close friend
Example Sentences
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She has an up-and-down relationship with her one close friend, and she hesitates to bother her adored brother, Laurie, if it means bothering Laurie’s wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Jorge Mas, the billionaire co-owner of the Inter Miami soccer club and a close friend of Rubio, says Trump once asked him what it would cost to rebuild the island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He often performed at college and house parties with his close friend Nick Peace, who became an accomplished hip-hop producer as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
China's state news agency Xinhua called Tung a "renowned patriot, distinguished social activist, close friend of the Communist Party of China".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He was the first close friend I ever had.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
