friend
Example Sentences
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His friends groaned and tried to shush him; he waved them off.
From Los Angeles Times
Others wonder if it could make non-professional climbers more hesitant to take friends out into the mountains in future.
From BBC
Thomas Kerr, an accountant in Cleveland, said he has told friends and professional acquaintances that they should prepare for white-collar jobs to go away, and to find a sense of meaning in potentially new occupations.
When a church friend suggested he expand into ski resorts, Horning visited Aspen but was turned off by “all these fancy people,” he said.
But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.
From Salon
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