the Spirit

noun

: God in the form of a spirit in Christianity : the Holy Spirit

Examples of the Spirit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For more than a century, the Spirit of Ecstasy has built cars that prioritize smoothness, comfort, and quiet above all else — qualities that EVs lend themselves to naturally. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 17 May 2024 Other Latin Women in Music recipients include Kany García, who will be given the Spirit of Change Award, and Ana Bárbara with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 May 2024 For about a decade, Santiago Paredes worked at the end of the production line at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas, doing final inspections on 737 fuselages before they were shipped to Boeing. Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 8 May 2024 To the left of the words, a graffiti artist is finishing a rendering of the Renaissance Center, and to the right is the hand and bronze sphere from the Spirit of Detroit statue on Woodward Avenue. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024 For more information or to book, visit the Spirit of Ponant website. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024 All around him, the Spirit took hold, and people flailed their arms, wept, and danced. Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024 Watch the fun from Lake Champlain aboard the Spirit of the Ethan Allen cruise, or head to the Shelburne Museum, which will leave its doors open during its eclipse viewing party for folks to contemplate art and the skies simultaneously. Melissa Locker, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024 Jefferson’s words are stirring on their own, but when a certain kind of orator gets hold of them, the effect can feel like thunder, or the Spirit. Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024

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“The Spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Spirit. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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