| 单词 | pretty much |
| 例句 | It was pretty much empty, since he hadn’t gotten any of his books yet. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z And so there follows an afternoon pretty much exactly like my morning. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The girls were in the midst of a jump-rope fad, so the parallel bars were pretty much deserted. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Safer’s mom and Pigeon pretty much carry the conversation, asking me questions about my family and school. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I pretty much felt that way about everyone. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We spent pretty much the whole night at the local emergency room, until Jeffrey’s blood work came back at around 2 a.m. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But somehow, after that day in the greenhouse with Mom, I pretty much stopped writing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That’s pretty much the whole of what I can say, looking back. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That was pretty much the extent of Hanako’s experience with being outside at night. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was pretty much exactly the kind of place my mom would never let me go. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I pretty much tell her what I told the cops, except she doesn’t ask any stupid questions about Khalil. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I mean, I pretty much came out already. With F-words, apparently.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “So what brings you to Saint Grace’s? Haven’t seen you here before. Stell and I pretty much know everyone who comes through.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z So even though she had a steady job, we were living pretty much like we had before. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We both ended up acing the test, but that episode kind of took the excitement out of climbing and pilfering tests and pretty much everything else. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And the next day I would do pretty much the same. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I guess I admired pretty much everything about Stan. He was cool, funny, smart. He was just a good guy, you know? He wasn’t afraid of being good.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Turned out Grandpop was pretty much mad about everything, and had been for a long, long time. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They stayed pretty much in the rooms and avoided public places. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It pretty much looked like my high-school cafeteria, with the floor that looked like a checkerboard and the wobbly brown tables. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z You pretty much had to get used to it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “This is pretty much my dream job, G.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And that’s pretty much what we all did for the rest of the night—hollered and wrung out sleeping bags and kept throwing wood onto the fire. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “We had a fight. I ruined it. I pretty much obliterated it. Burned it to the ground.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My sister was pretty much a rag doll when she was asleep. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And that’s pretty much how it went, until it got too cold and we went back to the mill. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Don't get me wrong, he was crazy fast and had been running that race pretty much ever since he started running. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was like a rerun of the first Coach bailout when he came and picked me up from school and I said pretty much those exact words. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z ‘At my mom for sending me on that horrible quest in Rome. At... well, pretty much everybody. Gaia. The giants. The gods for being jerks.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Fun and games had pretty much stopped around then. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z This pretty much meant he was wearing a giant Velcro vest with little chromosomes attached. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Once winter break hits, the three of us are together pretty much perpetually, and it feels good not to have to think about tests or homework or other school things. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Last I heard we pretty much hated each other. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A situation is ironic when the result is the opposite—or pretty much so—of what was intended. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Color Purple is pretty much the saddest book you could ever read, man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Arizona’s whole winter is pretty much like springtime with a few winter days scattered throughout. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Plus his name—his real name—was English, so he pretty much had his pick when it came to the girls. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It’s pretty much a two-step process, yet everyone seems nervous about me turning on the stove. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, were pretty much good when it came to money. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Can it, Crab,” Grandma snarled, pretty much shutting down anything he was going to say. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Normally, I was thrilled to get pizza—it was pretty much the best dietary indiscretion ever—but I could feel Dad watching me at every bite, flaring his nostrils. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Walking around was pretty much all I did back then, anyway. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And how all my solo time was pretty much ancient history. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Though it would not be easy, and would take the remainder of the decade to accomplish, that is pretty much what happened. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Back in those days the town was pretty much divided. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have something to do with him, but Joey Pow had pretty much taken care of that. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z You’re supposed to close your eyes or exit toward the back, but as we are in the middle of a long row, I figure it’s pretty much impossible to escape. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My life would be pretty much ruined forever. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All three of us got our dresses from the same rack at Kohl’s, so were dressed pretty much the same. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Dad told me once that the haircut story pretty much summed up how Mom saw things. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, yes. With a whole bunch of rules and regulations and controls, that’s pretty much how it works.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z His voice would lift way higher than necessary and he’d fling his arms all over the place temper-tantrum style, pointing to the walls and windows and pretty much everything else in my room. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I used to watch him and pretty much do whatever he did. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It can’t be much later than dusk but the softness of the cushions and the softness of the sheet and the too-warm of the fire and I’m already pretty much closing my eyes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I was pretty much his only friend, which meant he was my only friend. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Heaven, she had explained, was up above the clouds, a place where people of pretty much every religion agree God lives. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Unless they've derailed, you pretty much know where to find them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “You’re in shock,” he says, which pretty much sums up the last year of her life. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was, and again pretty much as I remembered it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By the summer of 1804, history had pretty much passed them by. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Upstairs, the funeral home was pretty much the same as downstairs, except much darker and no tables. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And he ran, lots of running, pretty much daily, often a loop of seven or eight miles that took him from the house to the McDonald’s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “The video pretty much starts with all of us anyway.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I mean, he’s pretty much exclusively seen me in pajamas or a hospital gown, so he clearly isn’t in this for my good looks and impeccable Fall 2018 Hospital Collection wardrobe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She was a little on the plump side and had dimples when she smiled, which was pretty much all the time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, the backseat was pretty much clear, just because that was the part of the car that he rode customers around in every day until I got in the car after practice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But aside from the latter privilege, and a garrison of Macedonian soldiers quartered in the city Cyrene was left pretty much to rule herself. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z And I was pretty much back to normal by the time they got me onto the couch in the great room. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 In fact, it’s pretty much the same as remembering. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Anyway, I thought the traveler pretty much deserved what he got and that you should never play games. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, this was pretty much mostly Grandpop’s fault. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "If it's any consolation," Teddy said, "pretty much everyone in the world feels the same way." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sounds like a regular Caravan of Love,” I said, referencing an old Housemartins song my mom had played pretty much nonstop since I was a kid. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I don’t particularly hold no truck with the notion, since being a Negro pretty much puts me in the inferior column. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In fact, he pretty much leaves me alone until the berries come up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I think so. Right now, he’s pretty much the only friend I have.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I never caught up to everybody else, even with Coach pretty much yelling at me through that stupid megaphone the whole time. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I find pretty much everybody has some good in ’em. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z That was pretty much his whole generation’s style. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Its small sofa, side table filled with pamphlets and flyers, and a few chairs look pretty much the same as always. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z This was pretty much the way things went for the rest of the afternoon. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z By November, even Dad can’t stay on top of it, which means it’s pretty much raining inside as well as outside the house. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z That was pretty much the best description of my gardening efforts ever. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “So,” Mr. Ray said and sighed, “you’re pretty much all we got.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I guess he knows pretty much everything anyway.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Of his father, that was pretty much all he wanted to know. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Unless we’re in the Matrix, this world is real, and what you do in it is real, and that’s pretty much all you ever need to know. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We’re allowed to change every year, but pretty much everyone chooses the same club, so when Meg Rivers comes up to me and says, “Oh, so you’re choosing the ensemble again?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He did his job well, responded with the mandatory “Yes, Sir” to diners’ demands, and pretty much just kept his mouth shut. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Every kitchen I had ever been in was pretty much like my kitchen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Even though I pretty much stayed at the Creek over Thanksgiving because I wanted to, my parents still felt guilty. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z My hopes for a change in the team dynamic quickly disappeared as things pretty much stayed the same. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And that pretty much made him the smoothest dude I knew. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My lip had pretty much healed by then—there was just a faint, kind of purplish line where the split had been—but I pointed it out to him anyway. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I write down pretty much everything Mr. Powell says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He could fix pretty much any sort of car that sputtered or was dragged by a mule up to his garage door. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Maybe her mom realized that she'd pretty much forfeited the right to ask questions for all eternity when she dumped Eleanor at somebody's house for a year. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I go into the study, a room I’ve pretty much avoided since my meeting with President Snow, and dial Peeta’s number. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Black said that's pretty much how he learned everything he knew. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But we’d call the baby Maureen, a name Mom liked because it was a diminutive of Mary, so she’d also be naming the baby after herself but pretty much no one would know it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z If they want to kill you and eat you, they can, and pretty much whenever they want. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The only other persor to ever point it out was an old teacher of mine. And he was an arcanist, which means it’s pretty much his job to notice things.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were all pretty much empty, because all the shoes, and stinky shorts, and towels took up about half the space of the entire trunk! Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “And if I’m shivering like this, I’ll never keep quiet in that nursery looking for Lyra. Are you sure we’ll recognize her? Babies are all pretty much the same, en’t they?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In less than a minute, he’d already pretty much irritated me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baker held her hand down on the horn at every intersection, fishtailed through most of her turns, and pretty much hit the entrance to the emergency room in one long sideways slide. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z When the repast was over, and everyone had pretty much left, even Mr. Ray, I helped her pack the food up and waited with her outside for a cab. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They also look as though they pretty much all come from the same eastern European background, and it’s true that these young Soviet citizens weren’t a diverse group by modern standards. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Somehow, life in Lanternwood has carried on pretty much the same as it did before Gram died. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She laughed at pretty much all of them. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Roy, they own the property. They can do pretty much whatever they please.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe they were just staring at Annabeth, who was still pretty much dripping wet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Between the two of them the Hamiltons knew pretty much everything physical there was to know about Cathy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We spend the rest of the session pretty much staring at nothing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Little of both, I guess. Ruthanne’s lunch and this old Mississippi sun pretty much wiped me out.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I mean, I go from the door to the car, and from the car to the doctor’s door, and back. That’s pretty much it. Shoot, I’on’t even remember the last time I played with Samantha.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He was one of those rare kids who could move in pretty much any crowd, a regular teenage chameleon who in theory everyone should have hated. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z From the dining pavilion, you could see pretty much everything. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I did something to annoy him, and he shouted it out that first day for perhaps an hour, nonstop—and thereafter, whenever his off-kilter brain told him to, which was pretty much daily. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the swamp ain’t for burying anything but Spackle cuz after two inches of dirt you pretty much just get water and so here they sit. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Everything on Mom’s desk had been pretty much untouched. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The stations looked pretty much the same and they were quiet at night. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, pretty much the standard kind used by warriors,” Matthias replied. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The morning Stan died started out pretty much the same as every other day. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And that is pretty much what they did, pausing only to turn out the lights at 11:00 so the Eagle wouldn’t drop by. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z By now the whole thing pretty much took care of itself. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid. The doctors pretty much do what they want, no matter what you tell them.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My fluoride theory is pretty much out the window. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I was pretty much my mom’s sous chef growing up, which is just a fancy way of saying I was her kitchen assistant. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Porter was sitting pretty much the way he was when she’d tried to slam the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The pallor of his face suggested that he had been there pretty much all month. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The wording was pretty much identical to the one Sasha had written. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And once I got to a place where the growl was pretty much a purr, I stopped writing in you. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was pretty much her job to tell everyone what not to do. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z And when you “challenged” and ugly, it pretty much makes no never mind what else you are. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I managed a bit of enthusiasm for that line, backed up as it was by my experience with pretty much the entire Stokum population. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We exchanged a few more comments on the weather, which was wet, and that was pretty much it for conversation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After that we both pretty much ignored him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, she was pretty much one of the coolest, prettiest girls in our class. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Maybe a line or two here and there, but other than that, pretty much not funny. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The lobby was like an empty fish tank—glass walls, a glossy black floor, a few token plants, and pretty much nothing else. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He thought that pretty much summed things up except for the fact that Luxa had hit him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We went to bed early that night and pretty much every other night because without electricity and with even candles getting pretty scarce, there wasn’t much point in sitting around in the dark. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a quick temper, and a sharp tongue, and though he could’ve put Bunny in his place pretty much any time he chose, he was understandably apprehensive about doing so. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He did some running around, but pretty much stayed out of trouble. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He looked pretty much like I’d seen him in my dream—an aviator’s jacket, black jeans, and a T-shirt with dancing skeletons on it, like one of those Day of the Dead pictures. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “So pretty much, I’m lazy, I guess. And I have no talent.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z This degree of fraud can have him thrown in jail for a minimum of twenty years and blacklisted from working pretty much anywhere ever again. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” I continued, “what I told Mr. Andrews was pretty much it, save for a thing or two. Or maybe three. I’ll give you the uncensored version.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Or not,” I mutter, since she’s always pretty much rabid, but I don’t stop him, because I’d be angry myself if I was excluded from a plan at this point. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Next to nothing pretty much summed up our budget. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I can’t think about this right now. After seeing the house again, salvaging pretty much nothing...We don’t even know what we’re eating for dinner.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z However, El Genius had pretty much confessed to everything, so it didn’t look like there would even be a trial. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They are pretty much in the same line of work. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z His Noise, buried under all the HEREs from the herd, seems to pretty much be saying exactly what his mouth is. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z That’s what I believe, at least, and so far it has pretty much been the story of my life. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But the truth is, it came from Jazz, who's pretty much the master of nicknames. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Before I left the Hollows for home school, pretty much everybody called me Spaceman. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I was pretty much in need of them, feeling ashamed of my report, and distressed rather by Millikan’s hostility and his lack of scruple.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At some point during the prep, each of them bursts into tears at least twice, and Octavia pretty much keeps up a running whimper throughout the morning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They pretty much could do what they wanted. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was only on Prozac for three months before Dr. Howell switched me, but it was pretty much the worst three months in the Search for the Right Medication. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z One look at Grace’s straw pretty much told Maya that she was not in a good way. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Having fathered one son, Dad took it pretty much for granted that all the rest of his children would be boys. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z And that’s pretty much how I feel when I end the call with Mom. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I think what convinced her is Papa’s dying and me being away at school and the business losing money and Mama having to mind the store pretty much by herself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By now I had pretty much pushed Chris out the door. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was pretty much planning to never be seen by anyone ever again, which didn’t seem like a good plan to Genie, but that was how Ernie was talking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “It’s a weird genetic anomaly. I call it the Maya Paradox. I’m a world-class visible blusher despite loads of melanin. I’m pretty much a scientific wonder.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I pretty much expected him to say this, but I knew it had nothing to do with yarn and was really all about him not having money to buy it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z When my father was home—and it wasn’t often, since Ernie Eco came over most nights and they drove off together—but when he was home, that’s pretty much what he told us. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z That’s pretty much all he does, by the way, is interrupt me from whatever I’m doing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He wanted to believe her because she was pretty much always right. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "A pizza parlor," I replied, pretty much stunned after his monologue topped off my last two days. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But my folks' relationship was pretty much over. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It’s a sauce that pretty much goes with everything. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I wore them pretty much every time I was outside my apartment. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When I am finished, though hardly exhausted by the effort, I meet Melissa, who is, with only a couple of weeks on the job, pretty much my equivalent. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was unbearably hot and dusty in the summer, wet and muddy in spring and fall, and filthy pretty much all year round. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So pretty much my whole life is going back and forth from being super visible to invisible. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z She did pretty much what April had done the day before until she got to the part where she took the slip of paper out of Thoth’s beak and read it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab had been pretty much fatherless for years, but here I was, complaining about Stephen Kellner who, while imperfect, was certainly less terrifying than the Iranian government. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And Penelope still treated me pretty much the same. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z We go to the same school, too, so we pretty much see each other every day except Saturday. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I got into it, feeling pretty much like I had felt that night when I had decided to break apart all of my old Lego kits and start telling the House of Moneekrom story. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He could pretty much forget about preaching love and forgiveness around me after that. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she pulled a whistle from underneath her sweatshirt, so that pretty much meant she was. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A couple of generations of principals, school superintendents, and school boards have pretty much just left him alone. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I dropped my head and waited to pretty much be body slammed. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “But the cemetery got cleaned out one time with a bulldozer, so that pretty much cleared those rocks on away.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I was pretty much numb after being questioned. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It was little more than drudgery by another name, but it was as close as women could get to real astronomy at Harvard–or indeed pretty much anywhere–in those days. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She was dressed pretty much the same as at school, which didn’t surprise me. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She said her father, my grandfather, Kirby, and Malloy were pretty much best friends, which is why she trusted him to look after me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z They let me know pretty much right away that I got in. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not really. Fourteen’s pretty much the same as thirteen.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Staying out of trouble is pretty much what Calvin and I have in mind. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Roy Lee thought he was pretty much girl bait, and I guess he was, seeing as how he had a date nearly every weekend. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We were a little late and the pews were mostly filled, so we sat up close to the front, where we could pretty much look right into the manger. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z We pretty much practice every way you can legally dribble a basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I ate half the sandwich after my mother pretty much forced me to eat something, and I have to say, it was pretty good. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But the more time I spend with her at school, the more I realize that pretty much everyone gets inarticulate around her—guys, girls, teachers, administrators, janitors, librarians, classroom pets. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z My brother pretty much ignores me throughout lunch. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The rest were either too distracted by their troubles or just plain unmotivated, so pretty much everyone grudgingly accepted some form of public aid. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When it gets dark I go outside and look through my curtain, and yes, you can see pretty much everything, at least in silhouette. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we pretty much gave you a free pass last year because of the tragic circumstances.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z An Air Day turns out to be pretty much the same as any other day, but without the four-hour drive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They pretty much share the organic vegetable market with Earthbound. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Instead, all the way across the Atlantic, he’d done pretty much nothing except make small talk with sharks and listen to Coach Hedge sing TV theme songs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I think people in the canyon pretty much gave up on the idea of civil engineering. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z That was pretty much the best thing Magdalys could imagine happening. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Not long after I was born, everyone in the county pretty much suspected Momma had birthed me, the height of scandal in a place like Haller County, Kentucky. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray walked me to the front desk and pretty much did all the talking. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But in District 12, where the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with the word corpse, volunteers are all but extinct. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I had figured that pretty much everyone knew by now—that’s why they’d been ignoring me, and whispering behind my back the past few days. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A lamassu is pretty much the Persian version of a sphinx: a mishmash animal, with the head of a man, the body of an ox, and the wings of an eagle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When I joined the Marines I pretty much did not know anything about the world outside of our reservation. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those are some good detective skills, Nancy Drew, but, unfortunately, those signs pretty much mean nothing in this part of the country,” Liam said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As Percy was a praetor now, he could go pretty much wherever he wanted, whenever he wanted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z English food is pretty much the same in both directions. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Plus, it's pretty much her job as a case worker to know stuff about different kinds of syndromes and stuff like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Plus, you know, cake is pretty much my favorite thing.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I can make it happen. One thing about being a tattoo artist in Dauntless is... you know pretty much everyone.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “But like I was saying, pallbearers are the guys who, pretty much, carry the casket.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were making such an awful racket that the mullet scattered out of the eddies, and I knew that the fishing was pretty much shot for the afternoon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Everything everywhere was miserable, and that pretty much summed up my life at the moment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We planted seeds in twenty-three containers, which have pretty much taken over the kitchen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I pretty much hated you the last couple days. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z That would pretty much clear me out, but I nodded. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z In fact, he was pretty much a coward. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Her breasts had pretty much swallowed my arm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course, since I was allergic to pretty much every plant that grew on earth, I would have been a real Indian with a head full of snot. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “At night, one horse looks pretty much like all the others, though, doesn’t it?” her father said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Maniac had at last gone to tell someone, the zookeeper, and from then on he pretty much stayed out of the way. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Each client was in it for himself or herself, pretty much. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Horace, our part of the county has been pretty much left out. Did you ever think of running for office?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The excruciating details of Worley will sound pretty much like the excruciating details of every small town they’ve been in so far. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z With these conditionals, anything goes: you can use pretty much any tense in the if and then clauses, depending only on when the relevant events take place or are discovered. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Janie used to call Max Movie Guy because he was pretty much the guy in the movies: football player, white straight teeth, friend to all...but a better friend to some. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that she thought about it though, all her pictures pretty much looked like that. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “We’re pretty much down to the bare minimum. We have trouble finding things for all the inmates to do—there are only programs for three or four hundred men.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The first time Ms. Washington got all theatrical like this back in September, pretty much everyone busted out laughing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Everyone started laughing because that's pretty much what you do in the barbershop. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The terrain here is flat and smooth, so it's pretty much a best-case scenario. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With all this buzz about burning crosses and the KKK, his Dinoland plans must be pretty much dead. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s just say that I have a hunch you two will get along. That and you’re pretty much the only boy on the team I trust to help my dead friend’s son.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, they had hominy and grits and ate pretty much as we did. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything with Bernabe’s wife was always pretty much the same from one day to the next. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And Luke went about his business, doing pretty much as he pleased. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I could pretty much tell the guy anything and he’d go along with it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I liked to hear the porter call them out, but Linden and Red Hill looked pretty much like Lassiter and Hughes Springs before them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s pretty much the biggest award they give for poetry. And she continues writing to this day. Isn’t that something?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Not because she wasn’t picky, but because she could go pretty much anywhere with Rishi and enjoy herself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I tried the fried rattlesnake on my first day here, and I wasn’t all that impressed—it pretty much just tasted like little fried pieces of fried stuff. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t care about Chris’s stinky feet anymore, and our friendship was pretty much sealed, forever. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That summer, on his last day in the Brookline office, he wrote three letters to George Vanderbilt, each saying pretty much the same thing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ivy didn’t know if that was because of June or herself, but she pretty much avoided June, spending her lunch time in the library. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But when Joseph came into the Big Barn, I could pretty much tell what Mrs. Stroud had told him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “I guess,” I say, thinking that Safer pretty much takes care of himself. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Both are correct, and both say pretty much the same thing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been renting the Santiagos’ extra apartment while he finished up his final visual arts degree at Pratt, and he pretty much stayed out of sight. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The problem is, every high school looks pretty much like every other high school. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Except for wanting to know my every move, my parents act pretty much like they always did. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I actually got to quite like him, but he was pretty much under Chrissie’s influence. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He surveys the room as if taking inventory, museum print to print—they pretty much cover every inch of wall and ceiling—then he looks back at me and slaps his hands on his thighs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Brains are pretty much illegal. Only biodigital enhancement up to forty-nine percent is allowed to restore some lost function and that’s it.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As for the Beans Boys, as they sometimes called themselves, by spring they had tired of tormenting Dorothy and pretty much ignored her. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z You could pretty much see everything from there: a school, a bunch of tourist stores and cafes, some ski cabins, and a grocery store. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Even though seeing the title from our blanket would be pretty much impossible, since the tire swing was all the way across the park. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z You just knew whatever he told you was pretty much the truth. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and . . . well, pretty much everybody in the whole grade was there.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She had seen her in pictures, but that was pretty much it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I told him pretty much everything, including my dreams. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “That’s pretty much it. I didn’t get in any more trouble and I did well at school. We all did.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we’ve pretty much seen nothing but bunnies and buzzards since we left town. Came across the buck just yesterday out of sheer luck.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z That's how it was pretty much the whole way down to New York City. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Yes, it was still pretty much at the end of nowhere, but it had the things he wanted in a hometown—it was simple, friendly, God-fearing, patriotic. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And all these dresses and earrings looked pretty much the same. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I asked when I was pretty much done with my toast. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z They were all pretty much eyeball to eyeball with each other. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z There’s a man, his clothes and body pretty much completely burned away from the chest down. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She was pretty much the only thing that made me smile these days. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In other words, a crack gang works pretty much like the standard capitalist enterprise: you have to be near the top of the pyramid to make a big wage. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Even our haircuts were pretty much the same. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, things pretty much suck right about now. The sun disappeared and the sky’s gone gray, they didn’t send us the weekly supplies—looks like things are going to end one way or another.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Other than cops, the streets were pretty much empty of people. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It swings so fast it’s pretty much a blur. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Of course, anytime a person tells another person not to be late, it pretty much guarantees that they will be. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I walk down the hall to the trash room, which pretty much smells like a dirty toilet. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z By the second afternoon, I’d pretty much decided that after I graduated high school in June 2015, I wanted to be a Bruin. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My father, on the other hand, stayed on the phone pretty much all day long. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And after that it was pretty much a blur, bits and pieces of information, and images no one would want taking up residence in one’s brain. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She liked privacy, and she was pretty much done, anyway. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z You gotta chat about something or be bored out of your skin, so we pretty much talked about everything. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He cried a little but he knew he would be all right because, ever since the split-up of his parents when he was five, he had pretty much raised himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s pretty much stealing if we’re not really using the money for a basketball team, right? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I asked, because we were pretty much out of the city now. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They were pretty much interested in girls that had suddenly sprouted breasts. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Eva looked at Sula pretty much the same way she had looked at BoyBoy that time when he returned after he’d left her without a dime or a prospect of one. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “This here’s the Box. Once a month, we get a Newbie like you, never fails. Once a week, we get supplies, clothes, some food. Ain’t needin’ a lot—pretty much run ourselves in the Glade.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m fairly sure that mine is pretty much grafted to my hand! How do you not have your phone?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z By then I was pretty much drenched in dog drool. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I skimmed the first chapter, and it was pretty much exactly as I remembered. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless I answered that I had pretty much lost the habit of analyzing myself and that it was hard for me to tell him what he wanted to know. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I draw pretty much a cap of a head. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z To the Greek philosopher-mathematicians they were pretty much the same thing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Patty came over to me and told me how she felt like she could pretty much smoke all the girls out there. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In this sense, God and the Sears, Roebuck catalogue were pretty much one and the same in my young mind. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was used to having to prove himself, pretty much anywhere he went. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And the lady was pretty much screaming, “It’s over! It’s over!” and kept telling him to go home. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I had pretty much come to the conclusion that Ob had overslept not because he had made a mistake but because deep down he was finished. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z We get the room pretty much cleared out, and then there’s the yucky stuff like sweeping the floor and getting rid of the cobwebs. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Mom knew the Bible pretty much by heart, and she was quite capable of using it on Dad like a club. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The morning was clear and bright—perfect for a picnic or a hike, or pretty much anything except fighting monsters. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I think I pretty much forgot about saying I was from Idaho. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask what he thought I should do to get her, but the conversation pretty much ended because the sudden sound of sirens on another block drowned out everything we were saying. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hana gets all silly when she and Regina are together, or texting each other, or pretty much if you just say Regina’s name. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Trust me, man, pretty much every dude in here swears they’re some kind of comedian. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Old people got to pretty much call you whatever they wanted. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z 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 And by mid-October, Coach M had pretty much named the first fifteen on the rugby team. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Especially when just being Park's friend was pretty much the best thing that had ever happened to her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The menu was pretty much the same as it was in Portland, except for a seafood sub and a chicken tikka masala sub. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if she was angry or excited—her zealotry managed to cover pretty much all the emotional bases. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z By sunset the beach was pretty much deserted, and the riot officers who were left behind were firing warning shots at anyone who dared to come close to the ruined machines. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The talk I had with Mr. Canton was pretty much the talk I had with my mother and father. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “He didn’t want anything to do with her. His parents, they pretty much said no way. He signed away his rights about two seconds after he found out about her.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That had pretty much stopped after Grace had announced she was pregnant. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The house had lain pretty much fallow since my father died. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Mom, Yazd is pretty much the dessert capital of Iran, and had been for thousands of years. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But I’ve been coming to the same one pretty much my whole life. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I didn’t stay for the repast, which would pretty much become tradition. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That was good, because I was pretty much terrible at the game. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But if Comer continued to run as he had tonight, Billingsley could pretty much forget about that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not going to say too much about Delaney except that his mother was never home, so by the time we were seventeen his basement pretty much reeked. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was Sunday and it was summer, and the town seemed pretty much the same. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hummingbirds! Which, let’s face it, are pretty much just overdressed flies. But a bunch of us crows together, guess what we get to be called?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z That was pretty much the last straw for Mr. Trepid. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z They pretty much dragged her to get help. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It doused the fire, Juniper, Grover, and pretty much everything else. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z This is pretty much what we do all weekend, especially since it’s still cold outside. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Ocean’s basketball commitments were even more intense than I’d expected—he was busy pretty much all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z So Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez knew pretty much everything there was to know about the epileptic boy. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Appended to the form were the usual copious regulations and warnings of severe fines and immediate banishment for doing, well, pretty much anything. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Like pretty much every time my gramps says something, I only understood half the words, but as soon as the old man went back to the picking, Diego filled in the blanks. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The pebbled surface is a magnet for grease and dirt, and you can pretty much forget about reaming out the gaps in the keyboard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We sat in silence that felt peaceful and heavy and weird and sad—pretty much everything but happy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Don't call me 'Miss.' I'm Coach Harper. Chantal's pretty much good at every sport. Which one do you play?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z MIKE: Looks like the bites are pretty much gone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So, in the neighborhood, I pretty much leave him alone. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z We have to wait for the herd to thin out, pretty much. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z All Noodles ever said about him was that he was kind of wild, which is pretty much what everybody always says about their brothers and sisters, so that wasn't a big deal. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the bus pulls up pretty much right away. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Zara met me outside homeroom every morning, and we chatted pretty much the way we used to, but never about anything important, and not for very long. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I will say, he stuck pretty much to the facts, but I didn’t think his big dramatic pause before he got to the part about the license plate was really necessary. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When I don’t say anything, Coach says, “Russell’s pretty much the same color as I am.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, pretty much, the coolest kid in our neighborhood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z We pretty much agreed that this whole thing was so messed up! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I guess I was trying to let her know that I was ready for what was coming, and pretty much hoped it was a kiss. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Even though Genie pretty much felt ready to go home at this point, it seemed like that wasn’t going to happen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Now it was pretty much the worst one she’d ever had. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Everything was pretty much saying, Buy a whole new model, ya big dummy! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z So my one and only sleepover, up until now, was pretty much of a disaster, which is why I’m a little nervous about the nature retreat. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I had pretty much gotten used to everything and everybody. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z As the months turned to years, everybody pretty much got used to Needles and Noodles, especially me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Everything else we say is pretty much irrelevant. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, he and his siblings had pretty much cleaned out the cabinets trying to find enough to eat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Aside from Star Trek—and not speaking Farsi—depression was pretty much the only thing we had in common. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I was pretty much the best sprinter on the team. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was pretty much the opposite of being a Spare. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “When my mom died...I don’t know, I got scared. Of pretty much everything.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As he did pretty much every time we spoke, he thanked me for the time I was putting in, adding that he was sorry I had to deal with any fallout at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z While my teachers labored over the rigors of their chosen subject, I sat in the back, pretty much bored out of my mind. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When they got within spitting distance of the car, they threw the rope and pretty much lassoed the Recruiter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Mr. P already went to bat for me. He’s pretty much the reason I didn’t get suspended for sending the picture to Patrick in the first place.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The familiar smell of dusty books overwhelmed Tally at the library door, and as she looked around, she realized that books were pretty much all the library had. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But knowing John, I could pretty much bet that he would go ahead and play “The Final Countdown.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Now, she looked pretty much the same way. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Nobody ever visited the museum, because pretty much everyone on the planet had forgotten all about the St. Francis dam. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s pretty much a death sentence for people with CF. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She’s the manager of the Catastrophic Concerns Department in our family, after all, so it’s pretty much her resting face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Made me look pretty much a fool, as you can imagine.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Owing to his sugarcane habit, his stubby front teeth are all pretty much gone to the sweet hereafter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, pretty much every teacher just let the kids sit around and talk after we handed in our textbooks. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z On account of his foot, Dad was pretty much living on the couch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Sure, a lot of the stuff looked older, but so was pretty much everything in Seven’s house. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Nosuh. I couldn’t tell any one thing for sure. The boy’s body had bruises and cuts all over, and his head was pretty much caved in, from a beatin’ and being shot, I guess. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z District 12 is pretty much the end of the line. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Dell wanted to go for guardianship too, but he's pretty much broke—even though I recently put his accounts on autopay to help straighten out some of his finances—so he doesn't qualify. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z That’s pretty much how it went for Meryl Lee and me until recess, which had become a whole lot safer since Mrs. Baker’s failed assassination plot. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Galileo was pretty much the same person when he got the right results as he had been only a few days previously when he was still getting the wrong results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Are you challenging me? Because pretty much all I do when I’m at home is play video games. I’m like a professional video-game player.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When we weren’t writing letters or attending classes, each of us went pretty much his own way. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “No, this is pretty much the way I pictured it.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I looked around, and it hit me that if you replaced the electric heaters with a coal stove, this squat on the Lower East Side looked pretty much like the house on Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For his first three weeks on Alabama's death row, the horrific execution of John Evans was pretty much all he heard about. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Anthony had come with his father, but the children had been told to make themselves scarce, which pretty much was what Stella was usually told when grown-ups started talking grown-up stuff. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My friends, when I had them, pretty much just ragged on me and took my seat when I left the room anyway. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Still pretty much oblivious to the gathering storm, but very much aware of his own troubles, Herbie Goldfarb decided an escape into love might be just what the doctor ordered for his floundering soul. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Terry was like a shadow, a distinguished-looking man who wore three-piece suits every day of the week and pretty much never said a word. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He drove a pickup truck and kept a sharp authoritative eye on pretty much everything that went on at his spread. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Plus, you pretty much decimated their chances of winning, so, you know. Thank you.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She pretty much just a short version a Miss Hilly, only it look better on a child. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z With all that plus the whole family’s high blood pressure and diabetes, the Lackses figured they pretty much supported the pharmaceutical industry, plus several doctors. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I had pretty much decided to talk to Mrs. Wheeler sometime over the weekend. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By five o’clock, when it’s growing light, I know pretty much what I have to do: I have to buy that dog from Judd Travers. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s not much difference between my good and bad clothes, so I pretty much look half- homeless anyway. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Bobby and Susie and I were pretty much the same sort of middle brown. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Within months, pretty much everyone had given up Klebs’s criterion for Luce’s criteria. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Templeton was a crafty rat, and he had things pretty much his own way. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The cut on her leg had stopped bleeding, though her jeans were pretty much ruined. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z 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 There’s no interview or anything, getting in is based pretty much only on your artwork. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I mean, my heart was already pretty much in smithereens. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Every time they saw each other after that, which was pretty much every day, they would crack jokes and tease. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I pretty much knew that already, so I move on to my next question. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z My optimism had pretty much been trampled into the snow out there in the woods, along with our capture-the-flag hopes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And if your mom didn’t know enough to write a letter to the principal, you were pretty much guaranteed to get Mr. Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I do know Tom, but in my mind, he’s pretty much indistinguishable from the rest of Phil’s teammates. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She’s not there when I arrive, so I get a small black coffee—pretty much the only thing I can afford—and sit and wait for her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I had to swing around because, regardless of circumstances, it’s pretty much impossible to ignore a tap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then again, I haven’t really told her yet, so I’m pretty much to blame for my own lack of familial support. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I’m steering east and pretty much over being scared to death when the motor up and quits. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They talk and make deals and argue until they are pretty much all in agreement on what ought to be done, and then Tata Ndu makes sure it happens that way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That was pretty much all Joseph said on the way home. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “We’ve known Milo since we moved here. He’s as rotten as they come. I’m guessing pretty much everyone in the neighborhood knows that.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The spacks released their woman-killing germ and that was it for my ma and then the war started and was won and that was it for pretty much the rest of New World. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Still, by the time Rachel got us back to Times Square, I felt like we’d pretty much run all the way from New Mexico. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Twenty-seven days, to be exact, where every day feels pretty much like the last. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "They call them smartphones for a reason—you can find out pretty much anything you want to, using a phone." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He also said "tea" and "eat" are made of the same letters anyway, so pretending to eat was pretty much the same as pretending to drink. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you’re okay,” I said when we were pretty much on our own. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Because that’s what every teenager in America has to do, pretty much every day, September through June. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My dad is tall and pretty much bald. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Consonants, you knew pretty much where they stood, but you could never trust a vowel. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad used to drive me here pretty much every weekend to stay with Gram, so I’ve always had my own bedroom, and I’ve explored every corner of the village. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z That pretty much took the joy out of prancing around in thunderstorms. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Everybody had pretty much steered clear of her since then. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The fort was situated on the highest point in the valley, so they could see pretty much everything. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In fact, I did that pretty much anywhere I went unless the seats were already assigned. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I guess he pretty much figures where we stand on the whole nonsense, being beastly Negroes and all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I mean it literally: There is at least one species of jellyfish that can grow younger, which is something that pretty much no other creature on Earth can do. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The 7-Eleven is pretty much directly across from our school, and by the time we arrived, quite a crowd had gathered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Yeah, okay, it packed the school gym pretty much full. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The girls were all pretty much alike—big, healthy, lazy, and dull. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And I guess I could understand that since my mom and dad were pretty much married. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The object, for example, pretty much has to come after the verb. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I open up that stepladder pretty much quick as I can. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “How the hell would I know, Golly? Girls are pretty much all we talk about.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Laia, on the other hand, would be noticeable pretty much anywhere. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Seriously, I don't know what in God's holy name you're talking about, because pretty much nothing seems to be working out the way I want it to. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z There’s pretty much no ethical qualm you can have anymore once you’ve sold out your own people and stood by to watch them get beaten and disappeared. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I say, “No. It’s okay. I have been to a few funerals. I think you’re pretty much right.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z You and Manny, who are equal in pretty much every way apart from race, could commit the same crime, but it’s almost guaranteed that he would receive a harsher punishment than you. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Rows of houses bake in the sun, their occupants nowhere to be seen—pretty much how we left it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We were wrapped up in each other, feeling happy and sad all at once, pretty much all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “In each case, the answers we got pretty much ranged from zero to one hundred. It was extraordinary.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, pretty much,” I said, trying to sound equally casual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Over the past seven years, every statement from Mr. Larson had been pretty much the same. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Which, in fact, was pretty much the case. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A three-floor brownstone, pretty much like every other house in the neighborhood. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I pretty much always want to be out. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “And what happened last week. Well, it’s pretty much a lot worse than you imagined.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He hadn’t been happy with his wife, but he’d pretty much gotten used to her. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, it pretty much sucks, except for the makeup,” Jule said. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We pretty much had to resurface the runway ourselves that morning. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z So horror movies would pretty much be a barf-a-palooza for her. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They were pretty much avoiding talking about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There was deep disagreement between those who thought class was the governing force in American life and those who deemed it pretty much irrelevant. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z You gotta chat about something or be bored out of your skin, so we pretty much talked about everything. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My man could pretty much scoot past me any time he wanted. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z For a former waitress such as myself, this is pretty much a breeze. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it’s pretty much understood that if the place isn’t burning down, I get the door if Grammy is watching television, I swing open the door. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z English was pretty much a master at everything. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “These inscriptions are all pretty much the same. I see this one’s on the scabbard rather than the blade. It says, oh, something like ‘Beware My Wrath’—the usual sentiments.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z For a while I had two lessons a week before school and Hollands put me through pretty much all the training they’d do with any kid my age. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z My toes are pretty much in another time zone. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I believe in God with all my might, but have been thinking lately that most of the details seem pretty much beneath His dignity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I could pretty much do whatever I wanted. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But he was naked and—dammit—the clothes pretty much fit him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I’ve only kissed a handful of boys in my life, and they were pretty much all the same. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The summer after graduation from junior high was pretty much the same as those of previous years, except that I was the only one who joined Papá in picking strawberries for Ito. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I thought “too overboard” pretty much summed up the Party Ponies, but Chiron cantered off, leaving Annabeth and me alone. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It pretty much looked like a regular rock to me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The pair has been pretty much inseparable since their return to the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Only because I kept my mouth pretty much closed.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got it narrowed down pretty much to either Royal Danish or Rambler Rose.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At the other end of the room, Leo tried to force-feed Percy some ambrosia, though Percy was still pretty much out of it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His damp clothes were pretty much clamped against his skin, and as they dried, the starch was tightening. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: You know it’s the strangest of things, but ever since being in the scariest place imaginable I’m pretty much good with fear. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Those companies that did make MDR drugs could pretty much name their own price. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I did pretty much the stupidest thing it's possible to do. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z To me, one looks pretty much interchangeable with the next. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael and Sasha had been pretty much inseparable since freshman year, when they met while playing the board game Diplomacy. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Once I realized that, I was pretty much over them.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But she’s working on Friday night. She works pretty much all day every day and every night. So as long as I’m home before ten...” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I had been considering that very thing, the thought of Christmas in prison being so depressing, but the memo pretty much torpedoed the idea. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for winning Dorothy, which still remained my unsolvable puzzle, I figured I could do pretty much anything I wanted to do if only I worked at it hard enough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought ’bout how my conscience and Ma’s cookie jar snake were pretty much alike. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Then you got lucky. That’s pretty much the theme of the whole book. What ideas do you have so far?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The point is, in a group everybody acts pretty much the same, that’s kind of how the group holds itself together. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Aaron immediately handed his water bottle to Ghost, who pretty much crushed whatever was left in it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z And by the end of February, we were pretty much hanging out at my place every day after school, dancing in front of the mirrored walls, self-correcting, matching our moves. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Either way, slugs or buckshot, pumping in one after the other, I could pretty much stop a charging Buick. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Public shows of resentment pretty much spent themselves over the loyalty oath crises. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “The probability of you succeeding with your plan was pretty much zero,” said Habib. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As far as cooking went, she was pretty much a country girl. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On Monday, August 19, and for several days after this, the fever was still pretty much confined to the Water Street area near Ball’s Wharf. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Leo had done . . . well, pretty much nothing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My concern for him turned into a mix of anger and embarrassment and disappointment and pretty much every bad emotion I could think of. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z We ordered the same thing pretty much every Friday—pot roast, Brussels sprouts, and mashed potatoes—and when it came, we ate every bite. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was pretty much no way I wasn’t going. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The Chili Peppers and the White Stripes had been returned to the wall, pretty much intact, but Papa Roach was beyond repair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z This would not only be annoying, but pretty much impossible and sometimes dangerous, since Loretta’s pedestrian route is on back trails and down small, narrow highways. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then, all of a sudden, pretty much out of nowhere, he tells me that my stepmother is pregnant She's due in June. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When it comes to thin-slicing potential dates, pretty much everyone is smart. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I’m sure they’ll only put in a brief appearance. I can pretty much tell you there is only one thing on Saleem’s mind right now, and it’s not cutting that cake.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Just like that Mother amends our faith, saying all beliefs are pretty much the same. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “We’ll either need to fix it or find a new boat. I’m pretty much holding it together with my willpower at this point. Ella, do you have any idea where we can find the Amazons?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s pretty much the thesis of what he’s dug up so far. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z If any cops were gonna find us now they’d pretty much have to scour every section of the beach, and even then they might miss our hiding spot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When he finally got his breath he reviewed what was supposed to happen next again—though by this time I pretty much had it memorized. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a load pretty much like last week's—a little more, at $23.65. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So, yeah, at this point I had pretty much made up my mind that track was the dumbest sport ever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z By the time I turned ten, though, all those nightmares had pretty much gone away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes you saw him try to lift his body up and down in the chair, like he was lifting a weight—which he pretty much was. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So, yeah, Annie and I pretty much shut it all out, scooted our desks close together, held hands on my lap—score one for atavism!—and whispered and mouthed our own unobserved conversation. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The second Wednesday of September, and the third, and the fourth, and Wednesdays on into October were pretty much the same. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Dimple raised an eyebrow and looked at Ashish, who looked back at her with an agonized expression on his face that pretty much yelled HELP. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Especially since there’s pretty much two of me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z All the hills pretty much looked the same. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Lisa must love this place, though. It pretty much defines outdoorsy.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They could leave their grandmother pretty much alone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d hidden in the library at lunch again and had pretty much avoided or been avoided by all the people I didn’t want to see. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This is pretty much the end of the story. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z So, yeah, kinda sad, I knew he was pretty much right. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z So he stayed pretty much to himself except when it came to his work. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The fire, which I’d thought was pretty much out, suddenly crackled before spitting a large ember my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Yes, but it’s not just Communists. There are Socialists, radicals, and lots of other splinter groups. They’re all pretty much the same,” Trueba replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Moms pretty much thinks milk is what could make me and Diego grow up to be big and strong like our old man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I was serious then, and I had pretty much given up on everything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then he Googled “feral pig,” from which he learned that wild pigs were so widely disliked that the state of Tennessee pretty much allowed you to shoot one whenever you came across it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It’s weird, because pretty much everyone looks familiar, but its all soccer people and other miscellaneous jocks. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When you’re a little kid in Harlem, you can pretty much go anywhere and do anything as long as you’re careful. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “They ain’t got much choice but to let me do pretty much what I wants to nowadays, since they done ’bout worked me dry,” he said, chuckling. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so bad, but after my father acted like...my father, I had pretty much lost my appetite. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’ve pretty much been giving Mom and Lily the cold shoulder ever since my ambush makeover. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It looked pretty much standard issue—the same kind of round shield we always used in capture the flag. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They could live pretty much where they wanted—assuming they could afford it, which most of them could not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I painted my house in late fall, Chloe and I pretty much couldn’t stand the sight of each other. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That’s why great former cities in states like Georgia are pretty much ghost towns these days. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Think about it, the guy hasn’t showered in days, no place to stay, chased by the cops, pretty much wears the same gear 24/7. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “So you pretty much have the run of the place, huh?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I mean, I've pretty much had a crush on her since girls stopped having cooties. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So Thursday is pretty much like Wednesday, only worse. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He can pretty much make Moms laugh any time, any place. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was much bigger and more confusing than the plaza in Bayamón, although it carried pretty much the same types of things. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And that night pretty much ruined my friendship with Ted. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And just like that, the room pretty much exploded with laughing. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I transferred to the R train and zipped four or five more stops before getting off at Twenty-fifth Street, which was pretty much like getting off in another state. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I tolerated the teasing and tried to keep my attention on the things I loved about school, which were pretty much everything else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I don’t think I’m good enough to beat a He detector test, but most of the time I’ve pretty much got everyone I know right where I want them. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Which, Magdalys figured, it pretty much was if you hadn’t watched your only home become a charred wreckage and seen someone you cared about swinging from a noose just a day and a half ago. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Everything was pretty much all right with Billy. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z This pity festival went on for at least another hour, with each of us pretty much just saying over and over that this was somehow our fault. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Getting wet is pretty much a requirement if you’re going to learn to swim. I forgot I have something for you.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z You pretty much know from what I just told you that Mrs. Baker wasn’t in the room. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And then we opened up Jane Eyre and picked out words that pretty much looked impossible but we figured them out because of what we were learning about letters and their sounds working together. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Which means the rest of the period is pretty much devoted to staring at Bram’s knee. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Everybody in Lacks Town kin to Henrietta, but she been gone so long, even her memory pretty much dead now,” he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “This interstate pretty much follows an ancient trail,” Grandpa Nyles told Jimmy. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I could pretty much move however I wanted to underwater, just by willing the ocean currents to change around me and propel me along. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “We agreed on everything, and I’d say it remained that way pretty much through our marriage. He still says to me sometimes, ‘We were the best team ever.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom pretty much takes care of everything, and what she doesn't, Jazz and I take care of ourselves. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She was “interested in pretty much nothing else but singing,” one student recalled, “not taking part in dances or things like that.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Because Zara wasn’t First Chair in the Friend Section—but I had to admit she was pretty much the leader. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I hadn’t really spoken since my whole Dr. Doris tantrum, and I knew he was pretty much handing me a gift-wrapped chance to make things better. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "Plus, that's pretty much what people do after church. Stand around and talk to each other," I said, half-slick and half trying to make him feel better. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And I’ll spare you all the boring details, because the conversation pretty much went that way for the next hour. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The good news: This pretty much is the hell you deserve. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “But I’ve found out pretty much what happened since. My dad died first. Did you know that?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z After all, I told myself, these boys had pretty much ignored me before this morning, so maybe they’d just ignore me again from now on. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Between us were the living room and dining room and kitchen, so we could pretty much do whatever we wanted without fear that the other would be listening. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It's pretty much all Noodle ever wants to do. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My legs had pretty much clocked out, but instead of letting me just sit down and rest, Coach told me to walk it off. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z By the time Mr. Vendleri brought back a tarp, I had pretty much gotten my shaking under control. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The detective and I sat and I rocked and told him everything, or pretty much everything. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m glad he pretty much said yes,” Ronan tells me, but now all of a sudden he’s looking worried. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z His father had laughed and said no, he’d just be doing pretty much what he did as a civilian: laying wires. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I was frightened pretty much the whole time—how is that enjoyable? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Except for Wesley and me, we all pretty much did our old poems. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Christmas spirit—generosity, forgiveness, goodwill toward men—ran pretty much counter to what we were supposed to be doing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess my brain pretty much forgot all that,” Tiller said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The pretty fall weather is pretty much gone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z This is why I only take my shirt off around people who don’t read—like Cade Hernandez and pretty much everybody associated with the Burnt Mill Creek High School Pioneers baseball team. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They had stayed to themselves pretty much through the spring, settling into Mrs. Cobb’s house. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I would pretty much be facing deportation to India.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And the conversation for the rest of the night was pretty much all about the Olympics. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Rishi had pretty much inhaled his French onion soup while she read. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "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 Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I mean he did things pretty much his own way. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked pretty much just as I had left it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I don’t get any mail here because Mom pretty much gave up, and Annie...well, We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As decision makers, he and I were pretty much on the same level. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I grew up a little, and I gradually began to figure out that pretty much everyone had been lying to me about pretty much everything since the moment I emerged from my mother’s womb. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He not only had less time for me, he also had less to say to me, which, in terms of our friendship, was pretty much the same thing. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At dawn we return our campsite pretty much to its original pristine appearance and walk on down the brook. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This meant her chances of making the 2016 team, even as the alternate, were pretty much dashed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing fancy, pretty much just a room and a bathroom, but it’s clean, and it’s vacant.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Except for showing up for meals, though, I pretty much ignore the words on my arm. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And it was pretty much the most amazing thing ever. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Once in Las Vegas we cruised around taking pictures and more pictures and even more pictures and that’s pretty much it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Given the finite number of traits a dog can have, pretty much everyone’s dogs have the same names; people just recycle them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It pretty much is a window, Miss Marsh.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He puts an arm around my shoulders and pretty much drags me forward up the path. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The thing that makes no sense is that we’re pretty much on the path that Viola and I would’ve taken anyway, following the river, keeping back from the road, and heading east toward Haven. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I think if you repeat the line in English, right here”—Nico pushes his hair out of his face, and I see his eyes are sincere—“it’s pretty much perfect.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The paths lead this way and that through a labyrinth of foliage, and one tree looks pretty much like any other to me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was still pretty much an epic failure in the love department. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My work was still pretty much whatever I wanted it to be. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It is strange, but true, to relate, that at this point in time I was still capable of being upset by the fact that my career at Hampden had pretty much gone down the drain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then, “Well, son, what can I say? It’s pretty much permanent, isn’t it.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Coach is pretty much the only good black man I’ve ever met,” Rod says, ignoring my comment about his sister. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other, across a narrow alley, was a tall billboard that pretty much blocked the view, but by leaning forward April could see the facade of a long low building. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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