kindred spirit

noun

: a person with similar interests or concerns

Examples of kindred spirit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web André, always the kindred spirit, spoke admirably of the fellow woodwind player. Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024 The Tonight Show house band will take a break from playing celebrities onto stage and doing bits with host Jimmy Fallon to play a run of dates from May through September with kindred spirit hip-hop experimentalists Digable Planets and Arrested Development. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024 But Elena finds an unlikely kindred spirit in Herbert, and soon, the two begin to reconsider what Elena's rule should look like. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024 Speaking with the Free Press in 2003, the guitarist recognized a kindred spirit in another homegrown artist who’d come to embody Detroit. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024 He's found a kindred spirit in that way in the 23-year-old Porter, the son of longtime NFL linebacker Joey Porter Sr., who was wrapping up his 13th and final season in the league in Arizona when Peterson made his debut with the Cardinals after being the fifth overall pick in the draft. Will Graves, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 In that red-haired orphan, the red-lipped, tattooed Workman has a kindred spirit. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024 View full post on Instagram Jimmy's friend, collaborator, and kindred spirit Kenny Chesney took to Instagram to pay tribute to the icon with a song. Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 2 Sep. 2023 Lenny shares his frustrations with Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan), whom he’s just met at a party and claims to recognize as a kindred spirit. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023

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“Kindred spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindred%20spirit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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