great friend

Example Sentences

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“We’ve lost a great friend and one of the best Vikings teammates,” Jordan said in a statement released by the team.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

"It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte," it said.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

“Shinzo Abe was a great friend of mine, sad to see what happened. It was so shocking, but he spoke so well of you,” Trump told Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

He was a great friend of Arthur’s, and like him, had a particular interest in engines and electricity.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien