bring back to life

phrase

: to cause (someone or something that has died) to begin living again

The story is about a mad scientist who tries to bring dead people back to life.

—often used figuratively

They're trying to bring the restaurant back to life by introducing a new menu.

an old theory that is being brought back to life

Examples of bring back to life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such a recent project — a building that's 1,000 years old — has been painstaking, but not impossible to bring back to life, and to its original purpose. — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023

The list of extinct species that genetic engineering company Colossal wants to bring back to life is growing. — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023

Hardly any of them run, and many do not have engines or even wheels, but there are plenty left for a very handy mechanic to bring back to life. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2022

That’s the kind of interwoven history — beyond Confederate monuments — that the JXN Project aims to bring back to life. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022

But unlike the flowering plant, which required plenty of manipulation to bring back to life, these organisms are built to last. — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012

Rhymes for bring back to life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• midlife
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• nightlife
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• wildlife