liven
Example Sentences
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Pecans add crunch and texture to soups, walnuts liven up pasta dishes and Marcona almonds bring a buttery, salty note to verdant salads.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
A karaoke machine is brought out to liven things up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
The Bridge Keepers supporters group led chants, banged drums and blew horns to liven the atmosphere.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Yang Hyun-Jun, who also helped liven up Celtic from the bench, then teed up Palma for the simplest of finishes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024
Syncopation is one way to liven things up.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
