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

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

George Maciunas, the group’s guiding spirit, believed “everything is art and anyone can do it.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

I imagined Barnard would have let his stiff upper lip get in the way of such tomfoolery, so I laid down in the pillowy, fragrant barley and dedicated my angel to his guiding spirit.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2018

“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