Example Sentences

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For water, that can be a cup of water to quench the spirits’ thirst after their journey, or sometimes the deceased’s favorite drink.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021

These first snippets of dialogue with the beyond establish the conventions used in “Sandover”—Merrill’s and his friends’ earthy commentary in lowercase, the spirits’ confessions and harangues in all caps.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2015

“They can act as if all is well except that their consumers are in a funk and so what John Maynard Keynes called ‘animal spirits’ must be revived through stimulus measures.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2012

Mr. Kony promptly took her place, insisting he was the spirits’ new vehicle.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010

The spirits’ hymn grew louder and louder, erupted from inside her, but somewhere beneath it all she heard a voice singing softly.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older