alive to

phrase

: aware of (something) : able to notice (something)
Recovering from his illness has made him more alive to the beauty of life.
We need to be alive to new opportunities for our business to grow.

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Having four grandparents alive to watch and provide emotional support while playing high school football has to be one of the greatest experiences any teenager can have. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Game 2 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces saw more than just Caitlin Clark and company keeping their season alive to force a win-or-go-home Game 3 on Thursday night. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Instead of trying to appear everywhere, choose the experience that feels most alive to you. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Release the unredacted files that implicate Saudi Arabia while what's left of the victims' families are still alive to see it. — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alive to

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“Alive to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20to. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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