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
Hamm said that cameos can liven up a sketch or prop up a flatlining monologue, and at that moment he was joined by Kieren Culkin, who recently won an Oscar for “A Real Pain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
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
The Bridge Keepers supporters group led chants, banged drums and blew horns to liven the atmosphere.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 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
It livens up the whole shebang and really makes the soup, truthfully.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 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
So it helps that Leon livens the proceedings with a kinetic musicality, juxtaposing the boot-stomping rigidity of soldiers marching in step with the loose-limbed exuberance of hymnal intonations.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022
Surya plays a foil to Balan, who grapples with intense emotional upheavals in the film, and livens up the screen effortlessly with his smile and easy presence.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
She livens up again like I didn’t just ruin her reveal.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
The attraction is also livened up by appearances from Dawnson’s Tano, Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor and a masked Din Djarin from “The Mandalorian.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Eventually that season, the atmosphere livened up with cardboard cutouts in the seats.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 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
Then it became open season on Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer, and things livened up in a hurry.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
When she landed on the rhythm and bass of hip-hop, Genie livened up and started nodding his head.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
The reunion with Yamamoto – who left Soundgarden around 1989 -- for the Rock Hall show went a long way to livening the festivities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
But it is certainly livening up what had threatened to be a predictable affair.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
The anise-y, licorice-forward notes were refreshing and livening.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
Waller-Bridge is in high demand, epitomised by her recent engagement livening up the script for the forthcoming as-yet-untitled 25th James Bond film at the request of its star, Daniel Craig.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2019
But there, in the Conqueror’s tower, a constant ebb and flow of cockneys would be livening the frost.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
