Sentence examples for on lives from inspiring English sources

They may be the byproduct of systems and institutions that have taken on lives of their own and serve no one's interests.

Indeed, some innovative placements take on lives of their own.

Twain recedes to the vanishing point as these expeditions take on lives of their own.

Beamish was delighted when some of these sounds began to take on lives of their own.

Sometimes they cause mischief, take on lives of their own, or even work against you.

His characters never escape from the schema he has prepared for them or take on lives of their own.

Every so often, those same obliging hands take on lives of their own, becoming angular and weaponlike.

Mr. Greenwald said he is hoping that his 13-minute video and an accompanying petition, at stopkennedysmears.com, will take on lives of their own on the Web.

They're anticipating reactions that have taken on lives of their own.

And on Tuesday, the two demi-companies took on lives of their own.

Mueller has set other probes in motion that have taken on lives of their own.