How To Use Lively In A Sentence

They could perhaps be trained to make lively, cheerful song and dance numbers in a kind of baa-llywood stylee. Cow burps. | clusterflock
Yogurt manufacturers, for example, portray fit, lively people, glowing with health.
She was a lively public speaker, a governor of two schools, and a member of Beverley Minster parochial church council.
Fresh, vivacious and lively, this wine has enormous energy and vitality.
Gorgeous in a seemingly effortless Kate Hudson/Blake Lively kind of way, her future calling dawned on her when she saw her dad performing on stage and became enamored with the costumes the dancers were wearing. Buzzine » Stacey Oristano

It traces the history of sugar and its social and economic impact on the island in a lively and informative exhibition. Times, Sunday Times
In their pursuit of their rights, including to marry, they have been determined but have made their campaign fun, lively, colorful and open to others.
A compendium of greatest hits, plus a poetic "birl" (spin) from Seamus Heaney, it seems to be modelled on the Burns night, with O'Hagan, a lively novelist and cultural commentator, playing MC. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
At one of those remarkable omnium-gatherum receptions at the Tuileries, of which I have spoken in a former chapter, she heard an American lady, to whom Louis Philippe was talking of his American recollections and of various persons he had known there, say to him, “Oh, sire, they all retain the most lively recollections of your majesty's sojourn among them, and wish nothing more than that you should return among them again!” What I Remember
The family show includes colourful costumes, lively characters, music, comedy and audience participation.
This induced those airs, and a love to those diversions, which make a young widow, of so lively a turn, the unfittest tutoress in the world, even to her own daughter. Clarissa Harlowe
Lively, pretty, and pleasure-loving, Carie had married the saintly younger brother of the minister in her hometown of Hillsboro, West Virginia, because he was preparing to go as a missionary to China, and she wanted to give herself to God. PEARL BUCK IN CHINA
Diana's house was crowded with happy people whose spontaneous outbursts of song were accompanied by lively music.
These games could be defined simply as ` handball played with a paddle, 'the only difference being that paddleball employs a perforated wooden racquet and a large spongy ball, while racquetball, which is rapidly pushing both handball and paddleball into obscurity, employs a small strung racquet and a lively rubber ball. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1
Fresh ideas, inventive combinations and a lively ambience inform this modern Scottish restaurant famed for giving traditional dishes a vibrant international infusion.
The meatless croquettes have a surprising lightness and a lively upper register of dill.
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He has a lively sense of humour and appears naturally confident.
He was very lively, sharp-witted, and perceptive about many things - yet he could also be bitter, cruel in his observations, and reckless in his behaviour.
The lively forums also mean you can talk directly to other runners and specialists in the field. The Sun
The beams of wit, the lively sallies of humour, and the interchange of good fellowship, eradiated the glass in its circulation, and doubly enhanced its contents; and in amusements so truly congenial with the disposition of the Hon. Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life
When a ray from a lantern (the three pedestrians of the party carried each one) fell on Mr. Moore's face, you could see an unusual, because a lively, spark dancing in his eyes, and a new-found vivacity mantling on his dark physiognomy; and when the rector's visage was illuminated, his hard features were revealed all agrin and ashine with glee. Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte
The room was painted a lively electric blue.
Dryden makes him sound a monument of dullness; in reality he is brisk, lively and journalistic.
That inspired the Dragons to raise the pace and Sweeney looked lively as he launched a counter-attack from deep inside his own half.
Not only was I tired, but listening to the same pedantic metaphysical reasoning for the second time from my friend, normally a lively conversationist, bored me out of my skull. An East Wind Coming
The first half of the concert moved from 16th century recorder music, through Mozart, vocal chamber music, on to rumbustious wind sea shanties and then a lively string quintet.
Jaspan inherits a newspaper with the kind of resources a keen editor with a lively mind and a constitution tested by the fire of Fleet St would find irresistible.
Conductor Corrado Rovaris drew a lively, multihued performance from 25-member orchestra. Divided Inside, in Theme and Structure
It blends in very well with the surrounding architecture, and yet it gives it a nice lively look.
The conversation was always lively and when there were guests it diverged from cartography to politics. THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND
Ella and I danced of course, to both upbeat, lively tunes and slow melodies.
An evening at the Magpie and Crown in Brentford was certainly lively, intellectually stimulating and at times hysterically funny; and I think their cask-conditioned scrumpy is probably at least twice the advertised strength... A busy weekend...
No wonder there's a loyal local clientele of hipsters keeping the atmosphere lively. Times, Sunday Times
It is a lively performer, the handling is good with masses of front end grip and the ride is impressive when unladen.
Your lively imagination will suggest other ridiculous scenarios that may work better for you. The Guide to Greatness in Sales
Lively, intelligent popular history. Times, Sunday Times
I remember sitting and having quite a lively and animated discussion with friends a few years ago about this very subject.
These were lively, swift-moving knockabout sketches with a slightly risqué edge for its young audience.
Certainly, Theotimus, beauty is without effect, unprofitable and dead, if light and splendour do not make it lively and effective, whence we term colours lively when they have light and lustre. Treatise on the Love of God
The band has put together a lively selection of 52 jigs, reels and hornpipes, many of which were played by the original band.
A number of oil sketches from nature in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, reveal his powers of lively observation.
The lively little sprite Ariel had nothing mischievous in his nature, except that he took rather too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called Caliban, for he owed him a grudge, because he was the son of his old enemy Sycorax. Types of Children's Literature
I Got Rhythm is a lively and entertaining production with an array of costume changes, live vocal performances and technically demanding dance.
They were unfortunate not to have held the lead at the interval, after matching the lively home side in most aspects of play.
Lively and exuberant, it teased him to be identified. Somewhere East of Life
The eclectic feel suggests a lively mind whose music rarely stands still. The Sun
It is sometimes lively and light-hearted, sometimes slow and chill - and sometimes tranquil like new age music.
In the next pair of variations, we return to the major, with a lively anapest rhythm.
There was the danger of the noted "thinness" -- which was to be averted, tooth and nail, by cultivation of the lively. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1
So, if you would like to read, or have already read, these books and are interested in having some lively discussion on their merits or demerits, contact Deirdre on the number above.
Escape the tourists, and get lost in this grid of medieval streets which hide an operatic society and a lively arts scene. Times, Sunday Times
It was a lively, convivial atmosphere - gone but not forgotten.
Lively conversation and anecdotes will abound as the duo discuss the art of writing for theatre.
Given the centrist nature of Auckland University students her group didn't enjoy too much success, but provided for lively interchange of ideas.
The best lessons are particularly lively and stimulating, with pupils responding with total concentration.
It's a lovely place for a holiday, and the girls in the fourth form are such a lively bunch this year.
After a hot, unlively march of four hours (= eleven miles), on mules worn out by want of water, we dismounted at a queer isolated lump on the left of the track. The Land of Midian
She very nearly made Edie feel inadequate by the sheer felinity of her movements, by the sensuous grace of her silent prowl, the lively flicks of her tail.
She had a smile that could light up a street full of people and was extremely lively, had a particular type of voluptuousness - a Rodin sculpture come to life. She reminded me of a libertine heroine. She was just my type.
Thus the gods and goddesses involved with water and corn were vital among the hagiarchy and the tribute to them was a lively and colorful celebration of the music, dance and products of the people. Guelaguetza
It is sometimes lively and light-hearted, sometimes slow and chill - and sometimes tranquil like new age music.
With its colourful houses, street cafes and lively nightlife, the area is best-known as a hangout for students and a stop-off for those visiting the city pad of the poet Pablo Neruda, which is kept shipshape (literally), just as he and his third wife left it. Santiago: chill out in Chile's capital
Some rooms emanate an air of serenity, while others feel lively and vivacious.
Such a style makes for lively and non-authoritarian reading, but also for a diffuseness which makes it hard to follow the argument or discern the points being made.
It was me who looked away and walked out into the cool night air towards the lively noise of chatter and a jazz band. Times, Sunday Times
I heard it was a blast but there are also some rumors that the crowd was kinda silent and "unlively" - maybe because tired of standing for several hours. WW: Design, Prose, Fashion, Music, Photography, Bliss and Beyond
Everything in Nature seemed lively and full of risen sap and reproductive purpose. Times, Sunday Times
These debates have made a successful series, mostly because of well-chosen speakers and lively topics.
They succumbed in laughter, and eventually gave up, and danced jive to the lively music.
The clear, lively illustrations in full colour add to children's motivation.
The syndic is a lively young man, and he receives Madame Adolphe with Analytical Studies
The response was overwhelming and the club acquired a reputation for a lively, hedonistic atmosphere.
It appears that he had a lively genius, but was unstable, erratic, and weak.
The scoop of yogurt-based tzatziki dip that comes with the dolmas is lively enough that they ought to offer it as a dish in itself.
Early German folk dances, such as the Drehtanz and the ländler, were active, springing dances full of lively steps and the throwing of the woman partner into the air, but all had the revolving characteristics.
Wheat color skin to a healthy sense of vitality, wearing Nike a complete set of pure white pink edge sportswear, the tiny curly brown hair tied in a relaxed and lively braids, always the confidence of cute expressions.
But still my wishful dreams persist, and in them the dead streets are resurrected in a bustling afterlife, the ravaged downtown neighborhoods dense with foot traffic and a lively mercantile carnival.
Before this happened to Sharon she was lively and a real chatterbox.
science of distribution," or chorology (chora = a place) -- has been pursued with lively interest since the discoveries made by Alexander von Humboldt. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
Artists all free and lively things, are great oppression and get, is the great effort.
The combination of lively songs and anarchic wit marked the Big Yin out for great things.
She was a vibrant, lively and feisty woman who had an extremely positive attitude towards life. Times, Sunday Times
Wheat color skin to a healthy sense of vitality, wearing Nike a complete set of pure white pink edge sportswear, the tiny curly brown hair tied in a relaxed and lively braids, always the confidence of cute expressions.
He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.
There is always a lively bar crowd in Bermuda. Times, Sunday Times
The orchestra struck up a lively march.
But there is another type of vessel that trades with the "Lively Poll" and other ships of that fishing fleet -- the Dutch "coper", bringing goods to trade for fish, including tobacco and schnapps, for the Demon Drink is the ruination of many a good man. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea
he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
And all the while Tom was swimming about in the river, with a pretty little lace collar of gills about his neck, as lively as a grig, and as clean as a fresh-run salmon. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2
In their pursuit of their rights, including to marry, they have been determined but have made their campaign fun, lively, colorful and open to others.
The conversation was always lively and when there were guests it diverged from cartography to politics. THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND
Lessing that what he wrote under the dispiritment of failure should be the most lively and vigorous. Among My Books First Series
Thanks to a turbocharger, maximum power is boosted to 82 bhp and the car has super-lively performance.
Everything in Nature seemed lively and full of risen sap and reproductive purpose. Times, Sunday Times
All three students agreed it was a lively, humorous, spirited debate and a rewarding experience.
The clear, lively illustrations are in full colour.
The meeting was very lively and informal with everyone chipping to supplement or refute what the speakers said.
A lively city life, well-used historic buildings, many churches and well-stocked shops symbolize what peace, culture and prosperity together can bring. Katherine Marshall: From Munich To Sarajevo: A Pilgrimage For Peace
We have an extremely lively electronics industry.
Comic roles are skilfully handled by Massenet and come across well: Polish contralto Ewa Podles mustered grim regal splendour as the stepmother, with Madeleine Pierard and Kai Rüütel – both Jette Parker Young Artists – lively as the indistinguishably stupid sisters. Cendrillon; Rinaldo – review
Must step lively in the run to the opening bend. The Sun
Expect lively performances from the petite jazzer. Times, Sunday Times
A fresh and lively white, with aromas of citrus and apricot fruits. Times, Sunday Times
The audiences wanted loud, full music with a lively beat.
In contrast to this scholarly account, the evocatively-entitled Tin Horns and Calico is a lively account, based on anecdotal information and data from private sources.
Africa, and the people in the market-place a lively and chromatic jangle; but the shadow of what we call inhumanity (when we are trying to persuade ourselves that humanity is something very different) chills and darkens the heart. Old Junk
The city centre's quite lively during the day, but it's totally dead at night.
I have met with some well-informed men, and some lively conversable women, but none of either sex that reminded me of the well-educated men and women of Europe.
I'd like a few things to look lively. Times, Sunday Times
The prediction of this calamity is here given very largely, and in lively expressions, which one would think should have awakened and affected the most stupid. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
This here pub opens at noon on parade day to serve up Irish stew and other good grub, with live, lively Irish music.
The plain fact is that this sad old building creates the impression of ruinous crumbling in what should be a lively shopping street.
His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.
One thing is for certain, however, the lively debate surrounding the film - be it political or environmental - should serve to guarantee that profits snowball at the box office.
Famous for dressing stars such as Rihanna, Blake Lively, Naomi Campbell and Penelope Cruz in their fairytale-esque creations, the British design duo behind the label couldn't resist the opportunity to make over the Playboy bunny in Marchesa. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
There was much lively debate about whether women should spend more time in the home.
Overall, the spring 2001 collections were lacking fresh ideas and, in some cases, coherency, but there were enough visionary pieces to keep the shows lively.
By comparison, coconut shrimp, another winning appetizer, seems like spa food: a quartet of firm, sweet, nut-crusted crustaceans with a lively mango-curry remoulade.
Lively baseballs, sluggers, and big ballparks lifted baseball's popularity to new heights.
It's brash, lively and moves along at a cracking pace - but it's not the all-conquering success that its hype suggests.
Their 4-1 win in Honduras was a particularly lively affair.
It makes lively use of drama, but is patchier in its attention to material culture. The Times Literary Supplement
We were driven to a village three hours away from our centre where we were presented as guests at a Sunday liturgy, an incredibly lively and moving event.
The result of his first experiment seemed highly satisfactory to him, and he determined to go on and make things lively all round. Three Men in a Boat
They twitched, swayed and finally did a lively little jig - but there was no bird in sight.
It adds: ‘Well-designed restaurants and bars will also be encouraged adjacent to the public open spaces to create lively frontages and enliven the areas.’
It's very engaged, it's very responsible, it's very dialogic and yet also lively in a conversational way.
Its energy is lively, startling and dramatic - often associated with breaking down or breaking out.
It was a time of relative calm in the Balkans, and Belgrade was suddenly a lively city.
They prowled about barns and henneries and rabbit hutches until the people in the village woke up to the idea that the boys of Hill-top school were taking a lively interest in the welfare of all animals. Master Sunshine
The black horse rivaled the mare; he was of the same great size with a long black mane and a lively prance even as he stood tethered.
Still, a lively, big-hearted tale, drenched in gritty working-class ambience. Traveler by Ron McLarty: Book summary
All the headlands such as Towan and Trevose are places to go and wet a line for typical species such as wrasse, mackerel and garfish, but just do be careful and keep an eye out for rogue waves and lively sea conditions.
The musicians arrived and began to strike up the lively harps, lutes, joyful drums and gay flutes.
His wife had lived in a big city for her entire life and relished the hustle and bustle of a lively metropolis. Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
The interplay between the performers is lively and very sharp, from the easy, near-constant physical contact between the twins to the verbal deliveries that switch on a dime from singsongy to snappish. Theater review: 'Tether' by Julie Taiwo Oni
The only choristers in these natural fanes were the robins and the small lyrical wren; but on passing through the rustic village of Wolverton I stopped for a couple of minutes to listen to the lively strains of a cirl-bunting among some farm buildings. Afoot in England
It is lively with a busy bar downstairs and a very good restaurant on top that satisfied my craving for a cheese fondue. The Sun
Marked allegretto scherzando, in the key of A minor, this piece has a lively, playful spirit.
It is dressed with a lively, mustardy vinaigrette and gigged with major-league lardons, cubes of crisped lean bacon that also work as a garnish to the good baked potatoes.
For example, what can be more irrational than the general term allegro, which only means lively; and how far we often are from comprehending the real time, so that the piece itself contradicts the designation. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Vol. 1 of 2
The microscopically self-analyzing and charismatic Benjamin-the Harold Brodkey of his time-was drawn to Belle's frankness and intelligence, found her "so original and lively," and her company so unconventional and invigorating, that he gave himself up "rapturously" to her company. Something About Beauty And Integrity
A well radicated habit, in a lively, vegete faculty, is like an apple of gold in a picture of silver; it is perfection upon perfection; it is a coat of mail upon our armour; and, in a word, it is the raising of the soul at least one story higher; for take off but the wheels, and the powers in all their operations will drive but heavily. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I.
A petty priestling, who has no other merit than a little lively small-talk and a cavalier air. The French Immortals Series — Complete
The National University of Colombia, in Bogota, is a colourful and lively place.
By ceromancy, where, by the means of wax dissolved into water, thou shalt see the figure, portrait, and lively representation of thy future wife, and of her fredin fredaliatory belly-thumping blades. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
He needed a goal but he was bright and lively throughout. The Sun
For a millennium before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the early sixteenth century, great cities flourished close to what is now the lively Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, as they did elsewhere in Peru.
In music, the term allegro meant quick, lively, and she was that. The Owl and Moon Cafe
He is handsome, tall and lively, he can make whoever he is with feel important.
Their great height and liking for beer and lively conversation also seem to have helped. Times, Sunday Times
The lively forums also mean you can talk directly to other runners and specialists in the field. The Sun
In the meantime, she has her hands full with Jack, a lively 12-week-old, who sleeps 12 hours a night, has just had his first taste of solid food and likes nothing more than widdling over his mum whenever she changes him.
One of the silver linings to this dark cloud is the lively and blessed love expressed as brothers and sisters in Christ come together as the family to pray for a beloved brother and sister.
The concert opened with a lively performance of a piece for two pianos.
The narrow alleys are lined with iron balconies and lively with the chatter of drinkers and shoppers. Times, Sunday Times
The old market is lively, full of colour and activity.
The magazine is lively and interesting - the pictures alone are a tonic.
Von Hagens, who was born in 1945, is reported to have had a lively interest in the human body, particularly in corpses, since he was a child.
a lively party
Gateway is a charismatic evangelical church with lively worship and a good range of ages in the congregation.
The show was certainly a lively, fast-moving, hilarious affair salted with quick-firing sallies of naval wit and wisdom.
She rippled a lively rhythm on the violin.
Venetian noblesse, with their cool porticos and colonnades, overhung with poplars and cypresses of majestic height and lively verdure; on their rich orangeries, whose blossoms perfumed the air, and on the luxuriant willows, that dipped their light leaves in the wave, and sheltered from the sun the gay parties whose music came at intervals on the breeze. The Mysteries of Udolpho
Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.
There was some lively discussion at the meeting.
ITV have looked lively behind the scenes. Times, Sunday Times
Though not exactly tour level clingy off the flatstick, this newer model is not as lively off the face as the old one, and holds a great line. Epinions Recent Content for Home
Wheat color skin to a healthy sense of vitality, wearing Nike a complete set of pure white pink edge sportswear, the tiny curly brown hair tied in a relaxed and lively braids, always the confidence of cute expressions.
A quiet third movement is followed by a lively rondo.
There's nothing more fun than a good, lively debate about shotgun gauges.
Popular socialites and the corporate elite of the City were present at the launch as special invitees, and they witnessed lively music and a personalised magic show.
It's always a good, lively atmosphere as people unwind after the week, hang out, drink mulled wine or chilled beers, chat and dance.
We have lively discussions which pleasantly employ our time and our thoughts.
The apparelling was a lively process, to judge from the sounds of mirth that issued from the various cubicles; and so many different articles were borrowed, lent, and exchanged that it was a wonder their respective owners ever managed to claim them again. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life
It's my understanding that Mumsnet is a platform for lively debate among women with widely differing views; why, then, do politicians talk about winning the approval of Mumsnet, as if all mothers must share the same demands and outlook? Thanks to plucky Norman Wisdom, it's now OK to fail
Then while he sat on a beer keg until he should be in breath again the unwinded Spike would skip the rope -- a girl's skipping rope -- or shadow-box about the room with intricate dance steps, raining quick blows upon a ghostly boxer who was invariably beaten; or with smaller gloves he would cause the inflated bag to play lively tunes upon the ceiling of its support. The Wrong Twin
Thank you both very much for a spirited, lively, intelligent discussion.
Darcy, though attracted to the next sister, the lively and spirited Elizabeth, greatly offends her by his supercilious behaviour at a ball.
Angela's so cheerful and lively - she's like a breath of fresh air when she visits.
For one thing, our stateroom was a nice lively one, alongside of the paddle box and just under the fog whistle; and for another, the supper that Jonadab had brought, bein 'mainly doughnuts and cheese, wa'n't the best cargo to take to bed with you. The Depot Master
They are all good examples of a lively new form of public intellectualism that is not academic in tone.
The lecture was followed by a lively discussion.
Bardem's performance is astonishing, not so much in his ability to mimic a wasted body, but by capturing the essence of a lively intelligence.
I never more lively beheld the starved characters of Dante [III. j] in any living face; an aruspex might have read a lecture upon him without exenteration, his flesh being so consumed, that he might, in a manner, have discerned his bowels without opening of him; so that to be carried, sexta cervice [III. k] to the grave, was but a civil unnecessity; and the complements of the coffin might outweigh the subject of it. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
I once had to step over his not inconsiderable prostrate body to get to my table, after he had clearly been ‘enjoying’ a rather ‘lively’ lunch.
Many teachers objected to its deadly dull emphasis on correctness and wanted students to write lively prose they cared about.
On the main road that heads up towards Santa Croce from the river, this lively osteria attracts a young, local crowd.
So Saha's lively pace, an attribute that the inconsistent Diego Forlán and Van Nistelrooy are not blessed with, would provide another dimension if United want to play the ball over the top.
With several hundred children it was quite a lively show, especially when the baddie crept up on the goodie in the film.
You are endowed with wealth, good health and a lively intellect.
Plato's own ironic skepticism has always been a lively topic for philosophers and should not be dismissed without con - sideration. Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Her pay load was higher than necessary for the job, since passengers weigh little for the cubage they clutter-but that would make her lively, which might be critically important. The Past Through Tomorrow
He is boisterous and lively like any other little boy his age.
Many programmes aspire to being informative and lively, but this series manages to be informative and consistently funny. Times, Sunday Times
In fact we welcome the contribution of both economic migrants and asylum seekers to our lively cosmopolitan culture. Times, Sunday Times
But it is with sincere amiability that the imperial writer, who was indeed little used to be ironical, adds that the lively respect and affection of the junior had often "gladdened" him. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1
‘Shanghai is certainly a more lively place with different attractions’ he said, explaining his decision to return.
Aalto's trademark ribs of cobalt blue tiles impart a lively rhythm to the angled wall that faces the bank of elevators.

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