best friend

Example Sentences

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"My mother-in-law and best friend died from heart complications," he said.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

It would be like a best friend who’s always there for you and endlessly helpful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

This is the first time I’ve mentioned it in an interview, because it’s not like he was my best friend, but it was very visceral and very real.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"He's my best friend, so what would a best friend do?" says Chamley-Watson.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Of course, they’d been full of tears nearly constantly since the fair, first because she’d found out her best friend was a terrible person and then because she’d found out that I’d died.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman