come alive

1. Also, come to life.

2. Become vigorous or lively. For example, It took some fast rhythms to make the dancers come alive , or As soon as he mentioned ice cream, the children came to life . The adjective alive has been used in the sense of “vivacious” since the 1700s. Also, the variant originally (late 1600s) meant “to recover from a faint or apparent death.” [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]

3. Appear real or believable, as in It's really hard to make this prose come to life . Also see look alive .

Example Sentences

Robins talisman Lewis has gone from strength to strength in recent seasons but, much like his team, this feels like the moment in his career where he truly came alive.

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The crowd came alive again in the ninth, when Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen gave up three hits and two runs without getting an out to let the Phillies back in the game.

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With their spirited commentary and the cheers of the crowd, the runway came alive.

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"Politicians, they will say sorry. Sorry doesn't make a dead son come alive again."

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"It is like they are coming alive, reclaiming their grandeur."

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