living soul
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We trudge through entire chapters bearing names like “The Sea and the Desert” or “The Beach Again” without meeting another living soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
When, in “28 Years Later,” Spike asks Kelson to explain the structure, Kelson expresses relief that someone finally posed that question, fearing he’d die without ever sharing his intent with another living soul.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
The only flaw in the story is the fact that Snead swears it never happened and no living soul has ever come forward to verify it.
From Golf Digest ● May 11, 2020
Reeves, 54, enters the film much like one might imagine he walks the actual Earth: In slow motion, with every living soul taking notice and launching invisible heart eyes in his direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2019
Then he asked if Johnny had shown his cup to any living soul sometime before August twenty-third.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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