great friend

Example Sentences

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Ten years later, seated in the Oval Office, he would tell Italy’s then prime minister that Pavarotti, who died in 2007, was a “friend of mine, great friend of mine.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Hitler was a great friend of mine, and good Lord could that guy dance.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah