alive with
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Ben Royo kept the inning alive with a two-out single to left.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
When they were younger, we did fireworks, BBQ, a summer night alive with fireflies and bullfrogs, all that stuff.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
These migratory tribes, moving throughout central and northwestern Europe from the Iron Age into the Middle Ages, developed a visceral, abstract visual language that—far from being purely decorative—is alive with motion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
A millennium old and home to over 20 million people, Cairo is known for nights that come alive with traffic, noise and light.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Locusts, songbirds, the wailing wind, Peach—the whole world was alive with noise and the mossy smell that came before a big rain.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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