be alive with
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On Wednesday, Khan will bring top-tier professional boxing to Nigeria for the first time on the country's Independence Day, when the streets of Lagos will be alive with parades, music and national pride.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
“It’s a blessing to be alive with my children and grandchildren. It was a blessing to not lose my life in there,” Ricks said of prison.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022
Their eyes might be alive with anxiety or dead with remorse, but they gaze at the waves, as if silently telling their secrets to the ocean.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2019
The Hollywood Hills also will be alive with the Bowl’s annual “Sing-A-Long ‘Sound of Music.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2017
And now suddenly, the whole place, the whole garden, seemed to be alive with magic.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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