How to Use kindred spirit in a Sentence

kindred spirit

noun
  • Tarr finds a kindred spirit in anyone hoping to defy the status quo.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • In that red-haired orphan, the red-lipped, tattooed Workman has a kindred spirit.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024
  • As Salvador Dalí’s kindred spirit and protégé.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The book begins with them recognizing the Gonzo King as a kindred spirit.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Yet, in Beauford, Beans found a kindred spirit and the perfect companion.
    — Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
  • André, always the kindred spirit, spoke admirably of the fellow woodwind player.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Collaborating with her on both the song and its visual was like harmonizing with a kindred spirit.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Malhotra has been planning a big screen adaptation for several years and found a kindred spirit in Yash.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
  • So Licht, who could be described as Mayfield’s kindred spirit, decided to have a little fun with his response.
    — Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
  • But the White House may have found a kindred spirit in the main independence party, Naleraq.
    — Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • In Grigson, Flores found a kindred spirit and an important ally.
    — Michael Silver, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The novel runs on that energy — heady, unembarrassed joy; the dork sublime — and, in particular, the high of finding a kindred spirit.
    — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In January, the Pereras sat down with the 1337 team and saw a kindred spirit in Wetherill.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The habit of provoking a response from others found a kindred spirit in at least one other Riverian—Silver himself.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Dan, who has dyslexia and ADHD, recognizes a kindred spirit, and the two set out to rescue each other.
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
  • Not only was Jeanne outstandingly good company and a kindred spirit, but there was Los Angeles too!
    — Erik Vink, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Just generally, there’s not enough of a kindred spirit for Henry to bounce off of (what Casey once brought to the table) or an overall wisecracking esprit de corps.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • After high school, Donald found a kindred spirit in Beth Ann, Sarah’s mom, who was also regularly beaten as a child.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
  • In Low End Theory, the culture Rhonda created found a kindred spirit.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The afternoon was about a kindred spirit, a brotherhood, and all the emotions that went into having a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Speaking with the Free Press in 2003, the guitarist recognized a kindred spirit in another homegrown artist who’d come to embody Detroit.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Author Shūsaku Endō feels like a kindred spirit with Scorsese; their Catholicism is integral to their art and self, but also indisputably compromised by their own doubts and context.
    — Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
  • One kindred spirit who helped Wilson push through and complete his vision was Jack Macco, a gigging musician in Long Island whom Wilson met at a liquor store.
    — William Earl, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Lightfoot-Leon carries the story as teenaged Maria, whose world is again thrown into disarray with the arrival of a former foster resident and kindred spirit, portrayed by Joseph Quinn.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024

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