lost soul

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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

You don’t want to end up like this lost soul, lugging his giant gambles through the hellscape of his own mind:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

We, as audience members-turned-actors, are on the hunt for a lost soul — a soul himself who has to rediscover who he is.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Lee balances this with a performance soaked in empathy and regret, granting his physical confrontations with the lost soul he’s tracking a hint of operatic pathos.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2024

But during that terrible first week of his life I was racked with the miseries of a weak, sore body and a lost soul.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver