friend of a friend

Example Sentences

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At least once, a friend of a friend asked if he could come through after seeing his friends’ locations at Rishi’s apartment.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

It wasn’t long before they “bumped heads” with Pharrell, who was a friend of a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

I’d charged my customer $100, which was low considering all the work that went into them, but she is a friend of a friend and a teacher.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

He is a friend of a friend of Annie’s father so they invited him over.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman