Spirit in a sentence as a noun

Not being able to request features for free doesn't make it against the "spirit of open source".

What's new is "extended window manager hints" which are some new hints in the same spirit ... in order to do new things.

While the guys who stood up for humanity and true spirit of serving forces for good is sentenced 35 years.

To engender a spirit of goodwill, joviality and kindness such that the flunky wants to help you.

This is the problem I've seen with the previous attempts to go down this route before, and I feed this back in the spirit of helping you refine your thoughts rather than yelling at you to stop.

Spirit in a sentence as a verb

Their existence's only positive value is as a clarion call to vigorous action by our legislators to amend the law to close the gap between the letter and spirit.

And though he is far from a man anyone would want to end-up like, he is a free spirit who chooses to be a slave only to his own neuroticism rather than to anyone else's utilitarian logic.

But the kind of intolerance and self-centered narrow-mindedness that overzealous deletionists exhibit doesn't suit the spirit of a collaborative online project.

But to belittle people for the choices they make, or to segregate ourselves into voluntary language-ghettos we are compelled to stay in by the force of public opinion...that goes against the spirit of what people like Armstrong worked hard to build.

"This is a soundly reasoned decision that is a highlight of modern law not so much because of any deep legal reasoning as such but because it profoundly captures and applies the spirit of the law in ways that comport with modern technological advancement.

Spirit definitions

noun

the vital principle or animating force within living things

noun

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

See also: tone feel feeling flavor flavour look smell

noun

a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

noun

any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

noun

the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"

noun

the intended meaning of a communication

See also: intent purport

noun

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

See also: liveliness life sprightliness

noun

an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

See also: heart

verb

infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"

See also: inspirit