alive

Example Sentences

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At the rate things are heating up on Earth, threatening to fry us alive sooner than later, this scheme could supposedly reverse or slow the damage we’ve done.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 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

"We must keep this ritual alive under all circumstances, even in the current situation and despite the distress we feel," Roya Abhari, 39, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Brown himself was captured alive and indicted for the capital crimes of murder, insurrection, and treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

“I’m saying it doesn’t make any difference. Dead or alive, we have to get by this prehistoric speed bump or we’re going to die on this road. One way or the other we’re dead.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith