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

Yemandja becomes the guiding spirit for Omolola, a young woman whose singing can change the world, but only if her heart remains pure.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

This artist might just be hip-hop’s greatest guiding spirit … well, this month, anyway.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2018

But this was very different from the idea of a human body being operated by some kind of guiding spirit which controlled its activities from minute to minute.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin