best friend
noun
plural best friends
1
: a person's closest and dearest friend
She's my best friend.
We have been best friends since high school.
2
: a person's most desirable or valuable possession or resource
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but gold is more affordable.—
William Giese
William GieseLycra-cotton leggings and tunic tops are the pregnant woman's best friend, sartorially speaking.—Anne Reeks
Anne ReeksWhen cops bang on the door, the toilet is a drug dealer's best friend.—Frederick Kaufman
Frederick KaufmanExamples of best friend in a Sentence
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Stokes joins alongside Scott Howells to star as Lily, Henry’s best friend, and platonic lover.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
Eddie, my guide, took me to visit his best friend, Gladiola, whose family has lived in their house, inside the walls of a 4th century castle, for six generations, from the mid 1800’s.
—Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
She’s known Jeremiah and Conrad, the sons of her mother’s best friend, practically her whole life.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Bear begins the series devastated by the recent suicide of his best friend, Daniel (Dalton Cramer), and schemes with the rest of the Dogs to abandon their home for California.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
Eddie, my guide, took me to visit his best friend, Gladiola, whose family has lived in their house, inside the walls of a 4th century castle, for six generations, from the mid 1800’s.
—Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
She’s known Jeremiah and Conrad, the sons of her mother’s best friend, practically her whole life.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Bear begins the series devastated by the recent suicide of his best friend, Daniel (Dalton Cramer), and schemes with the rest of the Dogs to abandon their home for California.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Best friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%20friend. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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