well-wisher
Example Sentences
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“I got this figurine from a Mexican well-wisher 20 years ago. I take it everywhere. She takes care of me. And I believe in that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
When a well-wisher near Habba hollered out, Trump heard the voice and asked to speak to his fan.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
Asked by a well-wisher how he felt, the 86-year-old pope replied: "I'm still alive."
From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2023
Peter Gray, who lives on the estate and has attended with his wife since 2007, was another well-wisher at the church and said there were less than a thousand people there.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2022
“Not if I can help it. This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.—May I, as an old friend and well-wisher? May I?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
