kindred spirit

Example Sentences

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Donald Trump may find a kindred spirit in Lyndon Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Founding Father Alexander Hamilton met a kindred spirit in Caracas-born Francisco de Miranda, who fought for both the American and French revolutionary causes.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

"There was a kindred spirit there, and they did not have to worry about him bolting from the movement. He was loyal."

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

For example, the producers orchestrate Ben’s alliance with the most normal-seeming person there — a skilled gamer named Maya — without predicting he’d also find a kindred spirit in a conspiracy theorist called Charles Michael.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

I soon realized he could never be a kindred spirit, but still tried to help him break out of his narrow world and expand his youthful horizons.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank