alive

Example Sentences

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Five of the brothers are still alive, including a 90-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“When you choose this profession, you don’t just say the words. The fun is making somebody come alive that you don’t necessarily identify with.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Co-writer Sam Robinson feels stories like these are important to keep history alive.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Oil futures were lower in early U.S. trade with the market keeping alive hopes the U.S. and Iran will return to the negotiating table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Instead, he’d thrown himself into keeping the mushroom alive: fertilizing the surrounding trees so they’d offer more shade, digging tiny channels to direct rainwater, building a fence.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman