old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time
An old friend came to visit.

Examples of old friend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lisa Vanderpump will be reuniting with an old friend on Vanderpump Villa. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 Aug. 2024 My wingman was a real-estate finance guy who lives in Denver, an old friend with a punk-rock bias, who, despite his contention that the Dead ceased to be interesting in 1971, has never stopped going to concerts. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 Over the years there have been collaborations with Ikea, Free People and Happy Socks, while earlier this summer Rhodes unveiled a collaboration with the Spanish clothing label Celia B (not to be confused with her old friend Celia Birtwell). Samantha Conti, WWD, 19 July 2024 Though Ferguson was waiting as a fan, he was astonished to find Krakowski greeting him like an old friend. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for old friend 

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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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