come to life

1. see come alive.

Example Sentences

We meet in Notting Hill's Music and Video Exchange – the shop that kick-started his record collection – and it's only when he starts rifling through the racks that the 50-year-old comes to life.

From BBC

The original series, broadcast in 1974, told the story of what happened when the pink-and-white toy cat came to life when he woke up in a shop window.

From BBC

In the 13 original episodes, broadcast in 1974, the pink-and-white toy cat came to life when he woke up in a shop window.

From BBC

A cartoon version of Jenny Schecter come to life, what transpires in her novel is close, if not on the nose, to what takes place around her, buffered by changed names and literary exaggerations.

From Salon

The project might never have come to life without the support of the Jacobs’, San Diego’s most prominent arts philanthropists.

From Los Angeles Times

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