Sentence examples for break spirit from inspiring English sources

I do recall an instance, long after I dropped out of college, when a pack of four young sorority chicks tried to thrust some spring break spirit onto me, only to have it backfire on them miserably.

"Bodies break, hearts break, spirits break, and they mend," we say.

The spring-break spirit of pageantry that prevailed in these crowds had an unseemly air; at the same time, the sentiments expressed by many of the revelers were quite free of the lynch-mob bloodlust that one might expect from such a scene.

It's both about gaining trust and about breaking spirit.

The passivity of a terminally broken spirit lies beneath Gary's tough-guy postures.

Jaqueline1712 from India asked Jesus to heal Steve's broken spirit.

"To go to Harvard," I stated with bowed head and broken spirit.

Another mentor expressed concern about "breaking spirit" by not being familiar with body language and culture.

It is not borne out of emotional stress, but rather of grieving souls and broken spirits.

The stunning climax came after three days peppered with double bogeys and broken spirits.

It crushes bones, bruises brains and sometime breaks spirits.