spirit

Definition:
1. The vital principle or animating force within living things.
2. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
3. A fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character.
4. Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings.
5. The state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection).
6. The intended meaning of a communication.

Use 'spirit' in a sentence:

• 1. There is a great sense of team spirit among the British Olympic squad.
• 2. Her spirits rose at the news.
• 3. His eyebrows danced, his spirit soared.
• 4. The spirit still exists.
• 5. Doctor Bethune's internationalist spirit is altogether admirable.
• 6. His spirit of assiduous study is worthy of emulation.
• 7. She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today.
• 8. Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
• 9. The human spirit is virtually indestructible.
• 10. I like to think of myself as a free spirit.
• 11. The great spirit saw her, and was listening.
• 12. The Church regards spirit mediums and people claiming to speak to the dead as heretical.
• 13. In spirit I was with you here.
• 14. You must try and keep your spirits up.
• 15. I think the spirit of DIY really matters.
• 16. They were in low spirits.
• 17. Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.
• 18. Man must have some spirit.
• 19. The film is imbued with the star's rebellious spirit.
• 20. His indefatigable spirit helped him to cope with his illness.
• 21. I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me.
• 22. He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
• 23. Our spirits drooped when we heard the news.
• 24. He began, looking like a strange boy spirit.
• 25. People are encouraged by his caring spirit.
• 26. There is a great sense of team spirit in the squad.
• 27. His translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original.
• 28. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
• 29. My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again.
• 30. I admire their hard-working spirit.
• 31. Obey the spirit, not the letter of the law.
• 32. It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
• 33. I think this is an evil spirit at work.
• 34. They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.
• 35. His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body.
• 36. For the first time in months, my spirits soared.
• 37. Her spirits soared.
• 38. After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
• 39. What a noble spirit this is!
• 40. You see, the woman had no proper spirit.
• 41. She put up a spirited defence in the final game.
• 42. They played with spirit.
• 43. I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
• 44. The news lifted our spirits.
• 45. Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
• 46. We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
• 47. The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things.
• 48. Sparkling wine can also put you in the party spirit.
• 49. She took it in the spirit in which it was intended.
• 50. They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.
• 51. Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
• 52. Their problem can only be solved in a spirit of compromise.
• 53. There's not much community spirit around here.