How to Use soul in a Sentence

soul

noun
  • Some poor soul was asking for handouts on the street.
  • He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul.
  • But for the first 40 days, the soul remains close to where the body lived.
    Ted Genoways, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • Amid all the sound and fury of the modern world, this is a sedan that soothes the soul.
    Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • The heart and soul and culture, that’s the easy part of being a founder.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Bring them truly back to the soul, funk, and jazz of that time with a vinyl record.
    Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • But a lot of these people, this is their heart and soul.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The education expands the mind, the medicine heals the body, and the arts nourish the soul.
    Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Outlook: Lucas, a senior, is the heart and soul of the team.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Le Âme, the French bistro, is, as its name suggests, the resort's soul.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The performances of Turner and Mari have pain and soul.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • The Astro Twins note that Scorpios’ eyes are the windows to their souls.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This has broken my heart and soul and has caused a lot of health issues for me.
    Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • In a statement, Phelan called the runoff a battle for the soul of his district.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
  • To these unlucky souls, add the people locked up in our prisons and jails.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • From the looks of the brave souls returning from these unique workouts, planks and push-ups will never be the same.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • There are no sutures or surgeries to make his soul whole again.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Still, once you get started, the truth can flow from your soul like a river of relief.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Brandi was such a kind and caring soul and would give anyone the shirt off her back.
    CBS News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The mommy brigade is just killing me, like my soul is withering.
    Jill Mapes, Pitchfork, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Hand in hand with this influx comes the fostering of culture—a city needs a soul.
    Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2023
  • In any case, devotees said the movie failed to capture the series’s soul and butchered the sprawling story.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The movie ends with Mia seemingly forever trapped among the lost souls contained in the hand.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 28 July 2023
  • On- and offscreen, Indigenous women are the heart and soul of this show.
    Caroline Reilly, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Sure enough, the car that now pulled off the track was the first comprehensive redesign of the car that has come to embody the heart and soul of Porsche.
    Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 28 July 2023
  • Jeremiah is a people pleaser, a young man that still has a lot of soul searching to do.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Incorporate textures that soothe the soul, like a plush rug or a soft throw.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The term psychedelic was coined in 1956 and drawn from the Greek root psyche, which translates to mind or soul.
    Penelope Green, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • She then becomes possessed by the friend's vengeful soul.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Mistakes get made or, in fact, there’s an MRI of somebody's real soul.
    ABC News, 14 May 2023

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