The characters came alive in her imagination.

Meaning: This sentence is about a woman who is reading a book and the characters in the story seem very real to her.

Choice of Words: Characters are the people or animals in a story. Came means to arrive at a place or position. Alive means living or having life. Imagination is the ability to form new ideas or images in the mind.

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Related Expressions

• The characters came alive in my imagination.
• The characters came alive in her mind's eye.
• Characters came alive in her heart.
• The book's characters came alive in her thoughts.
• The characters came to life in her imagination, whispering their secrets.
• Characters came alive on page.
• Characters came alive in my thoughts.
• The characters came alive on the page.
• Characters came alive, emotions stirred.
• Characters came alive at night.