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
A karaoke machine is brought out to liven things up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Among the opportunities is the company's plan to liven its timer-setting, command-fulfilling Google Assistant with Bard's human-directed suggestions.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
“Some would say they liven up a party too much.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
“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
The mass start event, which first appeared at the 2018 Olympics, livens things up significantly.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 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
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
Things livened up when Chalamet performed one of his character’s terrible raps, but it was a slog compared to last week’s similarly themed and much sharper “Chef Show” with Nate Bargatze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
I’m not sure whether it was Momma’s presence or the bubbling soup on the stove which influenced him, but Mr. Taylor appeared to have livened up considerably.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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
The atmosphere inside Old Trafford is livening up.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
The Motet’s music has been livening up dance floors for over two decades, with songs that are unrelenting in their pursuit to make listeners move.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
Whether we're talking about livening up avocado toast, grain bowls, and eggs, or just using the condiment to add heat to marinades and dips, there's nothing better than hot sauce.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022
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
