liven
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And frankly, the game was so insipid that it needed something – or someone – to liven it up.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Fresh faces with breakout performances can liven things up for you, or you can tune in for the comforts of veterans like Kathy Bates or Harrison Ford.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024
Some people even threw in extra theatrics and party favors to liven up their pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
Muslims liven up their iftar spreads with their own local delicacies.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Maybe, I thought, I could sprinkle some cocoa powder on it, or stir in some honey, just to liven the flavor.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
“This magical place livens conversation as well as appreciation of the countryside and Northern California artists from the past century to the current,” Scarff, who lives in Sonoma, wrote.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
“He livens up the mood. He can be very serious at times, but the way he comes off is passive,” Bernard said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
It's not the same as a night under the Arizona stars, but it absolutely livens up a dreary spring evening.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022
A hailstorm livens up a Venetian fashion show and the world's largest rodents invade a wealthy Argentinian town - some of the stories you may have missed last week.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2021
She livens up again like I didn’t just ruin her reveal.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
“It’s been nice to see that in the last year that I’ve been coming here to work on the project, it’s livened back up again,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Eventually that season, the atmosphere livened up with cardboard cutouts in the seats.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
But things then livened up notably as Nigeria came out with greater intent in the second half.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
The addition of a single word, though admittedly anachronistic, might have livened things up and drawn in a whole new cohort of readers.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2023
Personally, she had a suspicion that the Professor was just going to give back all their stuff, but as Toby said, there’s nothing like keeping things livened up.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
On her visits, Bonda noticed that the bare cinderblock wall along the patio could use some livening up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
In 1964, the Brothers recruited a young Jimi Hendrix to their line-up, with his guitar work livening up hits like Testify before he left to go solo.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
The anise-y, licorice-forward notes were refreshing and livening.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
The hotel had just sent some feedback that the music for the evening sounded a little too muted, and he had some ideas for livening it up.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2018
He stared into the livening fire, and tried to stop himself crying.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
