Collocations for "alive"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "alive" in context.
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alive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- alive and [kicking, healthy]
- (wanted) dead or alive
- [still, incredibly, miraculously, barely] alive
- the [happiest, proudest, most miserable] person alive
- (managed to) stay alive
- more alive than [most, some, others, all]
- feel more alive than ever
- I feel alive again!
- they're alive!
- if [she, your father] were alive today
- he was (still) alive when
- doesn't deserve to be alive
- was alive in the [1900s]
- [buried, skinned, burned] them alive
- was [buried] alive [by, when]
- while they are still alive
- the [story, book, character] comes alive
- their [hopes, ambitions] were still alive
- alive to the [emotions, threat, danger, need, importance]
- alive with [activity, music, movement, shoppers, fish]
- the [mall, town, place, hall, square, pond] was alive with
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