close friends
Example Sentences
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Victor and Gail remained close and Gail and Susan became close friends who were involved in raising each others’ daughters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“From interviews with his close friends, police also learned that he had been under stress over his studies and had complained about it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Over the years, we’d become close friends, so I was gutted by their move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
She added: "It would seem that someone had control over her mobile phone after she died and was sending messages to distract the authorities and close friends from trying to track her down."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Despite the fact that they were both three years older than Ji-yong and all three of them attended different schools, the three boys were close friends.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
