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lost soul

[lawst sohl, lost] / ˈlɔst ˈsoʊl, ˈlɒst /


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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

He was described in court as a "lost soul" and an "eccentric fantasist" who believed he could manage Arsenal football club or even England.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 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

Cap wandered the halls like a lost soul in search of the fictional geography lab.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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