mutual friend

Example Sentences

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A mutual friend invited them in 2001 to see the “Rocky Horror Show” revival on Broadway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Martinez and Trejo, who’ve been “homies” for a decade, learned about the opportunity from a mutual friend, Mark Martinez, involved in the El Paso film industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Our mutual friend and colleague Ryan Goodman was on CBS reporting about what is happening inside the Justice Department and how it has affected judges who are overseeing some of these cases.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Reece: Through a mutual friend, and then we have been in contact since.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

He was the openly gay son of a pastor from Pennsylvania, and I met him through a mutual friend one day when we needed a ride off campus.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana