souls

Example Sentences

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To gentle souls who shy away from upsetting books, he warns that the “genteel impulse” leads to the confusion between “civilization and bowdlerization.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"We have 231 souls on board," he adds, including seven crew members.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In Settle for More, Kelly wrote that she decided to limit the exposure she granted Trump on her show during his 2016 campaign, determined “not to sell our souls for ratings.”

From Slate • May 6, 2026

“This is not our ‘Wuthering Heights’!” they cried, pouring their souls out onto the internet.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

If Aunt Kitty left me here, pressed in with hundreds of other unwanted souls, I could no longer complain of being alone.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan