bosom

Example Sentences

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Events stretch on, the rain long forgotten, the music and laughter our bosom companions.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

“And to me, philosophically, that makes sense. I float between desperately wanting stability and wanting glorious freedom. From being at the bosom of my family to being a lone wolf.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

The most famous of these, perhaps, is the Greek myth in which Hera pushes away the baby Heracles from her bosom, and her breast milk spills from horizon to horizon.

From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2023

So far he has just been a bosom companion, giving Durin warm praise and sound advice … to make him more inclined to do a favor, eventually.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

But anyhow, she’s yo’ bosom friend, so you better go see ’bout her.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston