How to Use the Spirit in a Sentence

the Spirit

noun
  • Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
    Ashley Leath, Country Living, 26 Aug. 2023
  • All around him, the Spirit took hold, and people flailed their arms, wept, and danced.
    Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Dear God, bless these graduates, every one, and fill them with the Spirit of your love.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Rodman ran out of gas in the 86th minute and had to be substituted out before the Spirit scored the game-winner.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The day before the fireworks show includes a car show, the Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival, food, and crafts.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
  • One with the Spirit through Him giv'n From yonder glorious throne.
    Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • His effort and his aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, were funded by some of the city’s leading businessmen.
    Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Since the busy award season kicked off earlier this year, the Spirit Awards is the first awards show of the season that has been notably disrupted by protests.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2024
  • It should be noted that the Spirit Spirit SX-315 doesn’t have a sear station, but this isn’t the gas grill for someone who wants to hover over a flame anyway.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Find the official schedule of events on the Spirit of Halloweentown website.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Feist made 53 total appearances during her time with the Spirit, which was plagued by injury.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Geraghty has been involved in integration plans for the Spirit merger, Hayes said in the statement.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The loss concluded a busy week for the Spirit, which formally introduced Jonatan Giráldez as its next full-time coach Tuesday.
    Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
  • Yellow also appears on struts visible through the grille and on the base of the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament above.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Jefferson’s words are stirring on their own, but when a certain kind of orator gets hold of them, the effect can feel like thunder, or the Spirit.
    Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The alert came three months after a 153-foot sightseeing vessel, the Spirit of Boston, caught fire and suffered major damage while docked.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • For more information or to book, visit the Spirit of Ponant website.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At the very moment when we are caught up in the unspeakable groaning of all creation, the Spirit is working in our hearts to bring us in tune with God’s loving and healing purposes.
    TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Executives declined to take questions about the Spirit deal.
    David Koenig, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Perched atop the expansive hood, the Spirit of Ecstasy ornament sprouts out of amethyst cabochons, a term for when a gem is polished into a rounded form instead of faceted like the gems on many wedding rings.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Offerman’s comment earned a huge applause from the Spirit Awards audience.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Boeing plans to take control of the Spirit’s manufacturing that supports its commercial jet line-up, including building frames for its cash-cow 737 Max, two of the people said.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 30 June 2024
  • The past week, however, has seen the Spirit Awards in Santa Monica disrupted not by speeches, but by an outside-the-tent agitator with an amplified bullhorn.
    Steven Gaydos, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But the Spirit Awards had no such issues with its acting categories, which nominated 26 female performers and 19 male performers this year.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • For more than a century, the Spirit of Ecstasy has built cars that prioritize smoothness, comfort, and quiet above all else — qualities that EVs lend themselves to naturally.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
  • Now heading into its 35th year, the East Bay’s Share the Spirit is supported by individual, foundation and business contributions.
    Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Lister-Jones revealed her relationship status after being asked about the Spirit Award’s gender-neutral acting categories.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • JetBlue would also revamp the Spirit jetliners’ interiors to comport with JetBlue’s seating arrangements.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024

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