great friend

Example Sentences

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Jeremy is a great friend and a great astronaut and a great ambassador to Canada, and I'm just excited to see him go do this.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"Such a loss of a great friend," he added.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

And I’ve been really lucky to have a great friend who happens to be one of the definitive filmmakers of our era.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

In the latter portions of the book, though, paraphrased conversations raise real questions—especially his conversations with Scalia, whom he recalls as a great friend, which is no doubt true.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

He was Lawrence’s great friend, yet as different from the South Dakota boy as the moon is different from the sun.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik