buddy

Example Sentences

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Related: My golf buddy dropped me when I didn’t make him my financial adviser.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Morris: I did a movie called “Sandy Wexler” with Adam Sandler and he said to me, “Hey buddy, when a film comes out, don’t read the reviews.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

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

It’s a buddy adventure that takes the duo from one tight spot to another, including a gladiator-style battle royal and a cavernous snake pit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“My buddy gave them to her,” he says.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson