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
"I need to be alive to be there for my family. I'm all that they have."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Despite having £1.3bn in orders in the current quarter alone, Robbins is alive to comparisons with the dotcom collapse.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
“That seems like a perfect way to get us all killed and fix nothing. Especially when the things down there in the auditorium are either already dead or were never alive to begin with.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
