By the end of the 19th century, contradanza had grown lively and energetic, unlike its European counterpart, and was then known as danzón.

His face grew lively, firm and keen; he looked a different man.

With every instant his impatience redoubled; His terrors grew more lively, his anxiety more awake.

The whole of the east was black already, and the motion of our improvised raft had grown perceptibly more lively.

But as the retorts grew more lively, Mr. Dole could not help but direct a few barbs at his opponents.

On cue the lights overhead dimmed, the music grew more lively.

Glad I am that I knew her Thereafter the two of them grew more and more lively.

Things are growing more lively around here, now that spring is in full bloom and summer is approaching.

The rod grew heavy and lively.

Newspapers and magazines returned to a Stalinist gray after having grown increasingly lively through the 1960's, even before the 1968 peak.