friend

Example Sentences

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Standing in her kitchen, Nicole Fontanez let out a gasp as she cut open a cardboard box, revealing a plastic figure of Yoshi, Mario’s dinosaur-like friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Hardee and Hatley’s relationship seems to have been platonic, although Hardee admitted that he had romantic feelings for his friend.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Barshay lives by the adage “Speed is your friend, and time is your enemy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Then, my friend logged “Hag” a second time.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“Believe this: I’m sorry. And as Usher of Deadwood Forest, but more important, as your friend, I will not lie to you again.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman