liven
Example Sentences
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Pecans add crunch and texture to soups, walnuts liven up pasta dishes and Marcona almonds bring a buttery, salty note to verdant salads.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
A karaoke machine is brought out to liven things up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
Yang Hyun-Jun, who also helped liven up Celtic from the bench, then teed up Palma for the simplest of finishes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024
“We need to continue to evolve. And so that’s what we’ve been really focused on, is how do we bring the spark and liven it up with the culture?”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
“Some would say they liven up a party too much.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
