Example sentences for: revive

How can you use “revive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • If conservative Republicans are reckless enough to provoke an appropriations showdown, Clinton will probably win the public relations war, revive Democrats, and ward off Flytrap, exactly what Republicans fear most.

  • In his new book, Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy , Sandel tries to revive an alternative American path, the Republican tradition, which, he says, focused on character-building and citizenship.

  • Unlike most films about evangelicalism, it is not a condescending "put-down of redneck religion" (David Ansen, Newsweek ). The most vigorous plaudits go to Duvall's performance; critics predict that it will revive his career from a slump and win him an Oscar nomination.

  • As the 20th century neared its end the Egyptian government sought to revive Alexandria as a center of learning and recreate the Alexandria Library.

  • Nostalgia is rampant among public commentators today as they look for some critical juncture when U.S. democracy was flourishing more than it seems to be now, hoping to draw inspiration and lessons for what might be done to revive our apparently ailing civic life.


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