kindred spirit

Example Sentences

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Leonardo da Vinci would have recognized a kindred spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Founding Father Alexander Hamilton met a kindred spirit in Caracas-born Francisco de Miranda, who fought for both the American and French revolutionary causes.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

For example, the producers orchestrate Ben’s alliance with the most normal-seeming person there — a skilled gamer named Maya — without predicting he’d also find a kindred spirit in a conspiracy theorist called Charles Michael.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Occasionally, he would row across to another boat, Radio London, to chat to a kindred spirit, a young DJ who was beginning to make a name for himself, John Peel.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

I find an extraordinary kindred spirit in Anatole.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver