alive to
Example Sentences
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The Graybills are among a growing rank of parents who are forgoing inheritances in favor of doling out money to family while they are still alive to see it do some good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"Parliament was alive to the fact that those powers conferred on the secretary of state were significant powers," Sir James told the judges.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
If the chief had been alive to see all this happening he would have said that this was the right outcome.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
