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

“Rick was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was a devoted friend to many, who will be greatly missed,” the agency’s statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

“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

In those two years she had been more than a teacher to us; she had been a devoted friend.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang