buddy

Example Sentences

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Think of James Fenimore Cooper’s Natty Bumppo and Chingachgook, Herman Melville’s Ishmael and Queequeg, Twain’s Huck and Jim—or even the black-and-white buddy pairings common to Hollywood action movies of the 1980s and after.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer in a European-set, action-packed buddy series?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Over the weekend, he canceled plans for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, a real-estate buddy who lacks any professional diplomatic experience, to resume the discussions sans Vance.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Meloni feels forced to take a stance against her erstwhile best buddy, drawing his ire at Rome too.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

They sat on a buddy bench outside, near the bus parking lot.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty