free spirit

Examples of free spirit in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web The intention is seemingly to show that Lily is a quirky yet relatable bohemian free spirit. Cady Lang, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024 For as much as Cobby is a free spirit, Rory is careful, even plodding, taking copious notes when Besegai lays out the scheme. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024 Take the opportunity to move forward with a free spirit. Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024 Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin In the wild, Hadid stayed true to the eclectic runway styling and piled on both charm jewelry and handbag charms, while Kardashian leaned into the free spirit of the top style with her own Calabasas twist: namely, skin-tight suede flares and a matching suede Birkin. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free spirit 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free spirit
Noun
  • Ives’s legendary status initially rested on his reputation as a maverick pioneer who supposedly had beaten Schoenberg in the race to the atonal pole.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Many lament that the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or is now comprised of players who aren't mavericks or 'ballers' but stars whose genius is excelling or dominating a particular system.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.
    TIME, TIME, 7 May 2024
  • Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • A lot of the violence is coming from lone wolves or single assailants.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • New attacks by lone wolf actors and nascent criminal groups have emerged following the collapse of ALPHV/BlackCat and Lockbit, according to Coveware.
    Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But Hollinghurst began as a sort of enfant terrible.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • For an enfant terrible, Munk is surprisingly modest and self-effacing.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20spirit. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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