friend in need

Example Sentences

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If your goal was to flaunt your wealth, that would be patronizing, sure, but it seems clear that you simply want to help a good friend in need.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024

The defense argued that, while Mr. Zhao did give Mr. Brand money, it was a loan to a good friend in need, rather than anything untoward.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2022

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," he said.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022

These are the sort of texts I myself have sent when I’ve reached out to a friend in need.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

“It quickly became apparent to me,” he wrote, that. . . the prison warden, to be effective, would have to constitute himself not as an instrument of punishment but a firm, frank friend in need.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover