lost soul
Example Sentences
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He strikes up an unlikely bond with Israeli passenger Amir, a lost soul in his early 20s played by Ido Tako, which leads Hassan to reflect on roads not taken in his own life.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
“They look like something out of a Cervantes novel…they have this lost soul thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The real magic, however, is the giddiness sparkling around Terence Mann who starts as a lost soul and ends the film believing in magic again, simply by touching the edge of a cornfield.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024
An 18-year-old inmate found dead in her cell "seemed like a lost soul" during her first time in an adult prison, her mother told an inquest.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024
There was a discernible lessening in Aunt Addie’s hostility; perhaps she had come to the conclusion that my lost soul was more valuable than petty pride.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
