Collocations for "soul"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "soul" in context.
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soul
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [kind, brave, gentle] soul
- you poor soul
- I won't tell a soul
- [possess, have, obtain] an immortal soul
- [summon, evoke, communicate with] the souls of
- the [painting, performance, interpretation] lacked soul
- the soul of the [desert, forest]
- the soul of [humor, wit, discussion, debate]
- the souls of the [departed, dead]
- in the depths of her soul
- [good, bad, beneficial] for the soul
- heart and soul
- mind, body, and soul
- [funk, jazz] and soul
- the [king, queen] of soul
- well, bless my soul!
- soul [music, singer, man, sister, food]
- do some (serious) soul-searching
- a soul-destroying [experience, job]
'soul' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anguish
- battle
- body
- brave
- commit
- cradle
- devil
- dust
- enlighten
- era
- eternity
- festival
- funk
- good
- group
- holistic
- hollow
- kind
- life
- loneliness
- merry
- miserable
- music
- night
- nourish
- pray
- prove
- recess
- redemption
- rot
- session
- singer
- soaring
- song
- soothe
- soup
- tell
- trouble
- voice
- warm