close friend
Example Sentences
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He was a close friend and advisor to David Cameron, who served as the U.K.’s prime minister from 2010 to 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Since then, that role has largely been filled by his roommate, who is also a close friend.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
That is not to say she'll not be just as competitive as her close friend.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Kojey Radical's third album was inspired by two separate incidents: A fashion week afterparty where he felt like an outsider, and a birthday bash for a close friend that highlighted a rift in their friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Smith decided that if he couldn’t have Woolf, he wanted a rough-and-tumble, freckle-faced western rider named Noel “Spec” Richardson, a close friend of Pollard and Woolf.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
