come alive
idiom
1
: to become excited and filled with energy
The crowd came alive when the singer appeared on stage.
2
: to become filled with activity
This neighborhood is quiet during the day, but it comes alive at night.
3
: to become exciting or appealing
In her kitchen, Italian food comes alive.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
This is also when the vineyards come alive, either with the first green shoots of spring or the golden glow of harvest.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
After losing three of their first four games, the Panthers have come alive in recent weeks.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Knightley and Pearce coast and their characters never come alive and resort to doing silly things at this misfire’s absurd, regrettable finale.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
This is also when the vineyards come alive, either with the first green shoots of spring or the golden glow of harvest.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
After losing three of their first four games, the Panthers have come alive in recent weeks.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Knightley and Pearce coast and their characters never come alive and resort to doing silly things at this misfire’s absurd, regrettable finale.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come alive
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“Come alive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20alive. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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