Sentence examples for liven from inspiring English sources

My teenage years were largely spent gagging on waxy, watery, bile-tasting brews dug out of strangers' parents' drinks cabinets at 2am as a last resort to liven up terrible house parties.

The buyers are taking a gamble that economies will liven up enough to fill buildings with paying tenants.France has attracted less investment than Britain or Germany, where economic growth looks steadier, and has seen a smaller proportional increase than Ireland or Spain, which promise assets on the cheap.

The book bounces along plausibly, with plenty of knowledge of military weaponry and tactical strengths thrown in to liven up the conflict, as well as an ingenious bit of financial-market manipulation.

What are the rules, moral and otherwise, concerning AIs in VR? Would people grow bored of too-perfect VRs and introduce the occasional misfortune to liven things up (would chickens get tired of a field without foxes)?

Unlike Twitter, Amazon has had the same boss since its inception almost 20 years ago one who has found time on the side to build his own spacecraft company (Blue Origin) and to acquire a prominent newspaper (the Washington Post).So there is little boardroom drama to liven up Mr Stone's pages.

Hoping to liven up the often-deserted streets of downtown Denver, his hometown, he bought two of the bicycle taxis.

For a while, soldiers at checkpoints confiscated bunches of it from bewildered Palestinians who had merely wanted something to liven up their salads.

Perhaps it was meant to liven up Russian political life before parliamentary elections in December and next year's presidential vote.

There are no signs that Mr Mack, who now spends most of his time with clients, is interfering with strategy.He may have more to say if the share price does not liven up over the next year or so.

Because the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously since 1955, such a change of power could liven up Japanese democracy and spur many reforms.

The prototype (pictured) would certainly liven up business travel.