vivifying

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But Gurnah avoids that misstep by gently vivifying the lives of a few African characters in all their rich humanity and even their comedy, without sentimentality or condescension.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

Now out from private hibernation behind a bedroom closet door in the desert and back from a public state of ruin, the vivifying struggle recommences for “Woman-Ochre.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022

But she ultimately admitted to finding it vivifying to talk about her life, her art, her past and future.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2021

In many cases these dissections are clear-eyed and vivifying, arriving at a deeper set of emotional meanings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2020

He never failed to impress the hearer with his own sincerity, and to imbue his spirit with a devotional feeling that brought with it refreshing influence and vivifying hope.

From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Ballou, Maturin Murray