best friend

Example Sentences

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This is the first time I’ve mentioned it in an interview, because it’s not like he was my best friend, but it was very visceral and very real.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"He's my best friend, so what would a best friend do?" says Chamley-Watson.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Berlant plays Maddie’s best friend in the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Her best friend, Max, who was unofficially adopted by Suzanna’s parents and is shellacked in cynicism as played by the excellent Alden Ehrenreich, exhorts her to pull herself together and face her “big girl problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

My best friend Jeb and I used to sit at that crossroads when we were younger, waiting for something interesting to come along, like an automobile or a circus wagon.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney