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Example sentences for: enliven

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Or, to enliven an otherwise slow afternoon, you might remove the upper third of an eggshell, deposit the raw egg in a small pitcher or juice glass, and scramble it under the steam nozzle of an espresso machine.
It ill behooves me, excoriated recently as enamored of the “cheap larf,” to criticize Safire's arch puns, which permeate—“enliven” is probably the word his editor would use—his articles, but I find some kinds of humor unsuitable for reading, however they might evoke a chuckle when uttered viva voce . A handful of examples, from the book at hand:
Projects which enliven and enrich the student experience and draw some of our finest scholars and teachers to our campus--and to our city.
If you fail, you’ve still enjoyed the splendid costumes and makeup, the acrobatics that enliven some regional versions, and the experience of being in a theater surrounded by local people.
Fishing craft enliven the port of Yantai (once known as “Chefoo”), and a sandy beach down the coast is popular with Chinese tourists.