alive to
Example Sentences
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The Graybills are among a growing rank of parents who are forgoing inheritances in favor of doling out money to family while they are still alive to see it do some good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"While Al Fayed is no longer alive to face prosecution, we have always been determined to bring anyone who is suspected to have played a part in his offending to justice," Craggs added.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
"I've always avoided meeting the person if they are alive, to begin with at least," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
“That seems like a perfect way to get us all killed and fix nothing. Especially when the things down there in the auditorium are either already dead or were never alive to begin with.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
