How to Use soul in a Sentence

soul

noun
  • Some poor soul was asking for handouts on the street.
  • He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul.
  • And the poor soul who hired them.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • The arts are the soul of a city.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s where the soul comes in.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • May your soul rest in peace, friend.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The two are good food for our soul.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • There is no such thing as my soul.
    — Morgan Parker, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • On and on, these songs stir the soul.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Open my soul to the vast dark places.
    — Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Bill was the heart and soul of the league.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The soul, the breast, the heart, the mind.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • This young man plays with the soul of a man.
    — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • That’s when soul and funk start to peek through.
    — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The jar had been opened, and so was my soul.
    — Des Moines Register, 29 Mar. 2026
  • When your soul breaks through the noise to save you.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But the blues… blues will give you back your soul.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, the movie has a heart and soul.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But good for these dry forests and good for the soul.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Four wheels moves the body, two wheels moves the soul.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • This time there’s not a soul about, not even a duck.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • Say what needs to be said, and say it from the soul.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
  • May the good God take care of their souls.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Rest his soul, Kobe will say the same thing.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
  • Pray the Lord will keep its soul through life.
    — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • My soul has been waiting for his!
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • My soul has been waiting for his!
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • May his soul rest in perfect peace.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • Art is what feeds my soul and my spirit.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • To get back the soul of the nation.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026

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