alive and kicking
Example Sentences
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"Two years ago competition at Heathrow wasn't on the cards and now is very much alive and kicking because the case for change is so strong," Arora said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Dude-bro culture is alive and kicking, especially in a highly energized manosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
In other words mRNA-recipes of certain proteins show that the viruses are alive and kicking.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
I thought you had the royals and a few barons with meaningless titles, but actually there’s still aristocrats who are very much alive and kicking in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
