friend of a friend

Example Sentences

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“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

Luca got a break from a nice restaurant owner, climbed the ladder and is now in a place to train a friend of a friend.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

“Tonight I’ll shave,” he writes, “have two drinks with a friend /of a friend, but that was last week and I canceled.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

“A friend of a friend of a friend is a Nimbus agent. Word got to me only yesterday, and I came as quickly as I could.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman