friend

Example Sentences

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Many of us can relate to the reader who said they lent all their savings “to a close friend without a written agreement, only to lose both the money and the relationship.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Her best friend, Max, who was unofficially adopted by Suzanna’s parents and is shellacked in cynicism as played by the excellent Alden Ehrenreich, exhorts her to pull herself together and face her “big girl problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Sophie's friend had flagged the "taxi" after a night out in Glasgow.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Jessica and a friend were set to leave for a long road trip to a fantasy convention in South Bend, Indiana.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

My mom’s best friend, Sadie, a.k.a. my current boss, politely called it “ill-arranged.”

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