friend
Example Sentences
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“But then I had a friend who had a friend who knew a woman in Van Nuys — Verna Fields — who liked to hire women.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“Why’d you stay with her?” my friend asked me about my ex, in one of our many long talks at his house during my time there.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Whatever the actual price, it wasn’t too high for Shelley Johannesen, a family friend who died on May 11 shortly after summiting Makalu, in Nepal, the world’s fifth-highest peak.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Though he has made some new friends, "he's scared to open up again in case that friend gets taken away".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“June”—Anna May addressed the thick-set older woman with unruly brown hair poking out from under her hat—“this is my friend Ruby Chan.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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