close friends
Example Sentences
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In addition to family members, those include close friends, employers or labor unions, charitable organizations and public entities with programs for first-time or low- to moderate-income buyers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Humans often organize their relationships into layers, spending the most time with a small group of close friends and family while maintaining weaker connections with a larger number of acquaintances.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Another was busy holding up their phone and described to an audience of close friends and followers what was going on.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
The father of England internationals Reece and Lauren, both of whom Gjoshe counts as close friends, James has a keen eye for footballing talent.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
To Woolf, Genevieve, and a few close friends, it meant something entirely different: insulin-dependent, Type I diabetes.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
