friend of a friend

Example Sentences

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I know a woman, a friend of a friend, who went into credit card debt for an abortion.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

She agreed to meet a woman who described herself as a friend of a friend.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Wawee was able to get entry through a friend of a friend who had a horse farm in Kentucky.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

"Let's take a look at your system and see what we can do," said our new solar salesman, a charming friend of a friend.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024

This was obviously the point where she, Gilly, was supposed to come into the story, but it still seemed far too remote, like something that had happened once to a friend of a friend.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson