liven up
Example Sentences
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He has vowed to liven up proceedings, saying during a hustings event that chamber business had become "dull".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Hamm said that cameos can liven up a sketch or prop up a flatlining monologue, and at that moment he was joined by Kieren Culkin, who recently won an Oscar for “A Real Pain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
A bright-green melange of parsley, garlic, white vinegar, oregano and red pepper flakes, few sazones liven up meaty fish, charred beef or game birds quite like chimichurri.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2023
Eat: Candied orange peel and saffron liven up lamb with rice in this celebratory Afghan dish.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
What traps have the Gamemakers hid den to liven up the slower moments?
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
