guiding spirit

Example Sentences

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That was part of the guiding spirit that made Warped a summer fixture for 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

Their skepticism about conventional art collecting was in line with an anti-commercial streak in Duchamp, their guiding spirit.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023

The executive said "common prosperity" was no longer a concern only for central government-owned financial firms but had trickled down to state investment banks and become the "guiding spirit" for pay talks this year.

From Reuters • Jul. 29, 2022

If Williams haunts “Leading Men,” it’s not as its guiding spirit but as its guilty conscience.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2019

“Today this place is full of noise and happiness. The guiding spirit of the General stands over us Like a great tree: let all who are afraid Take shelter under his mighty shadow!”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer