fidus Achates
Example Sentences
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He has long been the fidus Achates of the Hampden Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
No. 2 man on the board is the President's fidus Achates, Harry Hopkins.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upon my word,"—he said, to his fidus Achates, Marius Longford,—"I am enduring a great deal for the sake of the Vancourt millions!
From God's Good Man by Corelli, Marie
The reasoning was intuitive rather than didactic; but the conviction was so forcible that I instinctively rose to return to the hospital for the black bag that is my fidus Achates on every emergency call.
From Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
We saw him prospecting up and down the train, hunting for a seat, followed by his fidus Achates.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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