break the spirit
Example Sentences
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"The British did all they could but they couldn’t break the spirit of Asante," shouted the master of ceremonies.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024
Yankee Stadium public address announcer Paul Olden began a brief pregame ceremony by calling the attacks “an unsuccessful attempt to break the spirit of our great nation.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022
Dueker said that’s one more item to break the spirit of police officers who bring the cases to court.
From Fox News • Aug. 3, 2021
The odds against that in countries such as Romania, to say nothing of Syria or South Sudan, are steeper, creating equivocations that over time become so inured that they break the spirit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2017
A fine dish would do equally well, but should the hot water cause it to break the spirit would depart at once.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Cole, Fay-Cooper
