come to life
Example Sentences
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The films, set in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, have been hugely popular since the franchise launched in 1995.
From BBC
Both exude a level of comfortable confidence in front of the camera — like two sculptures come to life.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, a number of previously lagging sectors have come to life — not just the transportation sector — reflecting a healthy and welcome rotation.
From MarketWatch
With a noisy crackle the television comes to life, though the fuzzy picture is like something from the eighties.
From Literature
And Rowan, screaming, watched as the back of the cave came to life, opened its blood-red eyes, and lunged for him, shaking snow and ice from its shining white scales, baring its dripping teeth.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
