good friend

Example Sentences

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Have I been a good friend, or a good son?

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

So you feel like you are dealing with two people: the man you know and trust and, presumably, as a good friend and the adviser who did not make his interests clear.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

On the day of Slater’s Senate confirmation hearing, Davis posted a picture of them together on X. “Very proud of my good friend Gail Slater,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Instead, people might even tap the shoulder of a good friend who lives near the airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

“I don’t know how you can say what a good friend would do, Julia. It’s not like you’re such a good friend anymore!”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée