friends

Example Sentences

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The German boss has seemed happy to foster healthy competition between the two boyhood friends, but now decision time is coming.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“The loss of so many young lives is difficult to comprehend, and our hearts go out to the victims’ families, friends, classmates, loved ones, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event,” police wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Juliette Lewis will spend the majority of the film’s runtime inanimate; a chic vegetable that her friends draw lipstick on and talk to, as if she were as normal and responsive as any other day.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But Rocket Lab retail investors are not just fair-weather friends.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“No. No way. That’s not what I meant, at all. I know there are Black Natives. One of my best friends is—” Hearing himself, he cut the words short.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith