But as I watch her with Tressa, I accept that a friend who changes as much as the weather is no friend at all. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Not as much as you. I was just eating ’em to be friendly, so’s you wouldn’t have to eat ’em all by yourself.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would not attempt to defend myself so much as put the state itself on trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he gets on my nerves, it was sweet when he gave me a handmade card that said “Sorry.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As much as I was generally happy to stay out of politics and policy making, this had been my big fight—the issue for which I was willing to hurl myself into the ring. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

These people fed her scraps of food, much as they might have fed a dog. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

For perhaps five seconds exaltation made him careless, and he stepped out onto the pavement without so much as a preliminary glance through the window. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

If the truth were known, he liked the man as much as his own father, but sometimes— often, actually—he had trouble remembering exacdy what the Mellower had said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was clever, and cared about school as much as I did. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A batch of new students turned up in a minibus, much as we’d done, but none of them were from Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you better believe that whenever David raises his hand, Mr. Neck lets him talk as much as he wants. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

For this first day, at least, I thought I had better keep him in sight as much as I could—until I get to know something about his habits. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It would take place in cities as often as on battlefields, be fueled by ideas as much as by weapons, and engage cultures and economies as much as armies. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Aviation experts will tell you that it is the success of this war on mitigation as much as anything else that accounts for the extraordinary decline in airline accidents in recent years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

As much as she wanted to, she couldn’t bring herself to ask about Danielle. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As much as he dreaded this meeting, Jason felt relieved. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the old days around here, though, people had smoked grass much as they drank tea or chokecherry wine. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And feel. Your shoulders have stopped shaking. Guess you don’t know as much as you think.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He came bearing as much as he could pack into one large suitcase, about fifty pounds. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never won so much as a point for Gryffindor before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Looking at the scattered cans and the sight of him snoring with his mouth open, I decide I hate him almost as much as I hate Tyler Croft. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“These were guys who had performed in the old environment at Korean Air for as much as fifteen to eighteen years,” he said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She even smiled, as much as anyone could smile that night. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I floated free, and slept at the homes of my mom’s friends as much as in my own bed. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He had stopped sobbing, even though tears still ran down his eyes, but not as much as the blood that he was losing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

By quitting time Lupita’s hands ached as much as before, and her fingers were blistered in new places, a cruel gift of the cutters. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Finally he swung the car into a driveway up ahead and blocked the sidewalk and as much as he could of the road. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The new rulers of Mutal had aggressively thrown their weight around and by Sky Witness’s time controlled as much as eight thousand square miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I had to leave. As much as life can suck, it always beats the alternative.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about it. I trust him, David. I mean, as much as it’s possible to trust a stranger in the camp—a guard. I think my gut is right about him.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The recitation of these old scandals seemed to elate her as much as they horrified Doge. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His big wrinkled hand reached for her, soft as old leather, and Dany wanted to take it and hold it and kiss it, she wanted that as much as she had ever wanted anything. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even now, having been tortured and imprisoned by Voldemort, the idea of the Dark wizard in possession of this wand seemed to enthrall him as much as it repulsed him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But maybe not quite as much as that. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"This is my escape just as much as yours. And I'm sure a noble war-horse like this is not going to betray us. We are trying to escape, to get to Narnia." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

From the beginning, his mother and Pilate had fought for his life, and he had never so much as made either of them a cup of tea. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beth and I are going over to Kitty Bryant’s to get more flowers for tomorrow,” added Amy, tying a picturesque hat over her picturesque curls, and enjoying the effect as much as anybody. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Sixty years, forty, even, is as much as anybody feels like being bothered with. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she was so much as five minutes late, her mother would freak, but she still wouldn’t buy Scarlett a phone of her own. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Bag End seemed a more desirable residence than it had for years, and he wanted to savour as much as he could of his last summer in the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But as much as summer with Audrey had been fun and relaxing, I loved our threesome. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As long as I was having fun out there and not getting too stressed, she was happy to let me compete as much as I wanted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As much as he could, Bran preferred to dress himself, but there were some tasks—pulling on breeches, lacing his boots—that vexed him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“But if anybody so much as lays a finger on it next time I personally will kick the hell out of him.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed he wasn’t limping nearly as much as he had before the trial began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing so far had alarmed me as much as the sight of a black dog, boils riding its back like a second spine, a rat as big as Mouse clenched in its teeth. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We did not discuss substantive issues, so much as history and South African culture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing in front of his chair, bent double as if he feared his legs would refuse to obey him if he took so much as a step toward the Shadow. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t force your dad to stay away. He could’ve seen you guys as much as he wanted to.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It turns out he doesn’t hate you as much as he let on. It’s a miracle he didn’t make you wait longer.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But as much as my body wants me to swallow, I don’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“And I want to support you so you can bring your vision to life as much as possible.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Teresa helped him, and Thomas asked her to sugarcoat the trip as much as she could, even if she had to flat-out lie, which was mosdy the case. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Harry made a mental note never to accept so much as a crisp from Fred and George in future. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had been brought up to know that what God hates as much as anything is waste. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“But if I see so much as the twinkle of a weapon on any of the medics, I might be tempted to detonate a few of the mines I have planted in the grounds.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Their antics never brought so much as a smile to the captain’s face, though his crew would roar and hoot and whistle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the temperature had dropped below zero the past few nights, and as much as I hated staying at my aunt’s place, it still beat freezing to death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted Maddy to love Nan as much as I did, but they never exchanged more than a hello. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Hynning finally just turned and walked away without so much as a good-bye. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I say I don’t have to choose which Starr I am with Chris, maybe without realizing it, I have to an extent. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Armpit had installed enough sprinkler systems in west Austin to know that people worried about money over there just as much as they did east of I-35. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mother had taught him to read and do math, as much as she knew herself. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like to run with the ball so much as he liked to tackle people. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most people didn’t trust their ears as much as they trusted their eyes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It isn’t possible to like someone I dislike as much as Piper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Eddard Stark wanted nothing so much as to return to Winterfell, to the clean simplicity of the north, where the enemies were winter and the wildlings beyond the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As much as Taisin wanted to believe she would be able to resist Elowen, she knew she could not take the risk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I should say unusual as much as secret,” answered the bard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He said nothing more, and not by so much as a flicker did his face reveal what he was thinking. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lawrence family was pious in the manner of northern Midwestern Lutherans, religion serving as much as the warp and woof of the community fabric as a source of personal succor or theological speculation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Fina stays by my side as much as she can, like a bodyguard. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

People always got things wrong, on purpose as much as by accident. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I know we don’t have as much as we used to, but we’re fine. Whatever money you make, you should use for yourself.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Many people gobbled it up, much as they were gobbling up the novels of Charles Dickens. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That way he can fly as much as he wants in heaven. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He’d heard that sometimes a surge could move the coastline inland as much as a mile, turning beaches and trees into a murky swamp sea, the new ragged tide line of rising sea levels. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve filled it out for her as much as I can: we didn’t have much time so she just gave the outlines. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as King needed the president, the reverse was also true. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They had no reason to so much as look my way again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His only regret was that he’d never had a daughter, for he loved little girls as much as he loved little boys. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He can buy his own. These are for those old ladies. As much as I hate to say it, a good cookie is like medicine that makes you live longer.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Clearly, this had once been somebody’s home, but whoever they were, they were gone now, and the land around here didn’t look like it could support so much as a carrot patch, let alone people. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There had been that time in the train when, hanging from a strap and so tightly wedged in the crowd that she couldn’t so much as lower her arm, she had felt a man’s hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If the Lord didn’t want us to take as much as we could get,” he preached, “He wouldn’t have given us too good hands to take it with.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Two nights later, Nathan lay on his stiff mattress, not wanting to miss his parents as much as he did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I think he would have been surprised to know that I actually heeded his warning, as much as I was capable of heeding a warning. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Along with everyone else in the group, he had eaten as much as he could hold—and then a little more. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My lips never so much as brushed his cheek before. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I find I think of myself not as a writer so much as someone who provides a gateway, a tangential route for readers to reach the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly the truth, but it was as much as Frank could manage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Never had a river attracted him as much as this one. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I longed to see them, though, I knew that after all the sacrifices they had made for my dowry, I would shame them by returning home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Isabel loves the boy almost as much as I do, and he binds us like sisters. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Yet the household really was focused on the children as much as it was on Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spied another pair of gold cloaks, walking side by side through the fish market, but they never so much as looked at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was alone, surrounded by cannibal demons, at the mercy of a god, far from home, and without so much as a fork for a weapon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Stay on the rocks as much as possible, no sense in leaving him tracks to follow. And listen for both of us." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe as much as a hundred, depending on how refined it was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know as much as you may think. Your father told me very little.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

My parents were far more offended by the word if it was uttered in English and not in our native Farsi, which they tried to encourage us to speak as much as possible. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Almost as much as I was hoping he’d been kidding about listening in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One thing she knew for sure: June needed Ivy just as much as Ivy needed June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even so, he wasn’t showing the strain nearly as much as Hermione, whose immense workload finally seemed to be getting to her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

By then, she simply refused to change her habits—refused to so much as enter the Colored bathrooms. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted her just as much as she wanted him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Photography is a new art, and Vincent will never like photographs as much as paintings, but he wants to expand his knowledge of all art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Having Rachel in charge was very much as if Mrs. Donna Reed from television suddenly showed up to be your mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I’ve tried to prepare myself, the thought of facing the other kids is still pretty scary. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But the brothers are connected by their differences as much as their similarities. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Nothing else about my appearance would concern me so much as the fact that my complexion was dark. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Seven talks about protecting Kenya and Lyric, it’s nice that he has my back too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Loganville was more than 90 percent white, and there wasn’t so much as a suntan on the faces of the Liberty Fire or their parents. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I gave her as much as I could. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They walked overland for about an hour, keeping the train tracks in sight but staying in the cover of the trees as much as possible. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I don’t think there’s as much as a cup of water between here and our destination. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

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 was beginning to wonder if I should trust him as much as I had been. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Woods has guessed that terra preta might represent as much as to percent of the Amazon basin, an area the size of France. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had seemed eager to possess it, and now he did, as much as it pained me to admit that. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"Healing's not my forte, but I'll slow the illness as much as I can." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And Javier’s overweight frog is in a pond eating as much as he wants. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Smiley and Pink and them worked on it about as much as I did. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Madame Manec sneaks Marie-Laure chocolate bars, slices of cake; this morning they squeeze lemons into glasses full of water and sugar, and she lets Marie-Laure drink as much as she likes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Taking a swipe at the PSF’s ankle with my hand was pointless—he was so involved with whatever it was he was doing that he didn’t so much as notice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I like your spirit, Mr. Watson. I like it very much indeed. As much as I officially disapprove of it.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I gnawed on my rabbit, I watched as much as I listened. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not so much as a stray piece of grass decorated the cutting blade, and the garage smelled not of death but of soap and Armor All. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you so much as twitch a muscle in that leg of yours.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I went on, “He belonged up there as much as you and your stupid kid do.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slammed the door, then went into the kitchen and slammed as much as he could in there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

While we sat eating, I looked around the house as much as I could. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My biases. What about your biases? What about thinking everyone who hates your father as much as you do is an ally?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was all very, very satisfying, and never so much as when, finally, she made a sound like the sighing of doves and violins, and...set fire to his bed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The attempt to tame the wild creatures, for instance, broke dow'n almost immediately.They continued to behave very much as before, and when treated with generosity, simply took advantage of it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Most of the talk Celaena had overheard yesterday was immensely dull, and she didn’t expect much as the women neared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I tell her I tried to respect her day as much as I knew how, and that I hope not to have caused any disruption in her life. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the time a CD writer cost as much as the rest of the computer, nearly 2,000 rand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He likes Captain Smith as much as I do. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He shrugged slightly, as much as to imply, it seemed to me, that the picture had more or less been planted on him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

They tumbled, balanced and gyrated, cavorting comically across the laden tabletops without upsetting as much as a single sultana. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘Girls, if you so much as peep ...’ ‘Oh, no, Ma.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I don’t want to tell him anything, I have to keep this cordial. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“White Harbor is not strong enough to stand alone. You need His Grace as much as he needs you. Together you can defeat your common enemies.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Robbie obeyed with alacrity for somehow there was that in him which judged it best to obey Mrs. Weston, without as much as a scrap of hesitation. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She avoided the Slat and the Crow Club as much as possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At least nobody was talking about red trucks, one of which Genie was thinking about as much as Ernie was thinking about Tess. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She doesn't have to say it, but I know she hates being at home as much as I do. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I only know as much as you do. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Almost as much as you hate me,” I say, thinking of the page with my name scratched on it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As much as I tried to focus on Holly’s class, the maps lurked in the back of my mind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

As much as Jason loved his life, he couldn’t let his friend die for his sake. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Earth’s magnetic field has diminished by perhaps as much as 6 percent in the last century alone. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Securities and Exchange Commission later said that those figures were “false and misleading,” in part because the sale price for the headquarters had been overvalued by as much as $40 million. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arletta always said, “More often than not, the gift doesn’t matter as much as the act of giving.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I did not care about it as much as the fact that Ms. Sandnes was leaving in only a few days. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate admitting it, I think it’s important that we have one other popular person on the ballot. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We got as much as we could carry.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But as much as I would have liked to, I found it impossible to tell him about my feelings, though I think he suspected. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew if I got so much as a scratch on the fender, I was a dead man, so that kept me alert. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d hit Tea Cake playfully and the minute he so much as tapped her with his finger she’d fall against him or fall on the ground and have to be picked up. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This is my place as much as yours.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Try to explain that I love them as much as I love you and you know how much that is. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As much as I enjoy your friendship and company, I can’t keep giving myself over to this hope we’ll become something more. I need to know where you stand. So tell me the truth.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They’d saved their money insofar as that was possible, putting away as much as they could, until they had enough to buy their own house. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Though now that I think about it, she hasn’t been going out nearly as much as she used to. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It didn’t feel like something I was looking at so much as something I was part of. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In his full suit of bronze armor he leaped upon his back and put him through his paces, the horse seeming to delight in the sport as much as he himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carla complains about her daughter, but I can tell she spoils her as much as she can. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did not talk much, but held his wife’s hand as much as possible. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In spite of their minute size, the total weight of this host of bacteria in the top foot of a single acre of fertile soil may be as much as a thousand pounds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And me ... as much as I liked the big guy, I couldn’t help feeling embarrassed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I know that what I’ve done is right, I can still understand his confusion and doubt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I glance over my shoulder to see if Killer Man is giving me the evil oculus, but he is not so much as looking in my direction. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

His sisters’ survival depended on his knowing as much as possible. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As much as I love my family and was grateful to spend time with them, I needed the time alone. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mark was sure he’d never liked her as much as he did right then. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My tongue felt like it had been glued to the roof of my mouth, and as much as I tried, it wouldn’t unstick. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When I turn it off, I can hear liquid leaking—not dripping so much as pouring. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated him, it was hard to kill him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wont say that Miss Whitlaw and Uncle became the best of friends, but they came to like each other as much as two such different people could. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her pocket the wrapped Stately Homes of England suddenly felt as if it weighed as much as the houses it depicted, but in her pocket it would have to remain. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Some of the things he talked about even reminded me of Papa in some ways, as much as any white man could. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as possible, afternoons and evenings were spent at my office attempting to keep our practice going and to earn some money. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From his own observations he noted the ramparts sur Brahe wrote: “I have been occupied in alchemy, as much as by the celestial studies, from my 23rd year.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cady refuses, even though, in spite of herself, she loves him as much as ever. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I still care about her as much as back when we used to listen to music. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, Joe spent his time in prison much as he’d spent it in the military: in the hole for insubordination and fighting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hearing my father speak it didn’t startle me so much as it angered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate to admit it, a part of me likes that idea. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"He had planned to take your dragon's eggs, until I warned him that I'd cut off his hand if he so much as touched them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Cry as much as you need to, darling,” said that soft voice, and Lyra determined to stop as soon as she possibly could. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She could sit for an hour or more in her walker without so much as a peep, gazing calmly at her brothers or at guests with her giant brown eyes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s at practice so much that he tries to see them as much as he can!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Scold as much as you like, you’ll never see your silly old book again,” cried Amy, getting excited in her turn. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As much as we wanted it to be true, it was nothing but a myth.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanted to know how Alaska had died, I wanted to know where she was now, if anywhere. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I can tell that she wants this to be done with as much as I do, so that we can all start over. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Vervain in his time had encountered any number of prisoners who, before they died, had cursed or threatened him, not uncommonly with supernatural vengeance, much as Bigwig had cursed Woundwort in the storm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of us said much as we ate. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jon tried to grab him by the scruff of his neck and haul him bodily inside the ring; no easy task; the wolf weighed as much as he did, and was stronger by far. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Eight months after Roza arrived, Sean showed Finn the tiny ring he bought—not an engagement as much as a promise—a ring that he tucked in a box in a dresser drawer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I did not hear her words so much as the cadence of her voice. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A cup that wasn’t allowed to spill so much as a drop. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I knew then that I loved him as much as I did Mama and Papa, maybe in some ways even a little bit more. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A former high school principal, Gallup had been educated in Michigan and Paris, and she loved Shakespeare as much as Elizebeth did. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I never wanted you to be twice as good as them, so much as I have always wanted you to attack every day of your brief bright life in struggle. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The wardrobe shook again, though not as much as Neville, who walked forward as though he were heading for the gallows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As much as I want to hate him, I can see why Matilde feels tenderness for him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to the newspaper clipping and my journal, where I’d written as much as I could of what Uncle Jack told me. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As much as we tried to create a buffer between them and the more fraught aspects of Barack’s job, I knew that Sasha and Malia still had a lot to take in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But in fact I remained a country boy at heart, and there was nothing that lifted my spirits as much as blue skies, the open veld, and green grass. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her mouth closed as much as possible. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Next day, I took home as much as I could carry and told everyone all about it, except my arms wouldn’t stretch big enough to tell it right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wallace, this might be a good time to get to know your father a little better, you know. You don’t see him as much as you’d like.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“When you’ve lived as much as I, you’ll learn to neither trust nor love any mortal. Then, the only one who can betray you is yourself” I didn’t know what to say. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the lakes were immense, and nearly all of them had probably never felt so much as a human toe. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Chester had had as much as he wanted, Mario wrapped what was left in a piece of wax paper and put it inside the cash register. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the unfairness of the accusations that so hurt him as much as the venom that lay behind them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The offer surprised York almost as much as Lawrence’s original question about the need for a second lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Don’t like the idea of it, but I’ll be with him as much as I can. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their stillness is the reason why these memories of former times do not awaken desire so much as sorrow—a vast, inapprehensible melancholy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So much as you are our friends, so much are we your friends,” he said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That bothered him, but not as much as these quirky strangers noticing it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was only one woman Dimarion hated as much as he respected her: the captain of the Black Beauty, the quickest ship in the southeast. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t. I know I should feel lucky to be alive, but as much as I want to, I don’t. Not entirely.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was aware of his thirst and his suffering, and the sick man’s, and the others’, much as I was aware of my own. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sail was heavy and dragged in the water, but JoJo plucked the rig from the sea—mast, surfboard, and all—like it weighed about as much as an inflatable pool toy. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two barrels for five hundred people, so we learned to go to the latrines during the day as much as we could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My lord,” said Master Hyrrokkin, straightening as much as his old back would allow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I try to avoid talking about it as much as I can.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

If Caesar had so much as an inkling of this! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

All the same, we have to feed the office staff, which means dipping into our stock every week, so it’s not as much as it seems. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Colin thought the truth should matter as much as the point, and he figured that was why he couldn't tell good stories. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But Ron’s tolerance was not to be tested much as they moved into June, for Harry and Ginny’s time together was becoming increasingly restricted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As much as I’ve craved your lost, small body, I want you now to stop stroking my inner arms at night with your fingertips. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aye, well, that’s a necessary errand. Go and speak to him, but be sure you shout. He hates nothing so much as people who mumble.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As much as we needed the money, I never sold the camera. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In the photo, she wore a sweep of her dark hair down over her left eye to try to conceal the mark as much as possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You know when a man lives alone as much as I do, his mind can go olf on an irrational tangent just because his social world is out of kilter.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She deserved her chance as much as I did. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Others are changed by their schooling as much as he. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day passed much as the day before had gone, except that the silence seemed deeper; the air grew heavy, and it began to be stifling under the trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I jumped out of my skin if somebody so much as dropped a nickel on the floor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my eyes away from his perfection as much as possible, but I slipped often. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then the brachy leapt forward, breaking into a full gallop without so much as a windup. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Behind me, as much as I don’t want to hear, their voices travel over the water’s pounding. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way I see it, England's a democracy, and we in this village have suffered as much as anyone fighting to keep it that way. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My attempt to make the doctor laugh surprises me as much as it does him. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The caretaker leaned over and said some-thing to her, but she shook her head, mumbled something, and went on crying as much as before. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It resembled nothing so much as a rippling black cape, the edges fluttering slightly as it slithered up the bed towards me. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mario had cleaned off the cricket as much as he could, he hunted around the floor of the station for a matchbox. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells them, “Not very sporting, taking out a kid who weighs about as much as a moth.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The news didn’t perturb him as much as excite his curiosity. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mass incarceration is now off-limits to challenges on the grounds of racial bias, much as its predecessors were in their time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And as much as Barack’s staffers respected me and valued my contribution, they’d never given me much in the way of guidance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But the key point is that the debate was not resolved so much as built into the fabric of our national identity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Even the thought that she could always return to America did not comfort her as much as she wished it to. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Below, a lone maple shivered in the wind, shedding leaf after leaf that scooted down the lane without so much as a backward glance. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you get to have as much as you wanted, like we do for our birthdays?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She herself had rarely so much as held a coin in her hand, and for sixteen years she had never questioned the costly and beautiful things that surrounded her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed against her locker as much as she could without actually crawling inside and read the message. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As much as I disliked the Bacons, I couldn't blame them for everything. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It had been a problem because the two of them together couldn’t so much as budge the heavy cans. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dislikes the new house almost as much as I do and always leaves it when my sisters at school. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Purebom were notorious for offering poisoned wine to those they thought dangerous, but they had not given Dany so much as a cup of water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To judge from the pictures, Pickett didn’t seem to be missing so much as he seemed to have been raptured. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But keeping friendly appearances is a minstrel’s business just as much as music. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think that bothered Lily almost as much as Nathan not calling and not coming back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Until today, as much as he respects his father, Woody has kept open a little door of doubt. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro had never heard her talk so much as she had in the few minutes he had been there. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Book Scavenger was an online community of people who loved books and puzzles and games as much as Emily did, and it traveled with her no matter where her family lived. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They load themselves with samples, as much as they can carry, and they mark the place in their minds by landmarks all around. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ducked inside quickly, eager to avoid socializing as much as he could. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Look, I understand that I don’t have as much as Bill Gates. Still, I’m very satisfied with what I have. I honestly don’t know what I would do with more money than that.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Her name wasn’t a compliment so much as a joke; as a mouser, she was a calamity. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Do you miss me half as much as I miss you? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There’s also nervousness swirling about him, edgy as you please, much as he’s trying to cover it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Not nightmares so much as reliving dreams of the crash and his time in the woods. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She would help her children as much as she could, train them to fight—but in the end, they were either predator or prey. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She hates sitting alone almost as much as I do. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I remember fleeing upstairs to my room and getting undressed and into bed without so much as opening my diary, much less making an entry. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“The turtles have their charms, I will allow. Nothing delights me so much as the sight of a nice pair of shapely... shells.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Miller had said something about me being adopted, yet adoption had trapped Mandy in the Moss family, where she could be punished as much as they wanted without anyone checking. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There I was attended by a tall, fine-featured doctor who seemed to hate me as much as Colonel Garcia and refused to give me any painkillers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surviving worms in Louisiana were found to have as much as 20 parts per million of heptachlor in their tissues 6 to 10 months after treatment of the area. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk. Keep eating. As much as you can stomach.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I took hold of one of the beakers, leaned over, lowered the lid just as much as I needed to and tremulously dipped the beaker into Parker’s Pond, four feet from his back paws. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She flailed around in the water almost as much as I did. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We loved our country as much as they; we went courageously into every action; but also we distinguished the false from true, we had suddenly learned to see. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem to be flickering as much as she usually did. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

For all his bluster in front of the Council, he had never so much as wrung the neck of a chicken for a nice dinner. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Truth be told, I don't know if I was as fascinated with acting as much as I was with the cult of celebrity. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I felt her pain as much as she felt mine. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Let us as much as possible, train out creepers, and branches of trees, upon bridges, pulling down and nailing the branches, aiming to obtain shade and reflection of foliage and broken obscuration of water.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But an even greater advantage is that you get nearly three times as much as when you eat just the peas. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I hated him as much as I hated Ethan, maybe even more. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If he was honest with himself, it was his cousins as much as anyone or anything else that made him come here today. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brooke looked up and said quickly, “Young ladies in America love independence as much as their ancestors did, and are admired and respected for supporting themselves.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of crawling in between the bed sheets and trying to sleep, but that appealed to me about as much as stuffing a dirty, scrawled-over letter into a fresh, clean envelope. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

As much as I loved my good times with Grampa, I didn’t want them to be a substitute for what he should have done with Dad when he was a boy. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that there were six of us in the bed, we were together, away from grandmothers and guards, Malachy could say ye ye ye and we could laugh as much as we liked. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They didn’t hop or run a race so much as spun and danced their way to the finish line. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I eat in silence until I’ve shoved down as much as I can stomach. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As much as I don’t like being the newbie, I don’t like being the salty sea dog either. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Despite everything he’d learned and witnessed firsthand, it called to him as much as hunger or thirst. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Our instinct is to eat as much as we can, in case we can’t find food tomorrow. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Many of the Americans learned to jump and liked it as much as the “Saws.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I hate bees, as much as I hate spiders. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other is that the notes should tend to be "in the staff" as much as reasonably possible. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

My mom doesn’t seem to think he’s worth talking about too much, but you never know...maybe he secretly liked documentaries as much as I do. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

As much as possible, he wanted to keep Vietnam out of the newspapers and off the nightly television news reports. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

After the sandwich there’s tapioca pudding and chocolate-covered graham crackers, which I love almost as much as Christmas. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, I mean. Trying to stay sober. He’s there for you as much as he can be. He didn’t abandon you. He created a situation, and he’s owning up to it.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It didn’t so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next street, nor when two owls swooped overhead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The debate was over and ended, and, without so much as a show of hands, had been decided. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In a way, this place had shaped his life as much as New York. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn't feel so much as a twinge of pain, despite having been flattened by a train three days ago. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then Tea Cake went to the piano without so much as asking and began playing blues and singing, and throwing grins over his shoulder. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanted to help the children from the dump, my mother wanted to help everyone. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Did the boys cry as much as the girls? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Criminals disliked lousy weather as much as law-abiding citizens did. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does not so much as glance at the vanishing door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"My parents let me eat as much as I want," he said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned his forehead against the greasy pane of the window, wondering whether he would ever be able to give as much as he hoped to receive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as much as I wanted to direct my attention to the hori­zon, to where my salvation lay, it kept straying back to this maniacal beast. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some who knew L.V. thought that he had pushed Boobie too much, wasn’t living for him as much as he was living through him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rocked from it, my cheek burning and tears welling in my eyes from the surprise of it as much as the pain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care about things as much as he did, and he knew it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

His mother couldn’t or wouldn’t do much about the bullying, and Frank responded by staying in the house as much as possible. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe as much as thirty days of walking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

These dramatic questions, as much as the location of the capital on the Potomac, were the residual legacies of the dinner at Jefferson’s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Alive he may have been, but considering the fact that his neck had a one-eighty twist on it, he’d never so much as walk the dog again, not to mention rescue his sister. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As much as she held me in contempt, she may never have had any real inkling of my true helplessness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When musicians talk about ear, they don't mean the sense organ itself so much as the brain's ability to perceive, distinguish, and understand what the ear has heard. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Next day at five o'clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver and started off on a three months' trip to the South Seas. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to ask you...does this ‘encouraging development’ scare the wits out of you as much as it does me?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not, though I’ve done as much as I can. Practically speaking, I can’t give you an answer. Even a math professor would have a tough time with this one.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mother enjoyed the little Peppers every bit as much as we, and was particularly partial to a character named Phronsie, or something like that. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My young sir, I do not ask so much as that—not the last!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Fai, get up. As much as I would like to slap that ridiculous face of yours, I am in no condition to get out of bed.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As much as I enjoyed these little adventures, I well knew that the authorities had a motive other than keeping me diverted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I want to know what being special is supposed to mean, I’ve got to remember why I’m here. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Plots with charcoal alone grew little, but those treated with a combination of charcoal and fertilizer yielded as much as 880 percent more than plots with fertilizer alone. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“As much as is safe,” the Spaniard answered from the tiller. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This uncertainty applies, incidentally, to relatively nearby things as much as to the distant edges of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they would remain there in silence until nightfall, opposite each other, looking into each other's eyes, loving each other as much as in their scandalous days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Diana glanced around as much as she dared. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My dad hasn’t so much as looked at that boat in exactly one year and three months, which is the time that our lives revolve around: one year and three months ago. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Presenting ourselves not as adversaries but as friends has distinguished us as much as the fiery costumes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I still see them in my mind whenever I go into the hall, as much as I try not to. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s not hurting Lourdes as much as he is hurting himself. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Where’ve you been? Your dinner’s been waiting for you since five o’clock. There’s a chair. Eat. . . .” as much as you want. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not even a path so much as a series of hints— a broken branch here, a patch of stomped-down grass there—that people had come this way before. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Kutti lay close to us, the scent of his wet fur comforting me as much as his warmth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And then there’s Bonfire,” Minya said, moving on to Ruby without scorn so much as cool consideration. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Or that my family doesn’t love me as much as I love them. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For perhaps as much as thirty seconds they kept it up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dorian and Chaol didn’t say much as they walked to dinner in the Great Hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If it had been left to the Italians, classical music would have made it to the modern age without so much as a scratch, still completely mainstream, still loved by everyone. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It probably weighed twice as much as me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the boy kept working up the girl’s shirt, and as much as she said no, he kept working it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I demanded, confused by his sudden mood swing as much as his words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Love is love, after all, whether you’re Greek or Roman. This civil war won’t affect me as much as it will the others.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The bawl must have scared him as much as it had startled me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father could drink as much as he wanted inside the hut. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate sports, never once did I fail on purpose when she asked me to try out for basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I love Erin as much as I love basketball, which is a conflict of interest. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They now kept a stone’s throw to the left of the road, and kept out of sight of it as much as they could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The story goes that he once asked Mama to borrow as much as she could from Granny. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I came to understand that I had baffled and infuriated my father at least as much as he had baffled and infuriated me. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This error pains her almost as much as her last contraction. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know why the ladies in the dentist’s office like them as much as they do. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think Charlie hates being in the motel as much as I do, and I feel a little guilty for leaving her alone for the weekend. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

As much as he admired Paul and was influenced by his views, Jim sometimes felt overwhelmed by his friend’s self-assurance and charisma. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You precocious chick! Who put that into your head?” said Jo, enjoying the innocent revelation as much as the Professor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still alone, and Anya felt obligated to play with him as much as possible. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“As much as I ever wish to be,” cried Elizabeth very warmly. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

My aunt works hard just to keep a roof over our heads, so I chip in as much as I can to help out with everything else. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She needs me as much as I need her. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t truckle, and I hate being patronized as much as you do!” returned Amy indignantly, for the two still jangled when such questions arose. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though he desires her as much as ever, he is relieved when they are through, lying naked side by side, knowing that nothing else is expected of them, that finally they can relax. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s why we stayed a long time and laughed as much as we could. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She just opened the door enough for me to get in, not even saying as much as “Come in, dog.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as much as I like Jamie, as much as I might even love him, needing him is something else entirely. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She saw piles of butchered chickens and was able to buy as many as she wanted even though they cost three times as much as usual, since free pricing had been decreed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bull is very large and often weighs as much as thirty men. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That could be you, if you so much as lay one finger on me.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to teach his children all that he knew so that at fourteen or fifteen, they would know as much as he knew at thirty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had done as much as he could from his hotel suite, but he needed to return to his office to finalize the purchase. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every time our shoulders so much as touch, she moves an obnoxious distance away from me, like she’s been electrocuted. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He goes o’er and, without as much as a “Howdy do,” pult aside the sheet that divides the cabin in two at night. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

As rock-ribbed a Republican as ever was allowed to take a breath in West Virginia, my father detested the Russian Communists, although, it should be said, not quite as much as certain American politicians. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

That spasm of emotion thrilled me almost as much as it frightened me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But I wish Albert would care about himself as much as the scientific world. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They began posing for posterity, writing letters to us as much as to one another, especially toward the end of their respective careers. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He tells her he needs to see his mother first, as much as he longs to be with her and baby Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I hid out in my room as much as possible, although Gay often tried to get me out, if only to do chores. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“You may not want to hear this, but I don’t think she can possibly be your mother, much as you may wish she were. How could she have come here?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Not to mention that if Rae finds out what I did, she’ll totally hate me just as much as Coop does. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The desert stretched ahead of them without so much as a dead tree for shade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s bat probably disliked him as much as Henry did. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing so much as a pound of flesh is at stake.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Cady hadn’t so much as finished the thought, however, when the words of the man in the gray suit scampered into her head. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

But I worried that Mother did not want to see me as much as I wanted to see her. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The pitch-black room seemed alive with the voodoo spirits of my mother’s tales, ready to pounce upon me if I as much as took a step from where I was standing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t very athletic and didn’t like exploring as much as Brian and I did, but she loved anything having to do with pencil and paper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Take a holiday from reality whenever you like, and come back without so much as a headache or a mythology.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a bad idea just as much as it’s a bad idea to skip meals or stay awake in bed in the morning or stop taking your Zoloft, but there’s no hope for me now. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

His voice was unnaturally high, and he didn’t so much as say the word as squeak it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They talk about his work—Vincent tells him that Uncle Cor didn’t like his second set of drawings as much as the first but that his friend Van Rappard thought they were good. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Jacob was careful to keep clear of any hints of his religion and therefore obscured his own story as much as possible. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

My heart hurts as much as my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I believe this klunk about as much as I believe Frypan’s food is good for you,” Winston grumbled, looking tired and indifferent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Jimmy walked past them without so much as a sideways glance until Corky reached out and grabbed him by the arm. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was the first time it occurred to Rowan that she might not hate him as much as he thought she did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate to admit it, he deserves some of the credit for our tolerance museum. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And as much as the people of Bone Gap forgot her name, they wouldn’t stop reminding her of her face. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He knows he can't paint when he is sick; so he paints as much as possible when he is well. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Day and night women twisted rope, since they could sell as much as they made, and traders waxed prosperous selling their goods to the workmen. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Todd started kicking me but his slippers couldn’t hurt me near as much as his fists had. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

They never so much as came down with a cold. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all began with Dussel’s saying nothing when he was upstairs; he didn’t exchange so much as a word with either Mr. or Mrs. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

None of this, of course, was supported by so much as a grain of actual evidence–nothing so wrong could be–yet it was geological orthodoxy for the next half century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t talk much as they changed into their school robes, and was still glowering when the Hogwarts Express slowed down at last and finally stopped in the pitch-darkness of Hogsmeade station. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was not the tone of his voice, exactly, as much as the look on his face which was so terrible. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But you didn’t really trust him, sir, did you? He told me...the Riddle who came out of that diary said, ‘Dumbledore never seemed to like me as much as the other teachers did.’” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ignoring everybody, he loped through the scene without so much as an hola, veered into the bar door, banged it open, and plunged inside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am observing, trying to record as much as I can for Marc’s memories, because I know he is going to want to have been here, is going to want to remember this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The two-man Gemini spacecraft was being designed to find out as much as we could in earth orbit before trying to take an Apollo spacecraft all the way to the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iorek roared above the clangor, “Hold it still in your mind! You have to forge it, too! This is your task as much as mine!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A later report by a Chicago building inspector noted, “There is an uneven settlement of foundations, in some places as much as four inches in a span of 20 feet.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After that I never so much as touched or mentioned Lilly ever again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The executive authority is so wholly out of my sphere,” he observed, “and it is so delicate a thing for me to meddle in that, I avoid it as much as possible.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I grabbed her around her neck and gave her a big hug, surprising her as much as me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a private journey as much as a public one. He was searching for his personal essence as much as he was making a political statement.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

One Bay Area sports scribe took to calling him the “sphinx of Berkeley” and wondered if he even so much as said hello to his wife in the evening these days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was almost better than the real thing because it was neat and could be opened and closed as much as I wanted it to be. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She glanced at it and then handed it back without so much as notation. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Because they had used the tiresome word froggy and complained about my odor, I was now licensed to hate this couple as much as I wanted. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Raufs interrogators have one goal: to make inmates suffer as much as possible before they die. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Their family and friends treat us like we belong just as much as they do. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At that instant Shirley hated him as much as she hated Awaiting Marriage—even more. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to do as much as I could, helping them carry their few possessions and sharing my food. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hair resisted my organization efforts almost as much as Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

As much as Rowan tried to deny it, there was logic to Goddard’s approach. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But it turns out that plowing the land over and over damages the soil almost as much as chemical weed killers do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This is where my stubbornness did me some good, however, because as much as I wanted to never attempt that release and catch again, I didn’t give up. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For the past few days the fear that this might happen had tormented her almost as much as hunger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote later to his cousin and good friend William Darwin Fox, “What an awful affair a confinement is: it knocked me up almost as much as it did Emma herself.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Apparently, there’s a show based off this series. My Fabiana couldn’t put the books down, and now she’s glued to the TV every week. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as my daughter did.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I hope you never think about anything as much as I think about you. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And as for my gleaning methods, which, now and then, have been brought under scrutiny, I say merely this: Is it not the job of the gardener to shape the tree as much as possible? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I felt sorry for them and wondered if the dogs were bothered by the fleas as much as I was when they invaded our bed at night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Cloud likes looking at the floor as much as I like watching the sky. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“They just don’t like me there. My parents send me away whenever they get a chance. They want me to know there are places that don’t suck as much as Cowtown, USA.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She did that several times, and not once did he move so much as an inch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The experts don’t believe in coincidence as much as I do, and I don’t want them to throw doubt on something that I’ve felt always, and actually known for about twenty years.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole incident could not have taken as much as half a minute. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t so much as ask how I was feeling. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I already hate him as much as I hate anything about the Colonies—he’s not affiliated with the Patriots, that’s for sure, but that just makes him more of a coward. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The humid breeze carried the honeyed fragrance of late-blooming alyssum, an aroma that muddled my senses almost as much as Frankie’s herbal cologne. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have never enjoyed anything as much as I enjoyed that moment. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I could probably live out my life on the island in my own quiet, crazy way, much as Auntie Braxton always had. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where we are headed,” he said, to make things perfectly clear, “not so much as a Piggly Wiggly.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He complains, but not as much as usual. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She fell to the ground without so much as a peep. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Because as much as I hated it, and hated this, and hated her, the Gravedigger was right. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Did she like that as much as her father?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Down here on the benches, there was no one to stop Jon drinking as much as he had a thirst for. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As much as I love playing piano, it stinks to be stuck in the background while other people shine onstage, a soundtrack no one pays attention to, like the music piped into The Voice. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think the only thing he loved as much as his late wife was Afghanistan, his late country. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Please listen to me. I hate her as much as you do. I have no reason to defend her. I’m telling you the truth. This is important.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not as much as I have noticed your warts, carbuncles, and runny nose.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It calmed him, as much as it could. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This was his weekly treat: to visit the bookshop, buy an overpriced caffeinated drink, read as much as he could for free, and become Obinze again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

While the money wasn't as much as we would have liked, it did allow Walter to restart his logging business. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We fairly well danced our way up to the gate and through the town walls with not so much as an unkind look from anyone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Try to cover your face as much as possible,” she muttered before flicking on the radio. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That was unusual, and it seemed to surprise her as much as it surprised me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It probably hurt him a little bit, but not as much as I wanted. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

As much as I didn’t want to see Papa, I figured maybe my mother could reason with him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was only a small area—the clearing where they stood.The trees surrounding them were still and calm, the branches not so much as swaying with a wind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to avoid her as much as possible, but the day I came home after school and found her sitting at the Formica table crying, I couldn’t pretend not to notice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Book Scavenger was an online community of people who loved books and puzzles and games as much as Emily did, and it traveled with her no matter where her family lived. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After talking through the various options, Vivian—who as far as anyone knows has never so much as nudged awake an electronic keyboard—decides to order the same matte silver thirteen-inch laptop Molly has. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Not half as much as I missed it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But—much as he sometimes had after a hard row on Lake Washington back home— he also felt cleansed by the work. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sunny loves the library and her new feminist friends, and Karen and Jenny love music almost as much as I do. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I reached out with my other hand and petted him, trying to soothe him as much as myself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I can interfere with anyone else as much as I please.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The thought of her still plagued his mind almost as much as the monster, but for an entirely different reason. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I even got high before we went to Universal Studios with her, but I played it off as much as I could. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dany filled his wine cup again, wanting nothing so much as to pour the flagon over his head and drown his complacent smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hamilton also realized that he was being asked to write for posterity as much as the present. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I let out a breath, not one of fire, as much as I wished I could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The federal court system has effectively immunized the current system from challenges on the grounds of racial bias, much as earlier systems of control were protected and endorsed by the U.S. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The baby voice doesn’t bother me as much as the words themselves. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Eight minutes of hard X-rays being about as much as an egg can stand. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed God would hurt ten times as much as He hurt me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody was sure that Camp’s asking God’s forgiveness before he pulled the trigger counted as much as if he had lived long enough to repent after doing the deed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Rupa deserved to study and learn as much as he did. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

They have not so much as showed me an Agulen no matter what I bring out to tempt them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did he achieve such sheer shade without so much as a pause or a fingerprint? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Torture them as much as you can when they are on this earth, then take away the hope that one day their people will have it better. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was being friendly for my benefit as much as his. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Didn’t she want to be my friend as much as I wanted to be hers? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The biting got so bad I had to slip into the water and stay there for a bit, much as I hated being in the ocean in the dark. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this is important to him, and I want to know if there’s evidence of the Bureau’s wrongdoing as much as he does. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

How do you tell one that you love him just as much as the other, but you’ve decided he won’t be the one to get a chance in life? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had taken Benton’s notes and not blown them out of proportion so much as he had strapped an atom bomb to every letter of every word. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Zvezda was her friend as much as a goat and a human could be friends. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Each hunter may have gobbled down as much as ten pounds of bison flesh a day. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Would she have laughed if she’d known that other things—other people—would come to mean as much as her freedom? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I mean, as much as he can, considering he’s dead and in my head. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As much as I’m tempted, there’s a part of me that feels guilty for even thinking about it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There were blue lakes, glistening as much as the jewels above; and cottages, and small farmhouses. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit was carrying 130 pounds, 12 more than second- high weight Aneroid and as much as 20 more than other horses in the field. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, much as she hated herself for these torturous and unconfessable pleasures, she hated her mother more for being their instrument. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanted to lower my bed and crawl into it, I had a cow to milk. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As much as Paris has given him for his art—the color, the experience, the association with other artists—as much as it could still give him, he has to leave. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It’s the city I need to leave as much as Jon, I think. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Papa didn’t stop or so much as slow up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He heard no alarums, no voices, not so much as a footfall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Miles navigated through the tables without so much as a glance at the patients, intent on only one of them, on the far side of the room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He was able to sleep as much as ten hours a night, an unimaginable luxury. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Wedding cakes are not baked as much as they are built. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When you’re seven years old and your mama waltzes out the door without so much as a goodbye, well, that’s something you don’t forget.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But though there are plenty of Tribesmen in the crowd, none of them so much as look at Afya. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Karhiders do not read much as a rule, and prefer their news and literature heard not seen; books and televising devices are less common than radios, and newspapers don’t exist. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was why, as much as it chafed him, Jason followed rules. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He is a psychologist by training, but he also studied mathematics at MIT, and the rigor and precision of mathematics clearly moves him as much as anything else. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Not as much as the money we lost.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t hurt nearly as much as it did before. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was an outcry and a great deal of complaining, but everyone knew they had been lucky to hear as much as they had. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We did not speak much as we labored. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Dinka admired him as much as any American sports fans look up to an athlete who scores a touchdown or hits a home run. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept to themselves as much as possible, gardening, raising chickens and pigs and goats and even some sheep, only going down the slope to the village out of necessity. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She said to order as much as I want and make sure Grandma eats. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And she so appreciated Charles’s letters: “Your minute accounts are such a comfort and I enjoyed sponging our dear one with vinegar as much as you did.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love art almost as much as I love books. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As much as their parenting philosophy was "We trust you," it was also "You can trust us." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bright shades of blue, emerald, and soft brown, her gown and matching peacock mask had cost as much as a small house. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The big cat had eaten as much as it could manage and had withdrawn to rest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So maybe they don’t know as much as they think they do.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at Stonehenge, the guard allowed him to dig as much as he wanted. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I played ball as much as I could, but there was always work to do and that came first. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Harry doubted whether any of them, even Wood, wanted to win as much as he did. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The gamblers in pin-striped suits and their makeup-deep women whispered to me out of blood-red mouths that now I knew as much as they did. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated the system at that time, looking back I realized that they saved me from myself, and saved my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated to admit it, I could really use Tamika’s brainpower. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As FOR his deliverer — we turn now to her story, which curls from this sad truth: that as much as Ralph, growing up, should have been her, she should have been him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made it my mission to avoid Selena as much as possible in the cafeteria, but it was like the fates conspired to bring us together in the worst possible place: Spanish class. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

As Montaigne put it in 1580, ‘the beliefs, judgements and opinions of men...have their cycles, seasons, births and deaths, every bit as much as cabbages do.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But I also feel sad that I’m not a little kid anymore and that I know as much as I do. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Because it made him realize that as much as he needed his family, another family probably needed him more. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

How pleasant it would be to wake every day in the same place, to linger among shady gardens, eat figs, and drink cool water, as much as she might desire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My words shocked me as much as they did my uncle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As much as I liked being in the U.S., The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wasn’t lying as much as it was applying some imagination. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"As you say, m'lord," the man responded, without so much as a bow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“They know about as much as the Dauntless patrols,” says Marcus. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And it was his sullen stare and the violent action that followed that made Gus and Jack and G.H. hate and fear him as much as he hated and feared himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing at all, not so much as a bent blade of grass, to indicate that anything had occupied the space hours before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And as much as I cared for him, I would not have done that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Dad liked to tell stories about himself, it was almost impossible to get him to talk about his parents or where he was born. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were pretty good friends in junior high, as much as I had friends back then. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re lucky,” she said, “it’s muskrat stew and there’s plenty left over tonight, eat as much as you can.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not literally, but their voices as I heard them in my head hurt just as much as if I’d really heard them all around me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was much as Bunderson had described it to Reggie in August, but there was an important caveat to the plea in abeyance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To them, I represented Washington, D.C., as much as I did the South Side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As much as I want to be with Auntie Seema, a part of me doesn't want to say good-bye to Max. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You still can’t love a Jesus as much as you’d like to who did and said a couple of things he was at least reported to have said or done—and you know it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Scientists agree that higher animals—mammals like cows or pigs or apes—feel pain pretty much as we do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

My dad had this rivalry with Zeus, so I tried to stay out of the lot of the sky’s domain as much as possible. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I was praying as much as listening intently—trying to judge the success of my petition from every pause and inflection in Pefta’s voice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know if that was what he really thought or if he was trying to convince himself and my mother as much as me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But I also knew, from other comments he made, that he felt guilty if he couldn’t love the ing babies of much as he loved little Catherine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I try not to dwell on it too much as Elsie and I get ready, but that only leaves me to think about last night and that awful spell I used. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

To get a sense of how daunting that figure was, the value of the Centenary scholarship my aunt won was probably as much as the sum of my grandparents’ annual salaries. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Regularly, each morning after he had finished his breakfast, she performed her self-appointed task, till he came to look for her ministrations as much as he did for Thornton’s. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus did not lose his life, but if he did not suffer as much as some of the Greeks, he suffered longer than them all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, he took pains to keep us separate as much as possible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, Audrey hated Lumpy almost as much as she hated her brother. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ve got some bread, only two days old. If you carry some water for me, you can have as much as you can eat.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The inner bark of the poplar tree tasted like wheat kernels, and so I dried as much as I could and powdered it into flour. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not of him so much as the people he hung out with. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Theirs wouldn’t take that long, but maybe it would last as much as five or six. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as she refused to admit it, Mr. Miller, Clayton’s father, was right: at times Clayton Byrd could be a handful. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The captain lowers it, and as it touches the sea, it makes not so much as a ripple. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t let Teresa in, which ticked him off just as much as it did her. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But no white person so much as frowned at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that he hated this little girl almost as much as he did old Trueba. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suma’s up to her waist and struggling as much as I am. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Neither went anywhere near a goldhouse or appeared to be acquainted with so much as a goldsmith’s apprentice. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As much as Constantine loved me, I can only imagine how much she must’ve loved her own child. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They know this lecture is a sham just as much as I do, but none of them are willing to stand up and lose what little standing they have with the mayor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I’ve wondered how it would be to hold her and dance with her, when I’ve never even so much as touched her hand before, at the fountain. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Veturius gives his mother a short salute before releasing me and sauntering through the gate without so much as a backward glance. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Not so much as a petty vandalism rap against my name. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t hate them as much as I did at the beginning of the school year. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He struggled again, and I calmly wrapped him in a hug, trying to minimize the scene as much as possible. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My fate was being decided without anyone so much as asking my opinion. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I drew a bucket of water from the well and used the dipper to drink as much as I could hold. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the wounds that kept us bent, that tugged at our shoulders, so much as it was the fatigue. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, because of our being in mourning for Granny, Mama wouldn’t let me so much as follow the army downtown, much less beat the drum. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As much as she hated to spend the money, on her first payday, Lyddie insisted on giving Betsy a full ten cents to help with Oliver’s rent. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As much as the idea of talking to a ghost fascinated me, it also frightened me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Some naturalists think the population may have been overstated by as much as 20 percent, which means that the moose aren’t being so much culled as slaughtered. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Since I’ve been trying to avoid home as much as possible, I haven’t invited either of them over to Morning Glory Cottage yet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once at the top, he paused, trying to take in as much as possible. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This is your home as much as that flat you insist on keeping is. More so, even.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The clothes weren’t even secondhand, so much as third- or fourth-hand. There was a pretense here. It’s like she went to a thrift shop and searched for Eighties Prep. I mean, a monogrammed sweater?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I know I’m not doing him a favor as a much as he’s doing me one. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She did not exactly censor Charles’s autobiography, but she did clean it up as much as she could so that nothing would be misunderstood, and nothing, she hoped, would give offense. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one who does not need me as much as I need her. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And he lied as much as I did about Delly Cartwright. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

People didn’t look at me quite as much as they had yesterday. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had not so much as a scrap of lace or a remembered scent of her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We’re friends with the people we do things with, as much as we are with the people we resemble. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving around as much as she has, she learned to take care of her few possessions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at him as much as I could with my head bowed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And in that moment, I wanted nothing as much as I wanted Alice to feel safe with me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I am apologizing to myself as much as I am apologizing to him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted nothing so much as to tell her how sorry I was for being one of the invisible worms that flew in the night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the Pepettes spent as much as $100 of their own money to make an individual sign, decorating it with twinkling lights and other attention-getting devices. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s quite capable of making trouble over this business of your brother. You must keep out of his way as much as possible.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wanted them to cry as much as they could before I met them, as I always felt uncomfortable when people cried because of what I had been through. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

During the Ice Ages so much of the world’s water was frozen into glaciers that sea levels fell as much as four hundred feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You still didn’t lose nearly as much as me.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He knew he was right; he just had to make his argument clear enough so as to be, as much as was possible, irrefutable. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me help you with Rufus as much as I can. Let’s see what we can do to keep him from growing up into a red-haired version of his father.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But mostly, I sit up real straight so I can see as much as I can of Michael and Aimee. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“She loves paper almost as much as carrots.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As in the case of Cygnus X-l, the gas will spiral inward and will heat up, though not as much as in that case. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as much as he tried to be a part of their group, he never could. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But as much as I hope that Mrs. Murphy has forgotten I don’t belong, of course she hasn’t. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As much as anyone could be prepared for thirty sets of eyeballs suddenly locked on them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

With twelve Benefits under my belt, I’ve hardly seen so much as a bare elbow there, much less bosoms and shoulders. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The whole episode was clearly a great embarrassment to my father, and by the time of that conversation in Lord Darlington's study, he had long since returned to busying himself as much as ever. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tiny bunny lifted her head slowly, like it weighed twice as much as usual, and her eyes glistened. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As much as I liked him as a teacher, he was a figure of authority, and I, a subject. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept saying over and over, in my high-pitched voice, “It’s my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it’s my constitutional right!” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Deeper down, he hoped to get out of the Glade as much as possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“This is going to hurt just as much as if you’d been in the fight yourself,” she warned. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hate the soldiers now as much as I hate the Angkar and their leader, Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I’d talked, I found it hard to imagine myself actually picking up a pen to write such a letter. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One ride drops you 108 stories on a cable at near free fall without so much as a mattress to keep you company on your way down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Here I had a water faucet to drink from and I could experience the luxury of splashing cold water on my face as much as I wanted. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as much as she expected; the Creighton males did not go into long speeches about such matters. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never mind that if Joey so much as flicked her with his forefinger and thumb, he’d propel her into next week. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That shouldn’t surprise you. If you drank as much as he does, I daresay I would have been to bed with you, too.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted a model in which everything moved around a single centre at an unvarying rate, and he wanted this for aesthetic reasons as much as anything else. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I play with the boys as much as I can now, trying to memorize the smell of their freshly sham- pooed hair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I had ever cried as much as I had in the past month. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“The Nobody Owens I knew wouldn’t’ve run off from the graveyard without saying so much as a fare-thee-well to those who cared for him. You’ll break Mistress Owens’s heart.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The men didn’t so much as glance at him as he approached. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But I was Cap’s friend—as much as it was possible to get close to someone like him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because Martin was back in commission, as much as it kills me to admit that. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He came often, sometimes even when he was not summoned; and his presence, as much as the powders and pills he made her take, gave my mother her ease. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds probably as much as his. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It probably weighed as much as the dolphin. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I try to tell myself this exam doesn’t count, I get more discouraged with each question. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Jonathan noticed that the men were now watching one another as much as they watched the stranger. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was glad for it, but probably not as much as I was that he needed me and I could actually help him figure out his fractions. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As much as he hated the idea, I could tell that the constant fighting, defending, leading the charge—it was starting to wear on him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’m scared he might start hating me as much as all of the others do. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

As much as she wanted Baba Joseph’s approval, she couldn’t ignore the evidence of her own eyes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai studied his face, much as she had done the first time she saw him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was coarse- woven and simply made, without so much as a single bow for trimming, but it was certainly far more suited to the menial work she had to do in it. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I trusted her, I suspected the offer had more to do with her dislike of Arletta than helping me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They stood on the porches and tried to believe in the existence of Earth, much as they had once tried to believe in the existence of Mars; it was a problem reversed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I despised Jefferson, at least I was in the same boat as my fellow students, who were mostly poor like me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, Francis found it impossible to believe that Bragg could have been so dense as to have missed his oft-repeated idea, and he as much as told Bragg this. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As much as she loved it, she felt that its rightful place was with him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had no idea my cousin was still thinking about the locker-room situation as much as Jenna and me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He did not so much as glance at the bruise he had left her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You strike me as the kind of girl who’s one day going to be eating roast chicken and those on-fire desserts just as much as you want.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think they drank as much as the other two guys while we played. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated to admit it, Danny the K had the best camel walk of the boys, throwing his head side to side, crunching up his shoulder, sliding across the floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As much as I respected him as a leader, that is how much I loved him as a man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ironically, none of this unnerved me as much as the group of black spectators in one corner of the grandstand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The toad did not so much as flick a muscle or blink an eye. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Said she’d dig a hammer in they heads if they so much as looked at it.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t help it—though with a sense of dread, she wanted to know what would happen as much as Marcus, who leaned forward against the rail with his teeth clenched, breathing heavily in anticipation. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Good. Drink twice as much as usual,” the sergeant said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not Pa’s son anymore. He hasn’t so much as said how do.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But perhaps they would not always live here, perhaps there had been a quarrel, perhaps she had come to hate this dark house as much as he did, perhaps... I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was a night of thin sleep and bad dreams, spent much as I’d spent the previous day: being chased by packs of nightmare dogs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The thatch roof and cracked unpainted walls bothered Ugwu, but not as much as the cavernous pit latrine in the outhouse with a rusting zinc sheet drawn across it to keep flies out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Though much as I tried to tell her that it wasn’t the way it was, she didn’t care. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thereafter I kept away from the groups as much as I could and worked alone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he knows is her grandma whimpers feel like stabs straight to the heart—and as much as he hates himself for it, Scoob starts to feel mad at her. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Once the kata-kata had run through the gas for the generators, they were in the dark as much as I was. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Renting pillows and keeping the coaches clean and the white passengers happy, I made about as much as I had with sandwiches. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never wanted Daddy to whip you. But hell, don’t you know you got off easy! He didn’t hurt you nearly as much as he’s hurt others.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She likes Alexander’s bedroom as much as I do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And if she does, I know she’ll end up loving it, as much as I love being here. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We new pilots felt honored to have a chance to master it, and we worked hard to learn as much as we could as fast as we could. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Rowan tried to control his emotions, his breath came out uneasily and he felt light-headed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I went back to my street corner and proceeded to waste three hours begging, not gaining so much as a thin shim for my ef- forts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was always paranoid that I’d break a bone if I so much as looked at my skateboard. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Like I belonged to them, but not as much as they belonged to each other. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As much as Ophie was worried about Clara riding around in Penelope’s skin, she was also worried about her mama as well. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The how doesn’t matter as much as what I do before it goes down, but not knowing is still freaking shaking me; you only die once, after all. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It connected, and it stung, although judging from the look on Thackeray Porringer’s face, Bod realized it must have hurt his fist as much as it hurt Bod. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Mom, I guess. I don’t think I wanted to be dead as much as I wanted to be gone.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They picnicked in tired solitude, eating as much as they wanted. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pig weighed exactly as much as I did. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They had been walking toward the Capital City, the frozen sea looking exactly as before, even though the Sea King warned them that some time had passed, perhaps as much as three moon cycles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The mobs of people were making me claustrophobic, and I wanted them to die slowly of plague almost as much as I wanted to get the hell out of there. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"You stop talking like that! We got enough trouble, Ralph, an' I've had as much as I can stand. If there is ghosts." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“As much as I hate that city for what it put Mama through, we could both use a change of scenery.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Guerrilla warfare, he explained, was not designed to win a military victory so much as to unleash political and economic forces that would bring down the enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanted to help him, I had to look out for myself. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I am haunted by the ghost of my father, I think that should allow me to quote Hamlet as much as I please. You used to be quite fond of Shakespeare, Prospero.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sneakers were a luxury in Africa, and I desperately wanted a pair, though not quite as much as I wanted pink dancing shoes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back at the Cave, they had stuff to do in the days before they decamped, but not as much as one might think. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of these moral principles was that it was never a sin to charge as much as the traffic would bear. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I knew my hectic schedule wasn’t going to last forever, and playing volleyball had its purpose in my plans to get into college just as much as fencing did. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t even the words that shook Toby now as much as his own reaction. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She resembled nothing so much as a spring meadow in full bloom, depicted at nearly life-size. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

That day, as Mr. Birkway talked about Greek mythology, I started daydreaming about my mother, who loved books almost as much as she loved all her outdoor treasures. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

JoJo’s too, but I don’t think he was looking out into the ocean as much as looking away from what was happening to Stef. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than helping Frank, Emma spent the years of her life after Charles’s death much as she had the years before she married him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate to admit it, my parents chose this place because it was the best one around. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And if the duke hated her as much as it seemed, she might have powerful allies when the time came to make sure Lillian released her hold on Dorian. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Lee Scoresby wasn’t concerned for his comfort so much as for his instruments, and he spent some time making sure they were securely lashed to the main struts. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Red Army sped forward as much as fifty miles a day, and Raskova’s regiments flew with them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

So that she finally deserved, as much as the others, the name of Rebeca Buendía, the only one that she ever had and that she bore with dignity until her death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

At least, she worried as much as a robot is capable of worrying. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He licks that pan clean and then hightails it outta there so fast I hardly get so much as a glimpse of him.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As much as he had missed Uncle Jet, he didn’t like how his presence had changed the atmosphere around the place. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The Gremlin was small and nimble, as Father Mike was; it disappeared and reappeared in traffic much as he did behind the icon screen at church. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t think anyone so much as took a breath after I said it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The crystal chandeliers swayed with their usual tinkling, but no one so much as looked up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as much as he wanted to dismiss both comments, he couldn’t. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He asked David Alexander to stay around Pollard as much as possible to keep him from overimbibing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father bristles around Cade, avoids him as much as possible. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I suspect Call wanted him to go on as much as I did, but the old man stopped right there. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I realized that this unprofitable task of his was probably nothing more than a method of whiling away the early morning hours, much as other insomniacs do crossword puzzles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Robb answered each of them with cool courtesy, much as Father might have, and somehow he bent them to his will. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As the negative press filtered back to him, the megalomaniacal leader turned a cold shoulder to the criticism and insulated his team as much as possible from the other expeditions. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even now it does not feel a wholly natural act so much as it feels like ritual. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Tact was a quality which Blackavar valued about as much as Bigwig did; and now he made the worst possible reply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Antairis irrational resistance to the Day of Sacrifice had irritated Gherland to no end, he felt they had lost something when Antain resigned, though he couldn’t say exactly what. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“As much as I’d enjoy rendering you unconscious, I wasn’t the one who hit you.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the rice he reaped from the land of the Hwangs brought him twice as much as that from his own rice land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby looked at him and said, “Nothing soothes as much as the human touch.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Because as much as I dislike Psycho-Ginger, I believed he had our backs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Xenocrates had a full retinue of assistants and flunkies in the outside world to help him go about his business, but here in his home, he didn’t have as much as a single servant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Macy probably needed someone to talk to about this as much as I did. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They do not so much as look at us as we spread our blanket and set out our notebooks and pens and pots of ink. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She walked along the floor of the grove feeling much as if she were in a cathedral: there was the same stillness, the same sense of upwardness in the structures, the same awe within herself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The problem was not wood so much as the lack of a tool. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now I could admit it to myself: I had never wanted anything as much as I wanted to win this election. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was very much as it was today, Jonas—the same suspense, as one Eleven had been passed over when the Assignments were given. Then the announcement, when they singled out the one—” Jonas interrupted. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was huge for a girl who loved a challenge as much as I did. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Sweet Jesus, Mary Anne. As much as you tease Matt and make his life miserable, it’s stupid to expect him to apologize to you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told Morrie I was already feeling over the hill, much as I tried desperately to stay on top of it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon teases me a little about this night course, but not as much as I thought he would. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes missed her as much as the rest of him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps not caught—we took precautions against that—so much as found out. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t hate you as much as you hate yourself, it seems.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I don’t care as much as you?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m the one who helped you yesterday—” I started to say, but without so much as a thank-you the boy staggered away to join the march. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each island rose as much as sixty feet above the flood- plain, allowing trees to grow that otherwise could not endure the water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For as much as half an hour nothing came out of the tube; then one more cylinder, then nothing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I think I like these photos as much as I like the movies,” she said. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I was not skeptical so much as blank, unable to understand. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We were across the room from each other and without so much as sharing a glance, I drew him, and he me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We both served on the boards of several nonprofits, and as much as he’d been stung by his defeat in the congressional primary, Barack still had ideas about trying for a higher office. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I heard hooves and was certain it was a patroller seeking out the murderers; but it was a youth who rode past without so much as marking us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s not that hard. There isn’t really anything to struggle with, when you love someone as much as I love you.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Such measures tend to keep them as much as possible out of direct contact with white women and lessen their attacks against them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The 1957 bulletin Insecticide Recommendations . . . for the Control of Insects Attacking Crops and Livestock did not so much as mention the fire ant — an extraordinary omission if the Department believes its own propaganda. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I write down as much as I can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As much as he knows about all things girlified, I know for a fact that he’s grossed out by the thought of girls getting their period. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As I’ve said, we never mentioned it to the guardians and looking back, it seems to me this was a rule we imposed on ourselves, as much as anything the guardians had decided. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far, not a single bird had eaten so much as a kernel of corn, because the two girls were making so much noise. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“If you so much as bend a hair on his head, so help me Jesus, I will tear your throat out.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We avoid even our own society, so much as may be avoided when we must sit knee to knee. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then he does something that surprises me almost as much as the beads. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Pull down one vine and trim it, and you’ve got as much as a man can carry” his father always said. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today we are seeing this revolution of the non-white peoples, who just a few years ago would have frozen in horror if the mighty white nations so much as lifted an eyebrow. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing challenged the totality of my personality so much as this pressure of hate and threat that stemmed from the invisible whites. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are encouraged to grow as much as we can. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Those are very tasty... sweet and hot... yet he never touched so much as one himself... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As much as I didn’t want to admit it, maybe Carmen was right. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He barely looked at the road, yet the tires never deviated so much as a centimeter from the center of the lane. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I want to be with girls as much as you’d like to be with...JamesoI head for the door. But I glance behind me. “I mean, unless, of course, you do?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And she did not miss his presence so much as his voice on the phone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It had snowed the day before— not as much as it had snowed over the Thanksgiving break, but still, snow is snow. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, at the very center of our galaxy, sits a supermassive black hole that weighs as much as two-and-a-half million suns. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Plus, he could never want to hurt Park as much as Park wanted to hurt him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I shot my hand out and dumped the cinnamon tea into his lap, hoping his legs hurt as much as mine did as I marched outside. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember that I didn’t take as much as I could have.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to not think about last night, how he had let Jimmy pull Toby out of the apartment without so much as a word. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had never loved her so much as he did then. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Say what you want. She will be my bride, Lord Connington will see to it. I trust him as much as if he were my own blood.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As much as we needed to go off and have our California adventure, it was nice to be back. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure each mile could be worth as much as a thousand dollars, if I can get the fish to the dock before it goes bad. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not bargaining. You have the letter, you know as much as I do. Do what you want.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I had a need to hear her story, she had a need to tell it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because it was their second feast in two days, Harry didn’t seem to fancy the extravagantly prepared food as much as he would have normally. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They hated each other as much as the teacher hated them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does not so much as glance at the vanishing door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But in this instance, hindsight does not make us clairvoyant so much as blind to the ghosts and goblins that floated above the political landscape in the 1790s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“If you find someone who loves you as much as I do, go with him,” Enrique says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We set as much as we could store aside. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he dreamed of the shadow or so much as thought of it, he felt always that same cold dread: sense and power drained out of him, leaving him stupid and astray. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I tried they never felt like real pets. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She didn’t read from her novel as she traveled across the country so much as she acted it out, playing each character with such skill that she turned her readings into performances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Equipped with reflexes much faster than those of the most quick-wired man, he swoops over as much as twenty-eight feet of earth in a single stride, and corners on a dime. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the entire day perched on the oar, moving only as much as was necessary to stay balanced. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grierson, meanwhile, merely walked, but he did so for as much as eighteen hours a day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a Man,” she whispered, much as if it had been a rattlesnake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father helped her up the steps to the dais and led her to her seat, but the queen never so much as looked at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she and her length of yellow silk swept out of the store without so much as a how-do-you-do to me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed myself as much as I could, trying consciously or unconsciously to fill the void with jokes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to move so much as a centimeter in any direction. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“If you move, you move to the office and see the principal,” she said without so much as a hint of compromise in her voice. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So did I. “Aunt Florentine loved you as much as she loved me.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In college, then in graduate school, he behaves much as he always has. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets me cry as much as I need to. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

On their way out, and much to my surprise, they all shook my hand— as if that night during which we hadn’t exchanged as much as a single word had somehow brought us closer together. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

When you have hiked the AT as much as we had, you get so you can judge a mile with considerable accuracy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

If I so much as looked at her, she cried. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

For months, we didn’t talk much as we worked side by side in the kitchen. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, it was spikes, traps, and awkward turns that caused her to dislike herself almost as much as she disliked him, though she did not doubt that he was mostly to blame. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dinner in the shelter was even better than lunch at school because I could have as much as I wanted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“And don’t believe that losing Winn-Dixie doesn’t upset me as much as it does you,” he said. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know Daddy loves me as much as Hana, but sometimes he looks at my long legs and long arms like they’re such a waste. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Me and Mama laugh, cuz Charlie’s started this thing where she hears a big word and then repeats it as much as she can. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“There’s plenty for both of us, Kate. I could give you as much as you make and more, and you’d be worth it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We might make as much as fifty cents on that one catch, ten times the price of a soft blue crab. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he loved to talk, he didn’t want to talk about his problems. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This empty town frightened her almost as much as the burnt holdfast where they'd found the crying girl and the one-armed woman. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see as much as I could. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

This can amount to as much as an inch of swelling in the length of a sixty-foot shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was very fortunate, for they were, without exception, healthy; and in their infancy and childhood my daughter looked after them almost as much as I did. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feo I took to mean not literally ugly so much as ruggedly handsome. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except when he is in the sea, he weighs twice as much as a man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean it as much as you mean all your fancy words of rubies and gold and opium," she replied. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Tyrion enjoyed sniggering at that, he had come to prefer taking his meals alone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was at her house almost as much as I was at my own. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Pa got up from the table and walked out without so much as changing into his Sunday clothes. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not scared so much as paralyzed; hung up here immovable on the top of a diminishing, moving mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Another man’s grabbing on to Viola and she’s resisting just as much as I am. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Folks,” said Florence, “can change their ways much as they want to. But I don’t care how many times you change your ways, what’s in you is in you, and it’s got to come out.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He did not seem to be enjoying it near as much as he had the pork pies at the wedding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to touch her vanishing red heart, too, as much as anything I’d ever wanted. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large hailstone can hurt you as much as a rock or a lump of lead if it is thrown hard enough—and my goodness, how those Cloud-Men could throw! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

They gave our whole town an hour to pack as much as we could carry. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

What he saw surprised him as much as anything in hi' whole life. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ethnic Korean pastors gave him cash, as much as fifteen dollars’ worth of yuan. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was not that I had done something wrong so much as that I existed in the wrong way. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Kindra, I don’t want a see so much as a bean setting in that sink when I get back. Clean up good now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mine dry faster because I didn’t use as much as Suesetta, who has put such a thick coat on, it will take all night for hers to dry. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I flattened myself on the floor as much as possible. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As much as I’d like to write more on politics, I have lots of other news to report today. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He can’t get to that picture, as much as he wishes he could. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Which means the plan stays the same for Elsie and me—find out as much as we can. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As much as I detested myself for it, I heard pleading in my voice. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I get sick of eating Mexican food every single day of my life, if heaven existed, I know it would smell like fried tortillas. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We’d just stepped outside for a breath of air—don’t betray us, friend, I beg you, it’s as much as our lives are worth—” Julius brushed the man aside and ran to the rear door. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The brick was a pure, unsullied color, without so much as a dot of mud splashed from the rain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As much as she might want to, Annabelle cannot stay in that pasture like a lady cow. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As much as he couldn’t wait to be done with this whack, he couldn’t walk away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But the bear padded silently across the dirt yard without giving him so much as a tumble, and kept right on going until it hit the juniper-pinon cover of the foothills. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

State requirements are modified as much as possible to complement the ecosystems emphasis. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Webb loves The Sandlot almost as much as I do. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

As much as any other profession, aeronautical engineering embodied the restlessness and technological progress that characterized what was already being dubbed the American Century. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As much as he disliked Furball, it seemed wrong to feed him the same stuff that turned Felicia into a zombie. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t understand how Mom can miss a place almost as much as she misses a person. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

For if you win you remain his prisoner, and princes should avoid being left at the discretion of others as much as possible. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Here is what I had been waiting for, and it did make me feel more cheerful, although not as much as you’d think. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

After the Japanese established trading posts on Hokkaido in 1615, they proceeded to treat the Hokkaido Ainu much as white Americans treated Native Americans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t so much as look up from their labor as the Supreme Captain brought in the stranger. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Just as much as I know my name’s Bud, not Buddy.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He scrunches up his face and makes noises like it hurts him as much as the chest. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one so much as glanced at the house on the other side of the street, at the girl trapped like a mannequin behind the glass. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A pair of customs men were clambering aboard as he went down the gangplank, but neither gave him so much as a glance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She’d been preparing for Redemption to be the monster’s target, as much as anyone could prepare for something like that, but hearing that it was Moss somehow made it worse. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But in that circumstance she’d be my friend as much as ever. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Our ministers preach sin and hell just as much as yours,” I said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t laugh as much as the others, but she did smile from time to time. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

As much as those shades wanted to keep Thanatos chained, they were Roman spirits. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She said it over and over, like it wasn’t a verb so much as a Buddhist mantra. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Emboldened, I told her I was going to try to learn as much as I could and go down to Cape Canaveral and join up with Wernher von Braun. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They launched spell after spell, trying desperately to push the monstruo back, but it did not so much as flinch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jinny suddenly had the odd feeling that Ess wasn’t actually asking her a question so much as she was daring her to answer. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to show her it didn't hurt as much as it did—or maybe I just wanted to fool myself. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

That year Pedro Tercero had not grown as much as she had; he was the same thin, dark child as always, with the same protruding belly and the old man’s expression in his black eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re feeding you as best we can, as much as we can spare. Apples, onions, neeps, carrots ... there’s a long winter ahead for all of us, and our stores are not inexhaustible.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His greatest weakness is instant lottery tickets, what he calls “los scratch,” and he sheepishly confesses that he can squander as much as $75 a week on them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“There are such things as ghosts. People everywhere have always known that. And we believe in them every bit as much as Homer did. Only now, we call them by different names. Memory. The unconscious.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I did not mind this question as much as her probing about my feelings. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And as much as class anxiety had driven the eugenic efforts of England in the 1890s, “race anxiety” drove the eugenic efforts of Americans in the 1920s.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Once in the houses, they would get around as much as they could without attracting attention. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles took it upon himself to make the house and the grounds so beautiful that Emma would love it as much as she loved Maer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whys behind the screams interested him fully as much as the anguish itself. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones resented the chairs as much as the lack of Hazelnut coffee. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Without so much as a backward look,” his biographer observed, “Loomis quit Wall Street for good.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You honestly think that would be enough to keep her loyalty if someone else offered so much as a shaba more?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been working for white people all your life,” I said, “and they have never given you as much as a rag. You yourself always said that.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Birthdays were the only day of the year I was allowed to eat as much as I wanted. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“This is when I wish I weighed as much as you guys!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Today,” announced Mr. Lemoncello, “in our third and fourth games, you will use the library to help your imagination take flight, much as I am about to do.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The doctor told me I’d be able to take a shower that morning, as much as I’d have liked that nurse to help me out again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As much as I loved my mom, this was not a conversation I wanted to have with her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought you wanted her out of our lives as much as I do.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If heredity too had a universal natural law, then it was likely influencing the genesis of peas as much as the genesis of humans. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I did, and it’s not something I can ever get back. I want you to enjoy your childhood as much as possible.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But without the use of both hands, he could barely wind them, and so he oiled and observed as much as possible and anxiously compared the clocks with his railroad watch. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He nodded, the tears not like tears so much as a quiet metronome—steady, endless. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“And he works at this and that afternoons and evenings. Sometimes he earns as much as five dollars a week outside of school.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because maybe, in a way, we didn’t leave it behind nearly as much as we might once have thought. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without so much as a by-your-leave from Mama or Aunt Loma, Miss Love was planning on getting rid of Granny’s belongings! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Men scurried past us without so much as their muskets, leaping into the ditch we had dug across the promontory, and confusion everywhere reigned supreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

So I promised him because I wanted it to be true as much as he did. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The Seven have never brought me so much as a sparrow. It is time I tried another hawk, Davos. A red hawk." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But as much as she told me not to, I do worry a lot about her. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t enjoy his shepherd’s pie as much as he’d thought. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But as much as I expected this, I also hear something else that surprises me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

This, perhaps as much as the money, is what keeps Holly going through nausea and pain, and even some of the livelier, bolder women seem inordinately sensitive to how he’s feeling about them. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This massive old oak tree that’s more home to you than your house but not as much as this is.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Has everybody eaten as much as they want?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But no, as much as he emphasized security, I’m inclined to think he’s telling the truth. Wouldn’t you say, Sticky?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I tried to block it out, my parents’ expressions were etched into my mind. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

What I really didn’t like was how he said, “As much as the body allows.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

You forget that she thrives on sentimentality almost as much as Les does. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He moved up the stream and away from the wood, holding the scratching, stinging, biting insect dæmon, and trying to conceal himself as much as he could from the man who was stumbling after them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was funny—as much as Candice hated what people had said about her grandmother, she was sometimes glad she had been fired. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you choose,” said Mr. Bennet; and, as he spoke, he left the room, fatigued with the raptures of his wife. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

That is, as much as a war of passiveness and inaction could be said to rage. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Not so much as a token from 7 to set beside her regulation clothes in her anonymous drawer.' Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“But even so,” insisted Calvin, “we couldn’t take chances. Listen, from now on, no one is to as much as breathe to The Brain. I’m taking over.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In a way I felt I owned the City as much as it owned me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warders were our audience, and they enjoyed our singing as much as we did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nationally, narcotics task forces make up about 40 percent of all Byrne grant funding, but in some states as much as 90 percent of all Byrne grant funds go toward specialized narcotics task forces. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And terrible punishments were promised him, such as being locked up in the cellar with the rats for a week, if he even so much as dared to climb over the fence. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “The First Amendment protects our right to free speech as much as it protects yours.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But when they bowed their heads before the picture, they did not look sorry to me so much as weary. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the color of an unripe raspberry, and it weighs about as much as a pair of blue jeans. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to help as much as I can. They’ve done so much for us.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If there was anything that terrified us as much as getting deported, it was that the principal's office would discover our address scam and send us down the road to the rough-and-tumble streets of Cupertino. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I should have paid more attention, but Lolo never has so much as a cold. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Yossarian felt much safer inside the hospital than outside the hospital, even though he loathed the surgeon and his knife as much as he had ever loathed anyone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Pocock said the rings told more than a tree’s age; they told the whole story of the tree’s life over as much as two thousand years. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And before that he had managed to dry himself in front of a full-length mirror without so much as glancing into it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Joana wanted to be a doctor as much as I wanted to be an artist. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At first glance, the place looks like nothing so much as the canal network that Percival Lowell imagined to adorn Mars, and that, we now know from space vehicle exploration, does not exist at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I love Star Wars, I don’t want that to be what I’m known for. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"My sense," wrote one, "is that Jupiter will swallow these comets up without so much as a burp." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We’re not far from the border, and the people of this region look and speak so much as they did in Kilanga. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julie continued filling the plastic bags with as much as each could hold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanted to see Jackie and Tito in person, I refused to shriek. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Freakishly talented children were paraded at these events, much as they have been ever since. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And beside the soldier there sat a young girl with ears that looked like nothing so much as pieces of cauliflower stuck on either side of her head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

That was why sugar, like salt, was so rare and why, much as she wanted to, Nhamo didn’t dare take a spoonful for herself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not that she would expect something expensive; it was that he needed to give her something as much as he needed to eat when he was hungry. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I could join with Diana and Mary in all their occupations; converse with them as much as they wished, and aid them when and where they would allow me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was beginning to annoy me as much as he had when he was a chubby boy. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angry ghosts had a deep purple aura that scared Ophie, and she tried to avoid looking at those ghosts as much as possible. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I have to fill the minutes between now and then with as much as I can. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I could have told him even then that it was not shame so much as fear. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As much as she wanted to argue, Candice could tell it would do no good. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Neil stayed at the house nearly as much as the Daughters, and seemed downright confused by the way June stared into his face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never acted, never painted a set, never worked on a stage crew, never ushered or as much as sold a ticket. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her sudden disappearance confused Mr. Levy as much as her strange biography of Mr. Reilly had. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing is certain: As much as I want to escape Blackcliff, the school isn't done with me yet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

What the suspect ate, what he wore, where he went, who he talked to, where he sat, how many times he washed his hands—as much as I can remember. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you can never love people as much as you can miss them. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when he was with me, he would telephone home and spend as much as five minutes rapidly jotting on a pad the various messages which had been left for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the old woman did not watch his marvelous work so much as she watched him, with that same craving look in her eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be had here. You won’t find so much as a crust of bread here.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never wanted to end a conversation as much as I wanted to end this one. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t risk so much as a nod of acknowledgment, but continued up the stairs to the balcony on the second floor where she could get a better look at the flow of the crowd. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His mother stays out of the arguments as much as she can, but when pressed she agrees with her husband, while at the same time quietly asserting that it should really be Bailey’s decision. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But as much as she had to keep going, she had to come back, too. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It is true that our color was not our distinguishing feature there, so much as the American- ness represented in our poor handle on French. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Charles had no intention of leaving Emma alone; he wanted to be with her as much as she wanted to be with him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are guests here. Do not stand on ceremony. Take as much as you can eat from the pot,” said Hymir expansively. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As much as Nhamo was riveted on the story of her birth, her stomach demanded that she pay attention to dinner. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The distant white walls promised rest and safety, a chance to heal and grow strong, and Dany wanted nothing so much as to rush toward them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Privacy is hard to come by on the road, and they needed it as much as I did. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She skipped past a cluster of football boys without so much as a glance. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The list of good sounds fills me up as much as pumpkin pie. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She wanted to go to parties as much as I did, but her mother was essentially holding her hostage in her house. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know Feather had so much as a brain cell to worry with.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He froze, much as he had in the tombwalk, hiding uselessly in the shadows. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She avoided his space as much as possible, but she didn’t want to make the neglect too obvious. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not so much as I could wish, sir; but I dare say he may spend half his time here; and Miss Darcy is always down for the summer months.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

As much as I want to, I can’t make any sort of move against Henry until he proves himself to be the clear and present danger I suspect he is. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rishi speed walked over to where his phone was charging—as much as one could speed walk in a towel, anyway—and checked the phone. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The inn and its stables were much as he remembered, though little more than tumbled stones and blackened foundations remained where the rest of the village had stood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As much as he wants to turn on his heel and jet, he can’t seem to move. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The darkness didn’t fade away as much as part around me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“My old master’s been changed nearly as much as I have! Why, he’s a real master now.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t love it, and mostly ignored the other boys working alongside him, but he didn’t hate it nearly as much as what he’d done for Winston at the Blood House. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Only, as much as Rashid didn’t want to jump to any conclusions, it sort of did. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As much as he hated Archie, he loved to see him when he was swinging into action. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like to smoke as much as the next guy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, in 2001, when Kaiser closed, McClellan discovered that the job market did not value his factory skills nearly as much as it did four years of college. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I walked block after block without so much as seeing a cab at all, let alone an empty one. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The highway from the center of the country is impassable for as much as half the year. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The shrews are multiplying and are spreading out over the island, some marked individuals having been recovered as much as ten miles from the point of release. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’ll really throw it at the old man, which she could get away with, because Pop loves Erin as much as I do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between rumors about Martin having been murdered and the weather, the town went into lockdown much as the children’s home had. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They were planning this year’s sugaring, a time everyone looked forward to with joy and excitement, as much as ricing, maybe even more. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She hated and despised all three of them, almost as much as she hated and despised the men who had betrayed her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ranofer hurried, as much as the soreness of his legs allowed, to the storeroom at the far end of the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It requires a territory of as much as a hundred square miles per dragon. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just don’t understand what’s going on,” he said, speaking to himself as much as Chronicler. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t watching the television so much as he was reading a book—a ‘Rover Boy,’ one of Kenyon’s books. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their response pretty much across-the-board was to accelerate their rate of arrival, and to spread out as much as was humanly possible. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When Marlena emerges with a suitcase, she passes him without so much as a glance. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The soft yellow glow didn’t eliminate the shadows so much as it outlined them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Another fob? Some cuff links or a nice watch? I spoil myself too much as it is. You’d be doing me a favor by taking it off my hands.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I made copies,” he said, handing them to Wanda, “as much as I could before I left the office today.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I have some clean clothes in the hospital, but there’s nothing else I need so much as to be off this island before he comes back.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Not as much as they bit white people, anyway. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the horse was very happy and cooperated as much as he could. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He took off without so much as a good-bye.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I know the prize money isn’t as much as first place, but it will still help. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“But Martin needs as much as we can send him.” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed—days of clear sky and fine weather—Blackavar proved his worth again and again, until Hazel came to rely on him as much as on any of his veterans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We must hurry,” Inigo said, picking up the pace; “much as we might like to dawdle,” and he half ran toward a sign that said, “To Level Three.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But he’s been cooped up at home for the last two days, and he needs to get out as much as I do. Look—he’s all spent!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Music was something my mom and dad loved almost as much as they loved each other. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Wildlings and wights and giants had been all the talk at Eastwatch, but here no one seemed to be giving them so much as a thought. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I helped, but she didn’t so much as look at me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dresden had not suffered so much as a cracked windowpane. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she still seemed to prize her privacy as much as ever. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If one of ’em so much as laughs, by Christ, I’ll kill ’em.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very interested in the trip to Rome, asked a lot of questions about it, not so much as investigator as fellow tourist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Georgie had a job but didn’t make much as an assistant manager at Downtown Donuts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chickens poisoned by aldrin used on a neighboring farm have passed on the chemical to their eggs; hens experimentally fed DDT laid eggs containing as much as 65 parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Continue as we planned. Gather food, as much as you can.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Most Marines ate as much as they could of that big breakfast. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mvezo, however, was a place apart, a tiny precinct removed from the world of great events, where life was lived much as it had been for hundreds of years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help them out, was pretty sure they couldn’t do squat for me, so I avoided them as much as possible, fell into monosyllabic communication mode whenever we did come face to face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s our fault as much as his. We knew it wasn’t all aboveboard,” Bobby Gene said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Years of practice kept her from spilling so much as a drop. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lean back as much as this rigid chair will let me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

No, not secrets so much as just the Secret. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is behaving much as he does with his parents — he reasons, negotiates, and jokes with equal ease. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I hope you don't want me to do that. You know how I feel about touching other people,” “He told me to stay out the cold as much as possible.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that hurts just as much as anything else. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She had loved me almost as much as my mother had. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They were individually very pushy, almost cocky or snappy birds, seemingly quick to anger and push others around, much as the behavior they would use to keep someone from messing with their nest. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If picked young and quickly boiled, it has a starchy sweet taste that reminds me of springtime just as much as fresh peas or asparagus. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When Fezzik’s father was able to open his eyes as much as he wanted, they had a family talk, the three of them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got twenty-five Negroes working my fields and if anyone so much as laid a hand on them, or any of their families...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After Grandpa and Miss Love eloped, a lot of people felt sure he had never so much as looked at the milliner till after Granny died and he needed a housekeeper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And the whole leg burned like wildfire when I so much as curled up a toe. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But when he finally decided to talk to me, he didn’t so much as glance up from it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But I could not eat; to even try to do so was repulsive to me, and, much as I would have liked to please him, I could not bring myself to the attempt. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I fell back onto the raft, and I believe it was terror as much as wind and current that widened the distance between raft and lifeboat so swiftly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But that was A.N. And I never liked it half as much as I like it with you.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time you got the feeling they were lonely and fed up and wanted to go back home to their other lives as much as we did. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was really cool the way Ellie had come to my defense, but I wasn’t so sure I believed in me as much as she believed in me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My mind is working hard trying to figure if he’s lying or tricking me or just likes books as much as I do. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Like, you belong here as much as I belong here and you’ll get no trouble from me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She took a different route, too, maybe to avoid running into James as much as to avoid those men if they were to come back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As much as an eighth of the hill, by volume, was composed of such fragments, he said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As though aware of these preparations and their meaning, the three adventurers increased their pace as much as was possible within the limits determined by the old dog’s strength. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he believed in anything, he believed the guards’ preaching about original sin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

As much as he welcomed food and the chance to rest, Taran was silent throughout the meal, and continued so when he retired to his nest of straw. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The insurance money didn’t amount to quite as much as Milton had anticipated. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was one of those fellows that talked with his hands as much as his voice. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Undoing all their wholesome death-conditioning with this disgusting outcry—as though death were something terrible, as though any one mattered as much as all that! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I own enough of this slop already to embalm all of the girls in my high school graduating class, who must need it by now as much as I do. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And much as I favor love in all its aspects, I trod my accelerator and got the hell out of there fast. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They watched her with suspicion, but accepted her as part of the scenery much as they accepted the impalas and vervet monkeys. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you. I have no sister. We put aside our kin when we say our words. I cannot help Arya, much as I—” He broke off as they stepped inside her chambers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As much as every cell in my body longed for the few sips it contained, I crouched over Amil. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But this synthesis is apparent in many other aspects of the culture, too, as would be expected in a place where as much as three-quarters of the population claims some Indian descent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He firmly believed the tiger loved these visits as much as he did. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanted to throw myself a pity party, I couldn’t. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As had happened before, former allies of African Americans—as much as conservatives—adopted a political strategy that required them to prove how “tough” they could be on “them,” the dark-skinned pariahs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So, as much as she wanted to talk to him about the wheat, she didn’t want to trouble him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It weighed as much as forty men, and was cold to the touch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I swept until all the hair was in the trash and I scrubbed the green dye off surfaces as much as possible. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I sang too loud again, although not so much as before. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other campers steered clear of me as much as possible. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She had not spoken to Wes or Tony for days, but after hearing the news, she wanted to speak to them just as much as she was sure the police did. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

At lunch they would sometimes arrive as much as an hour apart. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As much as he tried he couldn’t hide the leftover smiles and laughter from his visit; his eyes sparkled as he sprawled himself out on the bed of grass. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Laboratory analyses of their tissues revealed high concentrations of DDT — as much as 46 parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

If you showed up for roll call with so much as a bandage on, you could be ordered aside and later killed. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took a few steps and banged my shin on the coffee table, and then I realized why Lori didn’t like to go exploring as much as Brian and I did. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another Sunday has rolled around; I don’t mind them as much as I did in the beginning, but they’re boring enough. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was not standing so much as being held up; the cast over his broken leg was grey and rotten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It could not be cut or pierced; no one had ever succeeded in making so much as a scratch in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Will wanted nothing so much as to ride hellbent for the safety of the Wall, but that was not a feeling to share with your commander. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lee’s position in the community surprised him as much as he could be surprised. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think about it: He was nothing but two ounces of mouse pushing a spool of thread that weighed almost as much as he did. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

As much as he longs to see her, he cannot picture her at the kitchen table on Pemberton Road, in her jeans and her bulky sweater, politely eating his mother’s food. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My stepfather’s final admonition to me went unheeded as I absolved myself of all responsibility and stayed out of the house as much as possible, thus avoiding the emotional impact of watching Mommy suffer. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to surprise her as much as it surprised Ekon. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It appears that at least 90 percent of the universe, and perhaps as much as 99 percent, is composed of Fritz Zwicky’s "dark matter"–stuff that is by its nature invisible to us. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I am pleased to see that August looks much as I do, which is to say like a battered rotten tomato. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You are right, Lupita. You take care of it. We will send her as much as we can.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I caught that he was from some town in Pennsylvania, but that was as much as he was willing to share with anyone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘Hey, not so glum. We’ll help you as much as we can. The Amazon service department has repaired those metal dogs of yours. And we have some cool parting gifts!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As much as I had moved on and made a life for myself, it wasn't until I met my future wife, Lis, that I felt I could truly heal. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You guys saved me as much as I saved you, trust. Anyway, it’s been a long night.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes he did, although not as much as I wished he had.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I had other debts to settle as well, and as much as I wanted to be out from under Devi’s thumb, I didn’t relish starting the semester without a bit of coin in my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Please, order as much as you want. I invited you here for a chat, so it’s good manners that I treat you to a meal.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And when at last they had all eaten as much as they possibly could the three Dwarfs drew lots for who would do the washing-up, and Rogin was the unlucky one. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Still, they had hominy and grits and ate pretty much as we did. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would blur my vision as much as they corrected hers, she said, so I’d be able to see things as she always had. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure Emma liked talking as much as he did. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was taken by surprise as much as I was. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She imagines him surviving freezing temperatures without so much as a sweater. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as much as I wanted to find our perfect place, I still wasn’t positive this was it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The lady tells us that girls didn’t go to school as much as boys—that they typically stayed home to learn how to take care of the house. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

There are moments I miss her just as much as I did when she first died. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had the idea that my sister Ella would help me as much as she could. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would think that, with the hood talking as much as it does, it would get back to Mr. and Mrs. Williams. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I blend into the student body and don’t feel the spotlight on me so much as the lights dim and the guy talks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As much as she hated to admit it, the sad truth was that she, Kaira, needed El Genius. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

As much as I was itching to get more than a moonlit look at what was in the box, I knew better than to keep a cook waiting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to mind the corpses so much as the souls unsaved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that instant, Archer pitied him as much as he hated and feared him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He would have to push the nose down to keep flying speed and then, just before he hit, he would have to pull the nose back up to slow the plane as much as possible. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had chipped it into the base of the marble to identify himself as owner, much as brands are burned into the hides of cattle to identify their owners. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

That made me tingle, but not half as much as what happened next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s so nice of Minerva to help me out—with as much as she has to do with a new baby and her law classes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't have as much as Benji and most of the other kids in his class, but he wasn't hungry or homeless—at least not yet. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dog teams broke the trail as much as possible, but in three days they covered only seven miles. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There's my dad, never knowing or doing as much as he should but trying to fix the poison all the same. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He could talk to the barber about it when getting a haircut and know that the barber cared about it as much as he did. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t employing a technique so much as my own instant live burial. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making that decision frightened me as much as his violence ever did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But as much as it felt like third-period physics would never end, it did, and then I was in the cafeteria with Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But his expression told me there could be no more discussion; he had said as much as he could. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated seeing that video, I’ve watched a bunch of times. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, a Story Box is a vessel for the magic of stories, right? It holds it, ready to bring them to life, much as an Anansesem would, only on a larger and grander scale.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And that was about as much as I could take. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know who “everyone” was, or when “always” was, and as much as I wanted to understand her ambiguities, the slyness was growing annoying. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His object, I soon learned, was not to offer me an education so much as to prepare me to be his assistant. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But she hadn’t said one word, and then flounced off without so much as a good night to Grandpa and Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t so much as touched a bar of soap, but I got out, wrapped a towel around my waist, and sat down at the computer. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I miss it just as much as you do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, if I fought with my brother, shed tie our shoes together and make us go around like that for a day. And if we so much as shoved each other, wed get another day.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Daniel Faraz may try to take credit for the paper chain, everybody knows the seventh grade took the lead on this one. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Girls don’t scrap so much as boys either. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We rolled tents and retrieved as much as we might. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He had stopped going to work; as much as he hoped anything, he hoped Little Lou would come and find him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along the coast as much as we could because then we could sleep on the beach where nobody would bother us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have since learned to cook it more, but never have I enjoyed a meal as much as that one, and never have I felt so independent again. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s impossible not to feel a rush as the noise fills your ears, throbs and swells, pulls you into motion, so you’re not flexing your own muscles as much as riding the roar. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, cane is often used to create ethanol, much as corn farmers in America now convert their harvest into fuel. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

In fact, much as I admired his planning and pluck, his trip seemed frighteningly ill-conceived. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No papers, no grades, no test scores, not so much as an index card. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I don't want to admit that home means as much as it does. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“What the hell do I care if she likes me or not? She likes me as much as she likes you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“As much as I love this land, some days I think about leaving it,” Babi said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was looting here, but not as much as one might think. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But none of it hurt as much as my ankle when I tried to stand up. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stayed out of my stepfamily’s way as much as possible, and the longer I worked as a scullery maid, and the filthier I got, the less Hattie and Mum Olga tormented me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never needed either quality as much as I would now, though. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hiding in the smoke helps about as much as scrunching under a desk during an atomic bomb attack. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I suppose, being around them as much as I was, it would have been impossible not to. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since no one would understand a word of my stories to Kitty if I were to plunge right in, I’d better provide a brief sketch of my life, much as I dislike doing so. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Trip tucked his juggling stones into various pockets without so much as a flourish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He liked knowing that every day he accomplished as much as he possible. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And as much as I wanted to find out what it’s like to be Matt, now I want to know what it’s like to be Lydia even more. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The very idea warmed her through just as much as the heat from the oven. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I think he wants me to get into CSA as much as Mom and I do. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Besides, as any code breaker can tell you, there are times when silence itself speaks volumes, saying as much as any message itself could. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He owned just the one suit, and one beautiful blue tie, and he liked them as much as she liked her purple coat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had not so much as one boy to help him with his fires or to sweep his shop. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope you are all enjoying yourselves as much as I am. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I swear to you, M. Poirot, and my husband knows and will swear also—that, much as I may have been tempted to do so, I never lifted a hand against that man.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, the way the Pigman was treating Lorraine and me you’d have. thought he liked us as much as Bobo. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Heavy? One gallon heavy? Why, I’ve carried as much as four gallons clear from that big end tree to the flatboat, and you know it!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes lived through extreme poverty and humiliating circumstances to send as much as possible to her children. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though notables must be fed to her, much as invalids are spooned their jelly; and though titles were preferred by her, any face once seen in a social paper served as well. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She refused to lift so much as a hatbox.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I told my father that the meal had been delicious, and that I had enjoyed it when it came back up almost as much as I had enjoyed it going down. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

His voice did not waver, to fortify Cora as much as himself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The instruments didn’t blend so much as collide, like rocks caught in a lawn mower. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gobble-obble-obble- obble, they shrieked, even though they weighed five times as much as a hawk and could have stomped it into the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ernest and John calculated that the biological action of neutrons was as much as one hundred times more powerful than X-rays. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Celaena asked, eager to change the subject, but also wondering why the question stung as much as her wounds. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A real-estate agent may see you not so much as an ally but as a mark. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And of course, we all know that I’m management-in-training, so I use the time to soak up as much as I can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As much as I was ready to leave, and no matter what some folks thought of me, I knew my roots were in Texas. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a different route, too, maybe to avoid running into James as much as to avoid those men if they were to come back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Even if I knew, we wouldn't play. Figure if Aunt Cecile hit for three hundred, she must have lost about six hundred—as much as she plays and as little as she hits." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

That a woman alone, even if ugly, could not suffer as much as my beautiful mother did. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ivy pushed herself up against the locker so the metal door blocked her from the busy hallway as much as possible. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Presently, she came to a stand of dry grass and sliced off as much as she could carry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a question as much as a statement. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The shift of Ruby’s knees was a kind of blue poetry, and when you’re that close to someone, you don’t see their movements so much as you feel the compression of air between you. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to find me under this van about as much as I wanted Celia to. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Bassi said no that was no test because he had already drunk twice as much as 1. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was contributing almost as much as I had during the previous summer, but I wasn’t taking the money proudly to Momma for her to count out and put into the crock. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master helped her into the car, asked her to lie down on the backseat, to stretch out as much as she could. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Preserved for me alone, much as Manderley was preserved for my neighbour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I relax my muscles as much as I can before I hit the net, which feels like a slab of cement hitting my shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They didn’t want to be sad as much as they wanted to be happy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

People didn’t require that as much as they do now. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Till then, I always figured it was just as well if folks never took notice of me because as much as anything, that could mean trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed her touch as much as she needed mine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The size did not disturb him so much as the face . . . the mouth especially, no simple carved slash, but a Jagged hollow large enough to swallpw a sheep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It sounded like Ishtar needed a friend just as much as her daughter did. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"But just not as much as I love Sunny!" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She knew that he cared about the kids as much as any coach could within a system that demanded winning at virtually any cost. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as she admired Diana, she wouldn’t be tricked by her, or even by Betsy, to joining any protest. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were told they could walk in the garden, play volleyball on the lawn, listen to the radio, eat and drink as much as they wanted. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came to Reykjavik as much as her job in a pharmaceutical company—and her editorship of a chess journal in Tokyo—would allow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I preferred to go home, I thought it would be a good thing to attend. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept, as much as possible, to myself. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it happens again, if you so much as think about it again, I call her. And you’re going to do a drug test.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But this he was not willing to do, and he answered her in jest, “Well, and they like to look at a lovely face as much as their father does.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The arrow alone must have weighed as much as her backpack on a Monday before Christmas break. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mama would always give him some answer, and sometimes, loud enough for me to hear him, he would say that it wasn’t right for anybody to stay in his room as much as I did. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“She ain’t gonna pick a fight with the Blue Navy when she wants that treasure as much as we do,” Reed replied. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I have never hoped for something so much as this. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

As much as Gaea had given him, he resented being kept in the dark. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The compromise reached did not resolve these conflicts so much as prevent them from exploding when the newly created government was so vulnerable; it bought time during which the debate could continue. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As much as he wanted to tackle the country's problems, he found himself coping daily with bickering in his cabinet, skirmishes with Congress, and endless political appointments. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t so much as a dog or a cat around to keep him company. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But I bet neither one of you thought of that. And I bet neither one of you picked up so much as a piece of bread for an old man.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But both men knew they were sending their letters to posterity as much as to each other. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit puts it in his pocket without so much as glancing at it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it was fear so much as the inertia of living in a familiar place that we feel connected to. Nowhere is perfect.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Ranofer turned and left abruptly, forgetting to mumble so much as a “Live forever” in his haste to get away. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Although I did not accomplish as much as I had hoped, I am proud of the things that I did over the years. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hated her mother as much as she did. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Not as much as they did on that first day, or even the first week. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She knew about plants and flowers, at least as much as she craved to know. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mathematics in this view is cut-and-dried and calls for nothing so much as mastery of the requisite algorithms, and unlimited patience. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, as much as I knew about it. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kutti was pacing about restlessly, as if he understood you weren’t well and it upset him as much as it upset me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He allowed the men to eat as much as they desired. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

As much as I would have liked to go hang with my roommate and the other girls from our dorm, I knew there wasn’t enough time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I bend down and stick my head and shoulders out, spreading myself as much as I can across the windowsill so Jude can’t see out or Brian in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Because as much as you might take the word of a haughty centaur, you know the power of friendship. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Only when they sat down at noon did she allow herself so much as a whimper, and then only when Will had gone apart to relieve himself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The fact is, I liked Mr. Clutter much as any man I ever met. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Members of the Hill’s Guard stood watch at the entrance to the Hill, but none so much as blinked as Seven passed undetected. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I replay in my mind as much as I can of his first interview with Caesar, searching for anything that would place it in time. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Eric said Mr. Willis was at a special training camp, but he was believed as much as he usually was, so no one knew for sure. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I plan to take advantage of it as much as 1 can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He probably loved to win as much as Lenglen, for instance. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was sentenced to be hanged inside the penitentiary, and White, though opposed to capital punishment, was given the grim task of overseeing the execution, much as his father had done in Texas. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t seem to help to apply the inclusive term “biomedical” to our science, much as we would like to show that we are all one field of inquiry, share and share alike. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he hated to admit it, Thomas knew they needed Alby if they were going to accomplish anything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He probably feared I was in the hands of the rebels as much as he feared I was dead. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy couldn’t remember ever wanting someone to love a picture as much as she wanted June to love this one. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"At least not to me. My folks are rocket scientists. This is pretty much as normal as it gets in this house." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered if coyotes with glowing yellow eyes liked pastelles as much as they liked French fries. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Within a few years, Feldman was delivering 8,400 bagels a week to 140 companies and earning as much as he had ever made as a research analyst. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Ahmad was a ship captain, had been for thirty years, piloting tankers and ocean liners in every conceivable body of water, and he knew as much as anyone about storms, their trajectories and power. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, he made it plain he had offered as much as he was going to. He also made it plain that the store and all his other property would go to your mother and Loma.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she lost her temper and beat one of us, but for the most part we were not mistreated so much as neglected. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on it much as we were, his front paws—I kept thinking of them as tiny hands, they were so human-like— dangling before him. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But I couldn’t teach you much as long as you bawled yourself out.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who is this, he thought, in need of love as much as we? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That I won’t,” he said, “unless they wish to go. It is their quarrel as much as mine.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind the logbook as much as the officers who cringed at paperwork of any kind did. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated Luke, as much as he had betrayed me, I just didn’t get why he was in the coffin, and why he looked so very, very dead. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This has shaken them up as much as me, maybe more. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have so much as a stout stick. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That sobered them as much as Fern’s name, which they both mouthed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“However, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, I’m afraid your son Kyle does not enjoy the theme song from Rocky quite as much as I do!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The sister admittedly sought to cover up the awkwardness of everything as much as possible, and, as time went by, she naturally got more successful at it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Folks even nodded the brims of their hats at the cap’n, which surprised him much as it surprised me! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

But it had been ten years since An Imperial Affliction came out, and Van Houten hadn’t published so much as a blog post. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t as big and she couldn’t do as much as I could, but she was more willing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as much as Armpit helped her, she helped him even more. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Engineers used it to take a “dummy” astronaut, weighing as much as a real astronaut, for a four-orbit flight in November 1961. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If the Nightbringer hates the Scholars as much as Cook says, then it’s no wonder he sought to destroy the Lioness and her lieutenant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Lean into it as much as you want.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And for just a second we are Olympic athletes saying we matter as much as anybody. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

As much as I think I know, I hope I’m wrong. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

One student, among the best in the department, did not get so much as a request for his dossier. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The zipper doesn’t strain nearly as much as it did the last time, but it’s just not—“Mom, this is as far as I can get it,” I say with finality. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I can be here as much as I want. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As much as Tessie loved her son, she knew there were certain things she’d be able to share only with a daughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In the end she decided on her mother’s studio, because the room was large and Pet looked as if it belonged in there, as much as it could belong anywhere in this world. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Learn as much as you can, while the opportunity is still there,” became my motto. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On and on she goes, and though this would normally be so frustrating, to listen to someone talk as much as the frogs make noise at night, I realize I don’t actually mind. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was a person who never tanned, and he kept out of the sun as much as possible to avoid burning. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Without so much as turning his head, Javier said, “I’m glad I don’t go to your school, then,” which made Moss think, That’s too bad. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Almost as much as you had with your first big operation when you were four.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I wiped off the blood as much as I could with my ruined shirt and stood up. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Because there are people who need you to save them as much as you yourself need to be saved,” she said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As much as I was looking forward to my marriage, I knew how much I would miss Tanu. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he couldn’t wait to be done with this whack, he couldn’t walk away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My fingers shook as I got dressed, but it could have been my fear as much as fatigue that made them so. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I made a quick search of the house, holding my breath as much as possible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I worried that, as much as she tried, she would now always have this feeling of disappointment every time she looked at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that they were bitter so much as that they lacked any sweetness, had a tart flavor that left his mouth dry feeling. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob, my dog friend, loves TV almost as much as I do. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“A fallen fairy. Nasty little creatures. Imps despise themselves as much as fairies adore themselves. Just as fairies are drawn to beauty, imps are drawn to ugliness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The plots and stories in the novels did not interest me so much as the point of view revealed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen a child who liked a bath as much as you do.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It bothered me almost as much as the dream about Grover. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was the shifty rustling of unreadiness but finally a boy of fourteen led us off and I dared not hang back, as much as I hated the idea of seeing Mrs. Taylor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now tell me as much as you can about your employer.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fuming almost as much as his homework, Ron slammed The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 shut. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Wes didn’t live there so much as he used Nicey’s home as a place to rest and, increasingly, a place to hide his drugs. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Rachel, Kit suspected, welcomed the peace and relaxation of those moments as much as the reading itself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In 1811 and 1812 the largest earthquakes in U.S. history abruptly lifted or lowered much of the central Mississippi Valley by as much as twelve feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ignoring Ucho much as the bird had, he said, “The Handsome Rainbow and I have enjoyed each other’s company today.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It weighed as much as a storage battery. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We exit the parking lot of the motel, and as much as I hated the place, right now, I think I’m hating Mama more. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Stanley weighed three times as much as the other boy. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Back home to scare my husband almost as much as I must have scared your parents.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I loved our adventure, I was always on the lookout in between just looking. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is your work as much as mine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, Gatsby's very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend's wife." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was opening and shutting his mouth and licking his lips, much as a cat does when something disgusts it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t see them as much as I used to, anyway. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to give you as much as you ask for. Why, the letter doesn’t even say you have to eat all of it yourself.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Day to day I was in it as much as everyone else, but the difference was that in the back of my mind I knew I had other options. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I want to destroy Snow as much as you do,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Not half as much as you do,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And look at that color. Not so much as a pale whisker, that’s why he’s worth twenty if he’s worth a single shim.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cook sends me into the city with a stack of letters for the courier without so much as a mention of the beating I took. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They'd asked us for bread and the best I could give was a glass eye—not so much as an electric guitar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She prided herself on not needing any help, and I guessed needing some now bothered her almost as much as the pain. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“We want to know as much as possible about what happened last night,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with a funny feeling of repeating herself, she lay down on the bed, here much as she had up above. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We ought to take as much as we can pack in the boat.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was no movement to be seen, but the hobbits crept by cautiously, keeping as much as they could to the thorn-brakes that grew thickly at this point along both sides of the old water-course. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The biggest trees weighed fifty tons, as much as a traincar. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m useless. I haven’t got half as much as either of you.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Normally, I didn’t mind the learning part of school as much as most people did, but that day, I considered skipping class. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I think he wanted to see the look on Prim's face as much as I did. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘It’s my room just as much as it is either one of yours. I have as good a right in here as you do.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The gnats were too frantic to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

License plate and speech relaxed him as much as he is ever likely to relax. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give my head a shake so hair curtains my face as much as possible. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He had just been there, much as the boat refugees had been. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of bedding her terrified him almost as much as her dragons had. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"We need to keep her isolated from germs as much as we can. Until we know what's wrong with her. With them both." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Knew I’d never be loved again as much as when I was loved by my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He looked pretty much as April remembered him and his voice was still gravelly and grave, but he seemed younger, somehow, and more lively. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I resolve to race through dusting so I can take over as much as possible from Holly. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me—as Widow Daventry had said—they cared not so much as a rooster’s tooth. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped they weren’t so much as touched, he hoped nothing happened, nothing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slings her bag over her shoulder, and it hurts just as much as I expected it to. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My voice strains to be louder than the laughter all around me, the laughter that oppresses me as much as the heat. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The new boy resembled Draco as much as Albus resembled Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But if she’s real—if the woman in black exists as much as I do standing right here on my own two feet—then I also know she has something to do with it. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Compared with cereals and legumes, they had the drawback of not starting to yield food until at least three years after planting, and not reaching full production until after as much as a decade. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t help that Aimee wasn’t out on the floor coaching as much as she used to be. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As much as Ophie loathed the responsibility of the bed linens, she kept telling herself it would be worth it to see how proud Mama was of her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Grab a bite of Ghostly Cotton Candy! Eat as much as you want! You’ll never get full!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“As much as work and your garden and even as much as David. I need you, too.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I know—I can just tell—that it bugs Abby as much as it bugs me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The Long Count tracks time from a starting point, much as the Christian calendar begins with the purported birth date of Christ. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If she knows as much as I, she may,” said the widow. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t doze off so much as relax. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His glassy eyes didn’t so much as blink. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But of all the things I’m afraid of, there’s nothing that frightens me so much as the likelihood—the near certainty—that Julie is a prisoner of the Ormaie Gestapo. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be silly. We’ll have to try and swim. We’ll all put on our bathing suits and caps and swim underwater as much as we can, so nobody can see we’re Jews.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I put the dish in front of me, pretend it’s delicious, avoid looking at it as much as possible, and it’s gone before I’ve had time to realize what it is. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Bear, you must come with me,” I urged as much as begged, pulling at him again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need to do that quite as much as he needed to count, but the exercise still brought him some comfort. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t feel Billy is perhaps extending himself quite as much as he might.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Like tuxedos. I bet the ancient Romans hated togas as much as we do. By the way, you didn’t bring any weapons, did you?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Indeed, she perceived the dirt as much as he did, but she had decided just to let it stay. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a car just as much as she did. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Reverend Taylor was helping his rescuers as much as possible by jumping around when he got a chance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed him and that seemed to please him; his face lit up, almost as much as before—before she had shown him that the toad was electric. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I helped you as much as I could, and now you will have to go it alone.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated what Prometheus had shown me, I hated Kronos a lot more. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You want to know just as much as I do.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, I realize it was my fault as much as anyone’s. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Gurgi, sitting cross-legged, devoured his food with so many outcries of pleasure and loud smackings of his lips that he seemed to be eating twice as much as he really did. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

For as much as I dreaded possibly failing the tryout, it would’ve been nice to at least get the chance to see what I could do. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We need that touch from the one we love, almost as much as we need air to breathe. I never understood the importance of touch, his touch...until I couldn’t have it.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The wooden keep was gone entirely, rotted away a thousand years past, with not so much as a timber to mark where it had stood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I just helped as much as I could, and hoped that maybe someday I could join more than a semipro team. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beginning in 1616, the pestilence took at least three years to exhaust itself and killed as much as 90 percent of the people in coastal New England. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They didn’t converse much as the peaceful afternoon waned toward suppertime. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not remember experiencing great grief so much as feeling cut adrift. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was our leadoff hitter and liked to study the pitchers as much as I did. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fists clenched, but I forced them to relax, and as much as I wanted to snap, to point at the burning land and scream, I didn’t. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No. They want her to move around as much as possible.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Terryl would get frustrated that her mother didn’t seem to want anything to do with the past, wouldn’t so much as brook a conversation about it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I looked right, left, up, down, waved my hands before my eyes, didn’t see so much as a hint of movement. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I point and flex my foot, stretching and tensing through my entire leg as much as I can. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she turned without so much as another look, walked up the stairs and vanished behind the balustrade on the first floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, until they do, no sense in wasting a hunting day. But we should probably eat as much as we can hold just in case we run into trouble," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I talk about how reading is a doorway to another world, about how hungry I am to learn as much as they can teach me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wounded leg burned, but not as much as the rest of him, and he pressed her back onto the blanket. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The headaches did not bother her as much as the sudden onset of that deep trancelike sleep which still occurred without warning. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as we fight, she knows she’s my little star. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I pledge myself to the goddess Artemis. I turn my back on the company of men . . .” Afterward, Thalia did something that surprised me almost as much as the pledge. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

If he stepped so much as three inches past our front door, a signal would beep at the sheriff’s station and they’d come after him again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s tricky, because as much as I love Leah, her presence changes everything. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As much as I want to be an actress, I don’t want to play a fat servant. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Problem is, much as I love the Lord, churchgoing man never do all that much for me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Not changed so much as living at a different volume. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As much as anything, they responded to her exuberance for the work. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Nobody else loves you as much as a dog. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used both of his hands in a swinging motion and tried to do the pulling as much as he could with his body and his legs. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just need to keep our hands clean and away from our nose and mouth. Wear a mask as much as possible. But I’m not letting this sweet thing out of my sight until...” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that he didn’t have a plan for his life so much as he had a pattern. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the content of the letter so much as the tone.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was ready to knock JoJo into the water if he so much as gave her a dirty look, and I wasn’t going to pull him back into the boat this time. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The first one who gets that bronze, I will like you almost as much as I like me. I might even kiss you, right after I kiss my reflection!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She’d wanted to leave the city as much as Tally wanted to be pretty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was still irritated, but not as much as he had been. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“It was suicide every bit as much as if she had stuck her head in the oven,” Mom said, “only slower.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some of Goble’s colleagues were Yankees or foreigners who’d never so much as met a black person before arriving at Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Actually, we’re here for another reason too,” Pinmei said, hoping her voice did not squeak as much as it did in her ears. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pressed the little piece of canvas into the resin and let it soak up as much as it could. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just looks me up and down, his truck’s engine still rumbling and shaking, almost as much as I’m trembling on my feet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He is his father’s son as much as mine, 1 must remember. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes. She’s in this as much as we are. But she likes her life as it is.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Ten years is ridiculous, Noah. Ten years without so much as a postcard. I’m lucky your father forgave me.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I think Walter was the only man on Robben Island who relished newspapers as much as I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as she feared the cliff and the climbing she must learn to do, Claire feared the sea more. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t so much as a speck of blue to be seen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Amazons loved violent entertainment almost as much as pirates did. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My family turned to God not in guilt so much as in need. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t drink as much as I used to. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably not a hundred, but figure for that anyway, figure that with him going very slowly, at a nice stroll, it might take as much as thirty seconds, forty seconds to walk all the way. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he does have coin? Upon his person? Because I cannot pay for so much as victuals now, the salt-meat is become so dear. We are starving. No person will extend us credit.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone agreed that since Theresa could now see the real Mona and Callie as much as she liked, the cats should go back to being plain cats. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trolls hated noise almost as much as light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But Riccio clung miserably to the side, terrified that the boat might capsize if he only so much as looked at the black water beneath him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one said much as they made a simple camp and ate a dinner of packaged food brought up from the Asheville factories. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She was sort of young, had brown hair and brown eyes, and loved books as much as I did. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But floods that surged too high or came at the wrong time could destroy their fields as much as a drought. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know how long she had been looking at him, but perhaps for as much as five minutes, and it was possible that his features had not been perfectly under control. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Had they done even so much as that, it would have been a heavy blow to us, and it might have been fatal. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Despite the tension in my stomach, I eat as much as I can, although none of the delectable food makes any impression on me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was testing the suitability of the work for me as much as she was testing the suitability of me for the work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We can do this as much as we want. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting up now, and Harry could tell that the prospect of having a plan again had lifted her mood as much as his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

People in prison are literally erased from the nation’s economic picture, leading standard estimates to underestimate the true jobless rate by as much as 24 percentage points for less-educated black men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say much as we drove along. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if my friends at El Camino Junior High would miss me as much as I would miss them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He felt like they’d prodded the poisonous snake about as much as they could and the snake was about strike back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d covered the walls, floor, and ceiling with Styrofoam egg cartons and pieces of carpeting in an effort to soundproof the van as much as possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The tranquilizers didn’t subdue her panic so much as displace it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“As much as it’d be fun to hold your head out there and watch it get squeezed like a grape, I think I’d rather take a little more time.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She hated the villagers for their sheepishness, almost as much as she hated herself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He goes above deck, walking with great dignity, much as he will later proceed to his death in Athens when he is executed for losing the war. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It hummed as much as it normally did on a Thursday. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Called the Norte Chico, the region is studded with isolated knolls, twenty to fifty feet high and as much as two hundred feet long. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t so much as crack a smile. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

No, not believing it so much as daydreaming it and running it through a maze of wishful thinking. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others chewed gum to trigger salivation; Tommy Luther could spit off as much as half a pound in a few hours. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as we needed to go off and have our California adventure, it was nice to be back. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to tell it, making it as gruesome as she could, but she knew Joe would never forgive her if she so much as mentioned it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then, on Saturday mornings, I began carrying packages for women at the A&P, sometimes earning as much as three dollars in a single day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had helped them as much as he could. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On offense I want the ball in Nick’s hands as much as possible. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is easy: some weeks he can make as much as five hundred francs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

So far he had not lurched off to the woods to retch, but he had not so much as glanced at the dead men either. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I may be new at this as a coach, but after traveling so much as an athlete, I have learned what to do when I land someplace new for a competition,” Akhi said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Nothing tested my inner equilibrium as much as the time that Winnie was in solitary confinement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In apartheid South Africa, the penalties for these “crimes” could be as much as ten years in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good one cost as much as twenty-five dollars. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Loma was at our house as much as at her own, I reckon, and for a long time after Mama laid down the law I didn’t call her anything. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And as much as I hate to admit it, Kelton—who has actual training with weapons—is probably a much better shot than I am. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He tells Theo, “It’s cold here, and people are already skating on the flooded fields. I go walking as much as I can.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They don’t cost as much as a normal house and certainly not as much as a mansion. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“After what I just saw, I wouldn’t so much as cross the road with you.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Or why, as much as Selena bugged me, I felt a little bit bad for her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Lacey says, “Is it that weird feeling you get from so much caffeine that, like, your heart isn’t beating so much as your whole body is beating?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As for Alyssa, I trust her just about as much as she trusts me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m rarely at home more than half of any week; I have been away as much as five months. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Love knows no limits; it sees no distinctions based on birth or any other characteristic. A prince may love a seamstress as much as any princess.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Uncle Turu took a step closer to the fire and paused, for he enjoyed the silences of a good telling as much as the words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They valued football every bit as much as Permian did, perhaps even more if that was possible, and they had become imbued with a power every bit as special as the Mojo mystique. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors removed as much as they could. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had never so much as thrown a punch in my entire life. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to have to start charging you for my gems. Anyway, I don’t think that’s ‘refreshing’ so much as an accurate, objective observation.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In other words, it’s not eating meat so much as eating corn-fed meat that is bad for us. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Preliminary radar surveys suggested that as much as a quarter to a third of the surface area of Mars might be radar-dark, and therefore dangerous for Viking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we so much as stumbled, they reduced our bread rations. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Do you need them as much as a homeless person needs food?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sharers were in the property room, discussing some matter so intently that none of them so much as raised a hand to greet us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I wanna ask you to work this case out a certain way, I know you already got a plan. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It weighs almost as much as he does. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But as much as I’d daydreamed about attending gymnastics camp with some of my elite-level idols, I had something else on my mind that afternoon. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As much as I loved our adventure, I was always on the lookout in between just looking. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I often pity him as much as I do myself! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The confinement, as Moni told me, was partially voluntary: he was not seeking mental rehabilitation as much as a physical sanctuary. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As a result, Emma experienced the illness as much as Charles did—almost. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For the last time for eight months we really had as much as we could eat. Anchovies in oil, baked beans, and jugged hare made a glorious mixture.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you ever call your father that. I detest the sound of it as much as its matter.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They took Greystone Street, staying within the shadows as much as they could. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The same girl who had never so much as drawn her own bath was now sprouting mung beans in jars with holes punched in their screw lids. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t about to open it, but somehow, she didn’t scare me as much as she used to. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All the pent-up emotions of a nation weary from four years of war exploded in a paroxysm, nowhere as much as in the war communities leading the home-front effort. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I’d spent so much of my life running from her, trying to show her I didn’t need her as much as she thought. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Luke raised his head as much as he could. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried to explain as much as I could,” Poppet says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated Vonetta’s meanness, her taunting was enough to prop Fern up and move her feet forward just to show Vonetta she wasn’t a baby. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The Colonel ran up to Alaska, and they started fighting about something quietly enough that I couldn’t hear the words so much as the mutual annoyance, and I finally asked Takumi where we were headed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I get Moonie out of here as much as I can. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Now that you’ve found companionship, enjoy it as much as you can. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Even with slash-and-burn, ecologists say, the forest can take as much as a hundred years to return completely to its previous state. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He would probably never own so much as a table. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had received it free of charge, yet she had never bought anything that had helped her as much as that body had. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he struggled and kicked, Victor couldn’t free himself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked from side to side as much as I dared. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The rest of the day ended up being pretty much as bad as the beginning of the day. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but I can’t be with a man who hates the world as much as you do.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At least there is one other person who cares about my brother’s fate as much as I do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I ate as much as I could of the baked beans. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And there was something else—as much as I despised the war, deep inside I felt I was a coward. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

As much as she wanted to be present, she felt like she’d left part of herself behind somewhere—maybe in the sea. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He looks at the ice, his expression bitter, then leaves, not taking as much as a single bag. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

These were the worst dreams, and when he woke, he hated himself almost as much as he hated her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He kept telling me she was getting better, but it wasn’t because he wanted to protect me, as much as he wanted to believe it himself. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He knew about as much as was known about the anatomy of the brain and the symptoms and severities of lesion and thrombus. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Not nearly as much as human beans. Human beans is crazy for sleeping. Is it ever occurring to you that a human bean who is fifty is spending about twenty years sleeping fast?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was breaking his rule right and left and in a minute he would stop but for that minute he would go ahead and imagine as much as he wanted. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says she deserves to be in that school as much as anyone. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Plans that involve digestive juices—but I think it likes to be hungry. It enjoys the pursuit as much as the devouring. That’s its weakness.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Pax was missing him as much as he missed his fox right now. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They told me that this had nothing to do with me, and they would “both go on loving me” and seeing me as much as before. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I am not sure it is Locke I am sick over, so much as the world the way it was before the coronation began. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I enjoy my victory silently; I take pleasure in it almost as much as in his touch. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Dr. Edwards, “That Chink knows more about the pathology of cerebral hemorrhage than I do, and I bet as much as you do.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The atmosphere feels hungry, like every sixteen-year-old is trying to devour as much as he can get of this last day. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The voice is deep and soft, not a sound so much as a feeling. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And not one of ’em was struggling as much as me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Yet, much as they professed to enjoy the stimulation and convenience of an urban neighborhood, they took relatively little advantage of it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never been afraid of heights before, but now I couldn’t so much as look off the edge of the path without my stomach doing flips. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t much as I say, but she was changed, and it bothered me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t cry as much as I wanted to. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I resemble no one so much as my father—the man pictured in those honeymoon photos. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Appointments were strictly punctual; rarely was I on the comer as much as five minutes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushes through the door, and as much as my big sister instincts want to stop him, he moves with such intent, I just watch to see what he’ll do, quietly shadowing him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I wanted to talk to her so much as to hear her speak. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And since this was our last night together I thought I should maybe talk with Rondell as much as he wanted to talk. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you’ve thought about it as much as I have.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His knees wobbled as much as his voice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Assuming things continue much as at present, the Atlantic Ocean will expand until eventually it is much bigger than the Pacific. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Clean fresh water, as much as he will drink.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Eleanor ate dinner sitting cross-legged on her bed, extra careful not to spill anything on the books because every issue was in pristine condition; there wasn't so much as a bent corner. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It made Thomas feel a little better that the temporary Council Chair despised Gaily almost as much as he did. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was as though Ron was not present; Slughorn did not so much as look at him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’d let out the seams of the bodice as much as I could and taken out the hem of the skirt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Bobby wanted to play Euwe, the renowned doctor was just as intrigued by the prospect of playing the prodigy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My feet, blistered from all the walking, hurt as much as my hungry stomach. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

At night the temperature is bitter cold, as much as two hundred degrees below zero, but at noontime near the equator it can reach a comfortable sixty-five degrees. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door to the Impala; it weighed as much as a horse. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I'm giving you as much as I can. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Stagehands and dressers never so much as glance at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But Helen was not a listener either, so much as something else. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But she does help him on, as much as her nature will allow. If I can perceive her regard for him, he must be a simpleton indeed not to discover it too.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

That means it should be, as much as possible, a closed loop, recycling fertility and using renewable energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t a ‘what’ so much as a ‘who.’ Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You don’t rely on her size as much as you try to use the way she moves. It’s hard to describe. It’s as if she walks in a more determined way.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She took as much as twenty grammes a day. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell the hug surprised her as much as it did Grandpa, who looked like he didn’t know whether to hug her back or not, which he didn’t. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He already had twice as much as me. Ask him if he aint.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronically dehydrated, he drank as much as he could; after an 88o-meter run in 106-degree heat, he downed eight orangeades and a quart of beer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

From the outside, Yankee Stadium seemed much as it always had. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Every drawer was empty, every bare surface without so much as a fingerprint. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Later they spied the eagle soaring through the dusk on great blue-grey wings and Stonesnake unslung his bow, but the bird flew out of range before he could so much as string it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I knew then that he had mistaken my silence for fatigue, and it had not occurred to him I dreaded this arrival at Manderley as much as I had longed for it in theory. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"It won't fool a soul, that note. How could you have written it? Everyone in the castle knows you can't so much as sign your own name." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You think they talk about us as much as we talk about them?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The orb behind the boat still glowed, but not as much as before, and the pillar would help hide them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

For a while, Alice sketched the vague outline of the dark room from her vision, as much as she could see in the light from the TV. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Fifteen years after leaving Elaine, Lancelot was still at court The King’s relations with Guenever and her lover were much as they had always been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This view is buttressed by the fact that white liberals, nearly as much as conservatives, seem to have lost patience with debates about racial equity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, I hadn’t even gotten so much as a postcard or a phone call from her since I’d been in Colby. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And he needs Praise just as much as the rest of us. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And outside of his home’s ravine, he stayed in the river as much as possible. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I send them love—as much as I can gather. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The man by the boulder was certainly in need of healing, so she removed the containers from Baba Joseph’s pack and gave the injured prophet as much as he could swallow. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Alacran wouldn’t put out so much as a single chili bean because he hated El Patron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a screwup and he thinks I’m not into him as much as he’s into me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

For a second, Seven thought about pulling away, but when she noticed Valley didn’t so much as flinch, she hugged the still-crying Thorn even tighter. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Daddy died first, then three days later, my mother. I nursed them both, and I never got as much as a pimple.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even though they outnumbered the Europeans by as much as a hundred to one, they always lost. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Adrian loved it just as much as he loved the Model T. And there was more money with the Purple Gang and its bootlegging. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z