alive

Example Sentences

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Not to get too philosophical, but everything alive is degenerating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Rock still isn’t dead at Coachella: Wet Leg edition Even without rock headliners at Coachella, the genre is alive and thriving with a new generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Despite their fears, his parents still hope to see Masie Nchama again -- a fighter he is said to have relieved at the front has confirmed he is still alive.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

In a hyper-modern environment like the internet, so eager to eat itself alive in the pursuit of newness, the “End of Oak Street” fandom is delightfully prehistoric.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

They hadn’t been boiling very long when they started crawling out of the pot as if they were alive.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls