lively
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A lively, talkative little girl, she spoke fluent Korean at the time, and her adoptive father recorded her on a cassette that then sat gathering dust for years.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
O’Bryant’s edit is lively and sparkling, bringing a certain element of humor while also demonstrating in montages the desperation that leads Niki down this path.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The viewer wants the punches, kicks and knockouts, maybe with a few jokes peppered in to keep things lively.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Readers willing to let some of the technical details wash over them are rewarded with a lively picture of the contemporary frontiers of science where, the authors argue, certainty does not belong.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“Well!” said Herbert, getting up with a lively shake as if he had been asleep, and stirring the fire, “now I’ll endeavour to make myself agreeable again!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing lively
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 2
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