How to Use come alive in a Sentence

come alive

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  • When the snow melts, the rivers come alive.
    — Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Wait … did that mural just come alive?
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There are moving parts, gears, levers and wheels that help this set come alive.
    — Alexander Cox, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Yet the novel refused to come alive in my hands.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Seeing the future come alive in your mind’s eye?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In the early spring, the hillsides come alive with blooms.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Patience ignites the dream to come alive.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Departing just as the sun sets, watch the skyline come alive at night.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Sep. 2023
  • By the time the doorbell rang for the delivery, the house had come alive.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Our offense started to come alive a little bit.
    — Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The park’s forest canopy and rolling hills come alive with color each autumn.
    — Joni Sweet, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The comedy is sly enough to come alive through the nuances of the acting.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The iconic Goosebumps book series has come alive on the big screen.
    — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Rent or buy specialty glassware or china that makes the theme come alive.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Get ready to see Melissa Etheridge's life story come alive on stage.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • But those trinkets come alive when worn by the actors, who are simply superb.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
  • With Judkins starting to come alive, the passing game needs to keep up.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But the two actors show you how these women come alive, and connect, by climbing.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022
  • As points of view shift, the event’s intense emotions and rivalries come alive.
    — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2023
  • Reflected in them is the entire sky – and universe – come alive.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
  • By early evening the streets of Fruitvale come alive with many Guatemalan food stands.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Trails are filled with evening walkers and pocket parks come alive with after-school playdates.
    — Mosaic mar. 8, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Little details come alive -- the vases etched in the roof, the dolphins carved in the porch.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And yet the essays in here seem to come alive in unmooring that identity match.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Deshaun Watson and the Browns have come alive in the second half.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Color is where circus stripes truly come alive, bright and bold in a classic two-tone motif.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In the series, a nocturnal species known as gargoyles are stone during the day but come alive at night.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Frozen veggies come alive in the air fryer too, which can be the ultimate last-minute dinner hack.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • After losing three of their first four games, the Panthers have come alive in recent weeks.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The streets come alive, the buzz is palpable, and for a moment, everyone’s on the same team.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026

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