devoted friend

Example Sentences

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To a devoted friend, such as Edward FitzGerald, the translator of the “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám,” who supported him for years, Tennyson could be rude, cold and ungrateful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“Judge Larry Hicks was a deeply admired lawyer and judge, a devoted friend, mentor, and a committed servant to the administration of justice,” the family said.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

Liliana Rivera Garza was many things all at once — an insatiable writer, a talented swimmer, a movie lover, a devoted friend, a budding architect and an absolute feminist who loved smoking cigarettes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

What Judy Greer is to the rom-com, Faye Resnick is to unscripted: not the main character but the devoted friend and confidante who is nonetheless instrumental to the story.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2021

During the time of their unusual relationship, Sissy was a devoted friend and a gay companion to the girl.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith