alive

Example Sentences

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The whole venture, he says, was an exercise in discovering “if I was alive or not,” after he sustained a major knee injury at Manchester United.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

No player on the current roster was alive when the Trojans won their last national title in 1998.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It was used in a programme which involves keeping living human brain tissue alive for study in the laboratory.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It punctured a little hole in the paper, and a single word came alive with that familiar golden script.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova