| 单词 | silly |
| 例句 | Was she a silly girl, their manner implied, who had wasted everybody’s time? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the next cell, the boy—Jackson—made a noise, a kind of catcall, that caused the moment to seem silly and cheap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall tell them myself all about it, and ‘fess’ to Mother how silly I’ve been. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d almost made Piper feel guilty about being Jason’s girlfriend, though that was silly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After they’ve exhausted the topic of the Quarter Quell, my prep team launches into a whole lot of stuff about their incomprehensibly silly lives. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you are, my friend. How silly of me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Salva was too numb to think, and when thoughts did come to him, they seemed silly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z So Billy did a silly little dance with the fence, taking a step this way, then that way, then returning to the beginning again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a silly notion, Elinor!’’ she muttered as she got back into the car. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “We used to throw snowballs at old ladies. We used to sing those silly songs.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As we came out of the shop, I was keen to regain the carefree, almost silly mood we’d been in before. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My birthday’s coming up, but I don’t care about wearing some silly dress or having a huge Sweet Thirteen like some of the kids at school. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Ma Charles said, “If they want to milk cows and fill up on silly half-Indian tales, let ’em go.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Gerald liked Rob, who was always cracking jokes and acting silly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to be stupid, but now I’m silly.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Soon the answer became clear, and he felt silly that he hadn’t seen the solution immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But where are you? she asked silently, feeling excited but kind of silly. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s such a silly little thing, the heart. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A moment later they were talking together in a murmured rush of which Mary later remembered nothing, and walking through a silly landscape of reed beds and electrical transformers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Why must we play this silly game? Or do you like this part? Is this what makes it fun for you?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Go on now, look at this silly man who's playing scarecrow just for you.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “They look so silly,” he told Javier, “but I love them. They look like children’s toys.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly, Adria. Why would they know who I am?” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z During those days I felt so close to her, and I knew I had been silly for wanting to give up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a silly question,” Mona finally said, though there was no sting in her voice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “No, silly. Granddaddy explained it to me. The century is merely the marking of the passage of time. Time is man-made and comes from England.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It’s not that she sounds like a man; it’s like she sounds like something way beyond silly signs on a bathroom door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Joe thought it was a silly question to ask, because they didn’t have to choose. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z But it’s also a little silly, because in the Nights, Scheherazade tells about all kinds of grownie stuff that would make the demons blush. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She felt a little silly thinking about it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z French had never looked finer to her, even though she knew from her family’s faces that he appeared silly to them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Those guys worked hard selling the chocolates,” Carter said, a silly smile on his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It all seems so silly now in the light of day. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The cook must have started taking his trousers right off because now they were shouting, "It's not in there! There's no mice in there, you silly twerp!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. There is no rush,” she says lightly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I thought that if I told her that I didn’t feel beautiful, she would find it silly and dismiss it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Why did a silly poem affect me so much? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He always replied within minutes, or maybe he was still at basketball practice, or with his friends, watching some silly video on YouTube. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But I liked it best when he sang, in his deep bass voice, some of the silly nonsense songs he and Mother used to make up when they were children. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z No more could he afford to be the silly little novice that had bumbled about the Abbey before the start of the present troubles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “That old fellow,” he said, “he makes our best propaganda technicians look absolutely silly.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They were obviously playing some kind of silly little country game. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I felt silly saying it, but Dad’s mantra gave me courage. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You say the silliest things I ever heard. But it’s not a question of leading Fritz away—he knows where the den is now.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't get caught up in silly things. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She was quite her grumpy, silly self again, and we were relieved to pretend that we, too, had forgotten. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For a split second, Harry wondered if he had been knocked silly by his fall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Well, then I say The Gold-Bug is just a silly game. Does that make it matter any less to you?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Roy’s mother and father had moved away from Detroit when he was only a baby, so it seemed silly to call it his hometown. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Marjorie Trepid. Bye-bye,” and she rushed down the street wondering why she had given her real name and why she had added that silly bye-bye. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “He just said, ‘I will trample you to death, silly Chinese Canadian baby man.’” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I did not feel it was a silly song, I only felt happy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always seemed foolish to him, and often irritated him by picking silly quarrels. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She realized as soon as she said the words how silly they sounded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She paused, feeling silly, a little embarrassed she’d said too much. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was a silly disguise, but no one seemed to recognize me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Jamie looks genuinely curious, even if he does think the paintings are silly. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Staying here is possibly a silly thing to do, too retrospective. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was silly, but his heart beat faster. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His voice sounded so silly, so unlike him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that she forgot who we were, but there were so many of us, she had no time for silly details like names. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must seem silly, me carrying this here hammer everywhere.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I mean, the innocence of it all seemed almost silly now. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was silly, after everything we’d been through tonight, how that little promise sent flutters through my stomach, and made me unable to speak. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She had the feeling that the door was looking at her, which she knew was silly, and knew on a deeper level was somehow true. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Would you think it was very silly of me to get a rinse?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He answered questions about mining, and silly Tarzan questions about witch doctors and wild animals. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Wilbur performed his silly antics; Templeton raced around to gather sesquipedalian words; the geese clucked around and were generally a nuisance. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Moss cried because he missed his father, missed a misguided habit of picking up unowned furniture, missed that silly humor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They’d sing about far-off places and about days gone by, about silly things like peach cobbler and the devil trying to steal their soul. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I felt a little silly, not because I was at a random funeral, but because my arms looked like tentacles in Mr. Ray’s huge suit jacket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You see how silly you are, I won’t let you go out of the hotel until we leave here.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid, Mr. D. It’s silly. It’s not serious. It’s somebody’s idea of a joke.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to bang your heads and grow lumps that will leave you silly forever,” she warns. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But that was a silly thing to think, wasn’t it? The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Everyone pretended it was silly, but it was totally fun. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The thought made Sansa anxious, but she told herself she was being silly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But now, standing before the General, Thorn looked like a silly wannabe soldier. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And now I am crying like a silly fool, when I know it comes from my husband’s great love and from the good, good wishes of those other strong men. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Felicia arranged for Joaquin’s remains to be brought home for a decent burial, and then she stayed with me until I could laugh again at silly things. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. It’s just that maybe seems like a silly answer. You either like someone or you don’t. Doesn’t he know?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Those buggy eyes and the way his lips twitched and that silly excuse he had for a mustache. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not very fond of all the silly sideshow antics down at Luigi’s library. I suspect she wouldn’t mind seeing the place run by more responsible adults.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Be strong. And don’t let silly boys who tease you ruin your day.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I didn’t get it as a kid. I mean, nothing got resolved, necessarily, so I thought it was silly to just sit and rehash everything that was wrong with the world,” Maxine says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When I spoke my voice was far too casual, the silly, nervous voice of someone ill at ease. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie could not keep the silly song out of her head. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She refused to answer such a silly bunch of indiscreet questions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Taisin clutched the brush with one hand, the teacup with the other, and told herself that she shouldn’t be so silly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Now, she realized how silly it had been to ask him; of course he would never understand the discomfort that came with being a part of the gloss that was her parents’ life. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You take the New Haven, silly. Same way as we got here.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m su’prised you would be that silly, Jeth. With so much spring work to do, you don’t have the time to get sick over smokin’.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The words still feel wrong—silly, almost—coming out of my mouth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She liked Sinjin, liked his silly humor and the way he didn’t take himself too seriously. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The attendant smiles, even though it must be a pretty silly thing for her to hear. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Eddie and I danced most of the songs together, and he kept making me laugh with all his silly moves. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It seemed silly to him now—getting angry at Grandmother when he had so many others to be angry at: Juno, Gaea, the giants, his dad Mars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I felt silly being scared of a frail old woman, but the way her voice had changed, the way she’d grabbed Nico ... The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you something: Yes, you can have your silly little wish. But about this evening: Before you read, I want you to have a good look at my photographs.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s a silly game my mother taught me.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said a new book. I’m sick of those old ones. Especially Clematis. It’s a silly girly girl story.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Dare? I know kids are going to do all sorts of silly things, but don’t ever kiss anybody you don’t want to, okay?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Well, that may be the silliest thing I’ve ever heard,” she said, waving me away. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “You...are a silly little boy...said the...Lord of the Flies. Just an ig...igno...” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Etienne tries performing silly experiments to cheer her: a vinegar volcano, a tornado in a bottle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was loud and loved being silly and having dance-offs in the basement. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He rolled his eyes, as if it were too silly for words. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If he harmed Stew Cat because of some silly jumbi thing, I knew he might also harm me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Negro kept grinning and chuckling in a silly way. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “You are suffering, I know, yet here I stand going on like some silly old woman. Time to make an end to it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Of course, this is a silly statement; anyone can refute it by walking across the room. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She would say something silly or sarcastic, such as, “Tonight we can eat the word of God.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "These spears are made of wood. Don't be silly." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It seemed so silly when he said it like that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Eventually, Xan told him to stop being such a silly and walk down to the Bog for a daily bath. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I know it’s silly, but I thought, well, with the war and everything ...” She held my gaze. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Yes. I'm Obinze,” he said, feeling like a character in a spy novel who had to speak in silly code. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I want my silly heart to stop flopping around in my chest so that all I'll feel is the warmth of Amma's arms around me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Macy and I mostly goofed off, but it was fun hanging out in the kitchen with Mom and Dad, even when they got silly and danced around to the music. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I did not even have a proper wedding. No white dress or orange blossoms or trailing bridesmaids. I don’t want any silly dance given in my honour.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t silly, wasn’t always twiddling her plaits, didn’t tattle or gossip, didn’t hit boys over the head with books or scrape the back of your neck with a sweetgum burr when you weren’t looking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then sure as Christmas you forget the silly thing and chomp right down on it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “Meet seventh grade peasants! Me? Of course, Karen. This is all so silly.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't see him very clearly, the place was so dim, but for the first time I heard what a high, silly voice he had. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z "A witch will never do silly things like climbing up drainpipes or breaking into people's houses. You'll be quite safe in your bed. Come along. I'll tuck you in." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He said, “Die, human! Die, silly polluting nasty person!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was silly to think that way, she knew, but they were on a journey that did sometimes seem grand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, a couple of silly tricks,” he said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know it sounds silly. But that was just before I told my boss I was going part-time.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z It seemed silly to wash one day when I would only have to wash again the next. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I knew it was silly, but they flattered me and said I was a beauty, and quantities of nonsense, so I let them make a fool of me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know better than to trust that silly camp for heroes. How many great female half-blood heroes can you name?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know you, Lily. I used to do that myself when I was young and silly.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "That was a silly thing for her to do," I said to Doctor Nolan. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It’s all a little cliché for my tastes—the words on the phone, the silly smile I can’t get rid of—but so is being seventeen and unkissed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t. I don’t want any one else to touch you. I’m silly. I get furious if they touch you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I ask, feeling silly for thinking Ma might be a sorcerer. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It is a silly, childish discussion and only exposes the want of brains of those who maintain a contrary opinion to that we have stated. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z As they sailed, Frank kept her spirits up by telling her silly jokes— Why did the Minotaur cross the road? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Hating his parents, his sisters, seemed silly now. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeley had needed four teammates to best Charles in the past June’s escape game, which was played inside the silly game maker’s even sillier new library on its opening weekend. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z A related and equally silly business idea I had was to “officially” associate a number with anyone who pays a $35 fee. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "She spends her life up in her room buried in some silly book." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z But Mr and Mrs Wormwood were both so gormless and so wrapped up in their own silly little lives that they failed to notice anything unusual about their daughter. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z If s a silly impulse, but Daniel’s almost got me believing in meant-to-be. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Like today, it’s just us three like normal, laughing and joking and being silly, until Isabella asks about Halloween costumes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I hear a memory of her voice: Don't be silly about meeting boys and girls at court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “What will you do with the million dollars? What do you eat for breakfast?” and other silly stuff. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “The simple answer is, I wanted to cross it off my to-do list. Sounds silly, doesn’t it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I have no idea how much time passes—because they’re silly and singing as we feel the bump of car and road. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Standing on the edge of the holding ponds, they gave the young fish silly names, and invented personalities for them. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The reason I hadn't washed my clothes or my hair was because it seemed so silly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z No Rachel, no Heather, not even a silly, geeky boy who would like the inside girl I think I am. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He flashed the same silly, clownish grin he always sported right after he and her mother had been fighting. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He’s funny and wears silly ties that have lobsters and cupcakes. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z "But it was chivalrous?^ Gawaine began to fidget with his toes. "It was silly," he said eventually. "It did no good.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “She has no idea what she’s talking about. There was no such man. We see lots of silly things when we dream.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It seemed so silly for Bonello to have decided to be taken prisoner. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Today she seems embarrassed when she sees me: “I probably shouldn’t have done this and you’re going to think it’s really silly ...” but she’s brought me a sandwich for lunch. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the two rivers in the darkness, one big and one small, and remembered Shay saying that pretty symmetry was silly, because she’d rather have a face with two different sides. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Henry chuckled and waved a hand at me, like I was acting silly. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Calista tapped her finger on her lip the way she did when she was about to be silly. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I recorded the whole chat session. Do you want me to play it back for you, so you can see how silly you looked?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Even my little sister, Ji-yun, knew that the old superstitions were silly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But now they were full of her, a simple-minded woman too silly to beg for a living. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he found me silly even before I said another word. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “That’s because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our family?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Back home, I used to feel worldly being able to understand the American movies and songs, but now I just felt silly speaking in English. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z "Sorry!" she pipes in her silly Capitol accent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He meant that he had appointed some of the boys to finch on me if I did something especially stupid and silly. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t bother me with silly chatter,” growled the dwarf. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us were either putting on the silly robes and towels to make us look like shepherds, or wandering around the stage. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The dreamer paid for them out of a silly sort of green brocade purse, and in the next instant they were gleaming at her wrist like a charm bracelet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Layla sends me a silly meme, and I text her back a smiley face. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I thought of a silly explanation for my presence upstairs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And now I felt the whole silly thing, the ridiculous pattern that had piled up layer on layer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know it’s silly, but there is America so close to me for the first time in my life — I can’t bear not to set my foot upon it!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It must be some kind of spirit day because they’re wearing their team shirts and have put on silly face paint. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z True, she could be silly sometimes, but she picked up on things fast. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We talked in a cute and silly private language of our own. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The air was brisk and the conversation silly as we headed for the restaurant. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And there’s a level full of corny jokes and silly sayings, with room left for us to add more. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I know it sounds silly, but to me this was like the equivalent of him going to Antarctica and back to bring me a feather from a penguin’s butt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When she play-acts, horses around, she is silly and awkward, completely unconvincing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a silly thing to say, when I didn't know her, either, though I felt like I did in ways that aren’t worth explaining now. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She began to pluck one of every size, tossing them back toward me until both of us were laughing ourselves silly for no real reason at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When I was a kid I thought it was silly—going to church to get your feet washed? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I knew the crush I had on Art3mis was both silly and ill-advised. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z No bows, no spears, or fish or berries, it was all silly anyway, all just a game. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t understand why she doesn’t make you the star of the team. This whole fairness-to-seniors idea is so silly. If they backed talent no matter what age, it would get them further.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “No, silly. Mermaids have sparkle bras like in MermaidTopia. That comes with accessories. I used to come with accessories. Before we crashed.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z "Father’s leg, silly. It hurts him ever so much, it makes him cross. Otherwise I'm certain he would have sent Ser Loras." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “But I got school”—not even a good-bye for cool, beautiful Miss Harris or silly little Agnes? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Where is Hen Wen, you silly, hairy thing?” he burst out. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps she would make the silly face, the one with which they had once mimicked each other. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s none of your business! If they want to enjoy their little secrets you should just feel superior and let them get on with it. Hiding and spying is for silly children.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Then we’d get silly and say it every kind of colored way we knew how. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It all seemed silly to me, but not as silly as the next part—the two-lap warm-up jog. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Maybe it was silly to not be upset at all when I could still hear my dad and Grandpa Park shouting at each other in the dining room. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I feel very silly saying to you, Tell me all about yourself, but I wish you would. I want to get to know you.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “All because you dismissed what I said, because—and this is the worst part, Tobias—because you thought I was being petty and jealous. Just some silly sixteen-year-old girl, right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I’d video her doing something silly like riding her bike or baking a mud pie or something, but it always felt so vital to me. Like I was recording a piece of history.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And part of me is trying to tell the other part that it is sort of silly. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z There were several shots of a teenage Benton sitting by his siblings on the couch or making a silly face at the camera while doing homework. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well...wait. You’re kidding now, right? Because we don’t really need to have people manage the people who manage the people who manage the business. That would be just silly.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I summoned a smile, which was not returned, nor did I blame her, for there was no purpose to the smile, it was a silly thing, bright and artificial. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z That is so silly, when he is your special friend.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Piper started a different song: ‘Happy Trails’, a silly tune her dad used to sing to her whenever they left Oklahoma to return to L.A. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I am nervous. It’s silly to think there’ll ever be any more rockets. Except one, perhaps, if Edwards and his wife get through with their ship.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “He never made his own head. You talk so silly.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Nothing silly, joyful, or fun has happened in so long. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We were given some silly worksheets to keep us busy, but no one could concentrate—not even Luke. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I only have thirty seconds left, so I quickly pull out a photo I enlarged of Zohra standing next to me, dressed up for a party, making a silly face. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I must have looked silly hurtling across the roofs, and like a black-face comedian shrinking from a ghost when the white pigeons shot up around me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There were amazing pictures, some silly, some serious, some sad and intense. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Actually he asks if he can carry my shopping bags, which look heavy and are, and I let him, feeling silly and archaic and looking first to make sure no women I know are watching. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, baby. I have something better. My prized possession. I don’t even wear it because I’m afraid I’ll lose it cleaning someone’s room, but that seems like a silly waste, doesn’t it?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But when she speaks like I’m a silly little kid and she’s an authority, it’s like we’re back at the market. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Even to Ekon, the words sounded silly aloud, but he kept on. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She was too busy gazing at some silly figurine to even notice him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The silliest things, but they gave me some comfort. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With certain people, mainly grown-ups and silly boys, pretending to be a ditzy princess made getting what she wanted a whole lot easier. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Well, it got less silly after warm-up laps, stretching, and the usual clowning around. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z To be honest, they looked pretty silly, and I wasn’t quite sure how well they’d survive, but I couldn’t think about that. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Hey, does your amnesia have something to do with your silly disguises?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She suddenly feels silly and stupid, alone in her tent with a pile of tangled ribbon and an old hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I felt pretty silly hiding behind a bunch of bongos, but I crouched beside her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But the captain mocked him for a silly fool and bade the crew hasten to hoist the sail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A rainbow cow, you must understand, is not a silly cow with big painted stripes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “It’s silly, I know,” Major Sanderson replied uneasily with a giddy, involuntary laugh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Voodoo was silly, I knew, but it was also frightening. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I reckon you want to keep that silly spelling.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The funny thing about Finkles is that it sounds like a silly made-up name for a snack food, sort of like Twinkies or Ding Dongs or Pringles. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It may have been silly, but Shasta felt he had rather risk the wild beasts. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z "I'll try not to be too long. And if any of the fair folk sing their silly songs at you, for heaven's sake, don't throw your crutch at them. They'll only steal it." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right. Hurrah, and all that. Now run along to your silly campfire. Go on.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And I try telling her it will be much better for me to watch silly Snapchat videos than to watch the news and see protests getting uglier and uglier. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But now that Rabiya is asking about it, it seems silly and pointless. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z And Cal, feeling silly, put it around his neck with the head and hind feet under his chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The air is thick and hot, and I realize that I’m sweating again in this silly uniform, even with my blazer tied at my waist. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “If you worked harder you wouldn’t have these silly dreams.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull Sparra raised a kick at Matthias, who dodged nimbly and started to dance and sing with a silly expression on his face. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I felt silly asking my four-year-old sister, but there was no one else around. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I hear from your mother that she is sending you copies of my silly installments for Arlington News. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be right, the first night on Mars, to make a loud noise, to introduce a strange, silly bright thing like a stove. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I hung up, muttering to myself, “I didn’t want to see your silly old synagogue anyway.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d wanted so badly for this school year to be wonderful, and all I’d managed to do was make enemies and look silly in front of the whole class, every day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But to hear his dad say it now, he almost felt silly for ever doubting it. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave Hanako a look that was honestly a little silly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A silly smile that will always make me laugh. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I mean, yeah, it is kind of a silly dream. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s Tuesday, silly. Squash day. Why is squash the only vegetable that has a game named after it?” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The silly girl was running around behind the house to the place where the fire-eater had given his performance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You never even told me you entered that silly contest!” she whispered in my ear. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t even sure he knew how to say it, without sounding silly, or mean. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I know it's silly, but I don't want to turn myself in to anyone but Officer Khan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At supper silly, the children sat at a separate smaller table. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru felt silly for hoping their soul dads would care more, but it didn’t stop her from looking at the sky, wondering if she might see a message spelled out in lightning. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He saw her ridiculous olive branch, her clumsiness and silly clothes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Chatham sighed and said, “Yes, I suppose it does seem silly. But Mrs. Granger thinks that it’s rather like keeping children from saying ‘ain’t’—there have to be standards. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even so, Ambrose wasn’t so silly that he bought the fellow’s debt himself.Manet made a dismissive gesture. “He had someone else do that, but he made sure everyone knew he was responsible.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But you don’t have to anymore, silly,” she laughed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At least it had seemed silly at the time. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I knew I wasn’t in danger by being there—that’s silly,” he said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I hoped I had hit the right note, but Luke made silly faces and purposely yawned, stealing my moment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I feel silly for having shouted at the rain, complaining about living under a cloud. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Many of the silliest ambiguities in the Internet memes come from newspaper headlines and magazine tag lines precisely because they have been stripped of all punctuation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Hush, Ben, don’t be silly. Anyway you need to be getting my good chairs back in the house. What if it starts to rain?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite signing up for the show herself, Priscilla goes into freak-out mode, locking herself in a bathroom stall and crying herself silly. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z ‘He sees. He knows. He heard us make silly promises — against His orders, yes. Must take it. The Wraiths are searching. Must take it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Just the thought of all the things I’d taken—silly trinkets I knew folks valued more than they did other human beings—it made me feel powerful. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The rat was a cunning general, except the times when his mad rage took control of him, but what need of berserk fits for a bunch of silly mice? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I swallow, wondering if it’d be silly to ask for their autographs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I felt silly and wrong calling a grown person Brother So-and-So or Sister Such-and-Such, but thanks to Cecile, we now had brothers and sisters we had never before laid eyes on. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She told him that if he had to look silly because of her, then she would look silly, too. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I said it the other day when I couldn’t find my science notebook and she told me I was silly for asking a saint to find my stuff. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z All of a sudden she thought it was silly that he lived so and went to New York and came home longing for where he had been. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was silly, but eerie at the same time. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The protective mother was never far away, and she felt something like amusement at the silly conversations she overheard, and she felt something like happiness that her son had made such a good friend. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I wonder if Effie will still be wearing that silly pink wig, or if she’ll be sporting some other unnatural color especially for the Victory Tour. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Kids in costumes are silly, but aging victors, it turns out, are pitiful. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My voice sounds small and silly even to me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z This was silly, this was childish, this being terrified of her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He was having a harder and harder time believing he’d been terrified of this guy just a day earlier—he seemed silly, even pathetic now. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Figure 1.6: You can use a word or silly sentence to help you memorize which notes belong on the lines or spaces of a clef. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It's kind of silly if you think about it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, she finished hitching up her silly tights, then swished her hands under the faucet, beginning to dry them on her dress, but remembering after an initial swipe, the towels. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It made Percy feel silly for being scared of airplane turbulence. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Both aunts were now hopping around and around the tree, clapping their hands and shouting all sorts of silly things in their excitement. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She shoved that silly nurse aside with one hand and strode into the dentist’s office. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t get any silly ideas: The boy will keep his knife pressed at your bookworm friend’s chest until you’re back here with us.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was sad because now it seemed silly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dear me, you are a silly,” she said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It all sounded too silly, especially now that she was talking about it with someone other than her mother. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Finn. Even though Priscilla thinks this is silly, five years from now, she’ll be happy to read your message.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Well, she sold it at auction, silly. At an auction you have to sell it to the highest bidder. No one bid higher than $225. It’s that simple.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonas rolled his eyes in embarrassment that his father had used the silly pet name. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z In that case, I’d wanted an extra pillow out of their closet, but I’d just done the silly tittery laugh thing and stumbled backward, closing the door behind me super quick. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I make a scoffing noise like this is the silliest thing I ever heard. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “My ‘silly’ disguises are useful for other reasons, but yes, Constance, it would be unfortunate if some enemy from my past recognized me, but I couldn’t recognize him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A butterfly sped past us on the terrace, silly and inconsequent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Having other planets with life on them was as silly as having a sphere with two centers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Step right up and see the naked epileptic boy throwing a fit as he slaps himself silly! 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z "You are a silly little boy," said the Lord of the Flies, "just an ignorant, silly little boy." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The last thought he had was about how he and Sairy had had to keep one little secret from each other all those years, that understone fund secret, that silly secret. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z My sister and I might have felt a little silly right then, except that we were too busy gulping big sighs of relief. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Arul hearing my story and thinking it was silly, so I started whispering as I’d done the night before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then she met Dicey’s glance with a silly smile, half worried, half apologetic. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, silly, it’s an expression. I help you and you help me.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z That seems a little silly to me, but sometimes adults just can't stand saying nothing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then she remembered the silly leaf bouquet Tony had offered to her and wished she hadn’t tossed it away. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Darling, you’re liable to be arrested here any time. I won’t have it. It’s silly to do something like that. Where would we be if they took you off?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As in: If JB hadn’t been acting so silly and playing around, he would have cut one lock instead of five from my head and avoided this calamity. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The secrecy surrounding cereals like Lucky Charms seemed silly, and I said so. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “No, you’re not being silly. I hadn’t realized it, but you’re perfectly right. They all seem to have something on their minds.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fingerprints, silly. If Michelangelo worked on that statue, his fingerprints would be on it.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you don’t have to deal with us and our silly morals,” Dad added. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Keeley, the sentimental sap, was listening to the silly, bookish girl and easing up on his grip. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He laughed, as one would at a child with a silly notion, but it rang terribly false. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Not as silly as Hirohito spinning around but too old to wave my hand frantically as all the younger kids around me were doing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to tell her about what her mama used to do when she was just hatched, the silly things Mama did when she was a child. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly I think it sounds wonderful.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Turn your mind from those silly stories and think of the lives of the saints. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I said, “Oh! It’s silly to try this. I have other fish to fry.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And with you and Kutti and the boys close at hand—and the waste mart man far away—it felt silly to worry. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The second group was comprised of ten of the silliest girls Harry had ever encountered, who, when he blew his whistle, merely fell about giggling and clutching one another. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Why do they play that silly pipe when people get married?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Of course not. Do you think I would tell him when I won’t tell you? Don’t be silly, darling. You’re such a funny little girl.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that he has an audience, he puts on a silly voice, high and girlish. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m a little curious to know who has Emily acting so silly, but I try to act like I’m not. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It’s the silly version because every story you tell Semaj has to be the silly version, even if there isn’t a silly version. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z There were people jumpy with silly rhythms; broken rhythms; sly, secretive rhythms. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t committed a big crime, just some silly misdemeanor. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “The problem here is all you silly young black men!” he cried with vehemence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you were,” the doctor said, and Eleanor thought, How simple he is, how transparent; he believes every silly thing he has ever heard. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, that silly metal detector of his. Naming it Homer and talking like it was a family member. ‘Should we take Homer to the beach with us? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Won’t he shout when I tell him what those silly things say about us poor children?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His own voice sounded queer.'It was very, very silly to go up there at all, Charles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “What do you think will happen, Ben? What? The sky will fall, like in that silly rhyme?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes after a few drinks he becomes silly, and cheats at Scrabble. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t managed to persuade Brigid to take off her silly capes, how could she expect to persuade the new girls? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z We were just playing a silly game, but people go to prison all the time for lesser crimes. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Then quit mucking about and take off those silly trousers!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z For she had decided simply to ignore it, this silly, persistent talk about their not being friends. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And then the Doctorita says how silly he’s being and then he yells at her and she says he’s embarrassing her and they argue some more. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The position looked silly but was no doubt very pleasant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Julia only texted once, to say she ate too many Reese’s Pieces and then a snap of her with a silly Halloween filter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "Why all the fuss? It seems silly, if you ask me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It was nice, and unexpected, even if they did spend the whole time laughing and running, acting silly, mostly ignoring me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Here she was playing with some silly secret code at the very minute my fate for the resf of my life was being decided. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In formal writing, avoid using help but, as in: Huck can’t help but look silly in those pants. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fiver! Fiver, wake up, you silly fellow! It’s Hazel. You’ll hurt me in a moment. Wake up!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Satchmo Money," Bit sparked, annoyed by the silly conversation Francy and John John were having, and also by the silly conversation Trista was trying to have with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He was so tall and serious he made the other king look silly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My favorite thing in my room is my bulletin board, full of pictures of the United Nations—me, Julia, and Isabella in silly poses. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Already Finn had changed from the eager, bouncy, silly boy he’d been two days ago. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z How silly of him not to have known it was the Zoo! Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “It may seem silly to draw a picture, but it’s the simple things that pave the road for the rest of it.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z 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 Chuck, you are a silly man, Mom says. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “But whatever silly thing you ’ave come to believe, you still better run.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I told her she was being silly and promised I wouldn’t. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But next to the accomplishments of whites, the stories about blacks in the Amsterdam News were almost silly. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Mary Anne shouted back that she was not going to lower herself by playing in one of her father’s silly war games. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "He does do some pretty silly things now and again, doesn't he, mummy?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Saleem had been right, too—this had been another one of her silly ideas. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z "Look at the silly hippies! Look at their pathetic attempts to simulate a complex global ecosystem in their backyard." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad says he doesn’t mind if I read silly English books by P. G.Wodehouse as long as I don’t forget the men who did their bit and gave their lives for Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then he felt silly brushing his hand against the clearly empty wall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At this moment Uncle Andrew was beginning to be silly in a very grown-up way. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I nod and sniffle and look away, even though I feel silly and stupid for getting emotional all over again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The stories Eddie had jotted down in his goofy, blocky handwriting, from his own silly creations to the fables Nana used to tell us when we were younger, when she’d come up to visit. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The argument, of course, is silly, because “biggest” is a vague word, having no value whatever in arguments, if one is serious. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But it isn’t silly, this preoccupation with small time units. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't ask the question again because suddenly it sounded silly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They stuffed themselves silly, then collapsed and listened to polka music. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z You probably still think about silly things like the latest fashions or what the newest rock ’n’ roll song is. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z "Go with Jhiqui and find me some clean sand for a bath, and trouble me no more with silly talk." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I guess these were silly after all,” she said as Ophie entered. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It seems like a silly question, rhetorical, for most people. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s one of Mother’s silly ideas. They’re keeping some prisoner in a large bronze jar.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He sounds like her father when he was about to say something silly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I felt a little silly in my shiny new dress and my perfectly done hair all of a sudden. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Germans had taken the mirror, but I didn’t need it to know I looked silly. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Fine. I don’t have to see your silly old little chicken, I’ve seen my brothers’, and I bet they’re nicer than yours.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When he smiles, and he does sometimes, in spite of everything, he looks silly and sad both, like a six-year-old who suddenly got too big. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I tighten my arms crost my chest and tried not to knock that woman plumb silly. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That distasteful little man didn't even have the sense to remove his silly aviator's cap. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who do you think you are? I'm not one of your silly little friends, you louse. And you?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, silly Sanj. This is meant for outside. For the lawn.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was just a silly stuffed toy, but Percy had carried it a long way. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and I snuck glasses of wine and felt giddy and silly. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z These are facts which, with the self-evident proposition that no being can create another being superior to itself, smashes your silly hypothesis to nothing.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It sounded silly as she said it, coming to say good-bye to a cabin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I know they remind her of home, but here on the Cape it’s silly...” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Oh,” I said, “yes, of course. How silly of me. Take them round to the back, as she said.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It all started with a silly baseball game,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Hearing her fear verbalized by Maddie, that her friendship with James was over for good, had the unexpected effect of making Emily realize how silly it sounded. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She felt silly pointing at the water, but she was certain it was working some sort of magic, swaying their feelings. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She must hurry, she must read before Mo did anything silly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Have you gone completely crazy, you silly baby? He's our prisoner, our enemy.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z ME: Like I was saying, one day you will see how stupid and silly this is. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It all seemed very silly to him until one of the doctors said, “Well, do you think we should save his life? They might be sore at us if we do.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A really silly name, but it’s based on a mistake. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It’s sort of a silly present,” I said nervously. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a silly thing, to care about what someone thought of a bunch of roughly chopped fruit, but for some reason, he did. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was silly, I supposed, but it made us feel better. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “If my children are silly, I must hope to be always sensible of it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And Sam, of all people...Jinny knew it was silly and tried to shake away the feeling. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Toby and Pete, who used to play with me as soon as they got home from school, now ran immediately to that silly rabbit’s cage to play with him. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z How slight changes in accent or posture make a man seem oafish, or sly, or silly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t blame you. I would be too. It’s hard to give people things—I guess it’s harder to be given things, though. Seems silly, doesn’t it? Want some coffee?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He just puttered around the store with a silly little grin on his face. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to join in, but I felt silly, being one of the older kids. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I could almost hear Luzan’s bird-high voice, a bizarre pitch that like much else about him was a little silly, a dress of maudlin order on a man of such girth and weight. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no more jokes or excuses to be made for the silly, grumpy old woman we’d known from birth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing her fear verbalized by Maddie, that her friendship with James was over for good, had the unexpected effect of making Emily realize how silly it sounded. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. They can read all this stuff, too. There’s certainly plenty of it.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—this sounds silly—but I would like to see the mountains.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew it was silly to worry about her pens right now, but she couldn’t help it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Reaching the suburbs, he suddenly realized how shamefully silly he was. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel silly about it, but what if it’s like...a portal to another dimension or something? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I plucked the silly button off his shirt, dumped it in the hole I was digging, and covered it over with dirt. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Then the two of them started giving each other those silly little glances and soppy smiles that made us all feel sick. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly! I want to look around!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Sí, an automobile, silly one,” he mocked her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z "Good. He was terrible. I don't like Cohn, God knows, and I think it was a silly trick for him to go down to San Sebastian, but nobody has any business to talk like Mike." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But if anyone, a boy, draws a silly picture on purpose, she holds the page up in mocking outrage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Our ideas are silly—mailing ourselves to the lab as packages or parachuting in. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z He knows how to dress so he looks really sharp without looking like he worked at it, and he’s got a gravelly sounding voice that makes my friends get all kinds of silly. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Miss Francis,” I say, and immediately feel silly for using her last name. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Men will always be silly about such things.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly,” said Mama quietly, still leaning back with her eyes closed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was silly, but we laughed about it most of the night. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Deprecate used to mean “ward off by prayer,” meticulous once meant “timid,” and silly went from “blessed” to “pious” to “innocent” to “pitiable” to “feeble” to today’s “foolish.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mom still hides in her room, but she mostly hovers around me, a mixture of apologies and awkward small talk and silly questions. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then we dance and take silly selfies, flooding dashboards and timelines around the world. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Mother looked as if she was surprised he could ask such a silly question. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Frowning, I reached over and straightened Elnora’s cap so that she did not look so silly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It’s not their fault that they’ve been brainwashed into believing silly myths.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Three silly men who had drunk too much beer for lunch decided to climb over the high fence surrounding the pit, and of course they fell in. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was silly stuff, but Dad always managed to make everyone laugh. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Normally an officer of his rank wouldn’t get involved in such a silly case, but the company building the pancake franchise had some clout with local politicians. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But its silly for me to go to his office and lay down on the couch to talk because I rite it down in the progress reports anyway and he could read it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He was relieved when she rolled her eyes at him as if he were a silly toddler. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. I just feel that the statue looks like someone in our family.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “This isn’t some silly school rule. They’ll get a lot more than detention for blackmail! Ron. . . maybe you’d better tell Percy. “Are you mad?” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s me,” said the old man, and, realizing this reply to be silly and strange, fell silent, his lips working. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “This place must seem silly to you,” he acknowledges, watching her gaze up at the walls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He might be handsome, but for that silly hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Maybe knocking on doors was a silly Western rule that had no place in our house, but right then I’d kill for some privacy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Is that what got you so upset? It is a strong surah, but it’s not describing you, silly girl. You weren’t being evil or trying to spread rumors about Emily.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But the silly dog is sniffing like there’s no tomorrow. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Talking all this out makes me feel a lot better—even a little silly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have time to think about silly things like ice cream and girlfriends. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "And I suppose it's silly even to ask what you think of your Alma Mater?" he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The simple answer is, I wanted to cross it off my to-do list. Sounds silly, doesn’t it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "Besides, nobody gets married anymore, and if they do, they don't wear silly wedding dresses." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But today is too important to focus on silly stuff. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Well, this is a poisonous spider, and it’s gonna bite your silly old rabbit!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And as silly and ridiculous as Virgil was, she wanted to know he was alive and breathing. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He thought about Grandmother’s silly gold statues of Chinese immortals, her superstitions about putting furniture in certain places and avoiding unlucky numbers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To see so beautiful a bird playing in such a silly manner made me laugh. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At the crossroads over the bridge he met two friends and the three of them walked to school together, making ridiculous strides and being rather silly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped shawls around her shoulders, draped herself with scarves, and struck silly poses like a model in a fashion magazine. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “I know it’s silly, but that was my everything growing up.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The way they spoke in exclamation points and always teased him for being too shy, too quiet, and how they thought it was silly that he was afraid of the dark. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z They’d even written fake ransom notes asking for millions of dollars and then, just to be silly, millions of dollars’ worth of succotash. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And so he hoped, as silly as it seemed, that his siblings might see him like this, on the water, a sailor again, being useful, serving God. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And apart from the handful of photos and silly videos I sent them while I was on the trip, they don’t know about everything else that happened. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z So I felt a little bit silly, as if I had made too much of it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They were only people, silly creatures of flesh and blood, mortal trash. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy grew to splendid manhood, a great athlete and hunter, despising those who lived in luxurious ease and still more those who were soft enough and silly enough to fall in love. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A generation later these silly, ignorant ladies would be long dead and still revered at High Table and spoken of in lowered voices. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She could tell that the child was scared silly of her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It was silly and morbid to entertain such ridiculous notions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She could chide herself for her silly infatuation with a dullard. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And knows Axel for Pokémon battles in the woods, and playing games with Ms. Dale, and eating strawberry ice pops at the picnic table on hot days, and making silly faces, and being kind. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He had sat here for two years watching Archie play his silly games with kids, having Archie act the big shot as if he ran the show. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A silly thing to be wearing on a muddy riverbank. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A.M. and P.M. huffed, as if the question were silly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She says this country hasn’t voted for anything in twenty-six years and it’s only these silly little elections that keep the faint memory of a democracy going. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they left him alone, this silly game would end. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “The landed gentry and the aristocrats hunt, you see, and we liberal middle classes fume about it. We want to take their silly little toys away.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “And your hair’s getting silly, dear,” said Mrs. Weasley, fingering her wand lovingly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Now, Violet,” said Mrs. Beauregarde, her mother, “don’t let’s do anything silly, Violet.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z You will probably think it silly that a nine-year-old boy should imagine he could get away with a trick like that, but I had sound reasons for trying it on. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie felt kinda silly thinking about the feelings of a bird, especially since this was a serious situation, but he couldn’t shake it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. You can’t go yet. But get well quickly, darling, and we will go somewhere.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Beside her stood a girl with curling blonde hair and a silly smile. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “This silly housegirl does not clean furniture properly. Does she think I pay her to play around?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Papa found me and told me if I didn’t stop writing in my silly book, he’d take it away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That journal held Eddie’s humor, his silly jokes, his stories, his dreams. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It would sound like something from a silly film. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “It seems silly,” I said to Mom at one point. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Stop being silly. This school is perfect. You can be around other smart kids. It's not college, and it’s not middle school. I’ve called the admissions office to see how we can get you in.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the viper’s pit that was Meereen, honor seemed as silly as a fool’s motley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d crack a really silly joke, trying to make me smile. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On the court she’s a true entertainer, and the crowd always goes wild for her silly antics. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z To activate widget A, doohickey B is inserted into slot C. If the one trying to activate the silly thing is you, make you the subject. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a lot of stares and whispering and pointing and silly questions when we went to the marriage bureau to get our license. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Laurence Olivier, when Bas was feeling silly, after the English film star. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly, it’s only the light of the sunset. Fiver, come on, don’t talk like this, you’re frightening me!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That she could leave Pa, Vonetta, Fern, and me over something as small and silly as a name. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And had they loved and hated similar loves and hates, and done similar silly things when silly things were done? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Without the dark parts it’s just some silly f—” Chronicler froze halfway through the word, eyes darting nervously to the side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who spent a sleepless night imagining school the next day, where he was already laughed at for his baggy clothes and taped glasses. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She remembered a silly wilderness survival course Grover had taught her back at camp. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I shook hands with him; it seemed silly not to, for I felt suddenly as though I were talking to a child. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Sweet, gentle, silly Grandpa Dan, who told stories in between the readings and said things like “How do I know? I was there!” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At first everyone’s acting silly, but soon they start to concentrate. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z If this sounds silly, bear in mind that before the development of modern embryological studies, people had no solid evidence that babies are always sired by a single father rather than by many. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a bulletin board with silly pictures taken at people’s birthday parties and dried flowers and pages ripped from magazines that were too nice to throw away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The only problem with her was that she was super silly, and she had a laugh as big as her body. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The wagon train returns later in the afternoon with balloons tied to their chairs and silly hats on their heads. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Cole had grown impatient watching the visitors jot notes in their silly little folders. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He had noticed one day a group of young boys playing some kind of spy game in which they exchanged silly secret passwords. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the first moment it was annoying, and then it was comic: How silly! she thought. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He watches me as the girl kisses his mouth, watches me as she slides her hand beneath the hem of his silly, ruffly shirt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Canton just shook his head, paying the big guy no mind because everyone was used to him being silly. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It was silly of them, because lions, like cats, love to chase running, fast-moving things. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Nobody needs to be that pretty, especially in silly Attendant's garb. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She loved the Wiggles, a group that wrote silly songs for kids. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She thought they were silly and frivolous, and now that they were living at Daffodil Manor they were making even less money each week since their room and board were covered. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It felt silly, tiptoeing in a visibly empty room, but she still felt the need to be quiet there. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “How do you know so much, silly?” asked the oldest one. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I won’t fall for some silly trick, because he thinks I am some fool to lose my head over beauty; if I was, I couldn’t last a single day in Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I did, but if I started another one, I’d want it to be different. Not just the silly stuff, but also real thoughts, real writing, real life. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Heck,” she said, “what would I want to go and do a silly thing like that for?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Lenny stooped, and Doreen went flying up on to his shoulder, and her glass sailed out of her hand in a long, wide arc and fetched up against the pine paneling with a silly tinkle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the nuns got to her young, and Vic has nodded himself silly several times to catechism lessons disguised as dinner conversations. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was a small, silly moment, but it also showed that boys from thirteen different countries and a wide array of ethnicities and religions and who spoke different languages were creating their own inside jokes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Your parents aren’t particularly generous with you, are they? But you’re so scrupulous about not borrowing money that it’s rather silly.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My mother came in from the kitchen to say, “Stop asking so many silly questions, Phillip. I told you not to do that” Father looked at her strangely. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to see if I’m holding it wrong,” I said, but then I sat up, because all of a sudden I felt silly. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z What on earth can you do with such a silly, sniveling specimen of humanity? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The boy lowered the stick cautiously and the silly pigeon followed the rag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you haven’t. That was a silly question. Your parents were probably as young as you then.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Anyway, I like to cook, but when I was alone I frequently just did not bother—it seemed silly just for one. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly,” she replies, and she laughs. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Armpit felt pretty silly carrying Coo to school on Tuesday, and wished he had taken his backpack. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I didn't join them, but their silly dancing definitely helped with the process of pulling me out of my second-place slump. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Because boys need to play sports, not fool around on a silly piano. Right, Turtle?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It seemed kind of silly and immature, but there wasn’t anything I could do about it. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It would be silly to argue that the conventional wisdom is never true. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “You know, that’s a very fair question, and I feel silly for never having explained it to you, sugar pop.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The soft heart is also a smart heart because it is not soft for every puny silly thing, but over the things that are matterful. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “It’s silly to get so excited about five stupid words.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I can only recall him doing a silly tap dance on the stage of the Allakazam Club. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They liked it when we would push them on the swings and sing silly songs at them. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Tidbit hovered, trying to make Amari feel better by making little jokes and silly faces. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because you’re silly,” he said, tossing her the head of a flower, a wilted dahlia, which she jammed into her hair. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Those unfamiliar with horses might scoff at the notion of equine pride as a silly anthropomorphism, but the behavior is unmistakable. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “This drilling with old Krag-Jorgensens seems silly to me. When the time comes, and I take an interest, I’ll be good.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Which seems silly now, and obsessive, but that’s what I did. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I shake my head, because it’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The relief rushed through Moss, and he felt silly that he had worried so much. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The flimsy binds were a silly thing to take comfort in—they’d do nothing if Diko's mood soured—but he was subdued, at least for now. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Calista said Donut Man was getting really good, and that time, I could tell she wasn’t being silly. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I was bouncing around the living room, bobbing and weaving, punching the air all silly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t have to balance with one claw while pushing a silly plank about with the other. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “No, it doesn’t seem silly. If it means something to you, you should hold on to it.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She chuckles when her eyes fall on the silly lamp. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Her face went red, suddenly thinking how silly she must sound to Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, something really silly...She said he was always trying to help her through the portrait hole, like she couldn’t climb in herself...but they’ve been a bit rocky for ages.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I’m sure if an actual prophet surfaced today, he or she would receive plenty of Haldol injections, until the sky opened up and the doctors were slapped silly by the Hand of God. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As soon as I completed Holy Grail's final scene, my display went black while the silly organ music that ends the film played for a few minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. Our nose isn’t so bad,” she says. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't mean a nasty sneer, but an amused, mysterious sneer, as if all the people around her were pretty silly and she could tell some good jokes on them if she wanted to. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, that silly thing. You shouldn’t pay attention to that old rug.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. I’m making a whole scrapbook, honey, something to show your children and grandchildren.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s silly to hope that he would write a sequel after all this time, but I can’t help it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Still, I felt silly snapping my fingers and singing “Five Feet Two” the way Andrea did. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile at the silly picture of us marching like black ants coming to a stop at the end of the day only to head back home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems silly not to,” she replied, pouring a drop of detergent onto a sponge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A squeaky voice, way too silly to be real, came from the other side of my bedroom door. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It was more like, Someday you’ll realize how silly you sound. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I thought he was being silly, but I remembered when Ron had called me after I’d failed to make Nationals the first time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Grow up. Become smitten with boys. Become silly, preoccupied, insecure. Forget themselves.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Well, then I say The Gold-Bug is just a silly game. Does that make it matter any less to you?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I smiled, implying that my friends were being silly. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her I knew that, that I wasn’t silly enough to think it was actually magic, but I got stuck on the way she said was. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I felt quite silly sometimes when I realized I was giving a speech to a mirror in the toilet. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’m grinning that silly, gummy smile that only babies can smile. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z To bypass the locked circuit, start the engine, steer the boat out of dock under the pier-lamps and so off to Orgoreyn, having never run a motorboat, seemed a silly desperate venture. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I would never call you silly or petty,” I say sternly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Hot Pie was being silly,- it wouldn't be ghosts at Harrenhal, it would be knights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A place where people just sort of forget about you because you get a little old and your mind’s a bit senile or silly? The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I mean, part of it was me being silly,” I admit. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I told her I didn’t care if I had some silly old scar. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But now, for some reason, I found myself thinking about Morrie whenever I read anything silly or mindless. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And they were bound to be chasing her; it was silly to think otherwise. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z You can look silly and still be cool. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “It’s Christmas Day, you silly boy. Christmas Day! Presents are traditional, are they not?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Once I had thought I was going to die if my uncle didn’t buy it for me, and now, climbing onto it, it suddenly seemed silly and childish to me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I said silly things, she told herself, and of course they noticed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d had pathetic daydreams and silly fantasies and had devoted many pages in my journal to entirely forgettable people I’d known and quickly discarded over the years. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Haley wanted to make stickers, which is why she’s in a split on the carpet with her headphones on and coloring, and I’m about to tell the silly version of the Glenn Burke story. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “No argument here. I always thought it was pretty silly.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The silly thing couldn’t even get out by itself. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Some seemed to really enjoy it and got happy and hungry and silly and had deep insights into themselves and the world. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Sang that silly song until Mom said if I sang it one more time her ears would fall off. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘He has told me what happened. I hardly think I want to go round asking some silly little boy if Captain Hardcastle is speaking the truth. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's no sillier than a wedding dress," Turtle snapped back. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am determined to be a silent spectator of the silly and wicked game,” Adams explained to Abigail, “and to enjoy it as a comedy, a farce, or as a gymnastic exhibition at Sadler’s Wells.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Neither do I. It’s a silly idea. Your grandmother wasn’t one for such nonsense.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “In fifty years, did you ever have a vacation, you little, silly, half-pint, smidgin of a wife?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was just a silly figment of my imagination. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Later, Linda would be amazed by how quickly they all had reacted correctly to the situation, these silly little kids. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At least she looked silly in a cute way. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The ensemble he fears looks silly on himself would have looked dignified, elegant, befitting his father in a way he knows it does not him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt silly, speaking to them, but then thought they might feel silly speaking over him as well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt the Ring on its chain, and quite unaccountably the desire came over him to slip it on and vanish out of the silly situation. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, you sillies, it’s just that the power is out. Your eyes still work fine.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Who had time to be inventing silly things! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In five years, I thought, it will seem just as silly as all the other fine philosophies I've had. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “No. Nothing fit. Most of it was kind of silly. And then ...” I stopped. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m going to make a deposit on those silly hats,” Bongo muttered. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Before he killed this one, the cliff-ghast let it talk, and laughed at its silly babble. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "Take off your trousers, you silly slob!" someone else shouted. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I try to figure out some exercises to do even though I’m squished into this silly thing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z This is an exceptionally silly notion—especially since the speed of impulses through the neurons in our brains is about the same as the speed of a donkey cart. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat silently for a long time and then I started saying silly things, because I didn't know what else to do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Of course he isn't dead, whatever made you think that he was dead, of course he isn't dead, silly boy.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Why did I say “gown”? What a silly word, gown. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he responded to my silly stories and never said much about his own life. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But Dad had told me I was too big to be doing such silly things. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I lay there in bed, mad and fretful all day, thinking how silly it was for Lisbeth to expect me to want a pup when I already had me a full-grown dog. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could hear were the voices of the ancient witches burbling their silly sentences about "How kind Your Grandness is" and all the rest of it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Looks flustered and silly, doesn’t it? Listen up: it’s one of the most dangerous animals in a zoo. Just one kick and your back is broken or your torso is crushed.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Something about the book seemed too bright and silly for the seriousness of a nursing home. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z But there were no other people named Junior in Reardan, so I was being laughed at because I was the only one who had that silly name. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Silly words, silly words, silly awful hurting words,” said Mrs. Bowles. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But it felt silly complaining about that after nearly being swallowed by an oversize science-class skeleton. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I made a ‘pome’ yesterday, when I was helping Hannah wash, and as Father likes my silly little things, I put it in to amuse him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She kissed Aunt Lena on the scarf and felt silly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z How silly he was, and how kind, and how he’d had a friend and a family member who were gay. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Of course it was so silly and just a big misunderstanding. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They had bad habits, silly cravings and just about every weakness a person might have. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I was still in my wound-up post-war state when I named her, and I think the name’s a little silly now. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Before he can mentally berate himself for doing something so silly, the fortune-teller smiles, though for a moment there is something almost sad beneath it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Francie was the only one wearing a gingham wash dress and she felt like a silly baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Help me think of a name,” I suggested, using the baby to distract them from a silly argument. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is silly not to hope, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why the day they arrived at my door, all silly and drunk, she asked Bodega to teach her how to fire a gun. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I am very glad you understand how silly it was for either of you to start climbing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She waved all that away as if I had mentioned some silly detail. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Hazel looked at her as if that was the silliest question in the world. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her fears at last night’s supper seemed silly to her now. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I have been so silly, she thought, I have been a fool. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, don't be silly. You were so devastated by the last person who dumped you. I thought I'd spare you the further humiliation. This way you're all settled." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Because. I don’t know. It just sounds so silly.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In retrospect, of course, that’s a silly thing to find surprising. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The next morning I am silly and light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Michael Dukakis never heard that sound, and even if he had he probably would have dismissed it as some silly tribal rite practiced in the American boondocks by people who made no difference. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, in the silly song “Skidamarink,” the phrase “I love you” can be clapped, or even just the “you.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I’d probably look silly on that go-kart, just like I'd look silly matching steps with some boy in the multipurpose room at school. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to offend Miss Love, but I thought that was the silliest thing I ever read. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Of course you haven’t. That was a silly question. Your parents were probably as young as you then.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I can’t tell the girl in the blue dress that this story was silly because she might have a fit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Fabian doesn’t think her question is silly. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I suppressed this impulse also, as it was even sillier than the first. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z And now submarines are armed with mass murder, our silly, only way of deterring mass murder. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Because she might want me to jump through some silly hoop, but too bad. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But it’s a silly sort of romance, because of course I don’t want to go back to that life.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And then my brain goes, Well, that’s silly—he doesn’t even know Julia, so I think, Oh, he must mean Tyler. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks, and they ride on broomsticks. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The trainer, Tax, seeing that the standing targets offer no challenge for me, begins to launch these silly fake birds high into the air for me to hit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And the silly, anxious, soft blue doves were like Mothers. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Not now, silly,” the man in the device said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The impulsivity of the idea had been so attractive to him twenty minutes prior, but now it seemed silly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He says, This is a sad little fella, and makes funny faces and silly sounds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Now, I think you’re being silly, dear,” said the other mother. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I know it’s silly and useless—epically useless in my current state—but I am an animal like any other. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z This has nothing to do with our silly bet. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s silly but I have always wondered if Dad is disappointed that I didn’t become a rock chick. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I just sat there with a big silly grin on my face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, he hadn’t worn a mask—it would be too silly for him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “What’s that, crazy? Shut up your silly mouth. I’m fed up. I’ll take care of you. You say you wanna take a rest? I can fix you up with a nice rest.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, my dear, pray do not make any more matches; they are silly things, and break up one’s family circle grievously.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I was even getting used to her silly white flower. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. You don’t need to hide. Go about your business like you would if Nat wasn’t with you. Just don’t go looking for the warden, all right?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she asked, ‘You don’t think I’ll look too silly in one of those wigs, do you?’ Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t sleep so I'm writing that silly woman, Eunice,” she said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he had no proof of having gotten it, he’d just look silly. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “The elders decided it was time. There are all kinds of silly rumors about Abba evacuating soon. Some ignoramuses even say the federal troops have entered Awka!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “How can you be so silly,” cried her mother, “as to think of such a thing, in all this dirt! You will not be fit to be seen when you get there.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “You kids stop tying up my line with your silly games!” the old man yells. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But made up or not, the silly dream had lifted some of my anxiety. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was getting to know all of Sahil’s little quirks, like that silly dimple-like divot on the bridge of his nose when he smiled. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The store clerk who wouldn’t let Kay try on shoes because she didn’t have a silly piece of cardboard. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, something that was someone. I felt like a queen. Isn’t that funny? Isn’t it silly?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He likes putting sound effects into comedies, the sillier the better, and he reacts to them like a delighted little boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “The old ladies in China had many silly superstitions,” she said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s part of the game, silly!” said Timothy. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was interesting, not stupid or silly or sappy or overly intellectual—not any of those things that I thought poetry was. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He’s being silly, but he’s my coach, and since the last lap around the track felt so good, I take a few minutes to fully recover, then step up to the line. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He stood on tiptoe—silly that, as if raising himself an extra inch or two could help, but it was automatic—and squinted. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here! Eat yourself silly,” Matt cried, shoving fistfuls of meat inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Minnows. It’s too late for tadpoles, silly, but I bet we can find frogs’ eggs. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Like some silly faerie story,” Chronicler finished, his voice thin and pale as paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mother interjected, laughing, “No silly, your grandma didn’t get married. The miracle concerns you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somehow”—she tried the words—“he looked all right. In spite of being tall. And he had—oh, I know you’ll think it silly—he had blue eyes!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z So maybe I did spend a night now and then dreaming silly girl dreams about him, even though everyone knew he was sweet on Mildred. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He laughed like Fern was a silly little girl. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “To shake, you silly thing. Not to bite off.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z "It's so annoying. Two silly women fighting over a man. Who watches this show, anyway?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All those silly speeches Aided away behind Hydras, Minotaurs, and Medusas. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z "I mean what would you rather do. What comes into your head first. No matter how silly it is." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Jack gestured to the hallway lined with painted portraits of famous San Francisco writers wearing somber expressions and silly costumes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Who knew you were hiding those eyes under that silly hat?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They had been met, then as now, with a strained silence, but then they were silly, bad jokes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘Curiosity is killing the rat,’ the BFG said, and he turned away from the silly man. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Henry must go out. He can come back again later. You are not going to die. You must not be silly.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Since it would look too silly to rush back in, he went on, returning that evening to Cambridge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "Don't be silly; it's just two minutes to four." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z With my sisters, all silly, laughing and twirling them around. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dari smiled, but I felt a flash of annoyance at Twig—for still acting silly. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was best not to dwell on the fact that this entire plan hinged on the silly creature. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z With its random patches, the jacket would probably look silly on anyone else. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She had often thought it a little silly, the idea of suffering for love, but now she understood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Neither of them could remember anymore what show it was from, and sometimes it seemed silly to still be saying one-two-three-zoot, but neither wanted to be the first one to stop. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I mean, what if I tripped going into a leap or something silly like that? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even for Roman demigods, the name conjured up an image of a silly winged baby with a toy bow and arrow, flying around in his diapers on Valentine’s Day. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A year ago, I might have written about something silly, like ghosts, which I don’t even believe in, and even if I did, ghosts would not be at the top of my list. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled him that each was in its own way so silly. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She’d taken a little piece of her away, a silly symbol, but one she prized. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then they laughed because it was silly—the three of them acting like wise philosophers, standing on the stairs. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Still smiling, I shake my head and say, “No, silly, it’s candy-apple red with a hint of light green.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Bushes and hedges are trimmed with a precision that seems almost silly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But the question is silly, because it assumes God is as stupid as we are. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “What time does the plane leave tomorrow? Penny, take Melody’s underwear off your head, you silly girl!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There was nothing he loved more than a debate, dragging me into silly arguments, pushing me to passionately defend positions I didn't really care about. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They liked it when we would push them on the swings and sing silly songs at them. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly, little boy. This is the special collar I bought when Reginald was just a puppy. He wears it all the time— Ouch!It scratched me. How can that be?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I may be just a silly goose, but I don’t know. I mean, I know how much I have, but I don’t know what we have.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I think of her as a silly girl who’s just fooling around at art school, too dumb to get into university, although I don’t make judgments like this about the boys. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “This seems so silly,” she remarks, frowning at the tangle of ribbon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But she told him that was silly, why sit in the middle of a roomful of people speaking a language he doesn’t understand when there was still more of the city he could see? The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You should be honored, my boy. You will have the opportunity to join a great army! Just like that silly game you play with cards and dolls.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “I hope no one’s been silly enough to bolt out of this field,” answered Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew it was a silly idea since it wasn’t anything funny they were after but a crime. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Aware of how silly that sounded, she challenged the visitor to look it up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t need to make friends with this silly rich girl. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was silly for me to imagine mobsters lurking around, but still, I was happy we’d found seats against the airport wall . . . just in case. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And the silly thing is, I believe her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Actually, it’s a silly expression, and I am surprised that I used it at all. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “You know if he publishes the silly thing everyone will know why we wrote it.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For the firemen had put firemen’s helmets on the penguins, which made the delighted birds look very silly and girlish. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “At your service,” he said, with a silly bow. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I remembered what Lobel had said about the starlet, but it was silly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I think Truth is a very silly play. Let’s have a sensible game of Authors to refresh our minds,” proposed Jo. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I jeered at them, shouting how silly they looked all ashened up, and running around picking other people’s filth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Caroline Murphy is a female dog,” she says, except she doesn’t say female dog, but the rude word my mom would’ve slapped me silly for saying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She took an aptitude test in which she answered questions which seemed silly—which weighs the most, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers, was an example. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It's silly, but it's the way it is. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Of course it’s dangerous, you silly little girl! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I guess I got sore because I knew she thought it was silly to keep those things, and she didn’t tell me she thought it was silly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Twig raised her hand in that silly salute. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The silly girl has gone up the ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I had my own room in the hotel and my grandmother never bothered with silly things like that. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It was a silly question, especially on the cusp of a battle. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I bet feeling good about yourself for being brave feels tons better than something silly like having a boyfriend. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “It’s simply silly to keep looking out of the windows,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no! He silly boy many time. I cannot tell you how silly.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I really believe he may not have suffered very much, because the bad air had turned him silly: but I wish I hadn’t seen it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hope they didn't bore you silly with all the village gossip.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “He’s such a sweet boy, so silly; I’m really very fond of him. If anything should have happened to him I don’t know if I could bear it.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z What if I had ended up with a creature that looked silly or ugly, a tapir or an ostrich or a flock of turkeys? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But I also knew that Gran and all the other witch doctors and rootworkers and healers before her put up with a lot more than voices in a marsh, or some silly girl’s jokes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But they were silly, fearful creatures; and after looking at me in surprise, they both scurried up an oak tree and scolded senselessly in loud voices, shaking their tails, until I left. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Why don't you let me use the wheel chair, Steve? This is silly.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z JB walks over to her and I can tell he likes her because when she goes in for a lay-up, he doesn’t slap the ball silly like he tries to do with me. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The miserable little encounter had nothing to do with me, the me of me, any more than it had to do with that silly clerk. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s silly, but since I belong at the lab I feel as if I’m a part of the university. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Rush had no time for such silly notions, but he, too, sensed that something odd was happening. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But then it struck Mr. Dursley that this was probably some silly stunt — these people were obviously collecting for something ... yes, that would be it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was all right for girls to be scared or silly or even ask dumb questions. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally, they give you back, giggling the whole time like I’m being silly keeping a diary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't be a silly little coward," said Shasta to himself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Nothing silly like a Gaming Machine, nothing frivolous like the soft upholstered furniture decorated with fringe that a foolish young couple down the road had traded for. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “But doesn’t all this seem like a lot of fuss about something pretty silly?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the police pulled up, Eleanor walked out of the house, feeling silly suddenly about her bare feet. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Richard’s temperament made it easier—he was a happy kid, always dancing and singing, playful and silly. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z How silly, we thought, to write our secrets where anybody could read them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It always made me feel silly and baby-like. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched them separate, each from the other, and jiggle up and down in a silly way. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Yank on the ropes, watch the silly wooden soldier jump and twitch. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it seems silly to me and Abbey, but other times it’s really heavy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But then I imagined that LOL on her tombstone again and suddenly felt too silly to say anything else. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. I could use the excitement. Gets my heart rate up.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “You’ll move slower trying to balance this silly thing on your head,” he said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Now, Mother, did you really think I could be so silly and selfish, after I’d refused his love, when it was freshest, if not best?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are two performances, silly. I could take one and you could have the other.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He looked so silly, so goofy, so weird that he was almost cute. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But if Cotton was here, if she was in this group with me, she would've just made up all types of silly stories. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Look at us. We’ve barely hugged since that Berg attacked the village. We both look and feel fine, so it seems kind of silly to stay apart.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Over the queen’s shoulder, I saw Char looking silly with embarrassment. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z After all that work and all those endless hours, it seemed silly. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman looked at Will, and Will, containing his anger, shrugged as if to say, “She’s right, we’re lost, isn’t it silly.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess we all looked a little silly drinking it, but we didn’t feel silly. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z "So lets hear from that littlun who talked about a beast and perhaps we can show him how silly he is." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It seemed a waste of a good afternoon to sit in church for a silly old brooch, which was not only not gold but was too old for me to wear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d tried to help them countless times, but Dad would insist they didn’t need anything, and Mom would ask for something silly, like a perfume atomizer or a membership in a health club. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "Come now, Mr. Hoo, we are both being silly. Have you spoken to your son about his clues?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look so silly! If Minli were here now,” Ma said, “she would laugh at you.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Frank always thought his grandmother’s superstitions were silly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She looked so genuinely concerned that Petra and Calder began to wonder if they had jumped to silly conclusions the day before. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “They have none of them much to recommend them,” replied he; “they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It’s silly to feel nostalgic about an email address, but I do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I can go and find it’s an advertisement under the door or I can sit here and let my silly old mind tell me death is on the doorstep. Well, I want the advertisement.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a silly old fool who really has no right acting like a silly young fool. Where is he today ? Dead ?” Nately answered softly with somber awe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A smile crept across my lips, not ’cause I thought it was true, but because the idea was so silly. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z All that effort just to hit and catch a silly little ball. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know, silly? It’s all lace and all white and all fine and everything.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey grinned at him, unable to stretch her mouth wide enough to let out all the feelings his silly stubbornness let her feel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They sang all the silly songs they knew until darkness had gathered around them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee stood up in front of him, his tiny fists doubled ineffectually, his stance and position so silly that he began to laugh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed silly, now that she said it, but things had been happening so fast. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Now that they stopped again, Ralph had time while he coughed to remember how silly they were. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Stand aside, you silly girl...stand aside, now.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Rob had his feet up on the dashboard, partly actin’ silly, and partly ’cause his legs was so long that they got cramped in that little car of Andy’s. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I am a silly girl and, yes again, I will go to my room, and you are a coward with a heart filled with nothing but fear.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I haven’t been to a wedding in a while. But when I was in Pakistan, we were dancing around one day to be silly, and my cousin showed us something like this.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “They are braver than the silly roach, and not quite so slaughterous as the pike are.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Or whenever P-Funk played and I couldn’t stop grinning because it reminded me of Dad and his silly dancing. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I remember Mitch because he would ask the silliest questions, like, “Why can’t we see air?” and while everyone would snigger underneath their breath, she would answer his question. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was silly — they hadn’t found any other survivors and they hadn’t seen any other signs of life. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju had made her tie it, in a loose bow, at her navel and she wondered now if it was truly stylish or if she looked silly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now that I’m up, it all seems so silly. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The more I rolled that word around in my head, the sillier it sounded. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I do not think they believed a word of the story and I thought it was silly but it was like a law-court. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z His scars, she knew, had kept the silly girls away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But when I open my hands, Awesome! seems too flashy and bold for his book, and I feel silly for bringing it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt hopeful and silly about the future. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In the 60 Minutes interview with Chapman, he dismissed as silly the suggestion of any racial bias in Walter McMillian's prosecution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We played silly games, sang nonsense rhymes—and pretended that, at least for those few hours, there was no Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “No, you’re not. I can tell by your eyes. You're playing with me all the time, just as if I was a silly little girl.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Mack and the boys would have thought anyone who traveled without salt, pepper, and coffee very silly indeed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t know a word. I’m very stupid about studying anything, can’t bear French, it’s such a slippery, silly sort of language,” was the brusque reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z No, those would be silly; but fishing line and hooks would be useful. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They were still there, grinning and clapping themselves silly. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Some silly water park with kids in red T-shirts? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Shots show my friends acting silly and having fun. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She sighed deeply, as if she had already had to talk to Hornet too often about her silly parents. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He was sad because now it seemed silly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s a silly superstition, but I feel like it helps me in sports and school and stuff. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At first I wasn't going to look, just because I thought it was all so silly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I felt like a modern-day fairy godmother from Cinderella, only without that silly outfit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I suspect there would be something silly about him, if I could see him objectively. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Their dialogue is light and silly, just two boys testing each other, seeing if they might one day be friends. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z "That woman has magic powers. She might decide to turn you into something even sillier than a mouse. A cockroach perhaps." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Everyone in this room would survive him, even the silly men in the band who seemed like boys—imagine making a living out of playing birthday songs! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was a case of honor among honorable people, and the content meant more than the form, and marks were really a bit silly anyway, weren't they, when you knew you'd always get an A? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We had been silly, letting ourselves believe all those crazy rumors. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran through—and this is gonna sound silly—everything I would want an alien to know about me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z My brother and I were giggling and chasing each other around the house as silly five- and three-year-olds do. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You’re silly, you know that? What exactly is your type, then?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Say the word so hard and so loud and so many times, it becomes something different to us—something so silly we laugh just thinking about it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Don’t mind me, Bigger. I’m just silly, I guess. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her name was Andromeda and she was the daughter of a silly vain woman, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We hang our boots around our necks by their laces and hide them, pull on silly shoes to replace them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “You silly boy,” said Estella, quite composedly, “how can you talk such nonsense? Your friend Mr. Matthew, I believe, is superior to the rest of his family?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “She dreams about a place to eat,” Mr. Rodriguez said finally, and twisted his face into a silly grin. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, like, “Ha-ha. Those silly doctors. Can you be-LIEVE they mistook a nosebleed for leukemia? It’s just so ridiculous!” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess you’re right. That was silly. I learned something too.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he told himself that he was being silly and dramatic. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You heard what Mother said. And it’s just silly, that’s all. Mice make a mess all over everything and spoil people’s books and get in the flour bin and crawl in people’s clothes.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And then, realizing she was being silly: “Did I tell you that Jake is hung like a horse and a beautiful, sensual lover?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z In the dream, Professor Thomas kept laughing at me and saying things like, “Of course he’s guilty, silly girl.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “You silly girl, do you think I’d have such a rare and valuable beast killed?” said her father testily. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Briefly I was cheered—my God, how silly I had been—but then I remembered the way Henry’s apartment had looked, the suitcases by the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Piper felt silly, but she kept breaking down and crying as she told Jason what had happened while he was struggling underwater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We laughed ourselves silly in the backseat, clutching our armrests and trying not to get sick. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can never be mad at you, silly.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “So me standing here moving is proof that Zeno was wrong and silly and just wasting our time. Motion is possible, and everyone in this room knows it.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “So no more silly talk about her. Okay?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They mean it in Jest, but I told them still to mum up or we shall all Beat them silly. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t like him before, but that seems silly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It seems silly to give someone a gift in July that’s wrapped in holiday paper, but it’s all there is and I’ve spent my candy and records budget on the fabric, buttons, and zipper. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Those old Martians are just a lot of nonsense. It’s all too silly! We’re going to make fools of ourselves! Absolute fools!” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I’d thought, since she’d said everything she did about Mister Thompson and his accordion...but maybe that was a silly thing to think. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She struck me as so comical, that silly little scatterbrain! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “But if Holly’s successful we shall soon have plenty of does: and from all I’ve ever heard of hutch rabbits, they don’t take easily to wild life. The truth is, you’re just a silly show-off.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You have a tendency not to give anybody elbow room in your mind for their ideas, no matter how silly you think they are.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Because maybe it was silly, but I guess I thought just once I would get an A. And I guess maybe I thought it would happen that time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It was more obvious than ever that this was never meant to be a silly stunt; the point here was never to make me look ugly or stupid. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z From time to time Winston caught some such remark as “I think you’re so right, I do so agree with you,” uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In this way, I would still be young when I committed the folly of publishing a silly idea. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Predmore put it, “She clucked at that silly mule like he was a horse, and drove off like that old buggy was a gold coach.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mother flushed and said, “Don’t be silly. You should have thought of that while you were making it, young lady. Of course your name—our name—will be on it.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “That silly legend was based on us, you fool. We are empousai, servants of Hecate.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “It’s too silly,” Eleanor said, trying to understand her own feelings. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z In Art class we toured the Louvre while all of our avatars wore silly berets. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Do you think the child will read better if you break her silly heart? Tell her you missed him and get on with it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You are cold; you are sick; and you are silly.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Wow. So, Morgan says something blatantly racist, I call her out on it, but somehow we're both equally ridiculous? Just some silly girl drama?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “As if they could help forgetting! Why, in a month or two—three at the most—they won’t even know what my name is—silly cuckoos! Silly, half-grown, featherless cuckoos! Ha! Ha! Ha!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “How can you speak of such things? Your father’s right! I think you’ve lost your mind, not just your silly heart! Where’s your duty and obedience? Has my example taught you nothing?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It was all “pretty silly,” just “kid stuff.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Finding the bird would have been nice, sure, but it was silly to act as though she needed that money to survive. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Char repeated the query in every letter, probably because my answers were so silly that they pleased him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “If I had known it was only that stupid, silly Gurgi...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The Giant had definitely slowed down and was now running more normally, although normal was a silly word to use to describe a galloping giant. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It could have meant anything, like he’s silly or kinda dumb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Jules dove next to him, and even though it felt silly, I crashed down alongside them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had a silly sort of mousy grin on his face. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I don’t know from where the two silly old tears came. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If we had enough money to pay the ridiculous prices, we could stuff ourselves silly. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Everybody laughs at the silly joke with me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “You call him silly? Don’t you call your car Darlin' every morning?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, I wouldn’t say that, you silly thing.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Everything overdone and silly and devoted the way they knew the father would like it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Most seemed downright silly, though my parents always told me to keep an open mind. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Before I can tell myself I’m being silly, I slide a matching tunic off the hanger and pull it over my clothes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Andrea just tossed her head as if that were too silly a question to answer. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Calista was being silly, because for one thing I knew the difference between real donuts and Cheerios, and donuts tasted way better. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Forever is a long time to keep a silly picture of me,” I say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You’ve already read this book. I’ve seen you, and besides, it’s only a silly novel—not fit for reading, and a sin on the Sabbath—” Lyddie could feel the gorge rising in her throat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Jack gestured to the hallway lined with painted portraits of famous San Francisco writers wearing somber expressions and silly costumes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Tonight, Henry’s silly and warm and ready, his body quick and smooth to give Alex what he’s looking for, laughing and incredulous at his own responsiveness to touch. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And it does seem like a silly thing, slamming your fist into someone else’s body. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. It’s very silly, but I want to tell it, because I hate to have people say and think such things about us and Laurie.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Only struck the bell with the hammer, like a silly idiot. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z But little was told accurately about how the weapons actually worked, and much that was said was so wrong as to be dangerous and downright silly. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “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 In truth, she was no lady, but he could not bring himself to mouth that silly name of hers, and he was not about to call her girl or dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He piled his presents on a table and displayed them for no fewer than three days, the silly old goat! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The OIC downstairs told me to quiet down whoever it was that was speaking so loudly on X—a silly request, I thought, so close to midnight. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nan turned and gave me a silly two-thumbs-up before going in. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z You will guess that each thought the other silly. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Zohra and I took a ton of silly shots, and I’m surprised he didn’t delete our worst selfie fails. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Robert loved a silly girl. She did not love him in return.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I decide not to kill the silly girl right this minute. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And maybe I was being a little sensitive, but I had hoped—silly me—that there would be no more rumors when my family moved here. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He let his mind range more deliciously than any other, and it didn’t sound so silly when you heard what they were doing in San Jose. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We all knew he was just joking and that whatever zing he was gonna attempt was just gonna be silly, but still, this was Sunny. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I laugh, and say, “And you’re willing to wear silly shirts and toot horns and carry flags for ten miles?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I wondered at what point in space the silly, sham blue of the sky turned black. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that Billy was in abominable taste, supposed that Billy had gone to a lot of silly trouble to costume himself just so. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “OK,” I said, even though he was being silly. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When the shouting had ended and the lesson resumed, Shirley found herself thinking how silly Emily looked in curls, rather like that batch of old springs Father kept in the basement. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He said, “Don’t be silly. Brilliant! Thank you!” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Obviously, there was no way to turn this silly display off. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “We all move to the human world. Move in with Heather. Jude doesn’t have to worry about knighthood, and Taryn doesn’t have to throw herself away on some silly faerie boy.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you all about that when I see you tomorrow morning. And throw that silly ice bag away before you die of pneumonia.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z That makes me laugh because I know Malachy and I have four hands between us and one glove would be silly. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "Don't be silly. The king doesn't need your fish. He will just take it and your treasure will be lost." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The obvious, the silly, and the true had got to be defended. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Abstruse calculations, geometric forms and algebraic terms, unusual correlations—all have been used to adorn the silliest drivel. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z My grandfather used to sing the songs and laugh about how silly they were. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He knew that would be a silly thing to say, so he held his tongue, but that was his impression all the same: it was unexpected that something so small should be so perfectly formed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I spin her silly, one final time, then catch her and dip her to uproarious applause. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knew a story or two about them, and every child at one point has sung the silly rhyme about their signs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His mother paid no attention, as if maybe the child said silly words all day long. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I hadn’t eaten since breakfast and proceeded to stuff myself silly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "Dang, Jazz, don't forget to shut up," Noodles snapped back in a silly voice. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Even though he’d been leading up to this disclosure in the spirit of silliness, when he got to it, it didn’t feel silly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He thought about the little girl Julia, the families with kids, his new friends in the Fifth Cohort, even those silly fauns. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, no. I won't die. I wouldn’t die. It’s silly to die. There it comes. Give it to me.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Nah, it was because you had the Harry Potter movies. What we used to call ourselves? The Hood Trio. Tighter than—” “The inside of Voldemort’s nose. We were so silly for that.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Frank might’ve -been the silliest demigod ever, but Hazel thought he was cute when he pouted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I can go out there and do a silly dance move I made up, and everyone will think it’s the new thing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It seemed silly to lie on the bed with one shoe off, so I sat up and unlaced the other shoe and dropped it on the floor, then lay back on the blanket again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z One silly one which amused the Wait was as follows: We wander the sky with many a Crook And land in the pasture fields with a Plonk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a silly, selfish, queer, faintly obscene woman. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I will rip apart your silly net! I will destroy you!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "Be off with you, you silly things," said Tristran, his face burning, and, having nothing else to hand, he threw his bowler hat at them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I know who you are, silly—I called you. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z My father waved his hand as if there were no time for silly questions. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hear her mother singing, listen to her uncle’s silly stories? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t write back, but I drew Gat silly crayon drawings of the two of us. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “It hurts too much. Please, Maxim. Let’s forget all we said. A futile silly argument. I’m sorry, darling. I’m sorry. Please let everything be all right.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Yes, the president and Mrs. Lincoln would attend this evening’s performance of the popular if silly comedy Our American Cousin. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “What kind of person doesn’t know what a bucket’s for? It’s for carrying things, silly.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In a memo to FDR, Byrnes had urged that an outside panel of eminent scientists give the program a once-over—“rather a jittery and nervous memorandum and rather silly,” Stimson recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. Was that all you wanted?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stop thinking of how many times I’d made fun of it, calling it silly and weird. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Dustfinger wished he could put his hands through the grating and shake this silly little goose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I remember having a silly idea he might come to the hospital where I was. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A silly girl spinning in a sparkling, dress. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Two: Moniba and I have gone back to our silly old feuding. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In spite of her misery, the idea was so silly Nhamo gave him a watery smile. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole walk home they laughed about Fredo, making up silly jokes about him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “I guess that’s silly, but, well, I wanted it to be true, so I—” I pressed my lips together and tried not to cry. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z "And you don't have to cry about that boy. Boys are silly. The first thing you need is a best friend." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t say I’m stupid anymore. Now I’m silly.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly, April. Stop scaring the girl. Your eyes are going. Pass me that cup, child.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It sounded silly as soon as I said it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Nothing more than a deluded old man and a silly little girl. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Her ankle socks looked silly, and so she opened a drawer and found the stockings. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "I think,” said Ernestine, "it would be disgraceful. After all, a mother’s a mother, not a silly flapper.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike good names, pet names are frequendy meaningless, deliberately silly, ironic, even onomatopoetic. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys at her old school were silly that way—always making fun of whatever she and her friends read. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I could build a bark extension around it, but that would look silly. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I told R. that if I never saw his face or his silly brother’s again, it was perfecto with me! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I would like to watch her dying, Eleanor thought, and smiled back and said, “Don’t be silly.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I saw how she often gave Fifth Wife money to go visit her poor village, encouraging this silly girl to “show your friends and family how rich you’ve become!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "Why didn't you tell us?" they ask, though they know it's a silly question. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Obediently Eleanor sipped at her brandy, feeling clearly its sharp burn, and then said to the doctor, “I must have said something silly, from the way you’re all staring at me.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “It is silly to be nervous,” he observed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels silly, but my mother has conditioned me to need water any time I cry. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Forget it. It’s silly. I still believe in true love, though. You’re wrong about that.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “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 She says to us, “Contests are silly. Let’s spend our Saturdays for the next year appreciating art and learning craft. Sound good, guys?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Seems like some genius would’ve figured out how to make pencils out of rubber or something a little softer, even though that’s probably a silly thing to even think. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Afraid of dying, silly. Now stop asking questions and go do your homework.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt silly once I realized all I was watching was talking and laughing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly,” Tab said, steering her out of the auditorium. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Lunches with Conner, playing basketball, walking the dogs, laughing at his silly jokes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He says in effect to his reader, “Never mind how silly they are. I will dress them up so prettily for you that you will like them.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled and looked down his nose at me like, silly child. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The quarrel was silly but Adam couldn’t stop it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But if Jenny and the others stuck with the silly Dog Squad premise, Cha-Cha would be reduced to making one guest appearance. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Silly? It ain’t so silly. They jump when I say jump. Just like you do.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Zimbabweans will never find out what happened here. They’re a silly, trusting people.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Propelled from the depths of her ignorance, silly imagining and girlish rectitude, she had come to call a halt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Daily I went into my room upstairs, locked the door, knelt, and tried to pray, but everything I could think of saying seemed silly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want you playing any silly games on this river.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Strike me silly,” said Mr. Owens, “if that isn’t a baby.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Juliet? Yes, the name does seem familiar. Well, anyone would be better than that silly girl we have now. When can she start?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Granny also said TV was a silly invention. Back before she got one of her own.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From our modern perspective, all these questions at first seem silly, because the drawbacks of being a hunter-gatherer appear so obvious. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “What a silly thing to ask. You know I did. I was here when Mellie came home from the hospital with Joseph and Bridget. God, how they loved that baby. Don’t know why she...” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “But they’re lying. They were just being silly. That horse was just stupid. It was so stupid we named it Stupid Horse.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He had to wear his silly bellhop’s cap tilted sideways, its tight plastic strap sunk into his sagging dewlap. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It might seem silly and insignificant to us now, but the silk panties mattered. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And sure, he was told Grandpop was blind, but he wanted to play it safe—the whole blind thing might’ve been a bluff, a theory that seemed a lot less silly after what happened next. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z For some reason, I felt freer to be stupid and silly when he was there than when he was not. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But the silly cars kept falling off at the curves until his father was cursing at them with impatience. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He would have felt pretty silly reciting nursery rhymes at Camp Green Lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One of the papers Jethro read claimed that “the cheek of every American must tingle with shame at the silly, flat, dish-watery utterances.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a silly holiday to celebrate the coming of winter. The bonfires just produce ash to cover the fields.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It regards Prince Hamlet. I have learned that you often meet him in secret, wearing a rustic disguise. I doubt your silly games are merely innocent,” he said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “And she didn’t ask for any, or say ‘That’s silly,’ or ‘We’re too young for love,’ or even suggest that she was saying ‘I love you’ because he asked her to. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Faye said, “Now drink it down. I’m watching you. You’re not going to let an old woman get silly by herself.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All four of them had a great sense of humor, and they laughed themselves silly over family jokes and the antics of their much-loved cats and dogs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Do you mind if I join you?” she asked Ophie, which seemed silly because it was the old woman’s house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He pedaled harder, an idea forming in his mind, one that felt big and silly and ludicrous. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “No, don't be silly!'! Scipio interrupted impatiently. “But you've been doing detective work for years now. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, you didn’t think we’d drive all this way just to go to a silly picture show, did you?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn’t childish and silly.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “They think it’s a little silly. They like their demons metaphorical.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I know it’s silly or stupid or whatever, but I still don’t want anyone to know where I live. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Some of them looked at me with admiring eyes and answered all my questions about their work without making me feel silly for asking. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You are a very silly baby, Eleanor, she told herself, as she did every morning. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The waves of recurring crime, the silly fads and crazes, the quicksilver changes in public taste, the hysteria and fears—all of these had long been mysteries to me. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever stopped to wonder,” he said, his words slurring now, “why you care so much about your silly questions?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z This is gonna sound silly, but when I walked into school, the hallway seemed different. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Stupid, silly—I don’t care what words you use.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z One highlight was the very silly “Lost Navigator’s Dance,” which they’d invented themselves, sure to bring laughs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z None of the girls gossip with me about some silly thing a boy has said. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The question that came to mind then sounded silly, but it persisted: “Do you believe in enchanted places?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The words of love that interspersed those of mental anguish were not ones that a silly girl blushed over and hoarded to herself. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “He just thought it was a silly superstition,” I said quickly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Because I am loud and talkative, my words are thought trite and silly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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