How to Use alive in a Sentence

alive

adjective

• It feels great to be alive.
• We need to keep hope alive.
• The team needs to win tonight in order to stay alive in the play-offs.
• The sheriff was ordered to find the killer and bring him back alive.
• I love to sail because it makes me feel so alive.
• The patient was barely alive.
• He managed to stay alive for a week without any food.
• The patient is being kept alive by artificial means.
• The dream of the '90s will be alive in Rogers next summer.
  — Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2023
• But Jude had been alive then and with them on the trip.
  — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
• The Comets kept their hopes alive and got the game to overtime.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
• When the books are read though the AR/VR devices, the books come alive.
  — Derek Newton, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
• Five of the patients were still alive during the study and were in their 50s.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• The Knives must kill a Key to stay alive, and the Keys must stay alive to, well, stay alive.
  — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
• The one who keeps them alive and in turn draws his own life force.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 11 Jan. 2023
• Disco & Cocktail Club, the dream of the 1970s is alive and well.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
• The fish, still alive, would likely fight on to try to spawn.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022
• And besides, Reyes doesn’t have to kill the Ghost — just bring them back alive.
  — Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 May 2025
• The shades together feel alive, but not too on the nose.
  — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2024
• The path to greatness might change but the vision is still alive.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2025
• Green tissue in the middle means the grass is still alive.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
• All the cards are on the table: Julia knows Spike is alive.
  — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2021
• My mom and dad are still alive; all of them are Mormon.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
• But look, now the river’s clean and the banks are alive with trees, small parks and restaurants.
  — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
• This celeb dad knows how to have fun and keep the nostalgia alive.
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023
• His dad, Cecil Garvin, learned Hoocąk as a child, and is one of the few still alive who did.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022
• But just in that moment, Lorna couldn’t for the life of her remember whether that particular child was dead or alive.
  — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
• Thankfully, the flames didn't spread, but Dick said the girl is lucky to be alive.
  — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• Today the surrounding area is a maze of streets alive with chic boutiques, quirky bars and restaurants, and other historic buildings.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
• Chicken and pasta are cuisine soulmates, and this spicy version keeps their love story alive.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026