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bosom friend

[booz-uhm frend] / ˈbʊz əm ˈfrɛnd /


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But most of the new material consists of Author Gogarty's telling a lot more stories about his bosom friend Dr. Gogarty.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There's something horrible in the world," said Spinster Margaret to her bosom friend, Spinster Emily, as they sat together in their snug, rich home in the suburb of Wedgewood.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had the C.I.O.'s President Phil Murray, once a bosom friend, sputtering with rage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nathan Rothschild, no bosom friend of Wellington, did bid for a loan to France after Napoleon's first defeat, sent the market down by selling his own government bonds when his bid was refused.

From Time Magazine Archive

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens



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