friend
Example Sentences
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"Pat never met a stranger - only friends he didn't know yet," his family said in a statement posted on social media.
From BBC
Before the sale of the company, she had been eyeing retirement, but a friend said it was worth sticking around, to see if Walker rewarded employees.
“After a beautiful life filled with laughter, love, family, and friends, we share the heartbreaking news of the death of Pat Finn,” Finn’s family said in a statement to multiple outlets.
From Los Angeles Times
Gifts have been purchased, menus are finalized, outings have been planned, family and friends have arrived or are en route.
From Salon
On Christmas Day, they will have more than two dozen friends around for a traditional turkey dinner, followed on Boxing Day by an Indian banquet.
From BBC
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