come to life

VERB
  1. be born or come into existence
    All these flowers come to life when the rains come
  2. be lifelike, as of a painting
    If you look at it long enough, this portrait comes to life!
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  • In this overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Librarians National Conference, keynoter Sherman Alexie discusses a terminology conundrum, Mary K. Van Ullen explains the effect of cultural differences on teaching about plagiarisim, Diane Dallis describes Indiana University's planned research commons, and keynoter Ira Glass demonstrates how This American Life uses music to make stories come to life Overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Librarians National Conference
  • There's something unwholesomely endearing here, and her portrayal is rather like the sound of nails on a chalkboard come to life.
  • We have a man as Cinderella's broom come to life, fairies dressed as a celluloid tea service, dragonflies, grasshoppers, bullfinches and sunflowers, and four lovely dancers as the Seasons.
  • I have discovered that my characters come to life a lot easier if I just let them enter my pages unformed, they soon develop their own personalties and traits as they interact with my other characters. :Acquired Taste
  • Guy looked like an ancient Greek statue come to life, for he was a model of physical perfection.
  • But the father said to his slaves, “Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.” Recovering From Religious Abuse
  • In large-scale responses to recent upheaval, we might choose to focus on ways to hear and see formerly invisible populations, and reclaim this century for what it has the potential to be: an age of collaboration, wherein dreams that used to take place only in comic books or on notepaper come to life in the name of borderless care for one another. Ming Holden: Kenya Dispatch: The End of Structure
  • You might even want to throw in some fancier accordion pleats or other folds to make your shapes come to life.
  • It also appears that syndicated bank lending has come to life over the past few weeks.
  • The reason why the scope excites me is that the Smithsonian has so many wonderful artifacts and exhibits that there is so much that could potentially come to life and mess with Stiller, not just an annoying selection of critters from the first movie. Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Updates From Ben Stiller « FirstShowing.net
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