: full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulful music
soulfulness
noun
Examples of soulful in a Sentence
a handsome actor with soulful eyes
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Stella, with her soulful eyes and gentle heart, is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of dog who loves without judgment.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
In the kitchen, award-winning chef Sammy Davis—celebrated for his soulful southern cooking—ventures into bold, new territory.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Terri, a terrier mix pup with soulful eyes, may come off as shy at first, but that’s for a reason, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said in a heart wrenching Facebook post.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Daryl Hall, a peripheral artist in the yacht-rock universe thanks to the soulful listening of Hall & Oates, doesn’t find conversations about the genre to be worthy of his time or respect.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 May 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
In the kitchen, award-winning chef Sammy Davis—celebrated for his soulful southern cooking—ventures into bold, new territory.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Terri, a terrier mix pup with soulful eyes, may come off as shy at first, but that’s for a reason, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said in a heart wrenching Facebook post.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Daryl Hall, a peripheral artist in the yacht-rock universe thanks to the soulful listening of Hall & Oates, doesn’t find conversations about the genre to be worthy of his time or respect.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for soulful
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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