their history! We might be over here now, but by God, our people are over there.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He might be an old man, but he still carried authority. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to Mrs. Rouse’s room, I’d rolled that word around so much, I thought I might just have rolled its sharp edges a tiny bit smoother. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As we left the parking lot and rolled past strip malls toward Grandpa Portman’s house, I began to worry about what we might find when we got there. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He realized she might be worried about her role the next day. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“If you were to fight a battle,” said Gawaine, but he left out about the colleens, “you might fed better.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thinks they might hold the blueberry jam he has been making. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

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