breathe life into
Example Sentences
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Keys finds particular joy in watching new talent breathe life into her characters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
And writing the formula in computer code doesn’t breathe life into it; it just uses a different set of symbols to describe it.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
“Dust off your old one. Go into a library and use it today. Come breathe life into it.”
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
To make the lines stand out, the nanny breathes on the glass, suggesting her love has helped to breathe life into the girl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
The voices and the laughter and the music breathe life into the sullen walls.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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