of theirs
idiom
: that which belongs to or is connected with them : their one : their ones
She is a friend of theirs.
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Mamie’s father Jess Clements, her brother Blake, and a hunting partner of theirs named Miller drove the grub wagon with food and outfit as the two girls followed on horseback.
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
This scandal emerged after two oil tycoons bribed then-Interior Secretary Albert Fall, a friend of theirs, to secure contracts to drill on federal land at Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
Daugherty, although aware of this improper activity, refused to have the Department of Justice investigate.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
One strategy of theirs has been to give brand-name filmmakers a whole lot of trust — and money.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Britney and Dolores, 54, didn’t make any of theirs, but Ivar, 61, got one in by himself.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
This scandal emerged after two oil tycoons bribed then-Interior Secretary Albert Fall, a friend of theirs, to secure contracts to drill on federal land at Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
Daugherty, although aware of this improper activity, refused to have the Department of Justice investigate.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
One strategy of theirs has been to give brand-name filmmakers a whole lot of trust — and money.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Britney and Dolores, 54, didn’t make any of theirs, but Ivar, 61, got one in by himself.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of theirs
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“Of theirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20theirs. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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