friend of a friend

Example Sentences

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I know a woman, a friend of a friend, who went into credit card debt for an abortion.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

"Let's take a look at your system and see what we can do," said our new solar salesman, a charming friend of a friend.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024

“A friend of a friend was stunned to find out that Jessica is a modern artist,” Matt McDermott, Pratt’s partner and collaborator, said over the phone.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024

"I didn't think anything of it because it was a friend of a friend," said Sian, from Blaenau Ffestiniog.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

This was obviously the point where she, Gilly, was supposed to come into the story, but it still seemed far too remote, like something that had happened once to a friend of a friend.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson