How to Use alive and kicking in a Sentence

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• And yet, the Rams’ playoff hopes are still alive and kicking.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
• Flip the page, though, and Henry seems to be alive and kicking.
  — Troy Jollimore, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2020
• This anniversary is a tribute to the fans who kept it alive and kicking all these years.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 May 2025
• This is a fun, on-the-ground story about a place whose history is alive and kicking.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 11 June 2015
• Elsewhere, the romance of the fourth estate is alive and kicking.
  — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
• So far, Enid is still alive and kicking (and getting cozy with a boy named Bruno).
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
• Two years in a row, the Cinderella story is alive and kicking!
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• Despite the lake’s thickly frozen surface, the water beneath is alive and kicking.
  — Anil Ananthaswamy, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
• But the erstwhile chain’s brand is alive and kicking in a new nostalgia play from collectibles maker Funko.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 June 2023
• Inescapable at the sharp ends of society, alive and kicking in the game’s postcolonial setting.
  — Laurence Russell, Wired, 7 June 2021
• With a few minutes left in the episode, it is revealed that Detective Howard is alive and kicking.
  — Kyesha Jennings, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2021
• Indeed, coach Gregg Popovich and the Spurs are glad to see their own postseason hopes still alive and kicking.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 9 Aug. 2020
• Fresh data on Friday confirmed that the labor market, indeed, is very much alive and kicking.
  — WSJ, 2 June 2023
• While other clubs have folded, Rizzo has succeeded in keeping the room alive and kicking.
  — Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 June 2024
• Moore hopes this year’s visit will show the community that Town Center is still alive and kicking.
  — Andy Peters, ajc, 17 Feb. 2021
• Two conservative social media sites show the fad is still alive and kicking—at least more than some people may have expected.
  — Fortune, 20 May 2021
• La Russa and Baker are alive and kicking, and both recently returned to the game with ready-to-win teams.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021
• The House Science markup signals the effort to move on this legislation this year is alive and kicking.
  — Ashley Gold, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
• Nichols is the first new blues act signed to the Fat Possum in over two decades, all part of his (and the label’s) quest to ensure the genre is alive and kicking.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2021
• At the same time, for those plants that will still be alive and kicking past 2035, advance planning can help ward off the impacts of premature closures.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2020
• In a matter of minutes, the incredible Texas A&M season had gone from on the verge of ending to alive and kicking.
  — Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2021
• Keeping the nonprofit alive and kicking for four decades has been no easy task, and its longevity is testament to the dedication of its organizers.
  — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 19 Mar. 2025
• Cyber Monday is truly alive and kicking now, and with Dell spreading the love with such amazing deals, this holiday season is going to be a great one.
  — PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
• But the extinct creature is not an appropriate symbol because, unlike the dodo, Mauritius is very much alive and kicking.
  — James Rampton, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
• Over the years, cast reunions and even a 2023 Audible spinoff have kept the Scooby Gang spirit alive and kicking, but talks of a revival were once just rumors.
  — Kate Hogan, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
• Overall, the question of getting AI startups to embrace AI ethics is still alive and kicking in the autonomous vehicles and self-driving cars space.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• While many of us have embraced a paperless existence, the printer industry is still alive and kicking, making devices with better quality, smaller footprints, and less annoying ink cartridges.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
• Tuesday’s report was taken on Wall Street as a sign that despite worries over inflation and the Federal Reserve’s effort to slow the economy, the consumers are alive and kicking.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 17 May 2022
• Rotarian Frank Borysevicz, who has chaired the sale for most of those years, said the network of Rotary members and their friends and coworkers has expanded over the years, and the word-of-mouth has kept the tradition of the sale alive and kicking.
  — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2022
• The Dark Ages gave us an extremely metal prequel that — while a bit too lore and cutscene-heavy — presented more surprising tricks and gameplay refreshes to keep the long-running FPS series alive and kicking butt.
  — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025