gentleman friend
Example Sentences
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Nola’s gentleman friend was a rhino of a different species, the southern white rhino.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2018
"Your gentleman friend, your lover? He has seen stars fall to dust. You might as well flirt with a mountain range."
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2014
Robert asks Strallan not to pursue Edith, but she defies her father and ends up engaged to her older gentleman friend, giving hope to all the sad Lady Ediths of the world.
From Time • Jan. 7, 2013
The happy news is, our gentleman friend wasn't exaggerating, not even remotely.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2011
That his intentions were honorable and that he himself was certainly worthy of the doctor’s consideration as a gentleman friend for Miss Foster since, at twenty-five, he was already a colored man of property.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
