bring (something) to life
idiom
: to make (something) very interesting, appealing, or exciting
She brings history to life with her books.
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An emotional clip about losing a home to wildfires can, for instance, bring to life the human cost of crisis in a way that headlines and statistics cannot.
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Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Erivo, 38, and Grande, 31, bring to life the characters first made famous on Broadway in 2003, with Idina Menzel as the original Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as the original Glinda.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Lily Tuck’s attempt to bring to life a victim of the Holocaust turns her into a prosecutor, not a novelist.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
Since the first underwater photography began in 1856, technology has evolved to allow divers to take breathtaking images that bring to life this unique ecosystem.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Erivo, 38, and Grande, 31, bring to life the characters first made famous on Broadway in 2003, with Idina Menzel as the original Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as the original Glinda.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Lily Tuck’s attempt to bring to life a victim of the Holocaust turns her into a prosecutor, not a novelist.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
Since the first underwater photography began in 1856, technology has evolved to allow divers to take breathtaking images that bring to life this unique ecosystem.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Bring (something) to life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20%28something%29%20to%20life. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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